Black Material Geographies

In this episode of Stitch Please, Lisa talks with Teju Adisa Ferrar about her journey into the textile industry and how her grandmother shaped her worldview regarding waste. Throughout the episode, Teju and Lisa talk about how Teju’s essay “My Grandmother’s Hands” and how her grandmother impacted her outlook on sustainability and creativity. Teju talks about geography and brings to light how important it is to understand the history of textiles we use. Teju also explains how geography is connected to material culture. She shares how nature itself resisted colonialism in the case of the Jamaican lacebark tree.