Baa Baa Business presents The Mad Knitters Tea Party, RTE Radio

The Business, a Radio Show on RTE, hosted a gathering of different yarn related people and businesses in a special on how the economic crash has created a knitting boom. 

The programme was aired on 17 April 2010, and if you missed it you can hear a repeat of it here. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thebusiness/ and also more details on the interviewee's.

Great interviews with

Lisa & Jacqui Sisk from  www.thisisknit.ie  

Cathy Giles from www.craftyalley.com

Joe Queenan from www.foxfordwoollenmills

Janette Invers knitwear for personalised golf-club members

Rosemary Murphy from www.theconstantknitter.ie

Pat & Nora Casey from O Cathasaigh Alpaca  www.ocathasaighalpacastud.inandaround.ie, 

George Graham, Irish champion sheep-shearer.  www.sheepshearing.ie.

Freda Hayes of www.blarney.com

Warren & Jennifer Ogden from www.craftspun.ie

Marie O’Toole www.ica.ie

Vincent Pierce, who is setting up a wool processing operation In Belorussia. His company has been working in working with fleece for years. Classifying the fleece for knitting, carpets and house insulation www.sheepwoolinsulation.ie    

www.wool.ie

Breda McGuigan from www.hand-knit-baby-gift.com

Edel McBride www.edelmacbride.com

  

A fantastic gathering of people, who all spoke very well, about the blossoming in textiles in Ireland at the moment. It was great to hear so much spoken about the home market, the Irish interest, and not just the tourist trade. Well worth a listen. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thebusiness/

Competition

‘KNIT YOUR WAY OUT OF THE RECESSION COMPETITION"

They also launched a competition with an amazing prize, which is being posted separately, so it gets the full attention it deserves! Read about it here