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Professional Weaver Podcast

By Professional Weaver Society

Through our interviews and discussions with weavers, manufacturers, show promoters, and patrons of the fiber arts we hope to build depth, transparency, and connection within the weaving community. We will also be taking your weaving questions to ask the experts.
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34 : Comfortcloth in 2020

Professional Weaver PodcastFeb 14, 2021

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51 : John Paul Morabito

51 : John Paul Morabito

This week we are speaking with John Paul Morabito of Chicago, Illinois.

John Paul is a transdisciplinary weaver who engages the medium of tapestry reimagined in the ditigial age. Their work outputs woven forms, moving images, and relational actions to imagine queer grace. Their work has been exhibited internationally, including but not limited to the Zhejiang (zhuh-zhong) Art Museum in China, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects in New York and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas. They also have work in collections like the Textile Resource Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They have presented papers at the College Art Association Conference and the Textile Society of America Symposium, published essays with Art China, the China Academy of Art Textile Reader 2, and the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice. Morabito holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where they currently serve on the faculty as an Assistant Professor, Adjunct of Fiber and Material Studies.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with John Paul as cover how they discovered weaving early in their life, queer identity and creation through textiles, the future of weaving and more.

Find John Paul Online : Website | Instagram

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Intro Music : Guesthouse

Jul 18, 202101:03:31
50 : Erin Riley on becoming a weaver, establishing her artistic voice, how she fits into the weaving community and more!

50 : Erin Riley on becoming a weaver, establishing her artistic voice, how she fits into the weaving community and more!

Jul 11, 202101:11:59
49 : Tommye Scanlin on how she came to be a weaving teacher, what inspires her tapestries, and the process of writing her books.

49 : Tommye Scanlin on how she came to be a weaving teacher, what inspires her tapestries, and the process of writing her books.

This week we are talking with tapestry Weaver, Tommye Scanlin, who resides in the Southern Appalachian region.

Tommye is an artist who observes and responds to her surroundings for inspiration. Her primary artistic medium is handwoven tapestry, an ancient method of working with fibers to create images. As she seeks images and ideas to interpret into tapestry she experiences her surroundings as closely as She can. Photographs, sketches, paintings, and writings all are part of the research she puts into her work.

She has been living in the southern Appalachian mountains for most of her life and her surroundings are filled with the natural forms of woods, streams, and fields. Her eyes are frequently drawn to the myriad details of the landscape and many of her tapestries are based on aspects of those details, simplified and enlarged in a weaving.

Tommye has also written two books on the topic of creating tapestry weavings: “The Nature of Things: Essays of a Tapestry Weaver” and her newest book “Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond: Planning and Weaving with Confidence.” Her passion for teaching others is infectious, and she is always learning new things to pass along to others. It is inspiring and we hope that you snag her books to read up on her awesome tapestry weavings.

Find Tommye Online : Website | Instagram | Buy The Nature of Things | Buy Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro Music : Guesthouse

Jul 04, 202101:08:56
48 : Tien Chiu on her about her growth into weaving, enriching the weaving community, how mathematics and technology influence her work.

48 : Tien Chiu on her about her growth into weaving, enriching the weaving community, how mathematics and technology influence her work.

This week we are speaking with Tien Chiu.

Tien is a textile artist, a teacher, and a writer. She has achieved many awards and achievements with her weaving work, including such honors as her handwoven wedding dress as part of the permanent collection at the American Textile History Museum and her Kodachrome jacket being featured on the cover of Handwoven magazine. In her studio she is primarily a weaver, dyer, and couture seamstress, producing artistic garments, accessories and wall hangings.

She has written many articles for Handwoven and Complex Weavers Journal. She has also written a fabulous book, titled Master Your Craft: Strategies for Designing, Making and Selling Artisan Work. This book was a huge help for me when I started weaving as a full time career and is definitely recommended!

Her blog is an amazing resource in design inspiration, exploration, and problem solving complex weave structures. I have been following her work and her blog since I graduated from college, finding endless motivation through her writings.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk with her about her growth into weaving, how she wants to help enrich the weaving community, and some insight on how mathematics and technology influence her work as a weaver and teacher.

Find Tien Online : Website | Master Your Craft Book

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Intro Music : Guesthouse

Jun 13, 202102:00:00
47 : Sean Dougall & Andrew Paulson on growing and developing their design practice, the challenges of weaving with metal, what inspires them to keep exploring, and more.

