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Episode 99: Revitalizing the American Textile Industry with Leigh Anne Hilbert of The Carolina Textile District
Leigh Anne Hilbert is the Network Coordinator for the Carolina Textile District, an enterprise of The Industrial Commons.Leigh also opened The Drygoods Studios, a community driven mixed-use studio space in the heart of West Asheville, where she sells her canvas and leather bags and accessories.
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Episode 98: Navajo Rug Weaving Restoration with Penelope Starr in Tucson Arizona
Penelope repairs damaged Navajo rugs by reweaving them in order to restore their original pattern. Navajo rugs are textiles produced by the second most populous of all native indigenous groups in the United States, the Navajo people.
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Episode 95: Interdisciplinary Craft Making and Agriculture with Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Catherine is an Interdisciplinary-Multidisciplinary Artist with a focus on environmental and social issues, traditional fine craft and sustainability.
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Listener Appreciation Episode !
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!
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Episode 94: An Exploration of the Vanishing American Wool Industry with Clara Parkes
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.
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Episode 92: Raising Navajo-Churro Heritage Breeds 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.
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Episode 91: Ochre Earth Pigments with Heidi Gustafson 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.
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Episode 90: Exploring From Farm to Fabric with Nica Rabinowitz of Fiberhouse Collective
Fiberhouse is a collective that partners with farmers, artists, designers, fiber folks, and scientists to explore from farm to fabric and then back to farm.
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Episode 89: Weaving And Foraging For Natural Dye in Detroit with Kayla Powers
Kayla Powers is the creator 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.
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Episode 86: Handspun Homegrown Naturally Colored Cotton with Yuka Bullard
Yuka is a Japan born cotton grower, spinner & weaver of naturally colored brown and green cotton currently living in the Southern United States.
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Episode 82: Conscious Cultural Exploration in Oaxaca with Vera of Cosa Buena
Cosa Buena is 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.
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Episode 76: Contextualizing Textiles Part Two with LaChaun Moore
LaChaun is talking about her progress growing naturally colored cotton and indigo suffruticosa in Low Country South Carolina.
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