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Weavecast is an internet-based talk radio show about handweaving. Each episode we interview weavers about their craft, share the latest news from the weaving world, and tell tales from the weaving life.

Syne Mitchell


    • Jan 22, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 57 EPISODES


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    Sell your weaving – Sarah Pilgrim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2011 46:29


    The bright and shiny new year is often a time for making resolutions.  Is one of yours to finally get serious about selling your weaving?  If so, I’ve got a treat for you.  Sarah Pilgrim, a talented and successful Montana … Continue reading →

    Spinning art yarns – Jacey Boggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2010 44:58


    We’ve got two great interviews for you this episode: Jacey Boggs, the leader of the new art-yarn movement talks about creating wild and yet structurally sound yarns, and then John Acord of Flatwater Electronics describes his new hardware interface that  … Continue reading →

    Bead weaving – Claudia Chase

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2010 48:52


    This episode our guest is Claudia Chase, the founder and owner of Mirrix Looms.  We talk about tapestry and bead weaving, and her journey with Mirrix.  We also discuss politics, what it’s like to hear color, and other fascinating topics.  … Continue reading →

    Polyester – Holly Brackmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2010 51:51


    Polyester is cool, find out why.  We chat with Holly Brackmann, weaver and surface designer, about devoré and transfer printing with disperse dyes on man-made fibers. Holly Brackmann’s website The Surface Designer’s Handbook by Holly Brackmann My New Favorite Yarn: Polyester? blog … Continue reading →

    Painted warp imagery – Kathie Roig

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2010 36:24


    Nancy Smith Kilkenny interviews Kathie Roig, a weaver specializing in painted warp imagery and draw loom weaving.  I talk about the summer hiatus and when a weaver should use “the good stuff.” WeaveCast summer challenge. Kathie Roig’s website Nancy Smith … Continue reading →

    OSLoom – Margarita Benitez

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2010 20:01


    This episode we talk with Margarita Benitez about OSLoom, an open-source jacquard loom initiative.  She’s looking to make jacquard weaving affordable by creating open-source plans that you can use to build your own loom! OSLoom website Kickstarter for OS Loom … Continue reading →

    Tapestry – James Koehler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2010 37:46


    This week we chat with James Koehler, a tapestry artist who does amazing things with depth and color.  We talk about his work, spirituality and inspiration, and his upcoming gallery show that will be launched at Convergence. James Koehler’s website … Continue reading →

    Ply-split braiding – Linda Hendrickson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2010 43:33


    This episode we chat with talented artist and teacher, Linda Hendrickson about tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, two off-loom ways to interlace threads in interesting patterns.  And with ply-split braiding you can even create three-dimensional vessels. 40th Birthday Party Details … Continue reading →

    Kumihimo and Peruvian braids – Rodrick Owen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2009 31:36


    This episode we chat with Rodrick Owen about kumihimo and Peruvian braids.  If you’re not familiar with kumihimo, it’s a Japanese style of braiding that creates beautiful and strong braids.  The most common form of kumihimo is woven on a … Continue reading →

    Ecclesiastical weaving – Mary Louise Van Dyke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2009 26:47


    This episode Nancy Smith Kilkenny brings us a wonderful story of Mary Louise Van Dyke, and the paraments she wove for the Christ Episcopal Church in Oberlin, OH.  We also hear from Alision Ricker, the sacristan charged with conserving and … Continue reading →

    Weave structures – Sharon Alderman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2009 43:18


    Happy Thanksgiving! This episode we catch up with Sharon Alderman and talk to her about her book, Mastering Weave Structures, her philosophies about weaving and some of the amazing projects she’s worked on. Sharon Alderman’s website Mastering Weave Structures

    Rugs and tapestry – Michael Rhode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2009 51:43


    This episode, Anna Zinsmeister brings us another great interview!  This time with Michael Rohde, a wonderful rug-weaver and tapestry artist.  He tells wonderful stories from his weaving life. Audio recording and production Anna Zinsmeister

