All Episodes - Common Threads
Common Threads is a podcast of the Hudson Valley Textile Project (HVTP) highlighting the many aspects of the regional textile economy in the Hudson Valley.
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Claire's Corrie
Carole Foster of Foster Sheep Farm relays the story of the origin of Claire's Corrie yarn.
A conversation with knit and crochet designer Nikolett Corley
Gail talks with Nikolett Corley, designer of the Reversible Scarf in the issue of Common Threads
Jennifer Kouvant
Gail and Jennifer talk about her Gotland Sheep and other things
Lynn Mordas of Dashing Star Farms
Gail talks with Lynn Mordas of Dashing Star Farms whose yarn, Aran 2-ply yarn, a 100 % wool blend of various sheep breeds, was chosen as an alternative yarn for the Winterwork Shawl
Indie Dyer Megan Granger
Gail talks with Megan Granger of Megs & Co whose yarn, Ghost Town DK was the yarn chosen for the Winterwork Shawl in the Issue of Common Threads. Megsandco.com IG - megsandco_yarn
Winterwork Shawl with the Designer Melissa Burke
Gail talks with Melissa about the shawl and her design philosphies.
Foliage Forager Socks Alternative Yarns Part 2
The converstion continues with Catherine Clark of Brooklyn General and Corinne Tomlinson of The Woolly Thistle as creators of 2 of the alternative yarns for the Foliage Forager Sock pattern in the HVTP's premier issue of Common Threads.
2 Alternative yarns for the Foliage Forager Socks
This is the first of a 2 part podcast talking with the creators of the alternative yarns that were highligted in the premier issue of Common Threads for the Foliage Forager sock pattern, by Mary Anne Benedetto
Designer Mary Anne Benedetto
Gail talks with Mary Anne Benedetto about her designs and the sock pattern for the Common Threads publication
Common Threads - The Premier Issue
The premier issue of Common Threads - the print version - hit the newstand in October 2023. Gail talks with Hannah Thiessen Howard, the editor, about the vision, rewards and challenges of a new, locally focused publication.
New York Fiber Trail
Gail talks with Jessie McNaughton and Pam Renfro, founders of the NY Fiber Trail, a passport event from May 15 - October 31 and a yearlong guide for touring New York State. Learn more about the NY Fiber Trail at www.nyfibertrail.com IG @NYFiberTrail FB NYFiberTrail You can find Jessie at Lift Bridge Yarns in Fairport, NY www.liftbridgeyarns.com
Love for Sara
This is a special podcast to recognize Sara Bauer (Sara Pomegranate) HVTextileproject.org GoFundMe Yarns At Yin Hoo - find where you listen to your podcasts. Part 1 of the conversation with Dr. Lilly Marsh is 2/9/21 S9 E267 mjpacker on Instagram hvtextileproject@gmail.co Concordia by Sara Bauer Taking Back the River by Sara Bauer
2023 Fashion Trends with Hannah Thiessen Howard
Gail talks with Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fiber Mill and Hannah Thiessen Howard. Hannah compiled a 2023 Fashion Trend report for Battenkill Fiber Mill and we discuss the trends and how they apply to our local supply chain. HannahThiessen Howard 2023 Trend Report Pantone S/S Color Report Vogue France Harper's Bazaar WWD Pinterest Predicts 2023 Trend Report Julie Robinson (Julie at Work) 2023 Trend Report
Exciting Updates from HVTP
Gail and Mary Jeanne talk about scouring, new website, 6th Annual Summit, workshop Check out the new website at www.hvtextileproject.org GoFundMe Mimi Prober Jeanne Carver - Imperial Stock Ranch
Scouring Project Update !
Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fiber Mill and Co-Founder of the Hudson Valley Textile Project, Inc. joins Gail to discuss the Scouring Project from its beginning to now when it is on its way.
