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147: It's Not About Perfection But Expression with adé Oh May 22, 2023

In this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with adé Oh (they/themme/àjé) an afro surrealist, animist, and multimedia healing artist. Their creative fire is nourished by earth-based textile crafts, sound arts, experimental and abstract visual arts, nature writing, poetry, capoeira Angola, good food and healing herbs, river time, belly laughter, money, healthy relationships, and peaceful rest. They are a returning generation slow craft artisan and in 2014, made a lifelong commitment to cloth and tapestry weaving. In 2020, they founded dièdiè textile farm and production studio which is currently incubating on collective land Tierra Negra farms. They work with land and sky to grow and process plant-based fibers and dyes for the people. At Gist, we are lucky to support them as one of our artists in residence of 2022 and as a guest on the podcast this week. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-147

146: Exploring Ancestry Through Art With Sobia Ahmad Dec 23, 2022

In this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with Sobia Ahmad, an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores how our deeply intimate struggles of belonging can inform larger conversations about migration, the tenuous notions of home, personal memory, and cultural porosity. While exploring her ancestral knowledge, Sobia reimagines craft rituals and intergenerational storytelling as acts of liberation. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-146

145: Weaving Skies with Kesiena Onosigho Sep 26, 2022

In this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with one of our artists in residence Kesiena Onosigho. Kesiena's thought-provoking mixed-media collages and installations are informed by her lived experiences, curiosity, and the historic influence on arts & crafts from people within the African Diaspora. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-145

144: New Farm and Fiber Beginnings with Michelle Brooks and LaChaun Moore Sep 06, 2022

In this week's conversation, LaChaun is switching roles to be interviewed by Michelle Brooks of The Stitchering Shop. You may remember Michelle from episode 110 where she talked about her practice of creating custom textile art pieces using a variety of fiber techniques such as tufting, embroidery stitching, and weaving. In this week's episode, LaChaun gives an update on her fiber and farming journey as well as some insights into her experiences in fiber and how they relate to Michelle's experiences as well. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-144

WEAVE: The Artist in Residence Program Jan 18, 2022

Our WEAVE Artist in Residency program is a 12-week long remote residency that aims to support weavers and fiber enthusiasts who engage in community-based fiber practices. Each participant will receive a $1,500.00 cash stipend to use with no restrictions, and a $1,500.00 materials budget to shop for materials on the Gist Yarn website. We will select three Artists in Residence in 2022. Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/artist-residency-2022 Residency Application: https://forms.gle/dfAcFhuPpJ1uL3X29

143: Making a Life with Melanie Falick Nov 22, 2021

In this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with author and maker Melanie Falick. Melanie traveled across continents to meet quilters and potters, weavers and painters, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more, all to uncover truths that have been speaking to us for millennia yet feel urgently relevant today. In revealing stories and gorgeous original photographs, Making a Life captures all the joy of making and the power it has to give our lives authenticity and meaning. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-143

142: Traditions in Cloth with Melvenea Hodges Nov 01, 2021

In this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with Melvenea Hodges. Melvenea is a Fiber Artist residing in South Bend, Indiana. She was born and raised in Benton Harbor, Michigan where she began learning about fiber arts through experimenting with hair braiding, beading, and weaving. It was through these experiences she found joy and realized her talent in creating with her hands. She creates clothing and accessories using traditional techniques such as block printing, sewing, weaving, spinning, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery. On a small scale, Melvenea grows processes and spins naturally colored cotton that she weaves with. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-142

141:Teaching and Designing Tapestry Weaving with Tommye Scanlin Sep 06, 2021

In this week's episode, Sarah speaks with Tommye Scanlin. Tommye is a well-known tapestry weaver, tapestry teacher, and the author of The Nature of Things: Essays of a Tapestry Weaver, as well as her newest book, Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond. In their conversation, Tommye talks about how she began teaching weaving, and what inspired her to write her latest book. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-141

140: Exploring Tapestry Weaving with Rebecca Mezoff Aug 09, 2021

On this week's episode, Sarah speaks with Rebecca Mezoff. We are really thrilled to welcome Rebecca Mezoff back onto the podcast. Rebecca is a contemporary tapestry weaver in Fort Collins, Colorado, and a tapestry weaving teacher, both in-person and online. She's written books about tapestry weaving, including the recently published book The Art of Tapestry Weaving. We first spoke for the podcast in 2018 for episode 11 and since then, Rebecca and I have stayed in touch and Rebecca has been really instrumental in giving feedback throughout the development of our new line of wool tapestry yarn, Array. We have been collaborating on an exciting project that she’s going to be launching soon and we're excited to share more details in this episode! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-140

139: Rhythm and Texture with Multimedia Artist and Musician Lea Thomas Jun 28, 2021