    Drawloom weaving – Joanne Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2009 55:29


    Ensemble member Anna Zinsmeister interviews Joanne Hall about swedish looms and draw-loom weaving.  And Rose Meacher tells us the story of what the Weaver’s Guild of Greater Baltimore is doing to celebrate their 60th anniversary. Joanne Hall’s Website WeaveDesign Software … Continue reading →

    Surface design – Marilyn Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2009 14:53


    Ensemble member Jennifer Jordan brings us an interview with Marilyn Roberts, a talented fiber artist working with dyeing and surface design.  In addition to her art and teaching, Marilyn co-owns the Eugene Textile Center with Suzie Liles. Audio Recording and Editing Jennifer … Continue reading →

    Japanese weaving – John Marshall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2009 29:24


    WeaveCast is back in the studio! I’m back from hiatus with new ideas for the show. We’ve got an interview with John Marshall, an expert on Japanese textiles and techniques, and cars play a surprisingly large part in this episode. … Continue reading →

    Jacquard weaving – Alice Schlein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2009 44:30


    This episode we talk with Alice Schlein, who is best known for her work on Network Drafting, but she is also an avid jacquard weaver.  Then we have a chat with Chris and Richard Jeryan, two weavers who restored a … Continue reading →

    Computers and weaving – Jannie Taylor – Marg Coe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2009 68:30


    This episode we talk about all the ways we can use computers in our weaving, whether we’re weaving on a computer-assisted loom, designing new drafts on a computer, or simply using it to connect to other weavers.  We chat with … Continue reading →

    Weave a Real Peace – Linda Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2009 44:17


    This episode we journey to a meeting of Weave a Real Peace (WARP), a networking organization for folks working with indigenous weavers around the world to preserve traditional crafts and provide them a fair wage.  In additon, we hear from … Continue reading →

    Color and design – Cameron Taylor-Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2009 58:36


    This episode we speak with Cameron Taylor-Brown, a talented weaver and educator who loves to break down boundaries, whether it’s the innovative way she blends color and weave structure in her artwork, or how she gets students to collaborate in … Continue reading →

    Color matters – Kaffe Fassett

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 46:19


    This episode we talk with master colorist Kaffe Fassett and gain insight into how to combine colors in exciting and pleasing ways. I share news from the weaving world, talk a bit about the launch of the new WeaveZine site, … Continue reading →

    Appalachian weaving – Pam Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2009 56:41


    This episode we chat with Pam Howard, the resident weaver at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. We talk about Appalachian weaving traditions, the history of the folk school, Pam’s own weaving journey, and a bit of … Continue reading →

    Industrial weaving – Tom Beaudet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2009 50:26


    This episode we learn about weaving in industry. We talk to weaver and textile engineer Tom Beaudet about growing up in a New England mill town, and his career in mills that wove garment and industrial fabrics. I talk about … Continue reading →

    The other Mary Black – Mary Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2008 48:45


    This episode we focus on the tales of everyday weavers. We interview Mary Black, who learned to weave in the late 1940s, and talk about her life and Temari, we preview lots of new things for weavers online, and finish … Continue reading →

    Interweavings – Linda Ligon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2008 50:48


    This episode we have the pleasure of chatting with Linda Ligon, the founder of Interweave Press, which publishes a host of magazines including Handwoven and Spin-Off, as well as many excellent books on weaving and the fiber arts. We pay tribute to Peter Collingwood. And … Continue reading →

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    Confessions of a double weaver – Paul O’Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2008 56:13


    This episode we catch up with Paul O’Connor, a weaver renowned for his double-weave textiles, I share the excitement of my new loom, and Laura Fry talks about overcoming weaving challenges. Syne’s blog Paul O’Connor’s Website Kay Sekimachi Yaacov Agam … Continue reading →

    Complicated weavers – Peter Collingwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2008 43:43


