Life on the loom - Weaving and teaching with Chris Acton

Podcast: Interesting Jobs the Podcast · Tiffany Babb

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

What's it like to weave for a living? How do weavers across the world connect? What's it like practicing an ancient craft for a modern market? After quitting a corporate job in Chicago, Chris Acton followed her love of yarn from a single weaving class into a small business. Her work took her to crafty art markets across the country and, eventually, back into the (virtual) classroom as an online instructor. When COVID forced people indoors for much of 2020, longtime weavers and loom newbies alike discovered Chris online, transforming her one-time hobby into the creative community known...