Ordinary Chaos

S2E4: Karen weaves inkles and has an app


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0:48 Karen is an inkle weaver. What is that?

5:28 How did you learn about inkle and get into it?

6:25 I feel like it’s a big jump from knitting and crocheting to spinning yarn…

11:27 How has it progressed or changed?

14:22 What would you make out of pearl fiber?

16:44 This begins to explain why there are so many types of yarn.

18:31 Do you sell your inkles?

20:47 But there’s something else inkle-related that you ARE selling. Tell us about that.

22:41 It was a learning experience, and Karen learned something at least most of us need.

26:22 In the process of developing that, what kind of bumps do you hit?

29:13 Your app just came out a couple of weeks ago. We find it in the app store?

29:34 How did you decide what to charge?

34:47 Karen volunteers a thought on confidence

36:35 Shifting back into weaving, what do you make?

40:02 Of all the things you’ve made, do you have a favorite?

44:03 Is there anything else you want to talk about that I’ve missed?

51:11 If people want to learn more about you, where should they go?

 

Words to know:

warp: threads that are tied onto the loom and are under tension

weft: thread that goes at a 90-degree angle to the warp

pick: one pass of the weft

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