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Long Thread Podcast: Pamela K. Schultz, Spin Off
Season 14, Episode 10: As Spin Off nears 50 years old, editor Pamela K. Schultz sees herself as the host of a wonderful spinning party that welcomes one and all.
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Season 14, Episode 10: As Spin Off nears 50 years old, editor Pamela K. Schultz sees herself as the host of a wonderful spinning party that welcomes one and all.
Season 13, Episode 3: Stretching the possibilities of fiber and craft, Sahara advocates for living beautifully with yarn in all its states.
Season 11, Episode 8: Like most shepherds, Robin Lynde has her hands full. But few flocks have as many horns and spots as her Jacobs.
Season 11, Episode 2: From cool, slippery clay to warm, textured spinning, Charan’s explorations in handwork lead him in fresh directions.
Season 10, Episode 8: In the whirlwind of modern life, Melvenea Hodges says, celebrate your personal power by protecting your time to create.
Season 10, Episode 5: From importing a new breed of sheep to developing her own dye method to developing local products, shepherd Nanne Kennedy cultivates a uniquely Maine farm and flock.
Season 9, Episode 8: As fiber crafters, we put textiles at the center of our lives. Is it any surprise to find fiber, cloth, and yarn at the center of our language?
Season 9, Episode 3: The most surprising and beautiful sources of natural color may be the ones beneath your feet. Naturalist and forager Alissa Allen relishes the rainbows she can find in mushroom and lichen dyeing—and wants to teach you to find your own.
Season 9, Episode 2: With curiosity about the potential for organic agriculture and perseverance in the face of formidable skeptics, the founder of Vreseis and Foxfibre continues to transform our understanding of cotton.
Season 8, Episode 6: Seeing a need for sheep shearers in her region, Stephany Wilkes picked up clippers and learned one of the most demanding—and necessary—trades in agriculture.
Season 8, Episode 3: Following her love for knitting with wool and curiosity about heritage sheep, Jane Cooper and her husband left their suburban life to move to Orkney and steward a flock of one of the rarest breeds in Britain, the Boreray.
Season 10 Episode 9: Foraging for plants in the woods near home, a novice textile artist took on a major project: to transform stinging nettles to a handmade dress.
Season 7, Episode 6: What do you get when you give a Free-Speech Movement activist a spinning wheel? A lifelong teacher, a Bay Area institution, and a spark for fiber arts exploration.