Making Stitches Podcast

Lindsay Weston

A podcast celebrating creative crafts and inspiring makers.

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Updated July 18

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Nov 5, 2021 · 44 min
LIVING A COLOURFUL CROCHET LIFE with Emma Leith
When I sat down to chat with the self-named 'Queen of Colour' & crochet designer Emma Leith, I was in for a treat. Emma's enthusiasm for creativity and colour is infectious and she was a delight to speak to. She started out teaching mosaic but a couple of large scale yarnbombs brought Emma to prominence and two books of crochet patterns soon followed. Emma's mindful creations and colour choices are so zingy and uplifting - you can't help but be filled with optimism when you see them. I hope you enjoy our chat which covered subjects including how a breast cancer diagnosis gave Emma the time to focus on her crochet with no pressure, how her creativity is a conduit for her Buddhist practice and how she has learned to embrace the colours of autumn. You can find Emma's work on her website & Instagram. Mary Rose Young Pottery is one of Emma's inspirations. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. The Making Stitches logo was designed by Neil Warburton at iamunknown. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is supported by the Making Stitches Shop which offers Making Stitches Podcast merchandise for sale as well as Up the Garden Path crochet patterns created by me & illustrated by Emma Jackson. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.
Oct 22, 2021 · 28 min
THE PATCHWORK GIRLS with Elaine Everest
For many of us, our crafts take a back seat as we concentrate on our careers and creativity can be stifled by everyday life. For novelist, Elaine Everest, a childhood growing up with a mother who made clothes and sewed for friends and family, that creativity stayed with her. From dressmaking as a young girl to making designer garments on a knitting machine for London boutiques to then setting up her own business sewing raincoats for dogs, Elaine achieved a lot before she embarked on yet another creative career as a novelist. Sewing is a theme which runs through Elaine's series 'The Woolworths Girls' and is centre stage in her latest book; The Patchwork Girls. The story, set in World War II, sees a group of women form a sewing circle making patchwork quilts and other items for the war effort. Elaine drew on her own experience of crafts to write the story which shows the healing effects of both friendships and creativity. Elaine says that although her interest in crafting had waned over the years, the events of the past 18 months have reacquainted her with sewing, crochet and other crafts and that they have 'saved' her during lockdown. She spoke to me about her life, her love of creativity and how she ended up writing a string of novels. The Patchwork Girls is published by Pan MacMillan. You can find out more about Elaine on her website, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is supported by the Making Stitches Shop. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.
Oct 8, 2021 · 36 min
YARNDALE 2021 : A FESTIVAL OF YARN, CREATIVITY & COMMUNITY
After a hiatus due to the pandemic last year, Yarndale returned to Skipton Auction Mart on 25th & 26th September and I was thrilled to be able to go along! As well as my mask and hand sanitizer I took my microphone and met so many truly lovely people. This episode is my experience of Yarndale 2021, which in a nutshell was wonderful, friendly, colourful and utterly uplifting. In it you will hear from yarn dyers, craftspeople and business owners who were exhibiting their wares along with Matt Farci from Crojo.Life and Alyson Chu from Moorit Magazine as well as friend of Making Stitches, Carole Rennison from Hooked by Design who is also one of the festival's organisers. I hope you enjoy listening to it as I enjoyed my Yarndale experience - it was a blast! Here are the people & businesses who feature in this episode - my thanks to everyone who spoke to me. Yarndale Festival Juey from Juey Jumbo Craft Tools Matt Farci from Crojo.Life Niki from Allium Threads Sarah Paul from Bigwigs Angora Kate from Kate's Kloths Jenny & Ruth from Ammonite Yarns Michelle Lewis from Woolly Wumpkins Alyson Chu from Moorit Magazine Judith from Buttoned Up Carole Rennison from Hooked by Design For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is supported by the Making Stitches Shop. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.
