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15: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Fiber artist and weaver Consuelo Jimenez Underwood is the daughter of migrant agricultural workers, a Chicana mother and a father of Huichol descent. In our conversation, we discuss Consuelo's drea...

14: Bhakti Ziek from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bhakti Ziek is a well known artist, weaver, and teacher who currently lives and works in Vermont. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-14

13: Kathrin Weber from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathrin Weber is the the owner and artist behind the beloved hand-dyed warp yarn company Blazing Shuttles. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-13

12: Lindsey Campbell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Lindsey Campbell is the fiber artist and weaver extraordinaire behind Hello Hydrangea. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/epsiode-12

11: Rebecca Mezoff from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rebecca Mezoff is a contemporary tapestry weaver who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. In our conversation we discussed Rebecca's experience as an artist in residence at a National Park, her proces...

10: Treenway Silks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Treenway Silks is widely known in the weaving community as a source for exquisite silk yarns and fiber hand-dyed every color of the rainbow. On this episode I talk to Susan Du Bois today about the...

9: Sarah Neubert from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sarah Neubert is a fiber artist who lives at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is also the founder and facilitator of The Weaving Kind. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/epi...

8: Nikita Sheth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nikita Sheth is a weaver based in Sydney, Australia, who creates stunning weavings from recycled saris that she collects from elderly Indian women in her community. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/ep...

7: Avery Williamson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Avery Williamson is an artist and weaver who explores the history of black Americans, specifically women, in personal and institutional archives. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-7

6: Indigo Handloom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Smita is the founder of Indigo Handloom, which works with over 500 weavers in rural India to produce beautiful, handwoven textiles using ancient techniques. In this episode, we talk about how Smit...

5: Rachel Snack from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rachel Snack is the designer and weaver behind Weaver House Co, and the Creative Director at Harrisville Designs. On this episode we talk about her journey to weaving, a day-in-the-life working at ...

4: Mirrix Looms from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I had so much fun talking the mother-daughter team behind Mirrix Looms, Claudia Chase and Elena Zuyok. Claudia founded Mirrix Looms in 1996 when she wanted a portable loom that she could take to we...

3: Tien Chiu from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Weaving Color and Complex Patterns with Tien Chiu. Tien Chiu is an award-winning textile artist and writer who lives and works in the Bay Area. Her weaving has appeared on the cover of Handwoven Ma...

2: Omar Chavez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Natural Dyeing and Tapestry Weaving with Omar Chavez. Omar is a master weaver and natural dyer from Teotitlan Del Valle, in Oaxaca, Mexico. I met Omar last May when I was lucky to get to spend a we...

1: Meghan Bogden Shimek from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Meghan Bogden Shimek is a weaver, fiber artist, and tarot reader living and working in Oakland, California. She creates stunning large-scale wall hangings and sculptural objects from wool roving. M...

Weave Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Weave podcast is launching Monday February 5th!

Gist Yarns First Open Call For Pattern Designers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hello, I hope all is well. Before I get into this week’s episode I would like to start out by expressing my excitement and gratitude for the recent election results. I’m glad we voted and I’m ex...

A Message On Voting in the 2020 Election with Sarah and LaChaun from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, LaChaun and Sarah give a short personal account of why they feel it is important to vote in the 2020 Electoral Campaign. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-vote2020

128: Emanating From The Textures with Torrey Beckham from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, LaChaun is speaking to Torrey Beckham. Torrey is a Texas-born Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist who weaves, uses plants, and many other creative mediums as outlets of ...

127: Historic Wild Indigo on Johns Island South Carolina with Leigh Magar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, I’m speaking with Indigo Farmer, Textile Artist & Dressmaker Leigh Magar. Leigh’s textile design studio Madame Magar is inspired by art, nature, folkways, and history. Her s...

126: Poetic Political Quilt Making with Mathematician Chawne Kimber from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, LaChaun is speaking with Chawne Kimber an African-American mathematician and quilter, known for expressing her political activism in her quilts. In Chawne’s quilts, she inte...

125: Weaving and Tufting with Jessie Mordine Young from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week's episode, LaChaun is speaking with Jessie Mordine Young. Jessie is a textile curator, teacher of traditional textile techniques, and maker living in New York City. She is an MA candid...