On this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with Lea Thomas. Born in Hawaii and based in Brooklyn, Lea Thomas is a multimedia artist with a focus on music and weaving. Her woven work is centered around hand-looming natural fibers that she dyes with botanical pigments. Her frequent use of indigo is symbolic of her Japanese heritage, honoring a lineage of kimono makers and textile artisans in her immediate ancestry. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-139

138: Introducing Twofold with Gist Yarn's Christine Jablonski Apr 19, 2021

On this week's episode, LaChaun speaks with Christine Jablonski, the Director of Operations for Gist Yarn, and designer of Twofold, our upcoming subscription box for rigid heddle weavers. Her theme for this project is double weave. Over the course of a year, she will take you step by step through this exciting technique to weave four projects of setts, textures, and widths not available with single-heddle weaving. In addition to her duties at Gist, Christine has taught extensively and is also a weaver and exhibiting fiber artist. You can find her on Instagram as @soulspaceart. Twofold Subscription box sign-up: www.gistyarn.com/pages/twofold Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-twofold

137: Entangling Craft and Tech with Shanel Wu Apr 05, 2021

In this week’s episode, LaChaun speaks with Shanel Wu. Shanel is a Taiwanese-American, nonbinary, queer, maker who uses their fiber skills to entangle craft and tech. Shanel works with smart textiles, weaving, computational craft, and hardware hacking all while pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Technology Design, at ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder. www.gistyarn.com/episode-137

136: Heirloom Naturally Colored Cotton in Shades of Pink with Maud Lerayer of Behind The Hill Mar 22, 2021

In this week’s episode, LaChaun speaks with Maud Lerayer. Maud is the founder of Behind The Hill, a textile company based in Brooklyn, New York. Behind The Hill creates unique and contemporary pieces for home decor using a variety of heirloom cotton which grows wild in shades of pink, terra-cotta, green, beige, and white in Mexico and Guatemala. They are partnered with three communities of Indigenous people in Central America who still grow, spin, and weave color-grown cotton, the same way it has been done for centuries. They work directly with their artisan partners, to strive to keep ancient traditions alive while working hand in hand with the weavers. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-136

135: Weaving Journals and Personal Life Struggles with Bryana Bibbs Mar 08, 2021

In this week’s episode LaChaun speaks with Bryana Bibbs. Bryana is a Chicago-based textile artist, painter, and art educator who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Fiber and Material Studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the founder of the “We Were Never Alone Project, a weaving workshop for victims and survivors of domestic violence. She is a current artist in residence at the Chicago Artist Coalition HATCH and serves on the Surface Design Association’s Education Committee. Bryana’s work has been on view at the Evanston Art Center, ARC Gallery, and the Bridgeport Art Center. Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-135

134: Weaving Monuments As Memory Signifiers with Carolina Jimenez Feb 22, 2021

In this week’s episode, LaChaun speaks with Carolina Jimenez a Mexican-American textile artist and designer living in Brooklyn New York. In Carolina’s weaving practice she makes monuments as memory signifiers, and vessels into which the past is poured, molded or reshaped (woven, unraveled, or stretched). These monuments reference the body-her body and ours-they speak to the magnificence of our daily lived experience and the monumentality of the mundane. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-134

133: Regenerative Storytelling with Amy DuFault Feb 08, 2021

In this week’s episode, LaChaun is speaking with Amy Dufault. Amy is a sustainable textile industry writer. She works as the sustainability and communications Director for Botanical Colors as well as the Communications Lead for TS Designs. Amy also co-runs the Southeastern New England Fibershed, which has goals to create a digestible dialogue with farmers about climate change in order to create a regional supply chain that supports Massachusetts and Rhode Island textile businesses. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com

132: A New Look For Gist Yarn with Maggie Putnam Jan 27, 2021

We have a special episode for you today, a conversation between myself, LaChaun, and Maggie Putnam, that will be a peek behind the scenes at GIST Yarn and what we’ve been up to. Maggie Putnam Studio is a one-woman creative office that crafts refined brand systems for conscious, intentional brands. And for the last seven months, we have been working on redesigning our GIST Yarn and Weave Podcast brand identity and rebuilding our website to better reflect the company we’ve become, and to better share our podcast episodes, and to better serve our community. Maggie has led that process for us, working closely with our team to learn who we are as a company and translating those conversations into a redesigned brand identity that we are proud to have launched just last week. We learned so much working with Maggie and we thought it would be interesting to share a glimpse of the design process with our listeners and customers. Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-132

131: Letters from Our Community Dec 28, 2020

Our team put together a really special episode for you to ring out this year, sharing some of our favorite customer stories that came into our email inbox this year. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-131

130: Regenerative Fashion with Lydia Wendt of California Cloth Foundry Dec 07, 2020

