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Weaving songs - With Sam Goates of Woven In The Bone (#59)
Weaving songs - With Sam Goates of Woven In The Bone (#59)
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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After a long career in textile design and fabrication, Sam Goates set up shop as a solitary weaver in the port of Buckie in the North of Scotland. Bringing a down at heel bitsa this, bitsa that Hattersley single-width loom back to life to weave custom cloths for discerning customers worldwide. We talk about Sam's time in Australia, how she is not weaving Harris Tweed, the frustrations of keeping a vintage loom running right, employing family members and how there are never enough hours in the day. Inevitably we also get into sustainability, buying better and less and try to find an answer to what contributes to a garment being cherished.You can find Woven In the Bone on the web here and on Instagram as @wovenintheboneGarmology is researched, booked, hosted, edited, published, paid for and everything else by Nick Johannessen. There is no advertising or sponsorship, but you are welcome to support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/garmologyNick Johannessen is also the editor of the WellDressedDad blog and WellDressedDad on Instagram. You can email Nick as Garmology (at) WellDressedDad.com.Garmology theme music by Fabian Stordalen.
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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