124: Accountability In Fashion with Lauren B. Fay of The New Fashion Initiative from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Lauren B. Fay the founder and executive director of the New Fashion Initiative. The New Fashion Initiative is a foundation creating interdisciplina...

123: Cultivating a Contemporary Weaving Community with Gather Textiles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, Sarah is speaking with Angela Kelly and Kim McCollum the founders of Gather Textiles. Gather is a yarn shop and textile studio in Edmonton Alberta. Their aim is to bring peo...

122: Indigo Growing and Natural Dyeing in Central Baltimore With Kenya Miles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, I’m really excited to speak with Kenya Miles. Kenya is a textile artist, farmer, and the alchemist behind the Traveling Miles Studio. Kenya has a wealth of knowledge and exp...

121: Natural Fibers Sculpture and Gendered Iconography With Sydni Gause from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, I’m speaking with Sydni Gause, an interdisciplinary artist and Adjunct Professor in Sculpture at Alfred University. Sydni works with an array of materials that she uses in h...

120: Deconstructing Fiber Making with Kendall Schauder from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this week's episode, I’m speaking with Kendall Schauder. Kendall received her BFA at, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She’s worked on a number of interesting fiber-based projects whe...

119: The Warmth of Weaving on the Scottish East Coast with Yarrow Magdalena from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Yarrow Magdalena lives a soft, slow life in Scotland and creates rituals and ceremonies for the big and small milestones in life. They also write, make textile art, host a podcast, swim in the sea ...

118: An Array of Fiber Making Mediums with Tammi Williams of Yarn & Whiskey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this week's podcast, I’m speaking with Tammi Williams. Tammi is a fiber artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her fiber practice incorporates an array of fiber making mediums from weaving and knit...

117: Specialty Yarn in Valdese, North Carolina with Stephen Hudson of Meridian Specialty Yarn Group from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is excited to welcome Stephen Hudson to the podcast. Stephen is the Senior Vice President of Sales at Meridian Specialty Yarn Group and has held a number of roles in ...

116: Healing Inspiration with Cynthia Alberto Founder of Weaving Hand A Studio Based in Brooklyn New York from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week's episode, LaChaun is speaking with Cynthia Alberto, founder, and director of The Weaving Hand, a weaving and healing arts center in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Cynthia has graced this pod...

115: A Design House Based in Weaverville, NC with Grace and Amalia of Echoview Fiber Mill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Amalia & Grace of Echoview Fiber Mill. Echoview is a spinning mill, knitting operation, and design house based in Weaverville, NC. They make except...

114: An Artisan Fiber Mill in Vermont with Susan Snider of Mad River Fiber Mill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking to Susan Snider, the founder of Mad River Fiber Mill. Mad River Fiber Arts & Mill is a full-service fiber processing mini mill in Waitsfield, Vermont, work...

113: Saori Weaving and Divination with Lisa Shobhana Mason from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I’m speaking with Lisa Shobhana. Lisa is a Saori weaver, designer, instructor, intuitive, and astrologer. She is the author of Yarnplay: Colorful Techniques + Projects For ...

112: Curating Textile Art with Wouter de Vries and Dorothé Swinkels of Textile Plus Magazine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Wouter de Vries and Dorothe Swinkels of Textile Plus magazine. Textile plus is a Dutch magazine and website that’s published every three months sho...

111: Sustainable Handspun Eri Silk Fibers with Muezart of Meghalaya India from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, I'm excited to be talking to the team at Muezart Yarn. Muezart is a small business in Northeast India that focuses on making and selling handspun, naturally dyed Eri Silk ...

110: Custom Stitches Of All Kinds With Michelle Brooks Of The Stitchering Shop from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Michelle Brooks a Chicago based fiber artist and owner of the Stitchering Shop. Michelle creates custom textile art pieces using a variety of fibe...

109: A Deep Reckoning with Sarah Resnick and LaChaun Moore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today on the podcast, LaChaun and I are talking about issues of racism and White Supremacy, and the ways they are deeply embedded into our textile industries and communities. This country and the w...

Black Lives Matter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

a short message from Sarah

108: The Aesthetic Simplicity of Hand Stitching of with Judy Martin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Judy Martin. Judy is a full-time professional textile artist in Ontario, Canada. She uses dye, thread, and cloth as primary materials to produce wo...

