Common Threads: Recent Episodes
Gail D Parrinello
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.
Carole Foster of Foster Sheep Farm relays the story of the origin of Claire's Corrie yarn.
Gail talks with Nikolett Corley, designer of the Reversible Scarf in the issue of Common Threads
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
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
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.
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
Gail talks with Mary Anne Benedetto about her designs and the sock pattern for the Common Threads publication
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 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
Where to find Stoneledge Farm
https://www.stoneledge.farm
Instagram: stoneledge.farm & stoneledgefarmwool
Facebook: @stoneledgefarm
Youtube: Meet the Farm
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
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
www.wingandaprayerfarm.com
Link to Tammy's Patreon page and Etsy shop through the website
www.oystersandpurls.com
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
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
Find Armenuhi
www.oystersandpurls.com You can see her yarn and sign up for the newsletter
IG: oystersandpurls
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, 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
Program Notes:
You can find Lilly in her studio at
The Shirt Factory 71 Lawrence St. Glens Falls, NY 12801
www.lillymarshstudios.com
Ply Magazine Issue 26 Autumn 2019 Hudson Valley Textile Project: Regional Clothmaking
Artists' Own Gallery Lafayette, Indiana
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
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
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
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
Gail and Mary Jeanne discuss the formation of the Hudson Valley Textile Project.
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