In this episode we look at the darker side of fiber history, with a surprising twist. Because in Victorian England, newspapers were filled with stories of murder victims, suspicious deaths, and tragic ends. And we’ll learn why, at the heart of so many of those lurid stories, was a woman knitting.  Learn more about these stories and our guest Penelope Lister Hemingway on our show notes page: www.interweave.com/category/fiber-nation/

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The Half-Knit Stocking: A True-Crime Tale

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In 1846 an 8-year-old girl named Patty Reed headed west on the Oregon Trail, along with her family. Among Patty’s few toys was a tiny wooden doll. This doll is maybe 4 inches in height, and there is nothing particularly remarkable about her. Except for one thing: The wagon train that Dolly and Patty Reed were traveling in became known as the Donner Party. What keeps us going in the face of tragedy, what keeps us sane when our life has become one horror after another? In Patty’s case it was this tiny doll, wearing scraps of cloth from her grandmother, and carrying memories of home, family, and happier times. Read the Show Notes for This Episode

Fiber Nation Podcast: The Donner Party and the Doll

Hand-drawn knitting charts are not normally the target of armed robbery. When you are starting a business in 1990's Russia, however, anything goes. In this episode, we meet Galina Khmeleva and hear a dual story: one about a 300 year-old knitting tradition, and another about the remarkable woman who helped preserve it.

Fiber Nation Podcast: From Russia with Love

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Fiber Nation Wants to Give You Yarn (Really)

Say you start knitting, and get into yarn. Maybe you start spinning, and get obsessed with fiber. This is how an obsession with sheep might begin. Spin Off magazine editor Kate Larson just happens to have her own flock of sheep. In this episode, Kate walks us through animal husbandry, harvesting fiber, and the hard choices that sometimes come with ranching. Have you ever considered integrating sustainable agriculture into your life? Learn more about the possibilities on this episode of Fiber Nation.

Fiber Nation Podcast: Country Life

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Fiber Nation Podcast: Not What I Expected

Fiber Nation is the knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting. Linda Ligon is the subject of the premiere episode of Fiber Nation. The first episode of Fiber Nation is coming to your knitting podcast download queue on Friday, March 22, 2019. Linda Ligon, founder of Interweave and current explorer of craft in world cultures, weaves a tale for host Allison Korleski about her travels to Afghanistan. Join Allison as she talks with people from all corners of the yarniverse: designers and dyers, shepherds and spinners, publishers and pathfinders. Each episode explores what connects us as knitters and makers. Learn more at https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/

Introducing: Fiber Nation Podcast

Fiber Nation is a knitting podcast that goes beyond knitting. Join host Allison Korleski as she talks with people from all corners of the yarniverse: designers and dyers, shepherds and spinners, publishers and pathfinders. From family farms in the American heartland to a woman’s cooperative in Afghanistan, each episode explores what connects us as knitters and makers.

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