107: Supplying Fiber Folks in Philadelphia with Liz Sytsma of Wild Hand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, Sarah is talking to Liz Sytsma, the founder of Wild Hand, a supply shop for fiber folks in Philadelphia. They talk about her journey to starting Wild Hand, the beautiful c...

106: Locally Sourced Hand Weaving with Stephanie Pinerio of Shed Textile Company from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Stephanie Pinerio of Shed Textile Company. Shed Textile Company focuses on the art of hand weaving and local fibers in New York State. The fibers u...

105: Running A Small Family Wool Business With Ben Hostetler of Mountain Meadow Wool Mill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah will be talking to Ben Hostetler, the Operations Manager at Mountain Meadow Wool Mill. They will be discussing what it's like running a small family business in the w...

104: Therapeutically Weaving In The Round with Ashton Zager from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Ashton Zager. Ashton is a fiber artist based out of her home in Asheville, North Carolina. She’s a self taught weaver, known for her beautiful circ...

A Warm Message from Sarah Resnick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sarah here. I’m coming on today with a solo-cast, sharing a window into how our business is adapting to this time, what we’re feeling scared about and hopeful about, and how we are planning for the...

103: Researching Natural Dyes For The Next Generation of Fashion Professionals with Kelsie Doty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Kelsie Doty. Kelsie is a Ph.D. Candidate at Cornell University and faculty at Kansas State University. Kelsie’s work aims to teach the next generat...

102: Tapestry Weaving in Quebec with Thoma Ewen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hi everyone, Sarah here, back at it hosting an episode of the Weave Podcast. These are hard and unsettling times we are living in now, and I hope that this podcast is providing some comfort and pea...

101: Weaving through Lupus and MS with Lynn Battle in Birmingham Alabama from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week’s episode features Lynn Battle an incredibly talented self-taught weaver who began weaving to help offset her symptoms after being diagnosed with Lupus and MS. We are so lucky to have Lyn...

100: Designing Weaving and Knitting Patterns with Angela Tong from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Can you believe this is the 100th episode! I’m so grateful for the community that we've created with this podcast. Thank you for your continued support! This week’s episode features Angela Tong, a...

99: Revitalizing the American Textile Industry with Leigh Anne Hilbert of The Carolina Textile District from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week’s episode features Leigh Anne Hilbert, the Network Coordinator for the Carolina Textile District, an enterprise of The Industrial Commons. Growing up in a textile region in southwestern V...

98: Navajo Rug Weaving Restoration with Penelope Starr in Tucson Arizona from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week’s episode features Penelope Starr. Penelope repairs damaged Navajo rugs by reweaving them in order to restore their original pattern. In our conversation, we talk about the historical sig...

97: Weaving in South Philadelphia with Melonie Cavallaro Wallace of Fibre Studio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week’s episode features Melonie Cavallaro Wallace, a fine artist, and weaver. Melonie studied Fine Art and Art History in Italy where she discovered her passion for classic oil painting, world...

96: Quilting and Natural Dye Cultivating in Oakland with Kristin Arzt of Scrambles Quilts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I’m speaking with Kristin Arzt of Scrambles Quilts. Kristin is a quilter, natural dye grower and artist instructor residing in Oakland, California. She fuses yoga and welln...

95: Interdisciplinary Craft Making and Agriculture with Catherine Cross Tsintzos from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I’m speaking with Catherine Cross Tsintzos. Catherine is an Interdisciplinary-Multidisciplinary Artist with a focus on environmental and social issues, traditional fine cra...

Listener Appreciation Episode from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week is a special mailbag episode featuring emails and comments from listeners who’ve written to us. This podcast has steadily grown and this is our way of showing gratitude for your very kind...

94: An Exploration of the Vanishing American Wool Industry with Clara Parkes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I'm speaking with writer, speaker and wool advocate Clara Parkes. Clara is known for her beloved “Knitters Review” as well as for her New York Times Best Seller “Knitlandia...

51 Re-Upload: Learn to rest, not to quit with SHENEQUA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to another wonderful year of the Weave Podcast! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season and brought in the new year with peace, and prosperity. This week on the podcast cast we are re-sh...

93: Commercial Scale Local Wool Carding and Spinning with Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fibers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I'm speaking with Mary Jeanne Packer owner of Battenkill Fibers in Greenwich, New York. Battenkill Fibers is the last standing wool fiber mill in New York offering commerci...

