Craftsnark & stitch and b*tch clubs: How knitting gossip has changed

Some academics believe gossip is essential for social life, but what happens when it moves from in-person to online spaces? Join Alison and Anjali in a conversation about gossip, fiber arts, and that one terrible fiber festival everyone heard about. It'll be fun!Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpodEmail us: twyakpod@gmail.comFurther Reading & Listening on GossipNormal Gossip podcast knitting episode on Apple and SpotifyAn Integrative Definition and Framework to Study Gossip — Group & Organization Management"Gossip About Knitting" — New York TimesGossip: An Investigation into the Feminine Art of Conversation — RISDRitualizing Language: Ancient Greek Women's Gossip and Magic as Intertwining, Subversive Paths to JusticeGossip in Evolutionary Perspective by R.I.M. DunbarGossip-Related ArtworkNetherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Peter Bruegel the ElderThe Friendly Gossips (1901) by Eugene de BlaasTwo Women Leaning Back in Sofa, Knitting by Mark RothkoKnitting Gossip Examples#Fybrefest: Unraveling What Went Wrong With this Yarn Festival — Aspen in the Moment'Fybrefest': How the Catskill Wool & Folk Festival unraveled — Times-UnionOriginal post about Stephen West on CraftsnarkWest's first apologyWest's second apologySomething is off about the Stephen West backlash — CraftsnarkTwo Stitches Enter, One Stitch LeavesStorm Sweater vs Staffin PatternThe Sheep Sweater by Rosa Pomar vs Ovis Sweater by Caitlin HunterDiana Black Sheep SweaterButterscotch Sweater vs Newspaper PulloverOther Knitty ThingsAlison is making the Autumn Alpine sweater with yarn from Queen City YarnAnjali is bartering with the Burgos Vest, knit in Harrisville Designs WATERshed in Elm