In this week’s episode, LaChaun is speaking with Lydia Wendt, the Founder and Design Director of the California Cloth Foundry. Originally from New York, Lydia trained at the Fashion Institute of Technology and worked with some of America's top fashion designers and brands, including Tom Ford for Perry Ellis America, Calvin Klein, Jones New York, and The North Face. Before founding CCF in 2014, she was a member of the faculty of the Academy of Art University's internationally recognized fashion department. There she taught graduate and undergraduate courses in textile design and sustainable fashion. Lydia’s past work in the fast fashion industry informs and guides California Cloth Foundry’s mission: to positively change the industry one bolt of fabric and garment at a time, for the health of the planet and the future of her two daughters. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-130

129: Weaving Sustainability And Social Justice with Sarah Gotowka of Luna Fiber Studio Nov 23, 2020

In this week’s episode, LaChaun is speaking with Sarah Gotowka the founder and director of Luna Fiber Studio, A textile studio specializing in weaving and natural dyes, rooted in sustainability and social justice. Sarah is a Korean adoptee and also works part-time for the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York. There she mentors youth adoptees, and advocates around trans-racial adoption issues. Weaving and dyeing have been a powerful healing tool in Sarah’s journey of exploring her roots and connecting to her ancestral knowledge. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-129

Gist Yarns First Open Call For Pattern Designers Nov 18, 2020

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 excited about the changes that are to come! While we are on the topic of the future I’m excited to introduce you all to a new project that we are working on at Gist. As part of my new role at Gist as director of partnerships and collaborations, I’m working on our very first Open Call for Gist Yarn Pattern Designers. The theme of our first Open Call for Designers is Hope. This past year has been hard for so many, and filled with a yearning for better days ahead. As we look with optimism towards the future, we are seeking designs inspired by what makes you feel hopeful. Maybe it’s the hope of gathering with friends and family, easy hugs in shared spaces. The hope that is present in every handmade gift - an offering of love and time. The hope for a better world, safe and just and healthy for everyone. The hope in a freshly wound warp, the promise of quiet moments passing shuttles through your hands. Whatever is bringing you to hope these days, we are excited to see how it inspires your designs with our yarn. If your design is selected for publication, Gist Yarn will pay you $350-$450 depending on the complexity of the project to weave and write the pattern. Gist Yarn will purchase exclusive rights to publish the pattern for one year, and you will retain rights to also sell the pattern from your own platform after one year. If your design is selected, you will be given free yarn to weave the sample project. Woven samples will be mailed to Gist Yarn for photography and then will be returned to you. Gist yarn will continue to provide access to our free patterns on our website however patterns produced in collaboration with Designers via our open call will be available for purchase on our website. If your interested in submitting a proposal with can sign up for email updates via www.gistyarn.com/designers. Look out for our announcement in January 2021 Thank you for your wonderful support, until next time HAPPY WEAVING!

A Message On Voting in the 2020 Election with Sarah and LaChaun Nov 02, 2020

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 Oct 26, 2020

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 expression. Torrey’s palette, texture choices, and subject matters all have their roots in Torrey’s personal experiences growing up Black. Torrey’s work aim's to create a space where Black and Queer folks encounter the work, seeing themselves in the lines, and feel "home" emanating from the textures. www.gistyarn.com/episode-128

127: Historic Wild Indigo on Johns Island South Carolina with Leigh Magar Oct 19, 2020

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 studio embraces a seed to stitch design philosophy that explores the history, a rich yet tangled past of place; while living and working on a former indigo plantation in Charleston SC. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-127

126: Poetic Political Quilt Making with Mathematician Chawne Kimber Oct 12, 2020

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 interprets traditional forms in an improvisational style using vibrant modern colors of commercially available American-farmed, processed, and woven cotton. Some of her designs are geometric romps that emphasize the complex forms of negative space that naturally arise, while others utilize unusually small scaling to exaggerate shapes and tonal sequences. She uses the quilt medium to respond to current race-related social justice issues, and make minimal two-tone appliquéd self-portraits in a street art style. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-126

125: Weaving and Tufting with Jessie Mordine Young Oct 05, 2020

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 candidate in the History of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City. She also graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with a dual degree in Art History and Studio Art in Fiber and Material Studies. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-125

124: Accountability In Fashion with Lauren B. Fay of The New Fashion Initiative Sep 28, 2020

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 interdisciplinary education and communications initiatives to promote circulatory collaboration, and accountability in the fashion industry. Lauren Fay is a connector and producer committed to creating a paradigm shift in the fashion industry. As a sustainability consultant, she’s developed initiatives and strategic planning in order to improve the transparency of her clients’ supply chains. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-124

123: Cultivating a Contemporary Weaving Community with Gather Textiles Sep 21, 2020

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 people together to exchange ideas, learn from one another, and to celebrate making things with our hands. We are thrilled that Gather is a Canadian stockist for Gist Yarn carrying our lines of Duet and Mallo. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-123

122: Indigo Growing and Natural Dyeing in Central Baltimore With Kenya Miles Sep 14, 2020

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 expertise in natural textiles which she has applied to the Blue Light Junction Project, a natural dye studio, alternative color lab, retail space, dye garden & educational facility in central Baltimore, Maryland. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-122

