S7, Ep 065 with Lisa Woolfork of Stitch Please, on Fiber Arts and Collective Spaces for Black Women’s Liberation

About this episode

Dr. Yndia Lorick-Wilmot converses with Dr. Lisa Woolfork about the significance of fiber arts in Black women's culture and community.

Commemorating Black Women’s History Month, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with Dr. Lisa Woolfork, professor, writer, host of the award-winning podcast @ Stitch Please , and founder of @ Black Women Stitch . From sewing rooms and lecture halls to virtual and in-person community spaces, they discuss the power and significance of fiber arts in African descendant culture, how crafting becomes community, and why spaces created by and for Black women are essential sites of resistance, knowledge production, and joy. This conversation is a love letter to gathering, creating, and belonging; also a reminder that when Black women build together, they build worlds. Production credit: @Masauko. Episode sponsored by @Give Black Alliance. Share and Follow on IG: @BelongingToBlackness_Podcast & @ProfYndia. Listen to episodes directly at: https://yndialorickwilmot.com/belonging-to-blackness/ and wherever you listen to your podcasts. Support the podcast & use 21% off Discount Code: BELONGTOBLACK at CozyEarth.com #StitchPlease #Season7 #BelongingToBlackness #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackWomenHistory #WomenInPodcasting #Liberation #BlackPodcasts #CommunityBuilding #FiberArts #SewingCommunity…

People in this episode

Hosts: Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, Yndia

Guest: Lisa Woolfork

Topics covered

• fiber arts
• Black women's liberation
• community spaces
• crafting
• resistance

Keywords

• Black Women’s History Month
• Stitch Please
• Black Women Stitch
• knowledge production
• joy

Sponsors

Give Black Alliance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: fiber arts, sewing tools

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