Ash Alberg: Sunflower Knit
Episode 2 features ash alberg of sunflower knit & from field to skin. ash is a queer femme and fibre witch who seeks to create beautiful and practical designs using sustainable methods. Equally importantly, they seek to nurture the skills, knowledge, and creativity of fellow fibre witches to achieve their goals.In this episode, ash discusses the intimacy and responsibility of creating with seasonal, local colors and the problematical industry standard of comparing and grading natural dyes with synthetic colorants. We also learn more about from field to skin which chronicles ash’s adventures in the Canadian fibershed.