121: Natural Fibers Sculpture and Gendered Iconography With Sydni Gause Sep 07, 2020

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 her sculpture, installation, and fiber-based practice. She uses her work as a means to respond to issues between power structures and gender inequality. Working with text and gendered iconography Gause exposes her oppressive truths and begins to challenge the viewers' conditioned constructs of both a woman’s role in society and in the home. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-121

120: Deconstructing Fiber Making with Kendall Schauder Aug 31, 2020

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 where she deconstructs and re-interprets the fiber making practice. I’m excited to speak with her about her “How to Grow Denim Project” where she works with salvaged raw cotton and indigo in order to document the steps required to create a 40-yard bolt of denim. www.gistyarn.com/episode-120

119: The Warmth of Weaving on the Scottish East Coast with Yarrow Magdalena Aug 24, 2020

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 all year, and do a lot of queer dreaming. Yarrow shares their practices as an offering that you can receive and make your own – they are woven together from independent celebrancy, European folk magic, expressive art, and exploratory weirdness. Comment below to keep the conversation going! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-119

118: An Array of Fiber Making Mediums with Tammi Williams of Yarn & Whiskey Aug 17, 2020

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 knitting to sewing and construction using beautifully patterned and colorful fabrics and materials that are inspired by African patterns, prints, and textiles. Tammi recently embarked on a new business venture Yarn&Whiskey and I’m excited to talk with her about how her new venture led her to make masks in response to the recent COIVD-19 pandemic. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-118

117: Specialty Yarn in Valdese, North Carolina with Stephen Hudson of Meridian Specialty Yarn Group Aug 10, 2020

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 Operations and Sales throughout his tenure at the mill. Meridian is a mill and dyehouse in North Carolina that we partner with to make our Duet and Mallo yarn collections! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-117

116: Healing Inspiration with Cynthia Alberto Founder of Weaving Hand A Studio Based in Brooklyn New York Aug 03, 2020

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 podcast once before in Episode 17. We invited her back on the podcast to talk about how she’s cultivating a healing environment using weaving during a time when I think we could all use some healing inspiration. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-116

115: A Design House Based in Weaverville, NC with Grace and Amalia of Echoview Fiber Mill Jul 27, 2020

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 exceptionally high quality and beautifully designed home goods, accessories, and craft knitting and weaving yarns using natural fibers like wool, alpaca, silk, mohair, and organic cotton. They also support local farmers such as Jessica Sanchez of rusted Earth Farm who was featured in Episode 92. www.gistyarn.com/episode-115

114: An Artisan Fiber Mill in Vermont with Susan Snider of Mad River Fiber Mill Jul 20, 2020

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, working with wool, alpaca, llama, mohair, and even angora fiber! In their conversation, they talk about Susan's journey into the world of fiber, what it was like to start a mill, and some of the challenges and joys she has faced along the way. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-114

113: Saori Weaving and Divination with Lisa Shobhana Mason Jul 13, 2020

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 The Creative Knitter and Yarnplay At Home: Handknits For Colorful Living. She’s contributed her design patterning and beautiful colorways to a number of popular fiber media outlets and I’m excited to share our conversation! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-113

112: Curating Textile Art with Wouter de Vries and Dorothé Swinkels of Textile Plus Magazine Jul 06, 2020

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 showcasing works of textile artists around the globe. In their conversation, they talk about their recently published weaving focused issue, their online exhibition that focuses on art in the times of the coronavirus, and a brief history of weaving in their region. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-112

111: Sustainable Handspun Eri Silk Fibers with Muezart of Meghalaya India Jun 29, 2020

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 to weavers, knitters, crocheters, and other fiber artists. I first found out about them about a year ago when they mailed a sample card to our studio, and I was absolutely captivated by the rich and vibrant colors they created from plants. Over several zoom calls with their team over the past year, I learned much more about their processes and the ways they work with their communities, and have been looking forward to sharing their stories with our podcast audience for many months. One thing to note, this episode was recorded a few months ago, before COVID-19 had hit India. We waited to air this episode at their request because of the lockdown in India, so that they could be ready to ship yarn to interested listeners. They are now able to ship again, and they are a wonderful group of people, making beautiful yarn, which they ship worldwide - so if this episode sparks your interest, definitely go check out their website and support their shop. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-111

110: Custom Stitches Of All Kinds With Michelle Brooks Of The Stitchering Shop Jun 22, 2020

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 fiber techniques such as tufting, embroidery stitching, and weaving. In our conversation we talk about how she began working with fibers, the fiber making community in Chicago, and how she is using her artistry to advocate for the Black Lives Matter Movement. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-110

