WeaveCast Audio

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. You can stream directly from the site, download MP3s to your computer, or subscribe to the show's RSS feed using an application such as iTunes.

Tip: Transcripts are also available for many WeaveCast episodes.

16: Weaving Teachers

Produced by Syne Mitchell on 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 tour of The Weavers’ School on Whidbey Island, and talk to talented teachers
Madelyn van der Hoogt and Peggy Osterkamp.

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54:20 minutes (54 MB)

15: Certificate of Excellence

Produced by Syne Mitchell on April 23, 2007

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. Then relate the story of the recent 2006 COE examination in handweaving from the point of view of an examiner, a scribe, and Level I and Level II applicants.

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46:46 minutes (42.84 MB)

14: Rigid-Heddle Weaving

Produced by Syne Mitchell on March 19, 2007

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 as Betty Davenport's book, Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving , answer a listener question about setts for knitting yarns, I share great news from this past week, and we get an update on the "Teach a Friend to Weave" contest.

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58:41 minutes (53.77 MB)

13: Weaving Shibori

Produced by Syne Mitchell on February 15, 2007

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 over the past year, and what's to come in 2007.

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57:45 minutes (52.89 MB)

12: Weaving Resolutions

Produced by Syne Mitchell on January 9, 2007

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 she describes the rewards of taking on an ambitious project as a relatively new weaver. I share my weaving resolutions for 2007, and invite you to share yours. Read more >>

65:54 minutes (60.36 MB)