For the Love of Knitting with Genevieve Sweeney

In this episode of the Women in Wool series, I take a trip to the beautiful Essex countryside to visit knitwear designer Genevieve Sweeney in her micro factory, where she designs, programmes, knits, and finishes her collection in house. We talk about the realities of owning your own industrial knitting machine - from learning to keep the yarn and machine happy, to breaking needles in tears and coming out the other side. We also hear about Genevieve's mission to revive the almost forgotten art of hand Intarsia, a knitting technique synonymous with Scottish knitwear. About Genevieve Sweeney Genevieve Sweeney is a knitwear designer and maker based in Essex. Known for her distinctive use of colour, texture and geometric patterning, Genevieve works with natural fibres including Lambswool and naturally-dyed Merino. You can find Genevieve and Genevieve Sweeney at: Website: genevievesweeney.com Instagram: @genevievesweeney Genevieve forst appeared on the Make it British Podcast in Episode 39 in March 2019. You can listen to that episode here 🚀 Ready to create a British-made product business that's built to last? Without faffing about, wasting wads of cash, or struggling with unreliable factories. Apply for the British Brand Accelerator: makeitbritish.co.uk/apply

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For the Love of Knitting with Genevieve Sweeney is an episode from Make it British Podcast by Kate Hills.

This episode is 26:56 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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