47 : Sean Dougall & Andrew Paulson on growing and developing their design practice, the challenges of weaving with metal, what inspires them to keep exploring, and more.

May 30, 202101:10:43
46 : Jenny Shulkin on how OoLaLoom came about, how social media is used to drive her business, and a little bit on the inner workings of baby wrap weaving.

46 : Jenny Shulkin on how OoLaLoom came about, how social media is used to drive her business, and a little bit on the inner workings of baby wrap weaving.

May 23, 202101:05:13
45 : Margaret Fischer (Part 2) on how her business evolved, production weaving, and about making a career to support what you want out of life.
May 16, 202159:16
44 : Margaret Fischer on how her business evolved, production weaving, and about making a career to support what you want out of life.
May 09, 202155:45
S2E13 : Daryl Lancaster (Part 2) on her beginnings as a weaver, how her career evolved over time, adapting her work to the digital market, and more

S2E13 : Daryl Lancaster (Part 2) on her beginnings as a weaver, how her career evolved over time, adapting her work to the digital market, and more

This week we are speaking with Daryl Lancaster from New Jersey. Daryl Lancaster, a hand-weaver and fiber artist known for her award-winning hand-woven fabric and garments, has been constructing garments for more than half a century. She gives lectures and workshops to guilds, conferences, and craft centers all over the United States. The former Features Editor for Handwoven Magazine, she has written more than 100 articles and digital content, frequently contributes to various weaving and sewing publications and including Threads Magazine. She now has a YouTube channel, The Weaver Sews where she shares her extensive experience sewing handwoven garments. She now offers a complete line of digital sewing patterns for handweavers. Daryl also maintains a blog at www.weaversew.com. Find her and all the work that she has done at www.Daryllancaster.com

I first met Daryl when she was teaching at Harrisville Designs in New Hampshire. During her course I would spend late nights talking about my business and what I wanted to do, and she would give me great insights and encouragement on how to grow and develop my own voice. She is an amazing teacher and friend, always rooting me on with whatever endeavors I choose to take on.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk about her beginnings as a weaver, how her career evolved over time, and how she is adapting her work to the digital market.

We had so much fun talking that we went a little long during our interview. So we broke up the interview into two episodes. Part one will be this week and Part Two will be next.

Find Daryl Online : Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : https://professionalweaversociety.com/podcast

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro Music : Guesthouse

Apr 18, 202153:47
S2E12 : Daryl Lancaster (Part 1) on her beginnings as a weaver, how her career evolved over time, adapting her work to the digital market, and more

S2E12 : Daryl Lancaster (Part 1) on her beginnings as a weaver, how her career evolved over time, adapting her work to the digital market, and more

This week we are speaking with Daryl Lancaster from New Jersey. Daryl Lancaster, a hand-weaver and fiber artist known for her award-winning hand-woven fabric and garments, has been constructing garments for more than half a century. She gives lectures and workshops to guilds, conferences, and craft centers all over the United States. The former Features Editor for Handwoven Magazine, she has written more than 100 articles and digital content, frequently contributes to various weaving and sewing publications and including Threads Magazine. She now has a YouTube channel, The Weaver Sews where she shares her extensive experience sewing handwoven garments. She now offers a complete line of digital sewing patterns for handweavers. Daryl also maintains a blog at www.weaversew.com. Find her and all the work that she has done at www.Daryllancaster.com

I first met Daryl when she was teaching at Harrisville Designs in New Hampshire. During her course I would spend late nights talking about my business and what I wanted to do, and she would give me great insights and encouragement on how to grow and develop my own voice. She is an amazing teacher and friend, always rooting me on with whatever endeavors I choose to take on.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk about her beginnings as a weaver, how her career evolved over time, and how she is adapting her work to the digital market.

We had so much fun talking that we went a little long during our interview. So we broke up the interview into two episodes. Part one will be this week and Part Two will be next.

Find Daryl Online : Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : https://professionalweaversociety.com/podcast

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro Music : Guesthouse

Apr 11, 202152:42
S2E11 : Janet Phillips on becoming a weaver, teaching woven design, the importance of sampling to understand structure, and more

S2E11 : Janet Phillips on becoming a weaver, teaching woven design, the importance of sampling to understand structure, and more

Apr 04, 202154:54
40 : Rachel Snack on finding weaving, starting Weaver House, her new podcast, and more!

40 : Rachel Snack on finding weaving, starting Weaver House, her new podcast, and more!

