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At the Fringe

Savvy Tidbit Episode 17 – At The Fringe

Melanie uses this Savvy Tidbit just to quickly check in from the Fringe theatre festival touring circuit. She’s performing in Winnipeg until July 26th, then Saskatoon Until August 7th, and then off to Edinburgh for the rest of August.

Knitting on Stage

Episode 84 – The Regina Monologues

Melanie’s got a whole bunch of fringe diaries from Regina — including some great interviews. Deborah brings some more interviews from TNNA, with John from the Briggs & Little Woolen Mill and with Roxanne from Zen Yarn Garden.

Melanie at the Orlando Fringe theatre festival

Episode 82 – Ketchup and Pins

Deborah’s back on the show, and she is finally able to announce where she’s going next — and it’s goood! She’s got other (less-dramatic) updates too, including a long-overdue chat about her latest knitting. Last month, the girls went to The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) trade show in Columbus, Ohio. …

Cheetah

Episode 72 – California (Savvy) Girl

This episode (and the next) is from Melanie’s recent trip to Fresno, California, for the Rogue theatre festival. She got to talk to lots of people, including the Sheeper Than Therapy local knitting group, Debbie, Lynn Ruth Miller, Jasmin and Gigi (and Andrew) from the Knitmore Girls podcast, and a …

Episode 69 – Spiflicate

Welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming… Melanie’s on the wrong side of the law, but she’s distracting herself from that trauma by focusing on planning for her new knitting-themed CD and her upcoming fringe plays. Deborah has been lost in sweater fantasies and old Yarn Harlot posts, but she has actually …

Episode 57 – The Loser Tax

All this traveling seems to be affecting Melanie rather…uniquely. Amid tales of dodging the Law in western Canada, she recounts a strange, synesthetic (and yarnful) dream she had. Deborah, meanwhile, is just getting over a cold. Unsurprisingly, that hasn’t kept her away from a variety of knitting projects. While Melanie …

Episode 55 – The Stitch Doctor

Melanie is just wrapping up her fringe plays in Saskatoon, and somehow still found a way to include knitting in her experience. Deborah gives an update on her knitting, as she talks a bit about her experience participating in the Tour de Fleece, trying Fractal Spinning, and learning a new …