92: Raising Navajo-Churro Heritage Breeds with Jessica Sanchez of Rusted Earth Farm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I'm speaking with I’m speaking with Jessica Sanchez of Rusted Earth Farm. Jessica is a farmer and weaver located in Western North Carolina. At Rusted Earth Farm their goal ...

91: Ochre Earth Pigments with Heidi Gustafson of Early Futures from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I'm speaking with Heidi of Early Futures. Heidi is an archivist and practitioner of earth pigments that she extracts from landscapes, mostly in the Western United States. H...

90: Exploring From Farm to Fabric with Nica Rabinowitz of Fiberhouse Collective from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I'm speaking with Nica Rabinowitz of Fiberhouse Collective. A collective that partners with farmers, artists, designers, fiber folks, and scientists to explore from farm to...

89: Weaving And Foraging For Natural Dye in Detroit with Kayla Powers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I am speaking with Kayla Powers of Salt Textile Studios. Kayla crafts one-of-a-kind, handwoven textiles for home and lifestyle with the belief that goods can be both beauti...

88: Reconnecting with Weaving Through Identity with Mariela Motilla from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I am speaking with Mariela Motilla, a Mexican born artist who studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she found herself circling back to her ancestral r...

87: Indigenous Fiber and Craft Making in Cusco Peru with Aula Artesana from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I am speaking with Sonya and Steph of Aula Artesana, a retail and learning space located in the heart of Cusco, Peru. Sonya and Steph collaborate with Indigenous artisans, ...

86: Handspun Homegrown Naturally Colored Cotton with Yuka Bullard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I am speaking with Yuka Bullard of Seed&Hand. Yuka is a Japan born cotton grower, spinner & weaver of naturally colored brown and green cotton currently living in the South...

85: Community Based Rigid Heddle Weaving with Amy McKnight from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking to Amy McKnight. Amy is a North Carolina based fiber artist and weaver, and she and I first talked for episode 55 of the podcast. When Sarah found out ab...

84: Creating The Fiber Circle Studio with Alisha Reyes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I am talking to Alisha Reyes who started out in fibers as a knitter but became curious about other fiber arts and learned fiber processing and spinning on a farm. Alisha wh...

83: Weaving the Sea with GIST Yarn Ambassador Katte Geneta   from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking to Katte Geneta. Katte is an artist and weaver who lives and works in New York City. As a Filipino-American, an islander, the sea is an important part of h...

Episode 82: Conscious Cultural Exploration in Oaxaca with Vera of Cosa Buena from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast I am talking to Vera of Cosa Buena a carefully curated, intimate retreat exploring the vibrant culture and traditions of Oaxaca. They offer hands-on ancestral craft worksho...

81: Weaving Patterns with GIST Yarn Ambassador Mariah Gaar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking to Mariah Gaar, a weaver in Missouri, and also a GIST Yarn Ambassador, which means that she regularly works with our yarn and shares the projects she creat...

80: Fiber Farming and Forestry with Casey Newman of Cedar Dell Forrest Farm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Casey Newman an environmental educator , natural dye cultivator and co-owner and operator of Cedar Dell Forrest Farm. A “forest farm” that aims to ...

79: British Sheep Conservation and Ancestral Weaving with Margaret Russell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, Sarah is talking to Margaret Russell, a weaver of almost 40 years, about her Preservation Wraps project, which supports the conservation of watchlisted breeds of British S...

78: The Colors of Norfolk England with Aviva Leigh from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Aviva Leigh an experienced natural dyer and weaver of contemporary woven and stitched textiles living in Aylsham , a ‘cittaslow’ town in Norfolk, E...

77: Ancient and Contemporary Weaving Techniques with Natalie Novak from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking to Natalie Novak, a tapestry weaver in Portland Oregon and the founder of Combed Thunder. Natalie draws from ancient and contemporary weaving techniques to...

76: Contextualizing Textiles Part Two with LaChaun Moore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is talking about her progress growing naturally colored cotton and indigo suffruticosa in Low Country South Carolina. She also introduces a new segment that will in...

75: An Artist-Run Weaving Mill with Emily Winter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking with Emily Winter, the co-founder of The Weaving Mill, an artist-run industrial weaving studio in Chicago. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-75

74: Ancestral Textile Making with Miriam Vegara from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, LaChaun is talking with a close friend and former schoolmate Miriam Vegara a Brooklyn Born Mexican American textile artist and educator. In their conversation, they talk a...

