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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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a short message from Sarah

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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