02 March 2010 ~ 2 Comments

The Mission Statement

Sometimes it’s important to make a statement, sometimes it’s important to go on a mission, and sometimes doing both makes for very interesting business speak.
So in an effort to find my spark I give you, a mission statement Memo:
3/2/2010
To whom it may concern:
It’s a Purl, Man is a show about a guy from Boston with [...]

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23 February 2010 ~ 11 Comments

Funk

Last week I started to listen to the podcast from the beginning. You can really hear the excitement and momentum of my knitting life in those shows. I am so excited to reach out to the community and so thrilled to find an audience of people who share my love of fiber.
Sadly, I don’t quite feel that way now. While [...]

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14 February 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Be my valentine…

On this valentine day I reflect on the past couple of years and the people who have come into my life as listeners to my show.
So, it’s been a while.
I miss you and miss this show, but I have been really overloaded with projects and paid work. Between a major event every month from Nov. [...]

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07 November 2009 ~ 5 Comments

IAPM72: Rhinebeck and more

Joanne Seiff, author of Knit Green and Fiber Gathering, joins me on the show to talk about Rhinebeck, fiber events, and the complicated landscape of bring green. She is very knowledgeable about both fiber and the environment and breaks it all down for us in her writing.
Many, many thanks to my friend Alanna at Tactile [...]

 
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20 October 2009 ~ 11 Comments

Rhinebeck 2009

Words fail me
Perhaps this is how haikus got started, someone went to Rhinebeck and felt very overwhelmed… so they had to limit the amount of words that came out of their mouth in describing the experience.
The fall brought Rhinebeck
Tactile Travel tour drove me there
Overwhelmed
Please enjoy my impromptu slide show as I try to put together [...]

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15 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

IAPM71: Itty Bitty Toys

On Todays show I have a great discussion with Susan B Anderson about her new book “Itty Bitty Toys“. She shares her influences and thoughts about the book as well as her other projects.
In the Yarn-a-lot I talk about my joy of finally making it to Creative Fibers in Windsor, CT (near Hartford).
I am also [...]

 
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07 October 2009 ~ 1 Comment

IAPM70 – Reaching Into The Back Of The Stash

On today’s show I have an interview with Kathy Elkins of WEBS America’s Yarn Store. She blogs and has a podcast about the yarn that comes into the shop and the many interesting people in the fiber industry.
 
 
Projects
Little Bubbles (KnitPicks)
Quincy (by Brooklyn Tweed)
Common Cod Fiber Guild
Make Mine Local Fiber Arts Fashion Showcase
FiberCamp Boston
Other Links
Knit a [...]

 
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27 September 2009 ~ 1 Comment

IAPM69 – Yarn Bombing

On today’s show Mandy Moore and Leanne Praine talk about there newly released book Yarn Bombing. It’s a guide to kntting graffiti and the very public world of knitting.

 
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11 August 2009 ~ 1 Comment

IAPM68 – Summer TNNA 2009 Spectacular

This show is chock full of interviews from the Summer TNNA 2009. If that isn’t enough, check out the live feed post here.
Many thanks to Buffalo Gold for taking me in and letting me go to the show.
Interviews

Chrissy Gardiner of Gardiner Yarn Works talks about her designs and new book Toe-Up! Patterns and Worksheets to [...]

 
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09 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

technical delay…

the TNNA show will be up By tommorrow night… technical difficulties… :P sorry for the delay

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