73: A Rigid Heddle Weaving Collaboration With Liz Gipson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, Sarah is thrilled to welcome Liz Gipson back on! Liz is a well known and beloved weaver, author, the founder of Yarnworker.com, and rigid heddle teacher extraordinaire. I ...

72: A Natural Dye Journey Across The Globe With Linda LaBelle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, LaChaun is talking with Linda LaBelle a teacher, entrepreneur, author, photographer and; career fiber artist specializing in natural dyeing and weaving. In their conversat...

71: Weaving Wall Hangings with Allyson Rousseau from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast Sarah is talking to Ally Rousseau. Ally is a Fibre Artist and Designer based out of Montréal, Québec. She is a tapestry weaver who has created close to 200 custom pieces fo...

70: SLO Fiber with Stephanie L. Ondo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, LaChaun is talking with Stephanie L. Ondo. Stephanie is a sustainable natural fiber artist who creates wool felt sculptures, handspun yarns, and one-of-a-kind botanically ...

69: Sweet Georgia Yarns with Felicia Lo Wong from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Felicia Lo Wong is a designer and entrepreneur from Vancouver, Canada who started her company Sweet Georgia Yarns in 2005. Sweet Georgia Yarns is a hand-dyed yarn company that makes stunning gorgeo...

68: Handcrafted Wool Fiber Goods with Jane Hansen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is talking with Jane Hansen, a small scale sustainable wool fiber farmer living in Northern Wisconsin. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-68

67: Hand Dyed and Woven Rugs with Jacqueline James from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jacqueline James is a weaver in the UK specializing in the hand-dyed and handwoven rugs. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-67

66: Wool Fiber Farming with Tamara White of Wing & A Prayer Farm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast LaChaun is speaking with Tamara White of Wing & A Prayer Farm. Tamara is a sustainable wool fiber farmer, homesteader, and natural dye cultivator. Show Notes: www.gistyarn...

65: Doubleweaving with Jennifer Moore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jennifer Moore is an experienced weaver, teacher, and author, specializing in all things doubleweave. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-65

64: Acadian Brown Cotton, A Cajun Love Story with Sharon Donnan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sharon Donnan works with small farmers and hand weavers in Louisiana to revive Acadian Brown Cotton. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-64

63: A New Perspective on Weaving with Deb Brandon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Deb Brandon is a textile artist, writer, math professor, and brain injury survivor. She is also a board member of WARP Weave a Real Peace, and most recently is the author of Threads Around the Worl...

62: Coaxing Dye from Plants with Liz Spencer the Dogwood Dyer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Liz Spencer is a natural dyer who advocates for slow fashion and sustainable textiles. Her growing experience includes farming organic natural dyes in between rows of a family heritage orange grove...

61: Reclaiming Weaving, Dyeing, and Wood Carving with Stephen Hamilton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Stephen Hamilton is an artist and arts educator living and working in Boston. Stephen’s work incorporates both Western and African techniques, blending figurative painting and drawing with resist d...

60: Natural Dyeing in Budapest with Sara Hajgato from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sara Hajgato is a Hungarian natural dyer and small scale grower. She collaborates with a rural eco-community to grow dye plants and run small-scale experiments, in which she re-purposes vintage gar...

59: Material Meaning with Cameron Taylor-Brown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Cameron Taylor-Brown has been working in the worlds of fiber, education, and commerce since the 1970’s. She is curating an exhibit for the Craft in America Center in LA called Material Meaning: A ...

58: Plant Adoration with Kelli of Bedhead Fiber from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, LaChaun is talking with Kelli, a natural dyer, dye grower, insect admirer, and owner of Bedhead Fiber. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-58

57: Spinning for Weaving with Jillian Moreno from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jillian Moreno is a spinner, knitter, weaver and the author of the book Yarnitecture, all about spinning exactly the yarn you want. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-57

56: Korean Indigo with Euna Lee of Kindigo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kindigo is a Korean brand making sustainable & skin-friendly textile products with Korean natural indigo. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-56

55: Weaving on Small Looms with Amy McKnight from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Amy McKnight is a North Carolina-based fiber artist and weaver specializing in working on small looms. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-55