Sep 24, 2021 · 35 min
TEACHING THE WORLD TO KNIT SOCKS with Christine Perry aka Winwick Mum
Hello and welcome to the first episode in series four of Making Stitches Podcast. It has been a very busy summer for me researching stories and makers to share with you on the podcast as well as working on my own creative projects too. It's a real joy to be back with you! In this episode we hear from Christine Perry, who you may know better as Winwick Mum, a champion of sock knitting who has made it her life's work to simplify the sock-knitting process so anyone can achieve success and knit their own socks. Christine's knitting journey began in earnest at the age of 18 when she saw a jumper she simply had to have and her mother told her to knit it herself. It wasn't until several years later though, that her obsession with knitting socks began. After being told that knitting socks was too difficult too many times at a knit and natter group, Christine decided to make her own tutorial to demystify the process and published it on her blog; Winwick Mum. That was when the 'Sockalong' was born and in the six years since, over 15,000 pairs of socks have been knitted around the world using Christine's tutorials - and those are just the ones she knows about! She went on to write two books with sock patterns in and has her own YouTube channel in which she shows the process of creating socks. Christine has also designed a range of sock yarns for West Yorkshire Spinners. Christine was a joy to talk to and her enthusiasm for her craft is truly infectious. I can imagine an awful lot of new sock projects will be cast on after listening to this! You can find Christine and her work via her blog Winwick Mum For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is supported by the Making Stitches Shop. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.
Sep 20, 2021 · 1 min
MAKING STITCHES PODCAST SERIES 4 TRAILER
Hello! Making Stitches Podcast is returning with a brand new series very soon. I'm looking forward to bringing you more inspiring maker stories and sharing more inspiring conversations. Among my first few guests will be the a a queen of colourful crochet, a sock-knitting champion who wants to teach the world to knit socks and a novelist who has used her love of patchwork quilting and sewing as the inspiration for her new novel. Please make sure you subscribe to Making Stitches on your favourite podcast app so you don't miss the new episodes when they come out. You can also follow Making Stitches on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter where all the latest information about episodes will be shared. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.
Aug 5, 2021 · 25 min
A FLOCK OF CANARY CRAFTIVISTS - BONUS EPISODE
Hello there! Although Making Stitches is supposedly on a summer break, here's a little bonus episode all about a project I've been involved with recently which began with a previous episode of this podcast. Back in May, I released Episode 25 of Making Stitches which featured a chat I had with Sarah Corbett from the Craftivist Collective. In it, she told me about her plan for a summer of 'craftivism' featuring flocks of Canary Craftivists staging public displays of crafting to raise awareness of environmental issues ahead of this year's Cop 26 climate summit in Glasgow. Galvanized by Sarah's infectious enthusiasm, I found myself co-ordinating a small flock of canary craftivists in Manchester. This episode is the story of how it came about and how it went. Blighted by the 'pingdemic' our flock was small but, dare I say it(?), perfectly formed and we were able to engage passers-by in our craft and the message behind it. I do hope you enjoy listening! If you would like to find out more about the Canary Craftivists and the Craftivist Collective please visit the Craftivist Collective website, Instagram or Twitter. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.
Jul 23, 2021 · 53 min
SEW ON THE GO with Mary Jane Baxter
Back in the days before Covid, when the notion of being able to pack up a camper van and do a road trip of Europe was a thing, former BBC Brussels Correspondent Mary Jane Baxter did just that. She did it in style in a 1986 Bedford Bambi van adorned with vintage wallpaper. Taking just a few possessions with her, including her hand-crank sewing machine and a collection of her own hand-made hats, she set off on a voyage of creativity and adventure calling in on former work colleagues and discovering new textile inspired destinations. On her return from her tour of France, Belgium, Italy and Scotland, Mary Jane set about recording her travels in the form of a book; Sew on the Go. In it you find a travel journal, a number of creative craft projects you can have a go at as well as a searingly honest document of the highs and, at times, painfully lonely lows of solo traveling. From driving down a black run in the Alps (during summer) and camping next to a Cathedral in France to browsing flea markets and hosting craft pop-ups to help fund the trip, Mary Jane's account of her travels is warm, emotional and utterly inspiring. My grateful thanks to Mary Jane for sharing her adventures with me for Making Stitches. You can find Mary Jane's website, where you can order her book; Sew on the Go here and her Instagram account here. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Jul 8, 2021 · 35 min
FROM SEWING SCRUBS TO SEWING BEE with Adam Brooks
