In this episode I reminisce about Edinburgh Yarn Festival and how the organisers have created an event that celebrates the community of knitters and crocheters as much as yarn. Rather than give an overview of my purchases, I pull together some thoughts on the breadth and diversity of the hand knitting wool sector, based on the amazing wool, processes and approaches I spotted when walking around the marketplace and talking to fellow visitors.
I also share some of the projects to come out of my recent natural dyeing sessions.
I re-draw a winner for the This Thing of Paper giveaway and answer a listener's questions on whether petitions (like one she had seen on microfiber plastic pollution) are an effective way to create change. Or whether there are better ways to press for change.
And I finish up by sharing an inspiring gem.
You can find me as Mrs_M_Curiosity_Cabinet on Instagram and as Meg-aka-Mrs-M on Ravelry.
There is also a Ravelry Group for the podcast.
Shownotes can be found at: Mrs M's Curiosity Cabinet.
Music: As I figure by Kevin MacLeod on FreeMusicArchive and licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 3.0 License
Episode 33: Still making & musing
Episode 32: Tending
Episode 31: Big projects & in-between making
Episode 30: A review & looking forward
Episode 29: Of time, technology and risk
Episode 28: Of socks, string and shuttle
Episode 27: Of Lace and tools
Episode 26: From head to toe
Episode 25: Experimenting & mending
Episode 24: Of function, frivolity & failure
Episode 23: Musings on the familiar and the new
Episode 22: A tangle of colour, disruption & spinning
Episode 21: Of creativity, swatching and preserving
Episode 20: Musings from lockdown
Episode 19: A mix of the familiar and the practical
Mrs M's Scrapbook (March 2020 Extra): Garden nooks & living sills
Mrs M's Scrapbook (Mar 2020): Notes from the fabric chest and wool pantry
Episode 18: Experimenting
Mrs M's Scrapbook (Jan 2020): Winter pottering in my tiny urban cottage garden
Mrs M's Scrapbook: Preview
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