Episode 5.5: BSG Confidential (with Russell Groff)
Come with me to Black Sheep Gathering, a fiber festival held every year in Eugene, Oregon. In this "reality podcast" we'll take you behind the scenes: experience (second-hand) the overwhelming cast of vendors and their tempting wares, ogle adorable lambs and cashmere goats, take interesting classes, camp and spin with fun people, and best of all: chat with weaving veteran Russell Groff. He regals us with stories from his fifty-seven years as a weaver and as a partner in Robin and Russ Handweaving, a weaving store (mecca!) in McMinnville, Oregon for many years.
(photos courtesy of Tina Thomsen-Park of Marietta Shetlands)
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posted by Syne Mitchell at 12:25 PM
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That was nice! You're welcome to camp with us anytime -- it was fun!
In case anyone is interested, Olivia did indeed finally sit down and learn to spin at Black Sheep. In fact, she picked up all the little bits of fiber laying around the show floor after it was all over and spun them in the station while we were waiting for our train home.
Then, in July, Olivia and Karyn participated on a kids sheep to shawl team at the Alameda Co. Fair and then again at Lambtown in Dixon.
Oh, and I think your rss feed might be broken -- the podcast hasn't shown up on iTunes yet.
Syne,
I just love your podcast! I watch for it, and listen to it when I'm at the loom.I thoroughly enjoyed your camping adventure, and wasn't bothered in the least by background sounds. I'm am letting all my weaving friends know about your podcast, it's a must for any weaver. Thank you for your interviews, especially those, like Judith Mckenzie, whom I've had the good fortune to take a class with. It was like visiting with an old friend.Please keep up the great work.
Nancy:
Thanks for the invite--watch out--I just might! ;>
Glad to hear about Olivia's and Karyn's fiber exploits.
Hmm...my iTunes updated when I tested the upload. Anyone else seeing this problem?
Ginger:
Thanks for the great words re: WeaveCast. It's listeners like you who make it all worthwhile. :>
All:
I just learned that WeaveCast is going to get a mention in the next issue of Handwoven magazine. I'm so excited I can barely stand it!
It just showed up on iTunes for me. Maybe it just takes some time for it to populate out to the various servers.
Congrats on the Handwoven mention! That is exciting.
Wonderful show! I really look forward to the installments.
(By the way - I tried the full-width sampling described in an early show and am a total convert.)
Thanks for the great show!
Every time I listen to your podcast, I look down at my knitting and try to figure out how I could posibly manage to squeeze 2 or 3 more fiber arts into my life. I'm always overwhelmed by the inspiration you provide.
Syne,
I've really come to look forward to your podcasts. I loved this latest one from BSG. We are going next year! We are! The kicker for us was your emphasis on kid-friendliness. My wee boy will be 3 and a half next June. We're so excited. I hadn't even considered it before you mentioned that. Thank you! Thank you, too, for your content in general. I've really been inspired to put down my needles (portability is good for life with a toddler) and begin weaving again. I just finished a 2.5-month, long hours, exhausting weaving project--a chupah for the wedding of friends, 6'x6', and it was exhilarating. I'm a newbie weaver and I'm so hooked now. Thank you for the encouragement!
Now, where is that spindle...?
Take care,
Karen Radcliff
p.s. You are very much welcome for dinner! Just drop me a line if you'll ever be in San Diego...
What a great interview. Enjoyed it as I drove into work this morning.
Please keep up the great work. Missed you over the summer, but I know we all get so busy!
I have posted a link on the weavers list about this current episode.
Thanks for all your work
Leslie
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Jaime:
Yay! Isn't full-width sampling fun? It's more like play than any other weaving I do.
Rebekkah:
Thanks for the kind words. As for more fiber crafts, I find a shoe-horn works. ;> Seriously though, after you hit saturation, you realize that you already own most of the tools/supplies for most new fiber crafts. For example, I could pick up macrame (use up those rug wools!) and bobbin lace (tapestry bobbins) with no extra expediture save time and brain power--which of course, are in short supply...
Karen:
You wove a chupah? What a great project! Now that's a swatch of the day I'd like to hear. :>
Mistress Carroll:
Thanks! And thanks for sperading the good word about WeaveCast. Did you see we're over 200 subscribers? Whoo-hoo!
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