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Why these yarns for the Coloring Book Tee?
One of the things I see a lot in our knitting community online is anxiety over ethical purchases. We put ourselves through “no buys” with mindsets borrowed from diet culture, periods of compulsive purchasing, and acquire stash that can often grow out of control. And while yarn purchasing is a matter that is deeply colored by financial privilege, location, and access, I think all of us could do with some deprogramming to unlearn that language of diet culture. And by the way, I really strongly believe that you…
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Making better sock choices: How I think about yarn.
Now that we've talked about all the ways to evaluate a yarn for sustainability reasons and for our personal values, why we shouldn't be horrible to other people who make different choices than we do, and the different things that make this a personal choice and not one size fits all... It's time to take a little look at how I personally make choices as a way to look into how one person might balance different factors in making yarn choices for a better world! This post is…
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Does this yarn company align with my values?
Disclaimer: Before you go on, please make sure you have read part 1 of the yarn values series so you’re not using this knowledge to be a yarn snob and judge other people. Additionally, I know some of you reading will think this is too much work to put into researching a yarn company and you don’t want to. That’s totally fine. This post is for those who do want to evaluate yarn purchases against their world views and values. Additionally, please note that your values may not be…
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Ways that your making practice is already radical.
Just a few ways your making practice is already making a big change. Learn what they are so you can expand your practice as a radical act for justice in other ways, so that we can go forth and make changes to our practice with purpose.
