Shira Blumenthal talks Lion Brand, #HatNotHate, and celebrity knit nights.
Shira Blumenthal is the Brand Ambassador for Lion Brand Yarns, and a fifth generation member of the brand-founding family. Shira travels the country to spread her anti-bullying campaign, #HatNotHate, ...
9 Dec 201945min
Taiu Landra talks Koigu, breed-specific yarns, and remembering your chemistry.
Taiu Landra, along with mother Maie and daughter Kersti, is the owner and creative voice of Koigu Wool Designs. For decades, Koigu has supplied top-quality handpainted merino yarn and exquisite knitti...
25 Nov 201946min
Maggie Jackson talks holes, The Troubles, and murder mysteries.
Norther Ireland-born Maggie Jackson has been in the knitting business for over forty years with MaggiKnits, specializing in designer knitting kits and mainly natural yarns designed with her own signat...
11 Nov 201944min
Debbie Bliss talks knitting to fit, seed stitch, and Prince Charles.
Debbie Bliss has spent over 30 years building an international yarn and design brand. She is recognised for her classic and contemporary designs and use of bold and beautiful colour palettes. Her yarn...
28 Okt 201937min
Erika Knight talks New Romantic, knitting on trains, and nettles.
Erika Knight is a renowned knitwear designer and respected consultant to the yarn and fashion industry. Erika has a unique interpretation of craft: her mission is to simplify and communicate her insig...
14 Okt 201951min
Laura Zander talks Jimmy Beans Wool, software engineering, and smart watches.
Laura Zander is the co-owner of leading online yarn and fabric retailer Jimmy Beans Wool. Laura and her husband Doug quit their dot-com jobs in San Francisco and founded the company in Lake Tahoe, and...
30 Sep 201941min
Sandy Black talks fashion, technology, and Cats the Musical.
Sandy Black is a professor of fashion and textile design and technology at the London College of Fashion. She curated the touring exhibition The New Knitting and is the author of numerous publications...
16 Sep 201940min
