The Long Thread Podcast
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| Oct 3 | #158 |
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Sally Pointer, Experimental Archaeologist
October 3, 2026 · 49 minHow did people make and use the textiles we’ve created for millennia? From nalbinding to netting to bast fiber processing, Sally Pointer looks for answers by working with her hands. Some fiber crafts are as old as humanity, even recorded…
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Melissa M. Littlefield, Reinventing Wool
September 19, 2026 · 43 minHow could you possibly improve on wool, the perfect fiber? In the 20th century, scientists thought they could do just that. Some of their innovations have disappeared . . . but some remain. In the middle of the 20th century, with…
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David Richie, Green Mountain Spinnery
September 5, 2026 · 45 minA small group of Vermonters wanted to improve the environment and preserve the rural character of the state. Along with two friends, David Richie and his wife found a way: they founded the Green Mountain Spinnery. David Richie and his…
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Karen Elting Brock, PieceWork
August 22, 2026 · 41 minA love of words, stories, and cloth led Karen Elting Brock around the world and back to PieceWork. ”All This by Hand” appeared on the first covers of PieceWork magazine, intended to capture the scope of material between the covers…
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Lir Shilton, Ribblr
August 8, 2026 · 51 minAs a budding crochet designer, Lir Shilton ran into obstacles and annoyances that many beginning crafters face. But instead of learning to live with them, she and her partner decided to make a platform that offers a different approach…
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Emily Whitted, Texile Historian
July 25, 2026 · 40 minA pair of silk stockings, mended again and again below the ankle, set Emily Whitted on the path of discovery that has led her through archives and museums of early American history. The stockings belonged to Philadelphia’s Stephen Girard…
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Books off the Beaten Path: The Yarn Barn of Kansas List of Hidden Gems
July 18, 2026 · 44 minBook Club Podcast: What lesser-known treasures do Yarn Barn fiber artists love to share? Susan and Melissa share some of their favorites in weaving, spinning, and knitting. Liz Gipson drops by to talk about one of her books that Susan and…
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Loretta Pettway Bennett, Gee's Bend Quilter
July 11, 2026 · 36 minA fifth-generation quilter from the legendary community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, Loretta Pettway Bennett turns well used cloth into her own expressions of color and community. Loretta Pettway Bennett began her quilting journey as a child…