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In this episode I talk to Karida Collins, owner of Neighborhood Fiber Co. and Mama to a brand new baby boy, Kai. We talk mostly about activism, business dilemmas and being a minority in this industry. Then we talk to Deb Robson about Leicester Longwool Sheep.
Show Notes:
- Neighborhood Fiber Co’s website & On Ravelry
- Housing projects
- NFC’s neighborhood
- Baltimore Uprising in 2015
- Death of Freddie Gray
- Baltimore Community Foundation
- Community Supported Fiber, the fiber version of Community Supported Agriculture
- Gwen’s farm – Hill Farm in Westminster, MD
- Sweitzer’s Fiber Mill in Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania
- Clara Yarn from Clara Parkes
- Episode 104, where I talk to Deb about the US superwashing facility
- Harrisville Mill in New Hampshire
- Maryland Sheep & Wool
- The rising price of Merino Wool
- The Wire… it’s really good. Seriously.
- NFC’s upcoming events
- Vogue Knitting Live NYC
- What is a supertaster?
Parkland, NFC’s most recent charity colorway
Technical stuff:
- Deb Robson’s website
- Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook (affiliate link)
- Leicester Longwool
- The County of Leicester
- Bakewell Tarts
- Bouclé
- Colonial Williamsburg
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This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.
I’ll see you again in 2 weeks for an interview with Jonathan Berner of MJ Yarns.