About this episode
Lisa Woolfork shares her vibrant fabric shopping experience at Ghana's Makola Market, highlighting cultural insights and practical travel tips.
This week on Stitch Please , Lisa Woolfork hits the fabric jackpot at Ghana’s bustling Makola Market and trust, it’s not for the faint of heart. From navigating rows of vibrant prints to learning the cultural meaning behind each fabric, Lisa gives a colorful play by play of the ultimate fabric shopping adventure. She shares why you definitely need a guide, how not to get overwhelmed (or overcharged), and what to pack so your suitcase survives the trip home stuffed with treasures. Because in this episode, it’s not just shopping it’s a full on fabric safari. Hosted By: Dr. Lisa Woolfork Senior Producer: Krystal Hill Producer: Mike Bryant ==== ======= Dr. Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she actively resisted the white supremacist marches in her…
People in this episode
Host: Lisa Woolfork
Topics covered
- fabric shopping
- Ghana
- Makola Market
- cultural meaning of fabric
- travel tips
Keywords
- fabric safari
- vibrant prints
- travel guide
- overwhelmed
- overcharged
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ghana, Charlottesville, Virginia
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