Netflix’s new Little House On The Prairie adaptation has been dubbed a “must-watch” by critics – partly because of its more complex treatment of women, Native Americans, and minorities. The story follows the Ingalls family’s life after leaving Wisconsin for Kansas. But while it’s proven a hit among fans, some still feel the “wholesome” and “twee” nature of the series makes it a little too saccharine. Set in 1869, the show reflects a “transformative middle chapter between Regency ballrooms, Victorian mysteries, and the dawn of the modern era,” Netflix’s Tudum explained. Predictably, then, the hit involves flowy, homespun dresses and intense domestic industry. Little House On The Prarie And in a recent Variety interview, Rebecca – who’s also faced accusations of making the show too “woke” – seemed to acknowledge that the DIY, farmstead look of the show might remind some of modern-day “tradwives”. Tradwives are women who choose to “embrace traditional gender roles” as a part of an “ultraconservative” performance, especially online, per Merriam-Webster. They might post videos of themselves making their own bread, gardening, and hand-sewing clothes, usually for their families. But Rebecca doesn’t appear to find the link between traditional crafts and “tradwife” lifestyles that straightforward. “[Tradwife discourse is] fascinating to me. I am super crafty, like I come from a crafty family, and so for me, obviously, I’m a non-tradwife,” she said. “I come from a family of doers, and I learned from my dad. He was a carpenter, he was a mechanic, he made solar panel prototypes, he invented computer programs. He was a gardener. He raised sheep and chickens, and he just liked to do things. “And my mom was the same way. She sewed my clothes. She was a great cook. She would call it ‘putting up’ the vegetables. You’re pickling vegetables, you’re making jam, you’re doing all these things that I don’t feel like should be like cornered by tradwives. I like to do all those things. I’m a great knitter, I’m a great embroiderer.” The crafty producer, showrunner, and writer, who also sews and bakes, said that life skills and/or hobbies like these don’t “have to be an all-or-nothing thing. “Anybody can pick up a book and learn how to bake something, or draw something, or plant a garden. Those things are not the exclusive landscape of tradwives or influencers, or any of those things. “I think what I want for people to just think about is, what little things would interest me that I could do with my hands and incorporate into everyday life?” You can read the Variety interview in full here. Related... 'Tradwife' Lifestyles Are Often A Lie – I Know. I Cleaned Their Houses The Creepy Reason Trad Men Are Obsessed With 'Pilates Girls' Women Who Were “Tradwives” Are Sharing What The Lifestyle Was Actually Like