# Crochet and Cotton: The Relationship That Helped Define the Craft | S2 Ep10

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Podcast: [Exploration Crochet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploration-crochet-7471723)
Published: 2026-03-12T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://exploration-crochet.captivate.fm/episode/crochet-and-cotton-the-relationship-that-helped-define-the-craft-s2-ep10
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## Resource

In this episode of Exploration Crochet , ReRe examines the long and influential relationship between crochet and cotton, showing how cotton helped define the craft’s visual identity, accessibility, and historical reach. The episode explores why cotton worked so well for crochet, especially in lace, thread work, and household textiles. ReRe also highlights the importance of Irish crochet, and the chemical revolution of mercerization. And finally, the episode addresses the complex ethics of the global cotton trade and its impact on the craft's accessibility including the ethical complexities that still follow the fiber choice today. Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major Op. 18 4th Movement ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources. Built by makers, for makers. 🧶 🌍 https://yarnoverhook.com Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

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