Some academics believe gossip is essential for social life, but what happens when it moves from in-person to online spaces? Join Alison and Anjali in a conversation about gossip, fiber arts, and that one terrible fiber festival everyone heard about. It’ll be fun!
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#TWYAK // Show Notes
*Further Reading & Listening on Gossip*
– Normal Gossip podcast knitting episode on Apple ( and Spotify (
– An Integrative Definition and Framework to Study Gossip – Group & Organization Management (
– “Gossip About Knitting” – New York Times (
– Gossip: An Investigation into the Feminine Art of Conversation – RISD (
– Ritualizing Language: Ancient Greek Women’s Gossip and Magic as Intertwining, Subversive Paths to Justice (
– Gossip in Evolutionary Perspective by R.I.M. Dunbar (
*Gossip-Related Artwork*
– Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Peter Bruegel the Elder (
– The Friendly Gossips (1901) by Eugene de Blaas (
– Two Women Leaning Back in Sofa, Knitting by Mark Rothko (
*Knitting Gossip Examples*
– #Fybrefest: Unraveling What Went Wrong With this Yarn Festival – Aspen in the Moment (
– ‘Fybrefest’: How the Catskill Wool & Folk Festival unraveled – Times-Union (
– Original post about Stephen West on Craftsnark (
– West’s first apology (
– West’s second apology (
– Something is off about the Stephen West backlash – Craftsnark (
*Two Stitches Enter, One Stitch Leaves*
– Storm Sweater ( vs Staffin Pattern (
– The Sheep Sweater by Rosa Pomar ( vs Ovis Sweater by Caitlin Hunter (
– Diana Black Sheep Sweater (
– Butterscotch Sweater ( vs Newspaper Pullover (
*Other Knitty Things*
– Alison is making the Autumn Alpine sweater ( with yarn from Queen City Yarn (
– Anjali is bartering with the Burgos Vest ( knit in Harrisville Designs WATERshed in Elm (
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