Common Threads
Common Threads
Gail D Parrinello
Common Threads is a podcast of the Hudson Valley Textile Project (HVTP) highlighting the many aspects of the regional textile economy in the Hudson Valley.
Claire's Corrie
Carole Foster of Foster Sheep Farm relays the story of the origin of Claire's Corrie yarn.
Apr 15, 2024
9 min
A conversation with knit and crochet designer Nikolett Corley
Gail talks with Nikolett Corley, designer of the Reversible Scarf in the issue of Common Threads
Mar 16, 2024
16 min
Jennifer Kouvant
Gail and Jennifer talk about her Gotland Sheep and other things
Feb 28, 2024
25 min
Lynn Mordas of Dashing Star Farms
Gail talks with Lynn Mordas of Dashing Star Farms whose yarn, Aran 2-ply yarn, a 100 % wool blend of various sheep breeds, was chosen as an alternative yarn for the Winterwork Shawl
Feb 27, 2024
20 min
Indie Dyer Megan Granger
Gail talks with Megan Granger of Megs & Co whose yarn, Ghost Town DK was the yarn chosen for the Winterwork Shawl in the Issue of Common Threads.   Megsandco.com IG - megsandco_yarn
Feb 27, 2024
21 min
Winterwork Shawl with the Designer Melissa Burke
Gail talks with Melissa about the shawl and her design philosphies.
Feb 13, 2024
25 min
Foliage Forager Socks Alternative Yarns Part 2
The converstion continues with Catherine Clark of Brooklyn General and Corinne Tomlinson of The Woolly Thistle as creators of 2 of the alternative yarns for the Foliage Forager Sock pattern in the HVTP's premier issue of Common Threads.
Feb 13, 2024
25 min
2 Alternative yarns for the Foliage Forager Socks
This is the first of a 2 part podcast talking with the creators of the alternative yarns that were highligted in the premier issue of Common Threads for the Foliage Forager sock pattern, by Mary Anne Benedetto
Feb 6, 2024
23 min
Designer Mary Anne Benedetto
Gail talks with Mary Anne Benedetto about her designs and the sock pattern for the Common Threads publication
Jan 10, 2024
23 min
Common Threads - The Premier Issue
The premier issue of Common Threads - the print version - hit the newstand in October 2023. Gail talks with Hannah Thiessen Howard, the editor, about the vision, rewards and challenges  of a new, locally focused publication.
Dec 4, 2023
51 min
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