Episode 9: Monster Wefts (with Bonnie Tarses)
Join us for an ever-so-spooky Halloween WeaveCast. Listeners tell us their tips for sleying a reed and share weaving horror stories. I interview talented weaver Bonnie Tarses about "easy ikat" and "horoscope weaving." The Green-Room Players (plus Bruce!) bring you Buffy, the Reed Sleyer (with apologies to Joss Whedon). Then we end it all with "Monster Wefts" a blood-curdling tale of weaving mayhem.Resources (mentioned during the show):
- Bonnie Tarses Website
- Quirky Nomads Podcast (hosted by Sage Tyrtle)
- Cast-On Podcast (hosted by Brenda Dayne)
- Zedcast (hosted by Bruce Murray
- Just Our Yarn Website
Musical Guests
- "Sounds Haunting" and "Spooky Funk" by The Delicate Art of Noise Pollution
- "Horoscope" by Woodstock Taylor
- "Lake Monster: Spooky Foggy Harbour" by Dragon Ritual Drummers
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posted by Syne Mitchell at 6:55 PM
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Congratulations!
The sound quality in the last show was great! Not that it was bad last time, but if improved 100%. Love the show. I am always looking forward to it.
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Send me an audio comment by the end of October. You have half an hour left! ;>
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--Syne
Wow, that horoscope weaving is inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
Ellie:
Isn't it though? It just sends me. :>
Hi Syne,
It was great fun doing your Buffy intro and, yes, I got the "pointy kittens" reference from the Quirky Quiz :^)
I've passed your URL on to several people I know who are weavers.
Happy Halloween! - Bruce
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Bruce Murray
Host of The Zedcast
http://www.Zedcast.com
Really enjoyed your bit on QN - and I agree, kittens are pointy! :D
OMG, the Just Our Yarn ladies were at SAFF, and their stuff is just GORGEOUS. I was afraid they were going to start charging me rent for standing there and petting the cashmere yarn. I was this >||< close to buying some of the tencel. (I love to knit lace from tencel), but I remembered the cone and a half I still have at home and managed to contain myself. Great folks!
Bruce:
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Thanks again for your participation! Ya'll were all great. My compiling was a bit rough, but I learned lots.
Andrea:
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Aren't they just? I was robbed! ;>
Janice:
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Isn't it? I'd have been right there with you at the booth, drooling over the cashmere.
(Eric, honey, if you stumble over this in your Web browsing: the holidays are just around the corner...)
The Buffy parody was hilarious! As a die-hard Buffy fan, I never thought I'd see her in the same context as weaving . . . though I have always enjoyed the pun on slaying/sleying.
I have to agree, when a kitten comes near a warp, it's just about as bad as any 8 foot tall bloodthirsty demon. Sley on!
There can never be too much Buffy in this world. And you just know she's got to be a fiber artist at heart, even if she never realized it. I mean, all those pointy wooden things. Needles, drop spindles...
I have a general request for future episode topics. The latest object of my obsession is the book Latvian Dreams, by Joyce Williams. I've only had occasion to page through it once (though it is at the *top* of my holiday and birthday gift list), but it is magnificent. The book has designs as well as a couple of hundred charts based on Latvian weaving charts. (If I can't weave, I'll knit like weavers, I suppose.) I realized that I know very little about traditional weaving styles, techniques, etc., from different parts of the world. I've learned a lot about different knitting traditions through my participation in that craft, but since my participation in weaving is mostly limited to your podcast, I thought I'd put out the request for some help in my weaving education.
Matt:
Glad to hear you liked the Buffy skit! With humor there's always the worry, "What if no one laughs?" :>
So thank you for laughing!
--Syne
Rebekkah:
You're right! Stakes would make great size 20 knitting needles. ;> I never thought of that before.
On your request, are you wishing to hear an interview of a Latvian weaver, or simply weavers from around the world?
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Latvian weaving, or really, something specific to any knitting tradition. I guess I don't know what exists, and what parts of the world have different, interesting weaving traditions. Interviews with people who focus on one culture's weaving traditions would be great, or maybe even an overview of a bunch of different weaving traditions. Things like what fibers are used, traditional designs, what different people use the fabric for, etc. (Something analagous to talking about Scottish fair isle designs, Scandinavian knitting, etc. But in the context of weaving.)
Sorry to not be more specific. I guess I just don't know enough about weaving and its history to have a more specific request. I guess the general idea is weaving from a historical/cultural perspective, and regional differences in types of cloth and patterns created.
Maybe I should check my local library, too. I've exhausted the knitting books, but never even thought to look for books on weaving or other fiber arts.
If you are looking for interesting folks to interview, may I suggest Fran Potter? She is a Navajo rug weaver and teacher in Madison Wisconsin - she also teaches every summer at Sievers School of Fiber Arts in Washington Island, Wisconsin.
On the topic of frequent podcasts: please do! I'm one of the folks that was inspired to return to weaving after listening to your podcasts, and would appreciate as much content as you can offer.
Thanks for all you do!
Annie:
Thanks for the interview recommendation. She sounds great! Could you please email me contact info for Fran Potter, if you have it? (My mom would also love for me to have an excuse to fly to Madison... ;> )
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