Prompted by the outrage from the Shetland craft community on Channel 4's misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting, we talk about preservation of heritage crafts, and why we must strive to respect their language and traditions.

Prompted by the outrage from the Shetland craft community on Channel 4's misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting, we talk about preservation of heritage crafts, and why we must strive to respect their language and traditions.

Episode 4 | Why care about craft terminology?

Yarn Library is where the fibre world comes to chat. Hosted by knitting influencer Adam Cleevely of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/cleevelyknits/">CleevelyKnits</a> and PhD researcher Georgia Denham of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/tulipurl/">Tulipurl</a>, it’s a warm, witty conversation between friends about all things knitting, crochet, and craft culture.Each episode explores one topic (more or less) – from yarn snobbery and gender roles in knitting to gift disasters, festival gossip, and the mysteries of the ever-growing yarn library (or 'stash' as it's otherwise known). It’s thoughtful without being serious, funny without being flippant, and welcoming whether you’ve been knitting for decades or just picked up your first hook.Grab a cuppa, pull up a project, and join the conversation!

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Yarn Library is where the fibre world comes to chat. Hosted by knitting influencer Adam Cleevely of CleevelyKnits and PhD researcher Georgia Denham of Tulipurl, it’s a warm, witty conversation between friends about all things knitting, crochet, and craft culture. Each episode explores one topic (more or less) – from yarn snobbery and gender roles in knitting to gift disasters, festival gossip, and the mysteries of the ever-growing yarn library (or 'stash' as it's otherwise known). It’s thoughtful without being serious, funny without being flippant, and welcoming whether you’ve been knitting for decades or just picked up your first hook. Grab a cuppa, pull up a project, and join the conversation!

Yarn Library is where the fibre world comes to chat. Hosted by knitting influencer Adam Cleevely of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cleevelyknits/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CleevelyKnits</a> and PhD researcher Georgia Denham of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tulipurl/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tulipurl</a>, it’s a warm, witty conversation between friends about all things knitting, crochet, and craft culture.Each episode explores one topic (more or less) – from yarn snobbery and gender roles in knitting to gift disasters, festival gossip, and the mysteries of the ever-growing yarn library (or 'stash' as it's otherwise known). It’s thoughtful without being serious, funny without being flippant, and welcoming whether you’ve been knitting for decades or just picked up your first hook.Grab a cuppa, pull up a project, and join the conversation!

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