Episode 207 | Jeanette Sloan

This whole episode is dedicated to my conversation with Jeanette Sloan about Diversity in Knitting and her work to highlight BIPOC Designers and Crafters.

Interview Notes:

• • • Jeanette Sloan’s Site, Instagram, Ravelry Store
    • Jeanette’s most recent pattern release, the North Point Wrap
    • Black People Do Knit
    • #Diversknitty
    • Sockmatician, founder of the Diversknitty hashtag
    • Lorna Hamilton Brown’s Site, Instagram
    • In The Loop Conference
    • POC Designers & Crafters List to diversify your feed.
    • The proto list (not finalized) of Asian Designers & Crafters. Find some new follows!
    • The crochet designer I reference in the episode, Toni of TLYarnCrafts. I had so much fun crocheting her Coles River Kerchief!
    • Signal Boosting – Do It!
    • Knitting Magazine
    • Natalie Warner – Berylliant Knits, Instagram, Ravelry.
    • Helda Panagary – Site, Instagram, Ravelry.
    • Pom Pom Quarterly, subscribe! This is the cover we are talking about
    • Last Fuckable Day, a satyrical commentary on the erasure of middle aged women
    • BodyPosiPanda on Instagram, who does the jiggle videos. Also buy her book, Amazon (affiliate link) & Audible.
    • Pencil hold vs knife hold
    • Harmon Guides (affiliate link)
    • Tunisian Crochet Beginner’s Guide from Toni that I mentioned above:
    • In case you were wondering, I am no longer Mormon, please don’t message me about it.
    • Jonah’s Hands, the crazy prolific adorable kid who crochets.
    • A great article by Cat Bordhi about bringing knitting into schools.
    • Women’s Work, The First 20,000 Years (affiliate link). A fantastic book for all makers to read.
    • Undervaluing of Craft and Traditionally ‘Womens’ Work’
    • Check out the #SewMySize hashtag for a lot of diverse bodies and talk about size inclusivity.

You can follow me in all my making at Miriam Felton Knit Designs on Facebook, and on Twitter or Instagram at mimknits. I had such a lovely time talking with Jeanette, listening back to the audio was like visiting an old friend, even though it was the first time we’d talked. If you’d like the hear a bunch of stuff that got cut out, the content is available to my patreon contributors at any level. You can check out the patreon at patreon.com/miriamfelton Diversity in the Knitting Community. Check out the story highlights from @su.krita, @astitchtowear (who you should be following anyway), @hi.ravelry, @thecolormustard, and @ocean_bythesea. Some resources for exploring your privilege: Layla Saad’s Me & White Supremacy Workbook The Nod Podcast Uncivil Podcast Rachel Cargle’s Site and Instagram White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (affiliate link) Good Ancestor Podcast I’m live-streaming from my studio at Twitch.tv/MimIsMaking on Mon, Thu, Fri : 1 – 2:30 pm Mountain Time. Use this time converter to find what time that is for you. You can follow the podcast on social media via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. If you’re enjoying this podcast please consider sharing it with a friend, posting about it on social media, or leaving a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Facebook, or wherever. You can also join the Friends of YarnStories Ravelry group if that’s more your thing. And thank you so much for listening! This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

Thank you so much for listening! See you again in 2 weeks when I talk to Carson Demers about the Ergonomics of Fiber Craft.