The Flying Goat Farm podcast
This podcast is for people who LOVE yarn and fiber to knit, crochet, spin and felt with. We will be talking about the crossroads between keeping sheep and goats, making yarn and expressing your colorful self
A Conversation with Janet Garman, Natural Dyer and Fiber Farmer
Lisa and Janet talk about all the things that Janet does from tending her sheep and naturally dyeing to becoming a publisher. You can find out more about her books at sawdustpublishing.com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flying-goat-farm/messageEpisode 9: A Condensed History of Natural Dyes
Natural dyeing has been around since we wanted to express ourselves artistically. Lisa talks briefly about the evolution of color in history. Natural Dye in this episode is Lac and the Farm Yarn is F-ewe-sion.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flying-goat-farm/messageSeason 5 Episode 8: Taking Care of Your Natural Dyed Textiles
Lisa teaches about caring for your fabrics. She also urges you to lean into loving your clothing as it ages, softens and develops the patina of well loved clothing.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flying-goat-farm/messageA Conversation with Amy Dufault
In this free ranging conversation, we talk about Amy's work growing dye plants in waste water as well as how to complete a traveling dye journal. We finish the conversation talking about using garments from our lost loved ones to work our way through grief. The dye highlight is Goldenrod and the Yarn highlight is Cacao, our natural brown 2 ply mohair yarn.
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Here are some of my favorite books and web resources that I draw upon time and after time.
Dye highlight is Indigo and Yarn highlight is Rambouillet Bulky
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Find out what to plant for glorious natural color!!
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It's a great way to start your natural dye journey!
Find out about kitchen and food waste dyes.
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In this episode, Lisa teaches about the ways that you can find natural sources of dye. You can forage, grow or buy raw materials You can find extracts and liquid extracts from dye houses. The natural dye highlight is Osage Orange. The farm yarn is Flying Goat Farm Yearling Mohair.
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In this episode, Lisa talks about foraging and growing local dyes as well as buying fair trade dyes for dyeing. The highlight dye is Black Walnut and the Farm Yarn highlight is Fingal's II.
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In this first episode of Season 5, Lisa talks about the good and bad of natural dyeing. And with each episode there is info about her favorite dye, this episode it's Cochineal. And each episode Lisa will talk about a farm yarn she has on hand. This episode the farm yarn is LiViLy and Trasna.
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