54: Sea Island Indigo with Donna Hardy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Donna Hardy is an indigo grower and dyer located in Athens, Georgia. www.gistyarn.com/episode-54

53: Ashford Wheels and Looms with Kate Sherratt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kate Sherratt is the Sales and Marketing Manager at Ashford Wheels and Looms, a much beloved spinning and weaving equipment manufacturer in New Zealand. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-53

52: Cultivating Naturally Colored Cotton with Sally Fox from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sally Fox is an organic bio-dynamic farmer located in the Capay Valley of Northern California. In addition to her climate beneficial wool Sally Fox has made a huge contribution to the genetics of c...

51: Learn To Rest, Not To Quit with SHENEQUA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

SHENEQUA is a Caribbean textile interdisciplinary artist and weaver. She received her Masters of Design in Fashion, Body, & Garment at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Show Notes: www.gi...

15: Art and Weaving with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we're replaying one of our favorite episodes, with fiber artist and weaver Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. In our conversation, we discuss Consuelo's dreams of becoming an artist as a child w...

50: Crossing Threads with Lauren and Kass Hernandez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Lauren and Kass Hernandez, Australian-born sisters of Filipino heritage, are the weaving duo behind Crossing Threads. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-50

49. Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rebecca Burgess is the founder of Fibershed, which develops regional and regenerative fiber systems on behalf of independent working producers. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-49

48: Weave of the Month Club with Arianna Funk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Arianna Funk is a handweaver in Stockholm, and the founder of Weave of the Month Club, a subscription service to liven up the world of weaving drafts. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-48

47: Macrame and Weaving with Cindy Hwang Bokser of Niroma Studio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Cindy Hwang Bokser is a weaver, macrame artist, and the founder of Niroma Studio and The Fiber Artist Podcast. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-47

46: Jane Patrick and Barry Schacht of Schacht Spindle Company from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Schacht Spindle Company manufactures weaving and spinning equipment that is loved the world over by fiber artists. Jane and Barry talk about the history of their company, and celebrating 50 years i...

23: Rigid Heddle Weaving with Liz Gispon of Yarn Worker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A favorite from the Weave podcast archive - rigid heddle weaving with Liz Gipson! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-23

11: Tapestry Weaving with Rebecca Mezoff from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A favorite from the Weave podcast archive - tapestry weaving with Rebecca Mezoff! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-11

45: Regenerative Regional Flax Production with Angela Wartes-Kahl of Fibrevolution from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, LaChaun is talking with Angela Wartes-Kahl of Fibrevolution. In their conversation, they talk about the history of growing and producing flax for linen in the Pacific Nort...

44: Cultivating a Creative Weaving Practice with Andrea Carpenter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Andrea Carpenter, a weaver in Southern California, talks about how she cultivates a creative weaving practice to support her through challenging times, and how feminism influences her work. Show No...

43: Urban Gardening for Textiles in The South Bronx with Sajata Epps from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sajata Epps is an artist and weaver who creates textile products using recycled tools and natural materials from her urban gardening collective in the Bronx. LaChaun and Sajata discuss how artists ...

42: An International Textile Community with Ashley Thurman and Beth Meyer of FibreShare from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ashley Thurman and Beth Meyer talk about Fibreshare, their international yarn swap! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-42

41: Flax to Linen with Sandy Fisher of Chico Flax from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sandy Fisher is the founder of Chico Flax, a movement to promote a more self-reliant flax-to-fabric textile industry in the Northern Sacramento Valley. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-41

40: Jacquard Weaving with Cathryn Amidei from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Cathryn Amidei is an expert Jacquard weaver and teacher, and the instructor at The Jacquard Center. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode40

39: Raising Alpacas on a Fiber Farm with Kacie Lynn from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kacie Lynn is a textile artist and the founder of Fiber Farm, where she is raising alpacas on a small homestead in the Tennessee foothills. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-39

38: Textile Journeys with Sarah Resnick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I (Sarah) am behind the mic this week, talking about how I became a weaver, and what inspired me to create the this little weaving yarn shop and start this podcast. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/epi...

