Jessica, who, along with Cassidy, co-founded Ravelry, posted a letter last Thursday regarding the recent Ravelry site updates and events which have unrolled since then. Before you read my thoughts about it, I strongly suggest you read the letter. It’s on the home page of Ravelry and on their blog.… Read More »Ravelry and their letter – my thoughts about it
We aren’t innocent Well, we’ve done it again. Another white woman has posted a poorly thought out video decrying the bullying of BIPOC (black indigenous people of color) people, how they have divided the community and destroyed the careers and lives of innocent white folks, and basically demonstrating she doesn’t… Read More »Listen, Learn, Change
All of us who knit, crochet, spin, or otherwise participate in fiber crafts and fiber arts benefit from community, whether virtual or in person. And I think as we’re in We learn new skills from and are inspired by the works of those around us. My knitting skills got a… Read More »Contributing to our Community
If you’ve been offline or haven’t checked Social Media (or some news outlets) since Sunday, it’s just possible you missed the news: Ravelry has banned support of Trump and his administration. If you have not already, I urge you to go and read through the policy as well as their… Read More »Ravelry did the right thing
Over the past few weeks there have been a lot of threads, posts and discussions of racism specifically, and various forms of privilege more generally, in the fiber arts and crafts communities, particularly as pertain to Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). I’ve been thinking a lot about what, if… Read More »An Obligation to Listen and be Thoughtful