Alpacas with Elaine Gerber
Gail doesn't know enough about alpacas and Elaine Gerber, an alpaca farmer from Saratoga Springs, agreed to sit down with me and talk about her passion for alpacas. You can find Elaine: www.wmfalpaca.com woodlandmeadowfarm@gmail.com Alpaca Owners Association www.alpacainfo.com www.washingtoncountyfibertour.org HVTP 5th Annual Summit Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
Farm to Fashion with Laurie Perone
Gail talks with Laurie Perone about her experiences in the commercial fashion industry that led her to create a Farm & Flea community. http://washingtoncountyfibertour.org https://hvtextileproject.org/event/5th-annual-summit-sustainable-textiles/ Find Laurie: Farm2Fashion https://www.farm2fashion.com/ https://www.instagram.com/farm2fashion/ https://www.facebook.com/Farm2FashionTM Hudson Valley Farm + Flea https://hudsonvalleyfarmandflea.com/ to apply for our October and November 2022 event or to purchase tickets. https://www.instagram.com/hudsonvalleyfarmandflea/ https://www.facebook.com/FarmandFlea
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival 2021
Gail talks with some of the organizers of the festival To find out more and stay up to date: www.sheepandwool.com IG - nysheepwool FB - NYS Sheep&Wool Festival - Official
A conversation with Carole Foster
Carole Foster takes time out of her very busy schedule to talk about life on her farm and her beautiful yarn. You can find Carole at www.fostersheepfarm.com fostersheepfarm on Instagram The Yarn Shop at Foster Sheep Farm on Facebook Look for her booth at: Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival Sat. September 25 - Sunday,September 26 Washington Co Fairgrounds, Greenwich, NY 41st NYS Sheep and Wool Festival October 16 & 17 Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY
On the Road with Mary Jeanne & Carole
Gail talks with Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fibers Spinning and Carding Mill and Carole Foster of Foster Sheep Farm while they are driving a 16 ft rental truck on the NYS Thruway. Where to find these ladies: www.Battenkillfibers.com www.fostersheepfarm.com Tuesdays at 6:30 Live from the Mill on IG Mentioned in the podcast: Local Fiber NY Ag in the Classroom The Wool Channel
Fiber Craft Studio with Chris Marlow
Gail talks with Chris Marlow, Co-Director of the Fiber Craft Studio in Chestnut Ridge, NY For more information www.fibercraftstudio.org email at: information@fibercraftstudio.org IG: fibercraftstudio FB: fibercraftstudio
The Reher Center in Kingston, NY
Gail talks with Sarah Litvin about the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History and the textile history in the Kingston area. For more information: www.rehercenter.org Facebook: ReherBakery Instagram: @rehercenter Address: 99-101 Broadway Kingston, NY 12401
A Conversation with Katrina Rodabaugh
Gail talks with Katrina about her slow fashion journey and how she shares her experiences with her audience Where to find Katrina: Website: www.katrinarodabaugh.com IG: @katrinarodabaugh Sign of for newsletter on her website Books The Paper Playhouse Mending Matters Make, Thrift, Mend - coming April 20 Pre-order with Oblong Books
A conversation with a local knitter
Please visit www.hvtetileproject.org for information on all of Stacey's sweaters
2021 Trends with Mary Jeanne Packer, HVTP co-founder & owner of Battenkill Fibers
Gail talks with Mary Jeanne about 2020 and trends for 2021 Tammy White from HVTP member Wing & A Prayer Farm with Mary Jeanne Packer at Battenkill fibers.
There will be a NYS Sheep & Wool Festival
Gail talks with some of the people that are working to make the 2020 New York State Sheep and Wool Festival a virtual reality. To keep informed about the festival: www.DCSWGA.org www.sheepandwool.com On Facebook: NYS Sheep & Wool Festival - Official
Nicole Foti, Fashion Design & Merchandising Instructor at Ulster BOCES
Nicole talks with Gail about the Fashion program at Ulster BOCES and Agricultural Literacy Grant for Fabric Comes From Farms. To find out more: www.ulsterboces.org Learn about the Fashion Design program and other offerings at the CTE - Career & Technical Center www.agclassroom.org/ny/ check out the resources at Ag in the Classroom
Deborah Kavakos of Stoneledge Farm
Where to find Stoneledge Farm https://www.stoneledge.farm Instagram: stoneledge.farm & stoneledgefarmwool Facebook: @stoneledgefarm Youtube: Meet the Farm
Catching Up with Cece, Lilly & Kathy
Recorded the week of April 20,2020, Gail talks with Cecelia Tkaczyk of Cece's Wool, Lily Marsh of Lilly Marsh Studio and Kathy Fogarty of Midnight Mercantile about their lives while isolating during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Website/contact info for the guests www.Ceceswool.com www.lillymarshstuios.com You can also follow Lilly on the HVTextileProject Blog www.midnightmercantile.com
Checking in with Comfort Cloth Weaving and Birch Hollow Fibers
