Episodes 10
Avg. Duration 1h
Activity Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
70%
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About This Podcast

Zig Zag is a podcast devoted to basketry culture and to the weavers who keep these traditions alive.

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S1E9 Polish Basketry Songs & Stories with Paulina Adamska, the Serfenta Association

Mar 31, 2026 1h 4m

A bonus interview with the wonderful Paulina Adamska of the Serfenta Association. Serfenta shares, promotes and manages knowledge about the intangible heritage of basketry in Poland. They offer…

S1E9 Baskets 2 day, Baskets 4 life with Ane Lyngsgaard

Feb 24, 2026 49m

Ane Lyngsgaard has been making baskets since 1993. She has taught basketry across Europe, North America and Africa. Using old techniques, she weaves in new and innovative ways, exhibiting her work…

S1E8 Traditional Basket Making in Rural Ireland with Tom Delaney

Feb 06, 2026 1h 1m

Tom Delaney is a traditional Irish basket weaver based in County Mayo and the founder of Ould Crafty. Formerly an archaeologist, Tom spent several years travelling and working abroad before returning…

S1E5 Traditional Basket Making in Rural Ireland with Tom Delaney

Jan 24, 2026 1h 5m

Tom Delaney is a traditional Irish basket weaver based in County Mayo and the founder of Ould Crafty. Formerly an archaeologist, Tom spent several years travelling and working abroad before returning…

S1E7 Snakes & Spiders: Pack Baskets in History & Folklore

Dec 26, 2025 29m

History & Folklore of pack baskets. In this episode, I share three folk tales where pack baskets play a central role. In these tales, there are pack baskets woven out of snakes, women who turn…

S1E6 Woven Thresholds with Mo Hohmann

Oct 14, 2025 1h 9m

Woven Thresholds is the vision of basket maker & interdisciplinary artist Mo Hohmann. Mo is devoted to willow and tending the living tradition of basket weaving. She is a mother, willow…

S5E5 Historical Baskets with Steen Madsen

Sep 12, 2025 1h 1m

Steen Madsen discovered basket making through his early love of old handcrafts such as Stone Age flint knapping, rope making, hide tanning, and wood carving. In 1979, he was introduced to basket…

S1E4 Walking the Waterways with Ayeen Telopa

Aug 25, 2025 52m

Ayeen is a mixed media folk artist. Raised up by the generous tending of tide pools, her mothers hands, laughter, good food, and high desert storms. Her work is an expression of all the beauty she…

S1E1 The Fibers of Place with Delia Fian

Jun 17, 2025 1h 1m

Delia is a basket weaver and teacher, making her way towards a handmade life in the Unicoi mountains of Southern Appalachia. She directs School of the Greenwood, a nonprofit working to restore…

S1E2 Baskets from Poland with Paulina Adamska, the Serfenta Association

Jun 17, 2025 1h

Paulina Adamska is a cultural anthropologist, educator and the Serfenta Association leader. Serfenta started from a deep research, they crossed thousands of kilometres to discover why basketry is…

S1E1 Wicked Willow

Jan 27, 2025 26m

In this episode of Zig Zag you will hear a brief history of willow basketry in Europe. I will share how witches and willows are entwined through language, some history of wicker basketry in WW2,…

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Zig Zag has published 10 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Society & Culture.

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