BIPOC Representation in Knitting | A video essay 

Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I hope we can continue to learn from each other!

same, and it really works! finding and preferring bipoc creators online has made me inadvertently notice more all-white spaces and situations, that used to feel "normal" to me here in germany ^^

That’s funny because that’s a full lie

There’s a lot of Roma/Sinti in Germany, and there’s also quite a few refugees from other countries also, don’t act like you’ve also never seen black people in Germany either, it’s only uncommon if you live in the country

@@GG-ux8ii it changed a lot over the past decades. much as most western countries, growing up in suburbia means you never see any black or even brown people in your neighbourhood, the supermarket or in school. i moved downtown after school and immediately met and befriended many people with so called 'migration background', but that was a whole other world and it didn't change the fact there were no bipoc people around when i visited family and the places i grew up in. and because everybody around me had acted like this was normal when i was a child, my subconscious never registered it as weird. only when i started seeing bipoc people on my screen EVERY SINGLE DAY did this change. i distinctly remember the first time, which was when i watched a live classical concert and all the musicians were white (maybe one or two asian at best). i spent a lot of time in this space as a child because my dad was a conductor and pianist, so it was huge for me to finally get objective enough to notice this bias on my own. and it keeps getting more and more, not just irl but online too. p. s. please don't call people liars

You're very welcome! I hope you enjoy your knitting journey! 💗

Thank you! 🙏🏾

Thank you too for your encouragement, I appreciate you. ❤️

Thank you so much! I hope your viewing pleasure will be all the richer for it! Thanks again! 💓

Thank you! Happy to have you. I have just subscribed to your channel as well!

Thank you! I’m glad you appreciate it ❤️

You are so welcome!

I also love your jumper (sweater). You are kicking it!

Thank you for your kind words and observations! 😍🥰

Happy to have you here!

Cackled out loud at the university challenge clip. Genius comic timing. I didn’t actually know the organiser of Wool and Folk was Black. I’d seemingly just ignored how white the knitting world seems to be because I’ve sought out Black creators and like you, am used to my hobbies leading to predominantly white spaces. I’m thankful I’ve only experienced racism in a FB knitting group and no other knitting groups offline.

Thanks for your comments! I’m glad you appreciated the “Snow White” clip LMAO. My sense of humour is sometimes an acquired taste 🤭😆

I love this! Thank you for your comment and wholeheartedly agree with you! There’s room for everyone! ❤️

Pioneer 😍😎

Hi Katt, thanks so much again for the encouragement and opportunity for the collaboration/publication. Yes, my bad, I definitely should have mentioned @meridittlemakes as well! It's a shame Roots and Stitches is no longer but I am sure you'll have lots of similar fun and worthwhile projects and ventures in your future!

Thank you for watching and for your thoughtful comment!

Say less, I know exactly what you mean…

Hi! Thank you for being here and letting me know about the Breathing Yarn video: I will check it out! ❤️

Hi Nico, glad to have you here! We’re all here to learn and yep it’s lovely to create community, especially when the real and online worlds can seem so exclusive and cold. You are welcome here. ❤️

Thank you for sharing your experience. You are so fortunate to have lifetime of knitting and to have had a diverse community/crafting influences and I am happy to hear such a positive perspective. And so cool your father taught you how to knit as well! Neither of my parents knitted but I get a love of plants and gardening from my father.

Yep to all of this! Happy to have you here! Your channel looks fire so you have a new sub in me too! I will be checking out your vids. The algo gone learn today! 🤭

@@AllHomesteading thank you 🙏🏽 haha it better learn!!

Thank you, sweetie!

Hi Kristy! Thanks for taking the time to message, I appreciate it. There is a BIPOC directory called BIPOC in fiber that could be a good place to start. This comment section and this video has helped me to connect with fellow BIPOC creators but yeh I guess being intentional means seeking different creators out, and not relying on what is pushed by the algorithm because it can also be trained because the algorithm’s job is to keep us on the platform for as long as possible!

I love this! Please find the courage to start a channel and share! There is room for everyone and the more of us there are, together in our differences, the more we can encourage the next generation of creatives! ❤️

coming back here to find some sanity, after listening to people argue against representation in (pride month) advertisements "because it's shallow". like so what, of course it is. doesn't mean it doesn't matter. just wanted to let you know how proud i am of you, standing up for your cause (which is really all one cause in the end) and dealing with annoying, cringey apologetic white women, like myself 🤗 you're a hero 💖

argh i just realised that i should have worded that way more carefully 😣 it's NOT shallow. at least not when it's more than one greeting card a year or whatever. what inclusion definitely can be, is awkward. and i think that's a good sign. it means we're leaving our respective comfort zones and actually changing things. sorry for being annoying, again 😅 please feel free to completely ignore me, seriously.