This week we are speaking with Rachel Snack of Weaver House Co from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Weaver House is a project that Rachel created as an intuitive response to returning home after living in Peru, and the continual longing to be at the loom. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art in Fiber and Material Studies from the The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her Master of Science in Textile Design from Philadelphia University. She can normally be found in the studio or nearby in the woods, always inspired and constantly creating.

Weaver House is a yarn shop, textile studio, and weaving school located in Philadelphia. The goal of the space is to create heirloom textiles in homage to craft tradition, and the dialect between maker and loom. Creating a space where the woven practice is grounded in the idea of growing a tangible language, to regain tactility and a hand-making consciousness within the home and in relation to the body. Though the school is currently closed due to the ongoing pandemic, Rachel is finding new ways to inspire communal collaboration and weaving education.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Rachel as we talk about finding weaving, starting Weaver House, her new podcast, and more!

Find Rachel Online : Website | Weaver House | Instagram | Material Culture Podcast

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : https://professionalweaversociety.com/podcast

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro Music : Guesthouse

Mar 28, 202101:17:09
39 : Our Origin Story & Questions Answered! As told at the HGA's Careers in Textiles Symposium

39 : Our Origin Story & Questions Answered! As told at the HGA's Careers in Textiles Symposium

We have been keeping ourselves busy these past couple weeks, working with clients, getting stuff done at the spinning mill, and giving presentations about what we do.

This week we wanted to continue the conversation about how we got to where we are and take the opportunity to answer some questions along the way. We are sharing the audio from our presentation at the Careers in Textiles Symposium that was hosted by the Handweavers Guild of America this past Friday.

In case you missed it and the other fabulous talks from other industry leaders, check out the website weavespindye.org/cit to watch the videos of the presentations. It was an honor to be selected to speak along side of some amazing designers and business people in the textile field.

If you are an aspiring professional weaver, please feel free to reach out to us with your questions. And like always, if we don’t have the answer, we will get you in touch with somebody who does.

We will be back with our regularly scheduled programming next week, so stay tuned, and stay curious.

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Read full show notes and resources at : https://professionalweaversociety.com/podcast

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
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Intro Music : Guesthouse

Mar 21, 202101:02:15
38 : Crystal Gregory on the different ways of learning and teaching weavings, how much there is still left to learn, and creating artwork using woven fabric

38 : Crystal Gregory on the different ways of learning and teaching weavings, how much there is still left to learn, and creating artwork using woven fabric

Register for the HGA's Careers in Textiles Symposium : http://weavespindye.org/cit/

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This week we are speaking with Crystal Gregory in Kentucky. Crystal Gregory is a sculptor whose work investigates between textile and architecture. If the nature of architecture is fixed and permanent then the opposite would be a textile, collapsible and movable. Both mediums define space, create shelter, and allow privacy. A textile, however, has the advantage of flexibility. It is a semi two dimensional plane that has the ability to fold, drape, move and change to its surroundings. It is pliable.

Gregory received her BFA from the University of Oregon and her MFA from the School of the Art Insitute of Chicago from the Fiber and Material Studies Department. She has received many awards and her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries nationally including the Rockwell Museum of Art, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, the Hunterdon Art Museum and at Black and White Project Space. She has had her work featured in Hyperallergic, Surface Design Journal, Art Critical and Peripheral Vision Press. She is an Assistant Profession within the School of Arts and Visual Studies at the University of Kentucky and currently shows with Tappan Collective in Los Angeles, California as well as Momentum Gallery in North Carolina.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Crystal as we talk about different ways of learning and teaching weavings, how much there is still left to learn, and creating artwork using woven fabric.

Find Crystal Online : Website | Instagram

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : https://professionalweaversociety.com/podcast

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro Music : Guesthouse

Mar 14, 202101:19:59
37 : Peggy Osterkamp on Finding Weaving, the Joy of Play & Sampling, Making Woven Art, Teaching, & more

37 : Peggy Osterkamp on Finding Weaving, the Joy of Play & Sampling, Making Woven Art, Teaching, & more

Mar 07, 202101:15:05
36 : Anne Low on weaving on frame looms, studying and learning old techniques, and dividing time between art and utilitarian weaving.
Feb 28, 202101:15:22
35 : Lucy MacDonald on her weaving education, starting her own studio, what goes into her complex designs, and more!

35 : Lucy MacDonald on her weaving education, starting her own studio, what goes into her complex designs, and more!

