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In this episode, we chat with Carson Demers about his work in Ergonomics. He is a physical therapist who added a second career teaching knitters and spinners about the ergonomics of their craft.

Interview Notes:

• • • Carson’s Website
    • Carson on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
    • Carson’s Book, Knitting Comfortably
    • Ergonomics aka Human Factors Engineering
    • Frank Gilbreth’s Study of Brick Layers
    • Injuries from working on computers
    • The shawls Carson is referring to are in my book, Twist & Knit: A Dozen Knitted Patterns for Handspun, Hand-dyed, and One-of-a-kind Yarns
    • Cat Bordhi’s Website
    • The classes Carson offers. Tell your LYS!
    • Lever Classes
    • How to Knit While Walking
    • More about Micro Tears
    • Types of Muscle Fibers
    • Carson on KnitStars
    • Carson’s Pupper – Lily
    • Bald Eagle Sounds
    • Alice the Camel is actually Mona the Camel. It’s been a few years. Forgive me.

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Thank you so much for listening! See you again in 2 weeks when I talk to Anastasia Williams of Garden Wool & Dye about Natural Dyeing.

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