LET'S CELEBRATE with Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet & a look ahead to Series 10
Hello and welcome to the first episode in this new series of podcasts from Making Stitches.
This time, I'm sharing a chat with my crochet friend Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet. Eleonora and I hav…
PASSIONATE ABOUT PUNCH NEEDLE with Micah Clasper-Torch
When Micah Clasper-Torch first designed a coat using fabric which had been embellished with punch needlework, her passion was born. Moving from the intense world of fashion design in New York to a mo…
Looking Ahead to 'Woven from Kirklees' with Nat Walton
The 'Woven in Kirklees' textiles festival first launched in 2019 and is due to kick off for its 2025 edition this weekend. The community festival celebrates all kinds of textiles and related crafts w…
From Sewing Wedding Dresses to Crocheting a Turner Prize Winning Doily with Rachael Mills
When Rachael Mills took up crochet as a means to giving up smoking, little did she realise that it would one day lead to her making a Turner Prize winning doily! Last year, when the Glaswegian artist…
Celebrating 10 years of the Winwick Mum Sockalong with Christine Perry
My guest for this episode is my yarny friend, Christine Perry, who first made an appearance on the podcast back in 2021. Since chatting back then, we have become friends and when I heard that she was…
Spreading Joy Online with Sara & Sean from Crochet in the Glen
When I first approached Sara from Crochet in the Glen and asked if she would like to be a guest on Making Stitches Podcast, she couldn't understand why I'd want to speak to her. Like many (thousands)…
The Gift of Crochet with Marianne Rawlins aka MazCrochets
For so many of us, crochet (or any craft) is as gift which offers mental release, a chance to focus on something away from the day-to-day worries of life and that creative spark so many of us need. W…
Carry On Crafting with Justine Robson
After dreaming about a craft festival one night, Justine Robson woke up and decided she should arrange one. Two months later, she’d booked the venue (the South of England show ground) and ten months …
MENOPAUSE MAKES with Jenni Smith & Kay Walsh
My guests for this episode are a pair of friends who met at a tap dancing class and went on to become creative business partners. They have been sewing for more than 30 years, many of which were spen…
Talking Colour, Yarn, Sound & Knitting with Felix Ford from KNITSONIK
It’s so good to be back with you bringing another series of Making Stitches Podcast to your ears!
My guest for this episode is Felicity aka Felix Ford, an artist who works in colour, sound and yarn. I…
MAKING STITCHES 2024 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Hello and welcome to the Making Stitches 2024 Christmas Special! As always at this time of year, I'm taking a look back at some of the year's highlights for Making Stitches.
Included in this year's e…
Learning Lessons from History with Becky Davies-Downes
Thank you for joining me for the 80th episode of Making Stitches Podcast! This time I'm sharing a chat I had with Becky Davies-Downes from William and Tilda, who, after almost two decades working in …
A FARESHARE FESTIVE FEAST
This time on Making Stitches, I'm doing something a little bit different. I want to speak to you about food poverty, especially in my home city of Manchester and how I need your help to try to making…
YARNDALE 2024
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Making Stitches - back after a longer than anticipated break!
This time, I'm sharing a bumper episode featuring lots of creative chats with some of the lovel…
THREADS OF PROTEST with Dr Gemma McKenzie
My guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast has a background in law and human rights and a passion for crochet too. Dr Gemma McKenzie is a researcher in the Midwifery Department at King's Co…
CREATING A DIGITAL YARN COMMUNITY with Jane Abraham, The Cornish Knitter
When my guest on today's episode was about to leave a career in London for a quieter pace of life on the Cornish coast, one of her first concerns was where she would be able to buy yarn from. Fast fo…
Finishing a Creative Legacy with Jen Simonic from the Loose Ends Project
One of the unexpected things many people experience when they lose a loved one and have to sort through their posessions, can be unfinished craft projects. Maybe the person who has died was partway t…
Finding Joy in Making with Emma Varnam
This time on Making Stitches Podcast, I'm thrilled to be sharing a chat I had with knitting & crochet designer, Emma Varnam.
To date, Emma has written 13 books filled with inspiring designs for your h…
Selling Your Makes on Etsy with Claire Reed
For some of us makers, there's the desire to take our creativity beyond something which is purely a hobby. Whether we opt to teach our craft to others, design patterns or sell finished items at craft…
THE LONGEST YARN: Commemorating D-Day in Yarn
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Along with the military commemorations, there was a very special one created in yarn, by hundreds of knitters & crocheters aro…