This week we are talking with Lucy MacDonald of Arra Textiles from Scotland. Arra Textiles is named after Lucy’s great grandmother, Arra MacDonald, born and brought up on Orkney, she passed down her love of textiles to Lucy. After graduating with a degree in textile design at university, Lucy worked for a range of different companies before deciding to invest in a loom and start her own business.

Her work is inspired by the ever changing sea scapes that are near and far from her home and studio. The desire to travel always pulls her in directions of different coastlines from the archipelagos of Finland, the southern coast of Australia, or the beautiful coastlines in Scotland. Each year she produces a small collection of bespoke scarves which are woven using hand-dyed locally sourced yarn. While creating, she strives to produce as little waste material as possible by using every last bit of material and reselling any yarn cone ends. The majority of the yarn she uses is sourced in Britain, maintaining the traceability factor in her work.

With her zero-waste production policy and emphasis on traditional craftsmanship, she can be sure that her work will become timeless heirlooms to be enjoyed for generations to come, before biodegrading naturally at the end of its’ lifespan.

We hope that you enjoy our conversation with Lucy as we talk about her education, what it was like starting up her own studio, and what goes into her complex woven designs.

Find Lucy Online : Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : http://proweaverpod.com/episode-35

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
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Intro music : Guesthouse

Feb 21, 202101:07:37
34 : Comfortcloth in 2020

34 : Comfortcloth in 2020

We heard you, and this week we are talking about… ourselves!

We were recently asked to give a presentation about what we do and we thought this would be a good opportunity to share it with you. We talk about how we were ramping up our business before the pandemic, how we pivoted, and how we are working on growing our business and our weaving skills today. 2020 was a doozy for all of us, but somehow we managed to not only survive, but our business started to thrive.

It was a fun presentation that we are using as our jumping off point for our upcoming talk at the “Careers in Textiles Symposium” hosted by the Handweavers Guild of America. This is a two-day online symposium, spotlighting leading professional and industry trendsetters, sharing their experiences and providing insights on the diverse and changing landscape of textiles and fiber art. The symposium is open to all, but is geared toward young professionals, recent graduates and students. We will be speaking on Friday, March 19th at 4 pm.

We are passionate about connecting the new generation of textile designers, artists, and creators with people who have been in different facets of the industry to create a mentorship bond to help everyone grow. We know we wouldn’t be where we are now without the guidance and support of others who have blazed the trail ahead of us. We hope that we can connect with future professionals and help guide them into finding or creating their own careers within the textile community.

So, enjoy the audio portion of this presentation, and if you are interested, there is a video of this prevention with the accompanying slides and media in the show notes.

We hope that you will tune in to join us and other amazing professionals during the “Careers in Textiles Symposium” taking place March 19th and 20th.

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : http://proweaverpod.com/episode-34

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Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro music : Guesthouse

Feb 14, 202101:04:24
33 : Bridgette Extraordinaire on learning to weave via apprenticeship, using 2020 time to design a new line, and more!

33 : Bridgette Extraordinaire on learning to weave via apprenticeship, using 2020 time to design a new line, and more!

This week we are talking with Bridgette Extraordinaire of Raanu Handwoven from Oregon. Raanu Handwoven is a closed loop production, meaning that Bridgette will reuse material waste created during the production process for additional products. She begins with mill end yarn, which is rescued from large manufacturing houses where they were destined for the landfill. That yarn is then woven by hand in the US without the use of electricity, utilizing mechanical Dobby looms to create beautiful patterns and textures. Each garment is woven to size, which significantly reduces the amount of scrap left on the cutting room floor. What remains will then be transformed into additional product. A trademark of her work is that the warp threads are plied, producing a beautifully subtle gradient in the cloth. Raanu came about from the master passing along their knowledge and tools to their apprentice, continuing the weaving legacy.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Bridgette as we talk about her apprenticeship, pricing, what it takes to create a new line of wearables, and more.

Find Bridgette Online : Website | Instagram

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Sponsored by : Comfortcloth Weaving LLC

Read full show notes and resources at : http://proweaverpod.com/episode-33

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Music by Rawhead The Wreckloose : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/
Rawhead the Wreckloose's new album 'Cold Bill' : https://rawheadthewreckloose.bandcamp.com/album/cold-bill

Intro music : Guesthouse

Jan 31, 202101:33:09
32 : Margot Becker on weaving as an artist and craftsperson, creating with a transparent supply chain, and pricing

32 : Margot Becker on weaving as an artist and craftsperson, creating with a transparent supply chain, and pricing

This week we are speaking with Margot Becker from Hudson, New York. Margot Becker is an artist, weaver, and educator.  Margot Handwoven is her line of functional, versatile textiles that playfully explores the intersections of art and craft.  Each one of a kind piece is created by combining traditional patterning and techniques with intuitive design. All of her textiles are one of a kind and designed on loom to be worn and loved in your everyday.

