Tara Klager from Providence Lane Homestead interviewed me for her newsletter.
Call it punk or call it DIY, for Driscoll, it’s about demystifying a skill set. “This isn’t a secret practice, right?” she says. “Like, you don’t have to go to school for it, we can teach it to each other and keep it moving. Keep it circulating.”
We talked about so much, the sewing and DIY piece of my book, the history and fashion, the feminism and capitalism. It's all connected! Tara is a journalist and a shepherd (who—can you believe?—doesn't knit!) and it was so much fun finding the places where our interests and experiences overlap.
The new Canadian edition of The Magic of Pockets is out now, just in time for the gift-giving holiday season. Pockets is a pocket-sized book, which makes it perfect for a stocking or maybe 1 of 8 tiny gifts.
If you're outside Canada, pick it up from Microcosm. Did you know they offer a sliding scale price? Pay a little less when times are tight; pay a little more to redistribute the wealth and help Microcosm make more books. Because what matters is that we keep the knowledge circulating.