Posts in Craft
How gender plays into the devaluing of knowledge and its links to sustainable fashion & wellness

In episode 317, you’ll hear from guests Megan L. Schnitker, an Indigenous Traditional Herbalist and the founder of Lakota Made LLC, alongside Niha Elety, a fashion advocate, designer, chef, and storyteller, & CEO of Tega Collective.

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Celebrating the cultural tradition, past and present, of Palestinian Tatreez while making the link between culture & sustainability

In episode 316, you’ll hear from guests Lina Barkawi, a tatreez practitioner, preservationist, and educator based in Brooklyn, alongside Eman Toom, a Palestinian tatreez artist, teacher, sewer and crafter.

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Intergenerational knowledge in fashion & textiles — how clothing is more than aesthetics; it's about upholding cultural practices and amplifying knowledge & traditions

In episode 315, you’ll hear from guests Amy Denet Deal, the founder of 4Kinship, a Diné (Navajo) owned sustainable artwear brand, alongside Sha’Mira Covington, Ph.D., interdisciplinary scholar-artist and Assistant Professor in Fashion.

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Growing organic natural dye gardens to coax color from plants & acknowledging the cultural origins of dyestuffs along the way

Liz Spencer is the natural dye wizard behind Dogwood Dyer. With experience in both tending organic natural dye gardens and coaxing color from plants, Liz has devoted her artistic practice to discovering as much as possible about color that can come from plants.

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Questioning how we *value* garments & respecting the limits of partnership across fashion

Jesus Herrera – also known by their moniker Donatella because of their Instagram handle @donatellaversanchez – is a model, clothing designer, vintage curator, poet and the cofounder of The Vintage Jesus online store and Les Jesus fashion brand.

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