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 Resources:Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development CorpNew York City WatershedNYS WatershedsFibershed Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more on […]
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Lilly Marsh, PhD talks about weaving in the Hudson Valley
Program Notes:You can find Lilly in her studio at:The Shirt Factory71 Lawrence St.Glens Falls, NY 12801 www.lillymarshstudios.comInstagramFacebook Ply Magazine Issue 26 Autumn 2019 Hudson Valley Textile Project: Regional Cloth-making 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 Minuteemail: 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 at 983 Myers Rd. Shaftsbury, VT 05262https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.comhttps://www.patreon.com/wingandaprayerfarmInstagram: wingandaprayerfarmShave ‘Em to Save ‘Em Original Music and performance on hammered dulcimer by Cathy Marczyk. Listen to more […]
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 Paula815 Albany Post RoadNew Paltz, NYwww.whitebarnsheepandwool.com Instagram at Whitebarnfarm Paula will be at Vogue Live NYC, Jan 17- 19, […]
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.comIG: midnightmercantileEtsy: 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 […]
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