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BiStitchual is a queer, Canadian crafting podcast brought to you by John and Kelsi. We started this podcast to talk more about queerness, mental health, and disability, both in the fibre arts community and the world at large. We hope to build a community that will not only embrace, but celebrate, uplift, and connect with folks who recognize and relate to these identities and intersections. Tune in twice a month as we discuss our knitting and crochet projects and stories, talk about being disaster queers, and figure out which pop culture characters we are based on our horoscopes.
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Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
John’s back this week, with a number of WIPs in tow. For someone who’s never finished a sweater, they sure do keep starting them! Kelsi has found a new favourite cast-on technique, and is completely baffled by the ingenuity of some designers. We talk about what an exciting time it is to be involved in fibre arts, and of course we’ve got more big life updates, because that’s 2020 babey!
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
This week Kelsi had the pleasure of speaking with a very special guest, Debbie of the Loving Path Yarn! They discuss the process of coming up with colourways and the importance of a good name, living and working in a small, shared space, and Debbie has some surprising news about the Sweater Curse!
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
It’s Mean Girls Day! We celebrate by getting dragged by our horoscopes once again. We also talk about our adventures in dyeing (hint: it’s fun!), and finally get to talk about some super exciting news we’ve been dying to share with you!
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
It’s Bisexual Awareness Week! In this episode, we forget that we’re a fibre arts podcast and instead discuss our lives as disaster bis, and the ways that gender norms and stereotypes have informed our experiences. We talk about Shrek royalty, Instagram bullying, TikTok thirst trains, and how Elle Woods is an autistic icon.
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
This week Kelsi has exciting updates about her accidental Tinder date, and John has started performing acts of guerrilla kindness by leaving amigurumis in little free libraries! We talk about our queer awakenings, the EmpowerPeople2020 project, and touch on a recent Instagram discussion around some words used by the fibre community. Plus, hats for snakes!
Theme music is Ukulele by Adam Vitovský, digital work is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
This week John has listened to so much Michelle Branch that they’ve forgotten an exciting milestone, and Kelsi has some fun knitting science to share! We talk gauge, executive dysfunction, and our very first Virtual Stitch Night! Missed it? Don’t worry, there’s another one coming up soon!
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
This week Kelsi has some grievances to air about her star sign and John managed not to make what would have been an extremely ill-timed joke. We talk craftivism, guerrilla kindness, and crafting as functional art, and how we’re working towards fostering conversation and community on our brand new BiStitchual Discord server!
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
We’ve got lots of exciting stuff happening this week! We are joined by Yu Ra, the creator of the Quiet Queers Craftalong, to chat about the craftalong and its inception, how it works this year, and fun ways to use up scrap yarn (hint: there’s another craftalong!) We also announce the winners of our Instagram giveaway!
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
We’re back (a day late, oops,sorry!) with our third episode! This time we talk major life updates, the Quiet Queer Craftalong, and summer projects - what do you make when it’s too dang hot for wool? Who even wants to think about making sweaters at a time like this? We’ve found some more bi stereotypes, and discuss what it’s like dating as bi, non-monogamous folks. Plus we tease the prizes for our upcoming giveaway!
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
We’re back with a second episode! This time we are joined by our first ever guest, Morgan Gerrard, the Virgo behind Amaranth Fibres, an Ontario-based indie dyer! We discuss spinning, dyeing, pride yarns and more, including the series of poor decisions that led to an abundance of long furbies in Kelsi's life!
Theme music is Ukulele by Adam Vitovský, digital work is licensed under CC BY 3.0.