36: Appalachian Weaving

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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 tablet weaving.

Resources (mentioned during the show)

• Tree Project: 30,000 fiber leaves
• Glass Weaving Video from CBS
• Learn how to weave glass in Pittsburgh
• WeaveZine on Twitter
• Startup Nation: Moms in Business voting
• Worlds of Thread Festival: Ontario, Canada
• WeftyWoman Blog
• The Greater Birmingham Fiber Guild
• John C. Campbell Folk School
• Pam Howard's Bio
• TWIST
• Yarn Circle Shop

Musical Guests

• "Birmingham" by Beth Thornley
• "North Carolina" by Divine Maggees

Sponsor

• Artist: Syne Mitchell
• Title: 36: Appalachian Weaving
• Album: WeaveCast: A podcast for handweavers
• Genre: Podcast
• Year: 2009
• Length: 56:41 minutes (51.92 MB)
• Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)