I don't know about you but this year's Great British Sewing Bee was just what the doctor ordered for me. After a spring of lockdowns, isolation, burst bubbles and home schooling, the creativity, colour and humour of GBSB was so uplifting. The standard of the contestants this year was really high, and many of them could have gone all the way to final had it not been for one bad day when things didn't go exactly according to plan. The camaraderie of the 12 sewing competitors, the friendships you were able to witness developing and the fabulous garments that were created made it a fantastic series. One of those contestants was Adam Brooks, an Entertainments Director on a cruise ship, who used his time during the pandemic while stuck on dry land, to get creative and reacquaint himself with his sewing machine. He created beautiful garments on the show from a stunning 1950s style button down dress to a Frida Kahlo inspired playsuit and won the transformation challenge twice! Unfortunately a child's raincoat got the better of him in week 5 and saw him saying goodbye to his fellow contestants. I'm absolutely thrilled that Adam agreed to speak to me for Making Stitches and really grateful he shared some of his behind the scenes experiences from Sewing Bee. I hope you enjoy listening to our chat as much as I did recording it. You can find Adam on Instagram. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Jun 24, 2021 · 15 min
HOOKING A BRIGHTER FUTURE with Louise Murray from Hooked by Lou
So many of my guests on the podcast so far have spoken about the healing properties of their crafts, the mindfulness of repetitive stitching, be that with a sewing needle or machine, a pair of knitting needles or a crochet hook. For my guest in this episode, Louise Murray, crochet and other crafts have helped her in her journey since losing her brother suddenly four years ago. Back on 22nd May 2017, a terrorist attack on an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena left more than 800 people injured and twenty two people lost their lives. One of those who died was Louise's brother Martyn Hett. At the time, Louise was nearing the end of her foundation year studies ahead of plans to study for a degree in Fashion Design. All that was put on hold when the tragedy struck her family so suddenly and so publicly. Since then, Louise's love of crafts and creating helped her find a new direction and she's now crocheting full time with her business designing and making clothing and accessories called Hooked by Lou. I'm so grateful to Louise for agreeing to share her story and for speaking so openly about her experiences. You can find Louise's work through the following links: Hooked by Lou website Hooked by Lou on Instagram Hooked by Lou on Facebook For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Jun 10, 2021 · 24 min
CROCHET, CHERRY BLOSSOM & FRIENDSHIP - A DAY OUT AT THE CROCHET SANCTUARY
I'm so happy that I've been able to bring you this latest episode of Making Stitches. Back in the spring of 2020 when I was recording my first episode of Making Stitches, I imagined that before too long, I would be able to travel to meet inspiring makers and record their stories in person. Thanks to Covid lockdowns and restrictions, that hasn't been able to happen until now. That first episode of the podcast featured two ladies, Lisa Hesketh & Lynda-Rose Simonini, the creators of The Crochet Sanctuary, and the brains behind the Pandemonium Blanket Crochet-along (or CAL) which helped hundreds of crocheters cope through that first lockdown. That interview was recorded remotely as the vast majority of the Making Stitches episodes have been, but I hoped that one day, we would get the chance to meet in person. That day came two weeks ago at the first Crochet Sanctuary day of 2021. The Crochet Sanctuary was first launched back in 2018, after Lisa and Lynda-Rose decided they wanted to create the kind of crochet get-away that they would like to attend themselves. They focus on inclusion and making sure everyone is welcomed and feels part of the group and there is help on hand if you are usure of stitches or techniques. The reason for the sanctuary is crochet, but from my experience on the day, the true message is friendship. I took my microphone along with my crochet hooks and met some lovely ladies. I hope this epsiode gives you a flavour of the great time I had at my first ever Crochet Sanctuary! My thanks to Lisa & Lynda-Rose, Amanda from Mrs G Makes, Diane & Sam for speaking to me for the podcast and to all the other lovely ladies I met that day. You can find out all about The Crochet Sanctuary here. If you would like to vote for Making Stitches Podcast in the 'Specialist Interest' category of the Quite the Thing Media 2021 Podcast Awards, voting is open until 19th June 2021. You can vote here. You can also vote for Making Stitches in the Listener's Choice Category of the British Podcast Awards here. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
May 27, 2021 · 28 min
GRANNY SQUARE APPRECIATION with Heather Griffith from HG Designs Crochet
Crochet can be a form of therapy for so many of us, but for Heather Griffith of HG Designs Crochet, it was through using the craft as rehabilitation after an injury, which set her off on a whole new adventure. At the time, Heather was training to be a lawyer and the repetitive movements of making granny squares helped her physically and mentally throughout her training. It was last year though, during a period of ill health that she appealed for help to the online crochet community to buy her granny square patterns (to sustain her financially) that she decided to make the leap to crochet full-time. Now, Heather runs a crochet design business (HG Designs Crochet) and online tuition for wannabe crochet designers (HGDC Hub) publishing work books to help designers grade their patterns and produce work which can be sold. Heather says that far from being an overnight success, her design work has been a slow burn with her publishing YouTube videos and Instagram posts since 2017. She believes there is room in the market for plenty more crochet designers to join her, sharing their own niche of the crochet world. You can find out more about Heather's work and her social media and YouTube channels through her website. My sincere thanks to Heather Griffith for speaking to me for Making Stitches Podcast. If you would like to vote for Making Stitches Podcast in the 'Specialist Interest' category of the Quite the Thing Media 2021 Podcast Awards, voting is open until 19th June 2021. You can vote here. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