Margot Handwoven originated as part of an independent study of the process of creating textiles from start to finish, born from a deep desire to understand the origins and lives affected by the production of the cloths that surround us in our day to day. In 2010 Margot moved to the Hudson Valley to work with Buckwheat Bridge Angoras, a fiber farm with a solar and wind-powered fiber mill on site. For eight years Margot worked on the farm and in the mill where she aided in the process of growing and spinning the wool and mohair she uses in her textiles. Choosing to devote her time to her weaving practice, she no longer works directly with the animals. However, she continues to uphold her values of the conscientious production through careful research of material sources, full transparency of fiber content, and micro-scale production.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk to Margot about weaving as an artist and a craftsperson, creating with a transparent supply chain, and pricing her work.

Find Margot Online : Website | Instagram

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Read full show notes and resources at : http://proweaverpod.com/episode-32

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Intro music : Guesthouse

Jan 24, 202146:41
31 : William Storms on designing commercial fabrics, weaving fine art, and his collab with Crosby Street Studios

31 : William Storms on designing commercial fabrics, weaving fine art, and his collab with Crosby Street Studios

This week we are speaking with William Storms from New York. William is a professional weaver in both the industrial and artistic realm. Through his industrial work he is working with Jacquard looms and designing intricate repeat designs that will be translated for use in the public realm. His artistic work explores materials and hand manipulation to create dynamic pieces of art. One of his ongoing pieces is a rug that was woven with bullets collection within a respective country to weave a ballistic map. Each of the bullet casing’s headstand reveals the country and manufacturer of origin. These maps were woven during his residencies at the Museum of Art and Design in NYC, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts, and the Governors Island Residency in NYC. A new project where his artistic vision and industrial knowledge have blended together is working in conjunction with Crosby Street Studios to create a collection of handwoven custom rugs. These rugs explore the tradition of American Craft through a modern lens. It is his first collaboration of this kind and the rugs are available in four colorways, as well as fully custom colors and sized to order.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk to William about how he found his way to weaving, how his art and industrial practices feed into each other, and where he sees his working moving to in the future.

Find William Storms Online : Website | Instagram

William Storms x Crosby Street Studios : Website

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Intro music : Guesthouse

Jan 17, 202101:33:54
The Value of Textiles (Audio Replay)
Jan 10, 202101:42:01
Beyond the Bauhaus : Inspiration for Contemporary Weavers (Video)
Jan 03, 202101:51
Rug Weaving with Eric Frisino (Video)
Dec 28, 202001:52
Weaving on an AVL with Tegan Frisino (Video)
Dec 20, 202002:00
30 : Anne Fernweh on fiber magic, starting her business, and the pros and cons of weaving on older looms.
Dec 13, 202001:09:21
29 : Jovencio De La Paz on inspiration, using a TC2, accessibility of complex weaving, and more

29 : Jovencio De La Paz on inspiration, using a TC2, accessibility of complex weaving, and more

This week we are talking with Jovencio de la Paz from Oregon.

Jovencio is an artist, writer, and educator. His work explores the intersection of textile processes such as weaving, dye, and stitchwork as they relate to broader concerns of language, histories of colonization, migrancy, ancient technology, and speculative futures. Interested in the ways transient or ephemeral experiences are embodied in material, de la Paz looks to how knowledge and experiences are transmitted through society in space and time, whether semiotically by language or haptically by made things. He is currently Assistant Professor and Curricular Head of Fibers at the University of Oregon.

I am drawn to his work by the organic patterns that he creates using the TC-2 loom. The work is beautiful intricate and bold at the same time, drawing the viewer in for a closer examination. It is interesting to try and follow the pattern line through all of it’s evolutions through the cloth.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk about how he came to weaving, his inspiration, using a TC2 loom, the accessibility of complex weaving and more.

Find Jovencio Online : Website | Instagram

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Read full show notes and resources at : http://proweaverpod.com/episode-29

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Intro music by Greenhouse

Dec 06, 202001:22:07
28 : Angie Parker on Pricing her work, Arts education in the UK, krokbragd, and color!

28 : Angie Parker on Pricing her work, Arts education in the UK, krokbragd, and color!