    This episode WeaveCast goes to the Complex Weavers Seminar, which followed right after Convergence, we interview the enormously talented Peter Collingwood, and I talk about my post-Conference struggles with an affliction that strikes down many a weaver: Loom Lust. Craft … Continue reading →

    Converging weavers – Convergence 2008

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2008 63:50


    WeaveCast goes to Convergence 2008! Every two years the Handweaver’s Guild of America puts on Convergence, a weaving conference that draws weavers from around the world. We bring you an audio glimpse of the Convergence experience, hear from many different … Continue reading →

    Spinning for weaving – Judith MacKenzie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2008 46:48


    This episode we interview Judith MacKenzie about spinning for weaving, get an update on the Afghans for Afghans shawl project, learn about a new weaving currency, and I describe my own forays into weaving with my handspun. Flickr Site of … Continue reading →

    Designing multishaft drafts – Bonnie Inouye

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2008 76:43


    This episode we welcome the innovative and talented Bonnie Inouye, a weaver who weaves on multishaft looms to create rich and organic textiles. We review her book Exploring Multishaft Design. Our audio essay this episode is from John Sandstrom, “A … Continue reading →

    Singing and weaving – Nadine Sanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2008 58:07


    Nadine Sanders, “The Singing Weaver,” tells us about the Theo Moorman technique, warping on a shoestring, and yes, she sings!. Ann Rubin of Afghans for Afghans invites weavers to help weave shawls for new mothers in Kabul. Ann Hills celebrates … Continue reading →

    Sew your weaving – Daryl Lancaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2008 56:43


    Do you dream of sewing beautifully fitted and custom garments out of your handwoven fabric? We talk to talented weaver and seamstress, Daryl Lancaster about the particular joys and challenges of sewing with handwoven fabric. In the end essay, “Uniquely … Continue reading →

    Historical Weaving – Marje Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2008 52:48


    When you think of weaving in colonial times, do you imagine a farm wife sitting by the fire, weaving on her home loom? Come learn the truth about weaving in early America from noted weaver and historian, Marje Thompson. Then … Continue reading →

    Tapestry – Sarah Swett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2008 57:35


    Tapestry weaving breaks weaving out of the grid and enables the artist to create pictorial representations in swaths of touchable color. Sarah Swett helps us get our arms around this simple-yet-complex art form, and shares many of her secrets of … Continue reading →

    Alaskan Weaving – Sandy Garbowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2007 65:57


    This episode, WeaveCast goes to Alaska! Come with me behind the scenes to meet the muskox at the Large Animal Research Facility in Fairbanks. Sandy Garbowski, muskox wrangler, tells us about these fascinating animals and how their Qiviut is harvested … Continue reading →

    Knotted-Pile Weaving – Sara Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2007 48:46


    Escape the dreary fall days with visions of brightly painted middle-eastern bazaars. This month we talk about weaving knotted pile rugs. The inspirational Sara Lamb talks about using color in weaving and her latest passion for knotted-pile weaving. We review … Continue reading →

    Generous Weaving – Dianne McAuliffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2007 46:07


    This episode we talk about the ways weavers are using their art to help others. We’ll hear the amazing story of the weaving program at Children’s Hospital in Seattle. I’ll share some thoughts about how twist affects winding a warp, … Continue reading →

    Scottish Weaving – Marjorie Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2007 54:20


    This episode we explore the rich weaving traditions of Scotland. We journey to the John C. Campbell folk school during Scottish Heritage Week and meet two amazing weavers: Marjorie Warren and Barbara Miller. Then we hear the thrilling story of … Continue reading →

    Weaving Traditions – Sigrid Piroch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2007 58:50


    This episode we’re talking about weaving traditions, both cultural and personal. We’ll hear from Viridiana Chavez in Oxaca, Mexico talk about Zapotec weaving traditions. Sigrid Piroch tells us about Annie Albers and the Bauhaus movemont, and shares her experiences with … Continue reading →

    Weaving Electronics – Laura MacCary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2007 59:37