109: A Deep Reckoning with Sarah Resnick and LaChaun Moore Jun 16, 2020

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 world and all of us are reacting to the murder of George Floyd and so many other Black people at the hands of the police. White folks are being called upon to deeply examine and work at rooting out the racism in ourselves and our families and communities and it is work I am committed to staying focused on in my personal life and in this business. LaChaun and I have had a few phone conversations recently about how we want to bring these conversations onto the podcast and into our weaving community, and we decided on our last one that we should record one of these conversations to share transparently with our listeners what we have been thinking about. I am deeply appreciative of LaChaun's interest in and willingness to talk about this so openly on this platform. If you are new to our podcast, I encourage you to listen to two earlier episodes where LaChaun shares her story and journey as an artist and a farmer, and a number of her other episodes where she explores the history and present realities of farming and processing cotton and indigo in the United States - you can see all episodes of the podcast at www.gistyarn.com/podcast. www.gistyarn.com/episode-109

Black Lives Matter Jun 03, 2020

a short message from Sarah

108: The Aesthetic Simplicity of Hand Stitching of with Judy Martin May 25, 2020

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 works through stitching these materials by hand. The process is time-consuming, but the healing meditation inherent in the method gives her the vitality to fulfill her large scale projects. In 2010 Judy began harvesting and processing natural plant dyes from local fields to create her work. Her practice is informed by the aesthetics of simplicity, time, labor, repetition, and the sense of touch. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-108

107: Supplying Fiber Folks in Philadelphia with Liz Sytsma of Wild Hand May 18, 2020

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 community they're cultivating there, how they are adapting in this time of social distancing, and lots more. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-107

106: Locally Sourced Hand Weaving with Stephanie Pinerio of Shed Textile Company May 11, 2020

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 used in her pieces are hand-sourced locally from farmers, spinners, shearers, dyers, makers, tradesmen and the countless regional fiber festivals that dot the countryside every year. Each artisanal design is created by hand, beginning with the initial stages of fiber selection to hand warping, dressing the loom and then woven on traditional wooden floor looms. Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-106

105: Running A Small Family Wool Business With Ben Hostetler of Mountain Meadow Wool Mill May 04, 2020

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 wool industry, how ranchers and their own mill are adapting to changes brought by COVID-19, and about their Kickstarter for a new line of wool kids clothing. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-105

104: Therapeutically Weaving In The Round with Ashton Zager Apr 27, 2020

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 circular weavings and woven jewelry pieces. Prior to weaving, she didn’t consider herself creative, but she quickly began to use weaving as a form of therapy through her personal grieving process. We are delighted to have Ashton as a guest this week! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-104

A Warm Message from Sarah Resnick Apr 20, 2020

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 future. I hope that wherever this finds you, wherever you are listening from, you and your loved ones are safe and healthy, in body and in spirit. I’ve been hearing from many of you about how you are coping with and adapting to these times, and I am so grateful to receive those messages and to be in touch with you. Tune in to hear how the Gist Yarn team is adjusting to the changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-covid19update

103: Researching Natural Dyes For The Next Generation of Fashion Professionals with Kelsie Doty Apr 06, 2020

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 generation of fashion professionals about design and sustainability through scientific research and experimentation of natural dye's for the commercial market. In their conversation, they talk about how Kelsie's personal background has influenced her design aesthetic and natural dye practice. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-103

102: Tapestry Weaving in Quebec with Thoma Ewen Mar 30, 2020

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 peacefulness for you. This week on the podcast, I’m talking to Thoma Ewen. Thoma is a tapestry weaver in Quebec, Canada whose work focuses on a lifelong love of the natural environment. She is also the founder of Moon Rain, a center for tapestry weaving and teaching, and a place for creative retreat and renewal. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-102

101: Weaving through Lupus and MS with Lynn Battle in Birmingham Alabama Mar 16, 2020

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 Lynn on the podcast this week and I am excited to share our conversation. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-101

100: Designing Weaving and Knitting Patterns with Angela Tong Mar 09, 2020

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 designer of knitting & weaving patterns, a pottery maker and a Mirrix Looms brand ambassador. I came across Angela’s work via BIPOC in fiber project and I’m excited to share our conversation about working with the trifecta of fiber art knitting weaving and crocheting as well as how important it is to create space and amplify to voices of people of color in the world of fibers. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-100

99: Revitalizing the American Textile Industry with Leigh Anne Hilbert of The Carolina Textile District Mar 03, 2020

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 Virginia, Leigh saw factories close and thousands of people laid off, including her mother. After witnessing the positive impact that the Carolina Textile District could have in the region, both for owners and workers, she jumped in. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-99

98: Navajo Rug Weaving Restoration with Penelope Starr in Tucson Arizona Feb 24, 2020

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 significance of Navajo weaving as well as how she had gained the technical skills to complete these restorations. Show notes : www.gistyarn.com/episode-98

97: Weaving in South Philadelphia with Melonie Cavallaro Wallace of Fibre Studio Feb 17, 2020

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 culture and combining global textures, form, and color. She now uses these elements in her weaving practice which is based in South Philadelphia. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-97

