
Long Thread Podcast: Kate Larson, Farm & Fiber Knits
Season 14, Episode 8: Editor, teacher, and shepherd Kate Larson makes the case that every knitter is already part of the farm-to-fiber story—whether they know it or not.
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Season 14, Episode 8: Editor, teacher, and shepherd Kate Larson makes the case that every knitter is already part of the farm-to-fiber story—whether they know it or not.

Season 14, Episode 6: Before Ravelry, before knitting podcasts, before the internet fully found its craft obsession, there was Knitty. Amy Sadler shares the inspiration and evolution of the online knitting phenomenon.

Season 14, Episode 3: Wherever in the world she lives, Gudrun Johnston‘s roots always take her—and her knitting—back to Shetland.

With 17 prizes valued at over $1,600, knitters and fiber lovers could win big this holiday season.

Season 13, Episode 2: Facing the decline of the once mighty Spanish wool industry, one company is turning to traditional farms and knitting yarns to preserve a fiber legacy.

Season 12, Episode 6: Growing from a small group of Shetlands to a diverse flock of over a hundred sheep, Farmer Tam’s animals bind her to the land and connect her with shepherds and knitters everywhere.

As Ross Farm enters its sixth generation, Amy and her son, Drew, bring a fresh approach to a farming legacy.

Take a look at the beautiful colors a dye garden can produce in your yarns. Plus, subscribers can download a plant guide and growing zone chart to help you plan a spring dye garden of your own!

Season 10, Episode 10: Traveling in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and small villages of Armenia, independent researcher Irene Waggener finds a common language in every knitted stitch.

At Clean Fleece New York, the Hudson Valley Textile Project takes on the dirty job of scouring natural fibers.

Between fiber and fabric lies an essential link in the yarn supply chain: the mill that transforms raw material into yarn. One mill in upstate New York is dedicated to making yarn that works for the whole community.

With a dozen prizes valued at over $900 total, yarn and fiber lovers could win big this holiday season.

Season 10, Episode 3: Behind the camera or behind the needles, Gale Zucker loves to tell the stories of the fiber world.