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Episode 210 | Alicia Ruthrauff & Medical Textiles

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Note: We’ll be talking about some medical stuff and bodily functions, so if the idea of surgery or medical stuff or talk about menstruation products grosses you out, this is maybe a good episode for you to skip. Alicia Ruthrauff is a product development engineer working for the Secant Group. She’s also a knitter, and we chat about fiber and design and medical uses for textile design.

A repair option for an aortic aneurism, on the left you can see the mesh being deployed from a tiny tube, and on the right, the finished repair.

Interview Notes:

- - The Secant Group, where Alicia works
  - How Stents work… and btw, they’re named for Charles Thomas Stent
  - Monofilament fiber vs multifilament fiber and why you might choose one over the other
    Suture Structure. Monofilament /Multifilament.
  - Banana Fiber Menstrual Pads! They’re super absorbent and biodegradable, plus they use waste fibers from banana production.
  - Days for Girls, donate if you can.
  - Green/Sustainable Menstrual Products, including menstrual cup options.
  - Reusable Menstrual Pad Options, plus… not pink. Cause not everything uterus owners use needs to be fucking pink.
  - How to prevent Pelvic Floor Prolapse
  - Warp Knitting and Weft Knitting illustrated
  - Bobbin Lace! If you want to start actually seeing how it goes together, start at about 12 minutes in.
  - 3D Orthagonal Weaving
  - How laproscopy works – Laproscopic Surgery
  - What is a fistula?
  - Our cat fountain (affiliate link)

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You can follow me in all my making at Miriam Felton Knit Designs on Facebook, and on Twitter or Instagram at mimknits. I’m live-streaming from my studio at Twitch.tv/MimIsMaking on Mon, Thu, Fri : 1 – 2:30 pm Mountain Time. Use this time converter to find what time that is for you. You can follow the podcast on social media via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. If you’re enjoying this podcast please consider sharing it with a friend, posting about it on social media, or leaving a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Facebook, or wherever. You can also join the Friends of YarnStories Ravelry group if that’s more your thing. And thank you so much for listening! This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

Thank you so much for listening! I’ll be back here in two weeks with a DEEP DEEP DIVE into Superwash wool processes.

Episode 202 | Sally Fox – Part 2

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Today’s episode is Part 2 of a conversation with Sally Fox, owner of Vreseis Limited, and the Colorganic Fiber trademark. She is a breeder of naturally colored cotton and a dedicated scientist. We’ll also talk to Joan Ruane about spinning cotton. You can find Part 1 here.

Interview Notes:

Sally Fox’s Website, Shop and Instagram
California’s Yolo County
The fabrics from Sally’s cotton that are made in Japan
Carbon Sequestration, it’s dense… watch this youtube video instead
Humus (I pronounced it wrong the first time and had to edit in the correct pronunciation. Not like hummus.
The pesticide load of cotton aka, why organic cotton is important
Cotton Seeds & Dairy Cattle
Life cycle of a Dragonfly

Expert Notes:

Joan’s website
Spinning ratios
Supported spindling
Different spinning wheel setups. Flier driven wheels are better for cotton according to Joan.
Tow, generally from flax or hemp
Silk noil
Cotton Lint vs Combed Sliver vs Carded, etc…
Harry and Olive Linder and their book about spinning cotton (affiliate link).

You can check out Joan’s site at www.cottonspinning.com/ She has information and resources for spinning cotton as well as her teaching schedule up there.

Joan also recommended that if you’re interested in spinning cotton you check out the Facebook group Hey, It’s All About Cotton.

Speaking of experts, one of our Season 1 experts, Amy King now has a Patreon! She’s creating fiber arts classes, so you should go check that out at patreon.com/SpunkyEclecticAmy

You can follow me in all my making at Miriam Felton Knit Designs on Facebook, and on Twitter or Instagram at mimknits. And again, the address for the Patreon if you want to get some cool rewards and all that bonus content is patreon.com/miriamfelton

You can follow the podcast on social media via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

If you’re enjoying this podcast please consider sharing it with a friend, posting about it on social media, or leaving a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Facebook, or wherever.. You can also join the Friends of YarnStories Ravelry group if that’s more your thing. And thank you so much for listening!

This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

Next Episode is a talk about mindfulness and making with Gabrielle Treanor.

Episode 201 | Sally Fox – Part 1

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Today’s episode is Part 1 of a conversation with Sally Fox, owner of Vreseis Limited, and the Colorganic Fiber trademark. She is a breeder of naturally colored cotton and a dedicated scientist.

Show Notes:

Sally Fox’s Website, Shop and Instagram
California’s Yolo County
More on Soil Microbiology
Nematodes
Naturally colored cotton’s Wikipedia page
Mendelian Genetics
Ginning cotton
Tannins found in wine, tea, tree bark, chocolate, spices, nuts, and fruits
Why do you boil yarn after spinning? To set the twist.
What does Open Pollination mean?
The naturally GREEN colored cotton
What is a monoculture?
Biodynamic Agriculture
Sally’s Naturally Colored Merino Sheep

Find your local Spinning & Weaving Guilds!

You can follow the podcast on social media via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.

Part 2 in two weeks with more from Sally Fox and some expert input from Joan Ruane about spinning cotton.