FINDING COLOUR INSPIRATION IN A LOCKDOWN VEG PATCH with Agnis Smallwood
This week, designer, maker, educator and weaver Agnis Smallwood speaks to me about her craft, her creative journey and how she found inspiration for her work this year among the carrots and radishes …
CREATIVITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH with Emma Jones from Vintage Sewing Box & Looking Ahead to Christmas with The Apex Singers
Creativity whether it's music, craft or art has long been seen as having a positive impact on mental health, and after the year we have all experienced, it's something many of us have had to focus on…
FROM ALPACAS TO THE 3 WISE MEN with Kerry Lord from Toft UK
Kerry Lord took up crochet for the first time when she went on maternity leave from her family's yarn business less than ten years ago. She watched some YouTube tutorials and created a cuddly elephan…
STITCHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN with Cathy Emmott from Dear Emma Designs
Many of us choose to seek a different career path after starting a family, and Cathy Emmott is no different. She took the time she spent on maternity leave with her young family to look at ways of de…
CROCHET AND COMMUNITY with Jill from Gum Leaf Crochet
When Jill, a former nurse living on the eastern coast of Australia, joined Instagram to share her crochet makes three years ago, little did she know she would create a 14,000 strong community of like…
BAG MAKING WITH MRS H & YARNDALE@HOME 2020
This week on Making Stitches I have two guests for you; Bag Maker Extraordinaire Samantha Hussey (otherwise known as Mrs H) and Carole Rennison from Yarndale. Last weekend saw the first ever Yarndale…
MAKING STITCHES IS BACK FOR A NEW SERIES!
Hello there! Making Stitches is back for a new series after a long summer break. In this series, as with the first one, I hope to be sharing the stories of interesting creative projects as well as he…
A LIFE IN DRESSMAKING with Dorcas Hammond
Hello and welcome to the tenth and final episode in the first series of Making Stitches. This week I'm sharing a story which is very special to me, that of my sewing teacher Dorcas Hammond.
With a car…
CROCHETING UNDER LOCKDOWN with Esther from Essie Birdies
Making Stitches this week, features its first international guest, crochet designer, Esther from Essie Birdies who lives in the Netherlands. Ether's interest in crochet was sparked when her daughter …
STRANDED KNITTING with Phil from The Twisted Yarn
This week, Phil from The Twisted Yarn shared her story on Making Stitches. A knitter and crocheter in her spare time, Phil works as a clinical psychologist in her day job and is a mother of twin boys…
SEWING FOR FAMILY & FUN with Victoria Peat
Sewing teacher, dressmaker and patchwork quilter Victoria Peat this week shares her story with Making Stitches. From getting a sewing machine for her 18th birthday and designing patchwork quilts to s…
LITTLE BOX OF CROCHET with Amanda Bloom
This week on Making Stitches we hear from Amanda Bloom the driving force behind Little Box of Crochet. The bi-monthly subscription box delivers a yarny treat to crocheters around the world and contai…
CROCHET LESSONS with Marisa Alcock AKA Mariwish
Hello and welcome to Episode 5 of Making Stitches! This week we hear from a friend of mine, someone who I met through our shared love of crochet and Gibraltar.
Marisa Alcock was born and brought up h…
YARNDALE 2020 WORLD CREATIVE PROJECT with Carole Rennison
Around this time each year, the call goes out for knitters and crocheters to get busy making for the Yarndale World Creative Project. First there was bunting, and following that came Mandalas, mini Y…
CREATIVITY IN CAPTIVITY a Coronavirus Lockdown Quilt
A lot of us are turning to crafts at this time of lockdown and isolation. The act of making things can work wonders for our mental health, and being able to contribute that craft to a community proje…
COASTAL CROCHET with Eleonora Tully
It's a real treat to be able to share this episode of Making Stitches with you featuring Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet. Eleonora has been immersed in yarn crafts all her life, but 5 years ago b…
CROCHET SANCTUARY PANDEMONIUM with Lisa Hesketh & Lynda-Rose Simonini
In the first ever episode of 'Making Stitches' I speak to the ladies behind the Crochet Sanctuary about their latest CAL (crochet-along) - the Pandemonium CAL - which was released in response to the …
Making Stitches Teaser
Hello, and welcome to the brand new Making Stitches Podcast. I'm Lindsay and I have a passion for making things in my free time (and even when I'm supposed to be doing other things). This is a podcas…