May 13, 2021 · 50 min
THE ART OF GENTLE PROTEST with Sarah Corbett from The Craftivist Collective
A chance conversation about a small embroidery project while on a long train journey led Sarah Corbett to unite her interest in craft with her passion for activism. Sarah says that at the time of that conversation, while working on a cross-stitch kit during a 5-hour-long train trip, she was feeling burned out by her job as an activist. But she realised there was a way to marry the mindfulness of stitching and other crafts with getting important messages across and supporting the under represented in society. Sarah now single-handedly runs The Craftivist Collective and has engaged thousands of crafters from around the world (including the inspirational change-maker Malala Yousafzai) in creating their own acts of gentle protest on a range of issues from climate change to women's rights and the campaign for a living wage. You can find out more about The Craftivist Collective and sign up to The Craftivist Collective newsletter here. Craftivist Collective on Instagram Craftivist Collective on Twitter My sincere thanks to Sarah Corbett for speaking to me for Making Stitches Podcast. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Apr 30, 2021 · 24 min
THE EVOLUTION OF A CROCHETER with Rosina from Zeens & Roger
Specialising in bright colours and most recently items of clothing like cardigans, mittens and cowls, Rosina from Zeens and Roger is a prolific crochet designer. Based in Devon in the south west of England, Rosina balances her work and family life with creating beautiful crocheted designs, a blog and a popular YouTube channel. Rosina was first taught to crochet by her Nan but it was only when she went on maternity leave with her eldest son, that she picked up a crochet hook again. Since her first makes for her new born child, she began designing for a wider audience several years ago and has gone on to have her work featured in a number of magazines including Inside Crochet and Mollie Makes. You can find Rosina on Instagram, on her blog and on her YouTube channel. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Apr 16, 2021 · 20 min
STITCHED with Textile Artist, Matthew Downham
Welsh textile artist Matthew Downham always knew he wanted to be an artist, and when he picked up a needle and thread, he knew that was the medium for him. Matthew, who has exhibited his art in the United States, uses layers of stitches to cover teddy bears in his work. For him, the act of threading a needle and tying a knot is as much part of the art as the finished piece itself. In this episode, Matthew shared with me his journey to becoming the artist he is today, which was interrupted by a prolonged period of anxiety. I'm very grateful to Matthew for speaking so openly about the struggles he has faced so far, and am delighted he shared his story with me. You can find Matthew on Instagram and via his website. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Apr 2, 2021 · 22 min
FROM CHRISTMAS MAKES TO AMIGURUMI APRIL with Hayley Shelton from Dotcraftstudio
Hello again! Last episode we heard from Louise Armitage aka Gini's Dorset Buttons, and how a friendship blossomed between her and Hayley Shelton from Dotcraftstudio while they were competing in Kirstie's Handmade Christmas last year. Well it didn't seem right to only hear from one half of that crafty partnership, so in this episode I share the chat I had with Hayley all about her craft and her amazing end to 2020. We know Hayley for bringing amigurumi to a national television audience in December last year as she created a beautiful reindeer head using the amigurumi crochet technique. However, she is also an accomplished illustrator and won a tv competition for her Christmas card design last year as well and her work has been shared online by the influencer Mrs Hinch. I caught up with Hayley a few weeks ago to hear about her big tv experience, how she first got into crafting and her exciting plans for this month. You can find Hayley on Instagram at @dotcraftstudio For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Mar 19, 2021 · 45 min
KEEPING A HERITAGE CRAFT ALIVE with Gini's Dorset Buttons
Until I watched last year's Kirstie's Handmade Christmas (in December 2020), I had never heard of Dorset Buttons before. That was until Louise Armitage (also known as Gini) created the most beautiful picture using Dorset Buttons to depict the seasons of the year and clinched the trophy for the Handmade Decoration competition. Dorset Buttons originated from the county of Dorset (the clue's in the name) on the south coast of England and have been around since the 1600s. They were used to fasten items of clothing in the days before mass produced machine-made buttons were available and were worn by all sections of society even royalty. Gini first discovered the buttons as a 17-year-old student when she managed to trace a lady in Dorset, who was in her 80s at the time, and was the last of her family to practice the skill after it had been passed down through the generations. That lady agreed to teach Gini the basics on the understanding that she would keep the tradition going. Gini certainly did that when she introduced so many people to Dorset Buttons on primetime TV! I caught up with Gini in January this year, after the excitement had died down and the flood of orders which came through in the aftermath of the TV show had been dispatched. We had a great chat about her creative journey as well as her TV experience. You can find out more about Gini by visiting her website and Instagram page. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Mar 12, 2021 · 59 sec