96: Quilting and Natural Dye Cultivating in Oakland with Kristin Arzt of Scrambles Quilts Feb 10, 2020

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 wellness with her fiber practice and I'm excited to have her on the podcast this week to talk about her experience working in the beautiful natural fiber hub, Northern California. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-96

95: Interdisciplinary Craft Making and Agriculture with Catherine Cross Tsintzos Feb 03, 2020

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 craft and sustainability. She works with natural fibers and dyes with a deep focus on artistic practice, teaching, activism, and invitation for participation and I'm excited to share our fascinating conversation! Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-95

Listener Appreciation Episode Jan 27, 2020

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 words. The team at GistYarn is so thankful for your support! We hope you enjoy! Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-listeners

94: An Exploration of the Vanishing American Wool Industry with Clara Parkes Jan 14, 2020

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: A Knitter Sees the World.” In our conversation, we talk about her most recent publication “Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool.” A tale of her year-long exploration traveling to farms and mills across America in order to transform a 676-pound bale of fleece into commercial yarn. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-94

51 Re-Upload: Learn to rest, not to quit with SHENEQUA Jan 06, 2020

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-sharing an episode from last year that I believe will help us bring in the new year on a positive note. This week on the podcast Sarah is talking with Caribbean textile interdisciplinary artist and weaver SHENEQUA. She received her Masters of Design in Fashion, Body, & Garment at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited her work in numerous galleries and was a featured artist for Ties that Bind in American Craft Magazine. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-51

93: Commercial Scale Local Wool Carding and Spinning with Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fibers Dec 23, 2019

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 commercial-scale carding and spinning for fiber farms and manufactures of yarn and fiber products. Mary Jean Packer is involved in a number of farm to fabric initiatives including the Hudson Valley Textile Project. She advocates for locally sourced and sustainability processed fibers and I am excited to share our conversation! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-93

92: Raising Navajo-Churro Heritage Breeds with Jessica Sanchez of Rusted Earth Farm Dec 16, 2019

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 is to produce and design sustainable, handcrafted textiles from the soil up. As part of their farming practice they aim to preserve struggling heritage breeds of wool sheep by using ethical treatment, natural life grazing, and carbon farming. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-92

91: Ochre Earth Pigments with Heidi Gustafson of Early Futures Dec 09, 2019

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. Her pigments can be used for an array of making mediums, such as an art practice or medicinal properties. I am especially excited to have her on the podcast because she offers a unique perspective in the realm of nature making and spirituality. I’m incredibly excited to learn about the historical significance and science behind her work. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-91

90: Exploring From Farm to Fabric with Nica Rabinowitz of Fiberhouse Collective Dec 02, 2019

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 fabric and then back to farm. They have a number of interesting research projects such as dyeing fibers with mushrooms and extracting pigment from plants and food waste as well as de-composting textile waste. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-90

89: Weaving And Foraging For Natural Dye in Detroit with Kayla Powers Nov 25, 2019

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 beautiful and ethical. Her textiles are woven with local fiber, dyed with natural materials and are made to last. Kayla works on the East side of Detroit, Michigan and draws inspiration from the people and the history of the city. In our conversation, we talk about what it’s like to use an urban landscape to forage for dyes and how she is navigating the changing landscape of the city as an artist. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-89

88: Reconnecting with Weaving Through Identity with Mariela Motilla Nov 18, 2019

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 roots of textile making in Oaxaca Mexico where she now lives and works. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-88

87: Indigenous Fiber and Craft Making in Cusco Peru with Aula Artesana Nov 11, 2019

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, communities, organizations, and businesses in the highlands and jungles of Peru in order to build a unique, curated collection of handmade products. They offer group and custom hands-on workshops with master artisans in hopes to facilitate opportunities for people of different backgrounds to come together to exchange experiences and learn about alternative perspectives through art and travel. They currently have an active Kick Starter Campaign to support their project ending on November 17th so I encourage those interested to support! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-87

86: Handspun Homegrown Naturally Colored Cotton with Yuka Bullard Nov 04, 2019

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 Southern United States. Yuka’s gardening practice started over 10 years ago and I am excited to share our conversation about her fiber journey and how her cultural heritage has influenced her weaving and fiber practice. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-86

85: Community Based Rigid Heddle Weaving with Amy McKnight Oct 28, 2019

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 about Amy’s most recent project traveling around her county to teach weaving and create a public community art project about the threads that bind her community together, She knew she wanted to have her on the podcast again to talk about this process. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-85

84: Creating The Fiber Circle Studio with Alisha Reyes Oct 21, 2019

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 who is a proud mom of two is also the founder of the Fiber Circle Studio, a fiber studio located in the beautiful wine country of Northern California. So stay tuned to listen to how she started her business at 26 and some of the lessons she’s learned along the way! Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-84

