The Knotting People's Corner

När kaktusens taggar blir nålar, en tusenårig tradition från Atacama
When the cactus's thorns become needles, a thousand-year-old tradition from Atacama
High up in northern Chile, where the landscape gives way to endless salt deserts and volcanoes rising against a clear blue sky, lives one of the world's most fascinating textile... Read more...
Ull från världens ände: möt Friendly Wool
Wool from the end of the world: meet Friendly Wool
Imagine an endless landscape. Snow-capped mountains, deep fjords, and a stormy sea on the horizon. It's here, along the legendary Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia, more than 1,700 kilometers south... Read more...
Corriedale: ullfåret som erövrade världen
Corriedale: The wool sheep that conquered the world
There's a sheep breed name that keeps appearing again and again in yarn shops, on wool labels, and in knitting circles around the world: Corriedale. Perhaps you've seen it on... Read more...
Tröjförbannelsen: sticka en tröja, förlora kärleken?
The Sweater Curse: knit a sweater, lose your love?
Of all the superstitions in the knitting world, the "sweater curse" is the most talked about—and perhaps the most frightening. But is it really true? Read more...
Spinna berättelser: från den gula tröjan till Tour de Fleece
Spinning Tales: From the Yellow Jersey to Tour de Fleece
Every July, the roads of France are filled with speed, power, and anticipation. The Tour de France sweeps through the Alps, countryside, and city streets as the world's best cyclists... Read more...
Svensk Ull, en grön tråd i framtidens textil
Swedish Wool, a green thread in the textiles of the future
In the heart of Sweden, where meadows stretch out and sheep graze peacefully, a movement is born that aims to transform an old resource into a modern and sustainable solution:... Read more...
Trådar genom tiden: från vävstol till kod – kvinnors osynliga arv i tekniken
Threads Through Time: From Loom to Code – Women's Invisible Legacy in Technology
What do weaving and programming have in common? At first glance, perhaps not much. But when one looks closer at the history of technology, a fascinating picture emerges: one where... Read more...
Män och stickning i Island: en resa genom historia, hantverk och identitet
Men and knitting in Iceland: a journey through history, craft, and identity
When one thinks of knitting, one might imagine grandmothers' homemade sweaters, but long before it became a trend among hipsters and influencers, knitting in Iceland was an art of survival. Read more...
Mönster, pixlar och garnmagi: när stickning blir bildkonst
Patterns, pixels, and yarn magic: when knitting becomes visual art
There is something hypnotic about looking at a knitting pattern: squares filled with colors, combinations that dance forth diagonals and outlines, shapes that emerge stitch by stitch. Read more...