In this episode, you’ll hear from le Grande Dame of Wool, Clara Parkes.Clare is a New Your Times bestselling author, speaker and wool advocate.Oh m'gosh I had so much fun talking to Clara Parkes, our first conversation 'in sound' was awesome. Le Grand Dame of Wool has a way of talking about serious issues in such a fun way. This talk was recorded and shared with the Ja, Wol community in the late summer of 2021 but I'm so happy to share it with all of you now. We talk about trade offs, compromises we make as conscious knitters, how the industry is build and how we can keep it going and our heart's work; eating chips on you tube.If you are interested in serious information, packed in a bunch of laughter, this is your episode. It was wonderful to expand our Insta DM relationship to a visible and audible conversation. I hope you'll love it as much as I did.Enjoy!Shownotes:Allan Savory - TED talk on reverse desertificationMary Portas - the Kindness Economy Podcast, episode with Sebastian Pole co-founder of Pukka tea Priya Parker - the Art of Gathering book, website hereThis is where you’ll find Clara's workWebsite: www.claraparkes.comInstagram: @claraparkesCommunity: The Wool ChannelPlease share the episode and the podcast as I rely on you, my Wollies, to expand our community. Spreading the word is all done organically without paid advertising.Please rate, review and subscribe. It only takes a couple of minutes but means the world to me. Do it on apple podcast by clicking the subscribe button, the plus icon in the top right of the screen, scroll down and rate by tapping a star and review by clicking 'write a review'. It helps so much to spread the word!!Find me at www.ja-wol.com and @jawolrotterdam on instagram.This podcast is so much fun to make but it isn't free. Support the podcast by joining our community.  You can become a sponsor and get your add or your name on the podcast and much more!Support and Join our community here! In order to make the podcast available to as many people as possible, HERE are the transcriptions. I use software so there might be some weird words in there. Support the show (https://paypal.me/jawolrotterdam )