Handwork

Wonder Cabinet

Wonder Cabinet Productions

Society & Culture, Wonder, Philosophy, Ttbook, Knowledge, Interview

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

More than 38 million Americans knit or crochet. Not because they need another scarf or afghan, but because they like the way knitting feels. Handwork turns out be a powerful antidote for digital overload. This hour explores the therapeutic value of drawing, knitting and other handcrafts. And, this year's most coveted gift for writers, English majors and luddites? The manual typewriter. Can Knitting Improve Your Health?; How Hands Have Shaped Humanity; Lynda Barry's Radio Drawing Lessons; The Magical Mechanical Typewriter; The Typewriter Poet.

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0:00.0	It's to the best of our knowledge.
0:03.8	I'm Anne Strange Champs, and when the weather turns cold and the nights get long,
0:08.2	that's when I know it's time to start knitting.
0:10.9	Just recently, we've got in Anzula, which is a beautiful hand-painted yarn.
0:16.9	The Brooklyn Tweet, have you seen this yet?
0:18.6	Uh-uh.
0:18.9	I don't even know what you'd call that color.
0:20.6	Well, his color names are so great.
0:22.3	Like, this is called Tent.
0:24.0	A Tent?
0:24.7	Yeah, there's one that's called SAP.
0:27.1	This is homemade jam.
0:28.7	I mean, doesn't get it.
0:29.5	Oh, look at that.
0:30.1	This is my local knitting shop, the knitting tree.
0:32.7	An owner, Jackie Shanahan and I are checking out the new yarn. How many yards did they say?
0:38.3	Have you made anything?
0:39.3	I have.
0:40.3	I have.
0:41.3	Knitting is meditative for me.
0:43.3	I'm kind of an A-type person and I can't sit still, so it helps me sit in focus and I couldn't live without it.
0:51.3	So here I am.
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