Fiber Nation Podcast: From Russia with Love

Hello Fiber Nation listeners! We're re-publishing this episode to celebrate Galina Khmeleva joining us for Yarn Fest Loveland, 2023. Learn more and sign up for classes with Galina at https://www.interweave.com/yarnfest/loveland/ Hand-drawn knitting charts are not normally the target of armed robbery. When you are starting a business in 1990's Russia, however, anything goes. In this episode, we meet Galina Khmeleva and hear a dual story: one about a 300 year-old knitting tradition, and another about the remarkable woman who helped preserve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices