Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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This week's Casual Friday podcast has Tidbits; a new, but old, stocking , and an update on my 30-breed handspun/knitting breed study.

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SHOW NOTES
TIDBIT #1 KNITTING IN MEETINGS
NY Times article: tinyurl.com/3b537anx

TIDBIT #2 CLOTHING: HOW DID THEY MAKE IT?
BLOG POST (FIRST ONE STARTS WITH FIBER, BUT THERE ARE FOUR OTHERS) https://acoup.blog/2021/03/05/collections-clothing-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-high-fiber/

TIDBIT #3 KNITTING THROUGH GRIEF
Article: happiful.com/can-the-soothing-nature-of-craft-be-used-to-aid-grief

TIDBIT #4 MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY (GHENT)
Dutch article (CHROME AUTO TRANSLATES TO ENGLISH) tinyurl.com/bddh777j
YouTube video about James Hargreaves:youtube.com/watch?v=an4hi0knlaA
YouTube video of the cotton mill: youtu.be/ixs6TCm56x0
Museum of Industry website: visit.gent.be/en/see-do/museum-industry

STOCKING PROJECT
Previous video on Gunnister Man: youtu.be/F8BdEVFK1T8

BREED STUDY
I got my breed sampler from Woolgatherings on etsy, but there are lots of sellers who offer breed samplers of varying sizes.

0:00 Introduction
0:25 Tidbit #1 Knitting in Meetings
1:34 Tidbit #2 Clothing: How Did They Make It
2:57 Tidbit #3 Knitting Through Grief
5:41 Tidbit #4 Museum of Industry
14:05 Stocking Project
28:47 Breed Study


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