83: Weaving the Sea with GIST Yarn Ambassador Katte Geneta Oct 14, 2019

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 her identity, and the ocean, islands, and land are common threads repeated throughout her work. Katte is also a GIST Yarn Ambassador, which means she regularly works with our yarn and designs beautiful projects to share with our community on our weekly blog. Shownotes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-83

Episode 82: Conscious Cultural Exploration in Oaxaca with Vera of Cosa Buena Oct 07, 2019

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 workshops as well as the opportunity for attendees to nourish their body, mind, and, spirit in connection with Zapotec and Mixtec communities and lands. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-82

81: Weaving Patterns with GIST Yarn Ambassador Mariah Gaar Sep 30, 2019

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 created with our community. Mariah has designed a number of beautiful projects for our blog and has more lovely ones up her sleeve that you can expect in the coming months. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-81

80: Fiber Farming and Forestry with Casey Newman of Cedar Dell Forrest Farm Sep 23, 2019

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 maintain the health and integrity of the natural ecosystem while sustainably raising animals and growing food on the non-forested portion of the property. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-80

79: British Sheep Conservation and Ancestral Weaving with Margaret Russell Sep 16, 2019

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 Sheep. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-79

78: The Colors of Norfolk England with Aviva Leigh Sep 09, 2019

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, England. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-78

77: Ancient and Contemporary Weaving Techniques with Natalie Novak Sep 02, 2019

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 explore color, mythology, folklore, and the (super) natural world. Sarah was lucky to have the opportunity to take an in-person tapestry weaving class with Natalie almost two years ago, at the Weaving Kind Makerie retreat, and truly loved her bold use of colors and shapes and encouraging teaching style. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-77

76: Contextualizing Textiles Part Two with LaChaun Moore Aug 26, 2019

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 incorporate listeners in her quest to dig deeper into the world of weaving and textiles! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-76

75: An Artist-Run Weaving Mill with Emily Winter Aug 19, 2019

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 Aug 12, 2019

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 about her recent residency in Sweden as well as her ancestral connection to textile making and processing. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-74

73: A Rigid Heddle Weaving Collaboration With Liz Gipson Aug 05, 2019

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 first had her on the podcast about a year ago, and after that conversation we got to scheming about a collaboration a Weaver's PlayBox that is filled with yarn, project inspiration, and helpful tips created especially for rigid heddle weavers. On today’s episode we’re going to dive more into Liz’s weaving and teaching journey, what new project’s she’s up to, and all about her design process for the PlayBox. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-73

72: A Natural Dye Journey Across The Globe With Linda LaBelle Jul 29, 2019

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 conversation, we talk about Linda’s dye garden as well as her many trips across the world to learn, teach and gather dye materials to share with the natural fiber community. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-72

71: Weaving Wall Hangings with Allyson Rousseau Jul 22, 2019

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 for people all over the world, using her signature style of bold blocks and squares of colors. She also teaches weaving, and we loved collaborating with Ally on a blog post last year sharing her weaving style with our community. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-71

70: SLO Fiber with Stephanie L. Ondo Jul 15, 2019

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 dyed textiles. She is the founder of SLO fiber studio a project named after her married initials S-L-O which can be read as "slow" - a hopeful word in a world that often moves too fast. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-70

69: Sweet Georgia Yarns with Felicia Lo Wong Jul 08, 2019

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 gorgeous and deeply saturated colors of yarn and fiber for knitters, spinners, and weavers. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-69

68: Handcrafted Wool Fiber Goods with Jane Hansen Jul 01, 2019

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 Jun 24, 2019

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 Jun 17, 2019

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.com/episode-66

65: Doubleweaving with Jennifer Moore May 27, 2019

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 May 20, 2019

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 May 13, 2019

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 World, a collection of essays and photographs sharing textile traditions from communities around the world. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-63

62: Coaxing Dye from Plants with Liz Spencer the Dogwood Dyer May 06, 2019

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 in southern California, and community-centric projects on the sidewalks of Brooklyn, New York. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-62

61: Reclaiming Weaving, Dyeing, and Wood Carving with Stephen Hamilton Apr 29, 2019

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 dyeing, weaving, and woodcarving. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-61

60: Natural Dyeing in Budapest with Sara Hajgato Apr 22, 2019

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 garments with natural dyes. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-60

59: Material Meaning with Cameron Taylor-Brown Apr 15, 2019

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 Living Legacy of Anni Albers, which will feature work by ten contemporary American artists and designers working with textiles who are strongly influenced by Anni Albers. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-59 Material Meaning Catalogue: https://theweavingworkshop.com/2019/10/31/material-meaning-exhibition-catalogue/

58: Plant Adoration with Kelli of Bedhead Fiber Apr 08, 2019

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 Apr 01, 2019

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 Mar 25, 2019

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 Mar 18, 2019

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 Mar 11, 2019

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 Mar 04, 2019

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 Feb 25, 2019

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 cultivating and bringing naturally colored cotton to the market. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-52

