What happens when art meets craft? In this episode, we ask Natalie Zee Drieu, senior editor of Craft Magazine, and Sabrina Gschwandtner, editor and founder of the Knit Knit art journal to share their takes on the relationship between yarncrafting and art–from the resurgence of knitting and crochet to yarn “graffiti” and “subversive knitting.” Also, find out about easy ways to embellish your projects in our regular segment, Stash This.
See more of the cool things going on in the craft world at the Craft Magazine blog.
To see Sabrina’s artwork, visit KnitKnit.net/Sabrina.
If you want to get involved in collaborative or subversive stitching, websites Sabrina recommends include:
Knitta Please
Microrevolt
Revolutionary Knitter’s Circle
Stash This: Ideas for Your Crafting Life – Liz and Zontee share easy tricks for making even beginner project look impressive. Patterns discussed are:
- Hooded Sweater
- 1-ball Scarf
- Baby Bear Hooded Jacket
- Fast Finish Throw
- Glowing Colors Afghan
- Lacy Wonder Speed Hook Scarf
Yarns discussed are Homespun, Ruffles, and Sasha.
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Theme music is “Boy with a Coin” by Iron and Wine, from the PodSafe Music Network.
Show Notes:
00:13 Intro and welcome
01:36 What’s on Liz & Zontee’s hooks and needles?
04:34 Natalie Zee Drieu of Craft
14:36 Sabrina Gschwandtner of Knit Knit
26:05 Stash This
32:13 Thanks to our guests
March 12th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I love the Glowing Colors Afghan, and have been working on it (here and there!) for a while. I can’t wait to finish it - and have blogged about it several times. It’s quite popular around here!
March 17th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
This was such an interesting podcast. The interviews were insightful and inspiring.
I also like the Glowing Colors Afghan, and need to add it to my to-knit list.
Thanks!
March 19th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I love Craft magazine and I think it’s great that so many people are discovering the possibilities of crafts for artistic expression. Also, I always enjoy the patterns and things that Liz and Zontee provide. Thanks a lot!
March 21st, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I’m enjoying the podcast. Good content and the sound quality is much improved.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:42 am
When I click on download to get a copy of the podcast, I don’t get anything but an error page telling me explorer is unable to open the page. I have downloaded itunes and have yarncraft subscribed there, but I can’t get any of the older podcasts. Any suggestions? Thanks Cathy
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:20 am
Hi Cathy,
You can actually search for YarnCraft on iTunes (use the search bar at the top, right corner). When you see the individual podcast page, it should list all of the episodes underneath the show description, which will allow you to download older episodes individually.
Also, you may be getting an error because you don’t have an audio player on your computer set to automatically open files. Therefore, you may want to right-click the “Direct Download” link (Ctrl+click on Macs) and select the “Save As” option to choose where to save it on your computer. Then open the file directly from your computer once it is downloaded. Depending on your connection speed, this may take anywhere from a few seconds to several hours.
Hope that helps.
~Zontee~
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Any suggestions on what to do to keep homespun from fraying out. I had a terrible time making a blanket with it. There is not way you could use it as fringe.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Hi Judy,
Because of the soft, lofty way that Homespun is spun, it does fray relatively easily. You may want to check out this Instructables slideshow in which the maker crochets a faux fringe instead. Hope that helps!
~Zontee~