This week we are talking with Angie Parker of Angie Parker Textiles in Bristol, England. In 2014, she established her business by creating distinctive and intricate rugs and textile art. Her speciality is in using traditional weaving techniques, such as krokbragd and giving them a fresh outlook in modern colors and proportions.

Her distinctive style was developed while she pursued a career in costume design. While working, she would continue to weave on small scale collections. Through these collections, she was able to combine her instinctive weaving and daring approach to color with time honored techniques, bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary. After time spent in India, and more recently, the colorful graffiti and houses in her Bristol neighborhood, her color palette has been influenced in a way that connects with the viewer in a joyful and exciting way. We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk about what it takes to start a business, pricing her work, the arts education in the United Kingdom, krokbragd, and the joys of color.

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Nov 29, 202001:30:06
Hudson Mohawk Weavers Guild Annual Show & Sale
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27 : Jessie Young on her studies and coming back to plain weave
Nov 15, 202001:22:07
26 : Artrider’s Jackie Jarit Sobel on what it takes to put on a show – Part 1
Nov 08, 202001:26:53
25 : Building a US Supply Chain for Wool Yarn with April Zeilinger
Nov 01, 202001:07:10
24 : Erika Hewston on function vs decoration, sourcing materials, starting out, and her first solo exhibition

24 : Erika Hewston on function vs decoration, sourcing materials, starting out, and her first solo exhibition

Oct 18, 202001:18:44
23 : Evee Erb on Weaving in the world of craft, mistakes, advice & More!

23 : Evee Erb on Weaving in the world of craft, mistakes, advice & More!

This week we will be talking with Evee Erb from North Carolina. Erb is a nationally award-winning American Artist who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2016 with a BFA in Ceramics. During her time at MICA she also studied illustration and textile design. After studying ceramic sculpture in Florence, Italy, and receiving her degree, she returned to her hometown in Durham, North Caroling, where she has worked at the North Carolina Museum of Art, taught workshops at a variety of art centers, served on curatorial jury panels, and given lessons and art talks at various institutions.

Through her work, she studies the figure through a contemporary lens, focusing on human connection and mortality. Her interdisciplinary work explores the impact of anxiety and trauma on identity and gender expression. Finding herself constantly aware of the connections between memory, body and media, she presents the human form examining the dissonance between the psyche and external patriarchal culture. The pliable connections between the physical and psychological are illustrated by the intimacy between the figure and its surroundings. Her resulting work, showing the explorations between mind, body, and healing, evoke personal narratives in psychologically charged environments, questions the impact of gender and identity on our perception of subjective reality.

We hope you enjoy our conversation as we talk about weaving’s place in the craft world, making mistakes, advice, and more.

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22 - Peters Valley Craft Show is Going Online

22 - Peters Valley Craft Show is Going Online

Oct 04, 202001:05:20
21 : Evee Erb on Weaving in Small Spaces, elevating fiber, & Fast Fashion
Sep 26, 202001:18:11
20 : Justin Squizzero Talks Linen, natural dying, & keeping close records.
Sep 19, 202001:51:41
19 : Pricing, Finishing, & Shows with Constance Collins
Sep 12, 202057:36
18 : Woven Art with Constance Collins
Sep 04, 202001:29:58
17 : Bringing Traditional Oaxacan Weaving to the US with Francisco & Laura Bautista
Aug 29, 202053:03
16 : American Spun Yarn with David Jagger & Susan Mills of JaggerSpun
Aug 21, 202056:35
15 : If You Can Cut it We Can Weave It with Hannah & Joyce Wallace
Aug 15, 202058:10
14 : Community Organizations Part 1 : Hudson Valley Textile Project with Gail Parrinello

14 : Community Organizations Part 1 : Hudson Valley Textile Project with Gail Parrinello

Aug 07, 202001:13:34
13 : Working with a Spinning Mill with Mary Jeanne Packer
Jul 31, 202001:20:34
12 : Don't let Perfection Get in the Way of Progress with Lindsay Wiseman
Jul 24, 202001:35:27
11 : Ask the Difficult Questions of Your Work with Kat Howard
Jul 17, 202058:27
10 : Working with Fashion Designers with Jamie & The Jones
Jul 10, 202001:21:11
9 : Be Patient, Never Give Up with Joseph Young
Jul 03, 202001:04:18
8 : Get A Good Seam Ripper with Denise Kovnat
Jun 26, 202001:08:50
7 : Go For It, Whats the Worst That Could Happen with Katie Strano
Jun 19, 202001:16:18