If you thought Christmas advertising started even earlier than usual this year, you weren’t wrong. The first Christmas shopping commercial aired before Halloween. And the pressure to find the perfect gift sends many shoppers screaming into the stores the day after Thanksgiving. However, if you decide to make gifts for your loved ones instead, you had better get started before the first thaw.
At an early age designer and tailor Ansley Knoch realized in order to get exactly what she wants, she'd have to make it herself. In this edition of Radio Chipstone, Knock tells contributor Gianofer Fields that for her the Holiday gift making season started early and like Santa, she has a little helper:
Material culture contributor Gianofer Fields curates the Radio Chipstone series. The project is funded by the Chipstone Foundation, a decorative arts foundation whose mission is preserving and interpreting their collection, as well as stimulating research and education in the decorative arts.