51: Learn To Rest, Not To Quit with SHENEQUA Feb 18, 2019

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.gistyarn.com/episode-51

15: Art and Weaving with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood Feb 11, 2019

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 working in the fields, why she insisted on making a space for weaving as art in academia, her series of works commemorating the people who lose their lives crossing the highways near the border between Mexico and California, and so much more. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-15

50: Crossing Threads with Lauren and Kass Hernandez Feb 04, 2019

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 Jan 28, 2019

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 Jan 21, 2019

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 Jan 14, 2019

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 Jan 07, 2019

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 in business! Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-46

23: Rigid Heddle Weaving with Liz Gispon of Yarn Worker Dec 31, 2018

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 Dec 24, 2018

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 Dec 17, 2018

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 Northwest and how Angela is working to revitalize the industry. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-45

44: Cultivating a Creative Weaving Practice with Andrea Carpenter Dec 10, 2018

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 Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-44

43: Urban Gardening for Textiles in The South Bronx with Sajata Epps Dec 03, 2018

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 can mitigate the changing cultural climate in the Bronx through conscious community engagement and urban gardening. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-43

42: An International Textile Community with Ashley Thurman and Beth Meyer of FibreShare Nov 26, 2018

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 Nov 19, 2018

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 Nov 12, 2018

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 Nov 05, 2018

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 Oct 30, 2018

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/episode-38

37: Black Cotton with Julius Tillery Oct 22, 2018

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 Oct 15, 2018

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 Oct 08, 2018

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

33: Natural Dyes with Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors Sep 24, 2018

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 Sep 17, 2018

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 honor our humanity. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-32

31: Handheld Looms with Angela Laswell Smith of Purl and Loop Sep 10, 2018

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.gistyarn.com/episode-31

30: Indigenous Textile Traditions with the Tixinda Dreamweavers Sep 03, 2018

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 Aug 27, 2018

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 Aug 20, 2018

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 Aug 13, 2018

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 Aug 06, 2018

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 Jul 30, 2018

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 also makes zipper pouches, tote bags, and other pieces from handwoven and hand-dyed materials. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-25

24: Weaving Guilds with Jayne Flanagan Jul 23, 2018

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 Jul 16, 2018

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 Jul 09, 2018

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 so much more. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-22

21: Lisa Roos and Shogo Hirata of Intertradition Jul 02, 2018

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 tradition and filter this through a Japanese traditional weaving technique, creating what they call intertraditional fabric. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-21

20: Linda Thalmann Jun 11, 2018

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 Jun 04, 2018

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 May 28, 2018

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/episode-18

17: Cynthia Alberto May 21, 2018

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 May 14, 2018

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

15: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood May 07, 2018

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 dreams of becoming an artist as a child working in the fields, why she insisted on making a space for weaving as art in academia, her series of works commemorating the people who lose their lives crossing the highways near the border between Mexico and California, and so much more. Show Notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-15

14: Bhakti Ziek Apr 30, 2018

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 Apr 16, 2018

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 Apr 09, 2018

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

11: Rebecca Mezoff Apr 02, 2018

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 process of communicating with clients on custom tapestries, how she approaches her work as a weaving teacher, and so much more. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-11

10: Treenway Silks Mar 26, 2018

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 story behind her business, where her love of color comes from, tips she has for weaving with silk, and so much more. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-10

9: Sarah Neubert Mar 19, 2018

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/episode-9

8: Nikita Sheth Mar 12, 2018

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/episode-8

7: Avery Williamson Mar 05, 2018

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 Feb 26, 2018

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 Smita went from working as a journalist to founding Indigo Handloom, the challenges that weaving communities in India are facing, how she works with both emerging designers and large brands to build out a market for handwoven fabric, and much more. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-6

5: Rachel Snack Feb 19, 2018

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 Harrisville Designs, a weaving cooperative she worked with in Peru, and lots more. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-5

4: Mirrix Looms Feb 12, 2018

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 weave with at her children’s sports games. 22 years later Mirrix looms are a beloved company and loom used by tapestry weavers and bead weavers all over the US and around the world. On this episode I chatted with Claudia and her daughter Elena about how their company has developed, what it’s like to run a family business together, their tips for people who want to dive into tapestry or bead weaving for the first time, and lots more.

3: Tien Chiu Feb 05, 2018

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 Magazine, her handwoven wedding dress was part of an exhibit at the American Textile History Museum, and she writes regularly for weaving journals. She is also President of the Board at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.

2: Omar Chavez Feb 05, 2018

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 week learning tapestry weaving from Omar and his parents Fe and Lola in their studio in Teotitlan. I was so inspired by the stunning creativity and the sheer amount of planning and hard work that goes into creating each of their tapestries.

1: Meghan Bogden Shimek Feb 05, 2018

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. Meghan’s work has been exhibited throughout the US and internationally.

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