Gina with the women who work for Poppy and Pima

The Close Knit podcast showcases artists, designers, and makers from all over the world who work with fibre in its many forms. Knitters, spinners, sewers, textile artists - all will be celebrated on the Close Knit podcast.

This week's episode has a special gift- a 25% discount to Caitlin Hunter's Pattern Shop - Boyland Knitworks. Caitlin lives on a farmstead in rural Oregon with her husband, 3 little boys and a pile of assorted animals. When she’s not herding animals (or children) she’s designing beautiful knitting patterns and embracing slow fashion through her use of sustainable fibres and naturally dyed wool. Caitlin’s patterns cover everything from simple drapey jumpers to lace worked shawls and lovely fair isle beanies. To get 25% off all of Caitlin’s knitting patterns, check out her ravelry shop and enter CLOSEKNIT at checkout. A big thank you to Caitlin for offering this special gift to podcast listeners.

In this episode, I speak to Gina Rockenwagner - owner of Poppy and Pima, knitwear designer, and quilter. Gina chats to me about her experimental approach to quilting, and how she uses quilting as an outlet from designing knitwear to fit a human body.

Gina clears up my confusion on what "baby alpaca" actually is, as I, embarrassingly, don't actually know what it is! We chat about Gina's entrance into the knitwear design world, and why she thinks of knitting as the original 3d printer.

People/ Things we mentioned in the podcast:

Anna Maltz - The Sweater Spotter on instragram, author of Penguin Knits
Zak Foster - brooklyn based quilter
Ruby Hoppen - Australian quilter
Rebbecca Ringquist - embroidery artist
Great people who live in Michigan: Meg Navoy - A Wool Story (ep. 6 guest), Marlee Grace - Have Company
Oxbow Artist Residency in Michigan

Find Gina: website | instagram | facebook

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