In the midst of the Corona Virus Pandemic, Gail checks in with Tegan and Eric of Comfort Cloth Weaving and Robin Guy of Birch Hollow fibers. www.comfortclothweaving.com www.workingweaversociety.org www.birchhollowfibers.com
Checking in with Wing and a Prayer Farm and Oysters and Purls
www.wingandaprayerfarm.com Link to Tammy's Patreon page and Etsy shop through the website www.oystersandpurls.com
A Conversation with Cecelia Tkaczyk
Gail talks with Cece Tkaczyk of Cece's Wool about her fiber journey from growing up on a dairy farm to her retail shop and how she incorporates her passion for wool and community. You can find Cece www.ceceswool.com IG ceces_wool FB Cece's Wool Farm Store email ceceswool@gmail.com phone 518-779-9985 Thank you to our sponsors: Cece's Wool www.ceceswool.com Battenkill Fibers Carding and Spinning Mill www.battenkillfibers.com Cornwall Yarn Shop, Ltd. www.cornwallyarnshop.com Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
Gail talks with Robin Guy of Birch Hollow Fibers
Robin talks about fiber journey and about yarn and books and the message she hopes they convey. You can find Robin: www.birchhollowfibers.com IG @birchhollowfibers Sojourner Truth Phillis Wheatley Sweet Kulu by Celina Kalluk Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o Thanks to our sponsors Battenkill Fibers Carding & Spinning Mill and Cornwall Yarn Shop, Ltd Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
A conversation with Armenuhi of Oysters and Purls
Find Armenuhi www.oystersandpurls.com You can see her yarn and sign up for the newsletter IG: oystersandpurls
A Conversation with Tegan and Eric Frisino of Comfort Cloth Weaving
Tegan and Eric Frisino of Comfort Cloth Weaving describe their journey to create a successful artisanal weaving business with an eye on local sustainability. Program Notes: Find Tegan & Eric www.comfortclothweaving.com IG: @comfortcloth American Craft Council Show Baltimore February 21-23, 2020 Booth 1406 Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
Lynn Edens of Little Creek Farm Alpacas talks about sustainable farming practices
Lynn Edens of Little Creek Farm Alpacas talks about sustainable farming practices, including climate beneficial farming, ways for small farms to increase profits. Program Notes: Contact Lynn at Little Creek Farm Alpacas website https://lcfalpacas.com Resources: Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp New York City Watershed NYS Watersheds Fibershed Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
Lilly Marsh, PhD talks about weaving in the Hudson Valley
Program Notes: You can find Lilly in her studio at The Shirt Factory 71 Lawrence St. Glens Falls, NY 12801 www.lillymarshstudios.com Instagram Facebook Ply Magazine Issue 26 Autumn 2019 Hudson Valley Textile Project: Regional Clothmaking Artists' Own Gallery Lafayette, Indiana
Jared Nelson, PhD discusses his work with plant and animal fibers
Gail talks with Jared Nelson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at SUNY New Paltz about his work with plant and animal fibers To learn more: Bio-industrial Materials Institute SUNY New Paltz Academic Minute email: nelsonj@engr.newpaltz.edu
Tamara White Talks with Gail about the cost of farm yarn.
Gail talks with Tamara White of Wing and A Prayer Farm about the true cost and value of farm yarn. Recorded Fall of 2019. Program notes: Find Tammy 983 Myers Rd. Shaftsbury, VT 05262 https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com https://www.patreon.com/wingandaprayerfarm Intagram: wingandaprayerfarm Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
A Conversation with Paula Kucera of White Barn Farm
Paula Kucera of White Barn Farm in New Paltz, NY takes us from her growing up in the Hudson Valley to her return to the area and her life and work around her sheep farm. Find Paula 815 Albany Post Road New Paltz, NY www.whitebarnsheepandwool.com on IG as Whitebarnfarm Vogue Live NYC, Jan 17- 19, 2020 booth 611 The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-sustaining World by Graham Bell Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison
HVTP Common Threads: A Conversation with Kathy Fogarty of Midnight Mercantile
A longtime friend, Kathy talks about her personal experience in the fashion industry. Program notes Website: www.midnightmercantile.com IG: midnightmercantile Etsy: midnightmercantileus Further reading/viewing Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy by Rebecca Burgess Vanishing Fleece:Adventures in American Wool by Clara Parkes Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More by Katrina Rodabaugh The True Cost - A 2015 documentary on fast fashion Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on Soundcloud
An Introduction to Common Threads Podcast with Mary Jeanne Packer
Gail and Mary Jeanne discuss the formation of the Hudson Valley Textile Project. Don't forget to subscribe To listen to more of Cathy's music go to https://soundcloud.com/.cathy_m