37: Black Cotton with Julius Tillery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Julius Tillery is a cotton farmer from Northampton County in North Carolina, and the founder of Black Cotton. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-37

36: Online Weaving Guild with Jane Stafford from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jane Stafford is a Canadian weaver, a much beloved weaving teacher, and the host of the JST Online Weaving Guild. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/epsiode-36

35: Running a Wool Mill with Karen Hostetler with Mountain Meadow Wool Mill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Mountain Meadow Wool is a woman-owned Wyoming textile mill that is dedicated to supporting local ranchers. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-35

34: Frame/Looms with Emma Rhodes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Emma Rhodes is an artist, a weaver, GIST's fabulous Community Coordinator, and the creator of Frame/Looms. We chat about all this and lots more. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-34

33: Natural Dyes with Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy Hattori is the founder of Botanical Colors, which supplies artisans and the textile industry with beautiful, high quality natural dyes. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-33

32: Participatory Weaving with Kacie Lyn Martinez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, I’m talking to Kacie Lyn Martinez, participatory fiber artist, facilitator, and systems designer. Kacie uses fiber arts to create spaces, tools, and technologies that hono...

31: Handheld Looms with Angela Laswell Smith of Purl and Loop from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Angela Laswell Smith is the founder and Creative Director of Purl and Loop, which specializes in making products to help weavers, including their wildly popular Swatch Maker 3-in-1. Show Notes: www...

30: Indigenous Textile Traditions with the Tixinda Dreamweavers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Patrice Perillie and Amada Sanchez Cruz are from the Tixinda Dreamweavers, a cooperative of dyers, spinners, and weavers located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-30

29: Weaving Through Loss with Jen Arron from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jen Arron is an artist in Toronto who weaves intriguing sculptural pieces using a wide range of materials and her frame loom. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-29

28: Contextualizing Textiles with LaChaun Moore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

LaChaun Moore is an artist and weaver, an entrepreneur, a farmer, and also our new Weave Podcast producer! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-28

27: Irene Schmoller of Cotton Clouds from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Irene Schmoller is the founder of Cotton Clouds, a cotton weaving yarn and spinning business which has been beloved by our fiber community for decades. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-27

26: Maine Dye and Textiles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Claudia Raessler is co-founder of Maine Dye and Textiles, a dyehouse in Saco, Maine. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-26

25: Weaving as Art and Craft with Val Echavarria from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the podcast, I’m thrilled to be talking to Val Echavarria. Val is an artist, weaver, and graphic designer in Pasadena, California. She creates a stunning range of woven art pieces, and...

24: Weaving Guilds with Jayne Flanagan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we're talking weaving guilds with Jayne Flanagan! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-24

23: Rigid Heddle Weaving with Liz Gipson of Yarnworker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Liz Gipson is the founder of Yarnworker, a fantastic resource and teaching community for rigid heddle weavers. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-23

22: Susan Horton, Editor of Handwoven Magazine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Susan Horton, the Editor of Handwoven Magazine, shares her journey to becoming Editor, her tips for submitting projects to Handwoven, what a week-in-the-life of working on Handwoven is like, and s...

21: Lisa Roos and Shogo Hirata of Intertradition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Shogo Hirata and Lisa Roos are the two artists behind the cross-cultural weaving collaboration Intertradition. With Intertradition, they take inspiration from the Swedish weaving and pattern tradit...

20: Linda Thalmann from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Linda Thalmann is the founder of Paperphine, making gorgeous paper yarns for weavers and other textile artists. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-20

19: Maryanne Moodie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Maryanne Moodie is a fiber artist and weaver in Melbourne, Australia, and author of the book On the Loom: A Modern Weaver's Guide. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-19

18: Paula Stebbins Becker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Paula Stebbins Becker is both an accomplished industrial textile designer and a woven textile artist who exhibits her work in group shows and galleries nationally. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/epi...

17: Cynthia Alberto from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Cynthia is Filipina, an artist, weaver, weaving activist, teacher, and founder/director of the Brooklyn-based weaving studio, Weaving Hand. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-17

16: Jessica Wilson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jessica Wilson is a weaver in Houston, Texas and founder of the Houston Fiberfolk Meetup. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-16

Weave Podcast from 2018-01-30T18:54:59

Weave podcast is launching Monday February 5th!

Weave Podcast from 2018-01-30T18:54:59

Weave podcast is launching Monday February 5th!

Weave Podcast from 2018-01-30T18:54:59

Weave podcast is launching Monday February 5th!