Episode 7: Caroline Kaufman & Michele Wang – Knitting in fashion, color, working for yourself and gauge and tension
Summary: I’m very excited to share the seventh episode of the Woolful podcast. Today we get to meet two exciting and colorful fiber folk that come from different places within the fiber industry, but both hail from New York, <a href="http://www.carolinerosekaufman.com/" target="_blank">Caroline Kaufman</a> and <a href="http://www.mishi2x.com/" target="_blank">Michele Wang</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://fancytigercrafts.com"></a><br> <br> Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://www.fancytigercrafts.com" target="_blank">Fancy Tiger Crafts</a>, a beautiful yarn shop based out of Denver, Colorado, who recently launched their online shop, <a href="https://www.fancytigercrafts.com" target="_blank">fancytigercrafts.com</a>. They have an amazing selection of fabrics and yarns, including their own <a href="https://www.fancytigercrafts.com/yarn/fancy-tiger-crafts/heirloom-romney" target="_blank">Heirloom Romney Yarn</a>, which is grown, milled and dyed here in the US. Make sure to visit Fancy Tiger Crafts in person when in Denver and online at <a href="https://www.fancytigercrafts.com" target="_blank">fancytigercrafts.com</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fancytigercrafts.jpg"></a><br> Fiber folk 1: Caroline is a up and coming fashion designer, color enthusiast and fiber junky. You can find her at <a href="http://carolinerosekaufman.com" target="_blank">carolinerosekaufman.com</a> and on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/crosekauf" target="_blank">@crosekauf</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/caroline.jpg"></a><br> Man on the street: For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked a handful of fiber enthusiasts to answer the following question, “Describe your fiber comfort zone?” We had some amazing replies from <a href="http://instagram.com/dreareneeknits">Andrea @dreareneeknits</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/woolenviolet">Nikki @woolenviolet,</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/atreebytheriver">Sonja @atreebytheriver</a>, Andi <a href="http://mysistersknitter.typepad.com/" target="_blank">My Sister’s Knitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jaykay_knits/">Jennifer @jaykay_knits</a>, Maria <a href="http://instagram.com/ninja.chickens" target="_blank">@ninja.chickens</a>, Rhea @<a href="http://instagram.com/hedgerowcottage" target="_blank">hedgerowcottage</a><br> Fiber folk 2: Our next guest is someone I’ve come to admire as both a designer and spinner, but even more so as an entrepreneurial go getter. <a href="http://www.mishi2x.com/" target="_blank">Michele</a> is an incredible knitwear designer as well as the creator of <a href="http://www.mishi2x.com/events-gt/" target="_blank">Gauge + Tension</a>, a shop in Brooklyn featuring hard to find yarns. You can find her at <a href="http://mishi2x.com" target="_blank">mishi2x.com</a> and on Instagram @<a href="http://instagram.com/mishi2x" target="_blank">mishi2x</a>.<br> January 24th and 25th, Gauge + Tension is hosting their final pop-up shop at it’s Meserole Avenue location, featuring two special events with the Plucky Knitter and Miss Babs fibers and yarns. Beginning in February, you’ll find Gauge + Tension at it’s new home, a shared location with Brooklyn Craft Company in Greenpoint Brooklyn.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/michele.jpg"></a><br> Giveaway: The winner of last week’s giveaway is… @<a href="http://instagram.com/liseydear" target="_blank">liseydear</a>! Congratulations, you’ve one the Trewlawney Mitt Project Kit.<br> The giveaway this week is a special one, our second guest Michele’s <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paffuto" target="_blank">Paffuto hat pattern</a> along with one skein of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=4" target="_blank">Quince and Company’s Puffin</a>. To enter this giveaway,