    This episode, we explore the synthesis of handweaving and electronics. We’ll review an automated pirn winder designed by John Stegmuller, talk with Laura MacCary, an innovative weaver who weaves electronic components that interact with the viewer. Finally, I’ll describe an … Continue reading →

    Weaving Periodicals – Madelyn van der Hoogt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2007 68:52


    This episode is all about those wonderful weaving periodicals that inspire and delight us. We talk to Madelyn Van Der Hoogt of Handwoven, Jean Scorgie of Weaver’s Craft, and Tina Ignell of Vävmagasinet. We discuss a summer reading list of fiction books that … Continue reading →

    Weaving Teachers – Peggy Osterkamp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2007


    This episode we celebrate the weaving teacher, those wonderful people who share their talents and knowledge with the rest of us. We have the results of the Teach a Friend to Weave contest, tell some of your stories, take a … Continue reading →

    Certificate of Excellence – Sandra Swarbrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2007 46:46


    This episode we take a behind-the-scenes look at the Certificate of Excellence, a self-study program developed and administered by the Handweaver’s Guild of America. We talk to Sandra Swarbrick, a past president of HGA about the origins of the COE. … Continue reading →

    Rigid-heddle Weaving – Betty Linn Davenport

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2007 58:41


    Discover just how much you can do with the humble rigid-heddle loom! Our guest, Betty Linn Davenport, shares her techniques for taking the rigid-heddle loom to new heights. We review the new “Flip” folding rigid-heddle loom from Schacht, as well … Continue reading →

    Weaving Shibori – Catherine Ellis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2007 57:45


    WeaveCast is one year old! Help us celebrate. We’ll discuss woven shibori with Catharine Ellis, review her book, Woven Shibori, describe a swatch of the day, share listener comments, then end things up with a review of how WeaveCast has grown … Continue reading →

    Weaving Resolutions – Anita Luvera Mayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2007 65:54


    Ring in the new year with an interview with amazing weaver and fiber artist Anita Luvera Mayer! She talks about her art garments, the artist’s life, and much, much more. Sharon Schulze shares a “Swatch of the Day” in which … Continue reading →

    Fine Threads – Lillian Whipple

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2006 57:06


    This episode we have stories of fine threads: some threads are gossamer-fine, like those used by amazing weaver Lillian Whipple who works in silk finer than most of us can see, others are made fine and meaningful by their stories … Continue reading →

    What’s a Madder You? – Laura Fry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2006 54:53


    This episode we hear more listener stories, chat with talented Canadian weaver, Laura Fry, review her book Magic in the Water, enjoy good and humorous music, then I relate my misadventures harvesting madder. See the picture? That’s the total harvest after four … Continue reading →

    Monster Wefts – Bonnie Tarses

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2006 60:00


    Join us for an ever-so-spooky Halloween WeaveCast. Listeners tell us their tips for sleying a reed and share weaving horror stories. I interview talented weaver Bonnie Tarses about “easy ikat” and “horoscope weaving.” The Green-Room Players (plus Bruce!) bring you Buffy, … Continue reading →

    First Warp’s Free – Syne Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2006 38:47


    Ever wonder how your donation dollars are spent? What Syne would do if the tables were turned and she was interviewed? How to get kids hooked on weaving? Why am I wearing a medival gown in public? The answers to these questions … Continue reading →

    Timely Weaving – Jane Patrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2006 58:59


    Finding time to do the things we love is often a challenge. Join us on an exploration of how to do exactly that: we speak with Jane Patrick, author of Time to Weave, a book filled with easy and quick weaving … Continue reading →

    Double-decker Weaving – Jennifer Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2006 68:21


    This episode we tackle one of my favorite weaving structures: Doubleweave. We talk to talented weaver, Jennifer Moore, about her career specializing in doubleweave pick-up. I describe weaving double-width woolen fabric for a vest. In keeping with a double-themed show, … Continue reading →

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