MAKING STITCHES PODCAST SERIES 3 TRAILER
Hello there! Making Stitches is coming back for a third series very soon. I can't wait so share some more fascinating conversations with inspiring makers with you. Over the next few weeks you'll be hearing chats I've had with people from the world of textile art and crochet including two TV stars and a YouTuber! Please make sure you subscribe to Making Stitches on your favourite podcast app so you don't miss the new episodes when they come out. You can also follow Making Stitches on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter where all the latest information about episodes will be shared. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Jan 22, 2021 · 35 min
MAPPING THE WORLD IN TEXTILES with Janet Browne, Textile Artist
Hello and welcome to the twentieth episode of Making Stitches. After two episodes almost exclusively focusing on crochet, our attention is turned to textiles and textile art in particular this time. Late last year I spoke to Yorkshire-based textile artist Janet Browne about her beautiful observational work which maps journeys she has made as well as townscapes, gardens and allotments. Like all of us, 2020 and the pandemic has seen Janet's world shrink from the freedom of long car journeys to walks around her local neighbourhood and that has had an impact on her work. She spoke to me about her work, how she wasn't able to create the work she does until this particular time in her life and how she finds inspiration everywhere - even in motorway traffic signs! To see Janet's work, please visit her website : https://janetbrownetextiles.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/janet-browne/ or find her on Instagram Making Stitches is going to be taking a short break, but will be back soon. Please subscribe to Making Stitches on your favourite podcast app or follow Making Stitches on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter so you don't miss the next episode. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Jan 8, 2021 · 24 min
DOING WHAT YOU LOVE with Sara Huntington, Editor of Simply Crochet Magazine
Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Making Stitches for 2021! In this episode you can hear from crochet designer and Editor of Simply Crochet Magazine Sara Huntington. Sara has been crocheting for 20 years and several years ago made a conscious decision to follow her dreams and turn her passion for her craft into her profession after juggling two jobs as well as motherhood to get there. Sara has seen a boom in the number of people getting interested in crafts and specifically crochet in recent months and is an advocate for its benefits. In this episode she shares her creative journey and the amazing determination she had to get to where she is today. Sara also shares her experiences of the process of finding inspiring designs to fill the pages of each issue of Simply Crochet magazine. For more information on Simply Crochet, please visit the magazine website and you can find Sara on Instagram as @crochetdeli. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.
Dec 25, 2020 · 51 min
HAPPY STITCHMAS! The Making Stitches 2020 Christmas Special
Happy Stitchmas! In the words of one of my guests for this Christmas Special episode '2020 has been a year like no other', not least because lockdown was responsible for setting me off on this Making Stitches podcasting journey. Back in spring as we were locked down during the first wave of the pandemic, I decided to focus some of my time on speaking to inspiring makers and telling their stories. Since then I have spoken to people from all walks of life who enjoy yarn crafts, sewing and weaving. My guests have been from the UK, Europe and Australia so far, and in this episode for the first time, you'll hear from a maker from across the pond in Canada too. I thought a Christmas Special would give me the opportunity to look back at this year and share some of the 'Stitch Stories' listeners to the podcast have shared with me as well. In this episode you will hear from guests from my first two episodes; Lisa Hesketh & Lynda-Rose Simonini from The Crochet Sanctuary and Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet as well as four 'Stitch Stories' from listeners and makers in Canada, Gibraltar and the UK. So however you are spending this festive period, hopefully you will feel as though you are among like-minded friends as you listen to this. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas & all the best for the year ahead. Keep safe & enjoy your crafting! My thanks to: Lisa Hesketh & Lynda-Rose Simonini from The Crochet Sanctuary Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet Lisa from Teal & Tangerine Diane from Stitchscape Rebecca from Sweet Bee Crochet & Sarah Sheehan For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website. The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops. Making Stitches Podcast is recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.