First of all, I hope you love the revisions to our website! Second, we have begun gathering in Minneapolis for VogueKnitting Live Minneapolis , which begins later today and continues through November 6th. We are excited to be there and thrilled to have brought other creative artists with us. This three-day event will allow us to sell and build community with … Read More
Midwest Craft Convention Reflection and “Racial Justice and the Role of Knitting” Transcript
by CheyOnna I just had a really motivating experience at the Midwest Craft Con in Columbus, OH. Let’s start with a HUGE shout-out to my mother for accompanying me and helping stifle my social anxieties. She also did a fantastic job handing out business cards. Interestingly, the convention was different than I expected even though I did not know what … Read More
2015: A Reflection
Minneapolis Genesis The Minneapolis Chapter of The Yarn Mission began in August 2015 after I moved. I was devastated to leave my St. Louis folks. The Article I almost immediately felt out of place in Minneapolis. My Missouri demeanor with Southern roots seemed…unwanted. On August 8th, Sarah Kendzior (http://sarahkendzior.com/) wrote an amazing article (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/06/ferguson-radical-knitters-talk-justice-race-issues) about The Yarn Mission and its … Read More
Part One: On why knitting can be part of the struggle for Black Liberation
This entry will provide a summary of topics that I (and others if willing) will elaborate on over the course of several entries. It will act as a sort of outline and is less than an introduction because each topic has not yet been thoroughly researched. The struggle for Black Liberation is not a struggle for comfort though that would … Read More