Kate Larson, Farm & Fiber Knits

Kate Larson, Farm & Fiber Knits

From The Long Thread Podcast by Long Thread Media

May 16, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

Kate Larson discusses the connection between knitters and the farm-to-fiber story.

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. Kate Larson is the editor of Farm & Fiber Knits and a beloved teacher of spinning, knitting, and weaving. She took time out from lambing season to talk about the magazine’s goals. Kate Larson isn’t making a magazine only for farmers and handspinners. In this episode, she talks about what Farm & Fiber Knits is really for: helping knitters connect with the natural fibers they love. Whether you’re buying wool at a yarn store, tracking down a small-batch skein at a farmers market, or dreaming about rare fibers from around the world, Kate makes the case that you’re already part of this story—you just might not know it yet. When developing new issues of the magazine, she looks for stories to bring that world to life, with armchair journeys to fiber traditions as far afield as the Faroe Islands and Madagascar. The magazine’s patterns are designed to work for any contemporary knitter using a wide range of yarns from one-of-a-kind to available everywhere. Nearly twenty years of teaching have shaped Kate’s approach to designing the new…

People in this episode

Guest: Kate Larson

Topics covered

  • knitting
  • fiber arts
  • farm-to-fiber
  • natural fibers
  • spinning
  • weaving

Keywords

  • knitting
  • fiber
  • Farm & Fiber Knits
  • Kate Larson
  • spinning
  • weaving
  • natural fibers
  • yarn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Farm & Fiber Knits

Places: Faroe Islands, Madagascar, New Hampshire, Vermont

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