Ep 611: Many Voices. One Community with Gaitley Stevenson Mathews and guest Kate Csillag on hmTv

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Many Voices. One Community on hmTv, host Gaitley Stevenson Mathews welcomes Kate Csillag, founder of Knit with Kate, for a warm and inspiring conversation about the power of knitting, crocheting, service, and human connection.Kate shares how fiber arts have been part of her life since childhood and how she now uses knitting and crochet to bring people together across Glen Cove, Bayville, libraries, senior centers, temples, and community spaces. What begins with yarn and needles becomes something far greater: a place of belonging, friendship, healing, and purpose.Together, Gaitley and Kate explore how creative arts can bridge differences, reduce loneliness, and build community among people of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences. Kate also discusses her group’s charitable work, including a remarkable veterans drive that collected more than 1,600 handmade and donated items, as well as ongoing donations of blankets and other items to veterans, shelters, and those in need.This heartfelt episode reminds us that community can be built one stitch, one conversation, and one act of kindness at a time.Support the show