The Very Serious Crafts Podcast

Mollie Johanson and Haley Pierson-Cox

A very serious podcast about very serious crafts.

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112 episodes
Updated Dec 23, 2025

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Mar 14, 2022 · 42 min
S5E02: When Crafts Are Just Too Serious
With all the crafting methods they've tried, there are still techniques that give Haley and Mollie some serious pause. Will they talk each other into starting something new and complicated? Perhaps. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/
Feb 28, 2022 · 37 min
S5E01: So, What Have You Been Up To?
In their first Very Serious Crafts episode of season 5, Haley and Mollie talk about the things they've been enjoying while on a podcast break, including just taking time to "be." Show Notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes
Nov 22, 2021 · 45 min
S4E20: The 2021 Very Serious Crafts Gift Guide
As they wrap up season 4, Haley, Katie, and Mollie share some of their favorite handmade items and craft tools to give and receive. Show Notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes
Nov 8, 2021 · 38 min
S4E19: Sculpting, Shaping, and Modeling With Clay
We're getting our hands dirty as we discuss our favorite types of clay for crafting, including some clay recipes so you can make your own! Haley also shares a PSA for keeping pets safe while you're stitching. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/
Oct 25, 2021 · 31 min
S4E18: The Lovely (and Dreaded) Art of Lettering
By hand, machine, stylus, or icing, fancy writing isn't always easy. Unsurprisingly, we have many Thoughts and Feelings about it. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/10/25/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-18/
Oct 11, 2021 · 42 min
S4E17: And Basically, That‘s How an Idea Becomes a Pattern
From the spark of an idea to picking up a pencil (or not!) and making the final digital patterns, Haley, Katie, and Mollie discuss their processes for making new designs. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/10/11/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-17/
Sep 27, 2021 · 40 min
S4E16: The LuLaRoe of the Craft World?
The Creative Circle was multi-level marketing, but like, the non-scammy, all crafty kind. Join us as we gush over these vintage kits and wish for craft supply parties to make a comeback! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/09/27/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-16/
Sep 13, 2021 · 35 min
S4E15: Great Idea, but Now You Have to Make It
Haley, Katie, and Mollie discuss their amazing ideas that are also terrible ideas. Because, even though it's gonna be worth it, now you have to make the thing. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/09/13/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-15/
Aug 30, 2021 · 44 min
S4E14: Ye Olde Craft Inspiration
What's old is new again as Haley and Mollie talk about the antique handcrafted items that inspire them, then take a virtual tour of some of the fabulous objects and projects that hang out at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/08/30/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-14/
Aug 16, 2021 · 34 min
S4E13: We Can't Get No Satiscrafting
Imagine a room where you can enjoy all the best parts of crafting. Better than a smash room, we present our ideas for a space we call SatiscraftingTM. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/08/16/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-13/
Aug 2, 2021 · 38 min
S4E12: You Don't Know What You Don't Know...Until You Do
These tips and techniques may be obvious to some crafters, but Haley and Mollie are here to talk about the things they wish they had known when they started. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/
Jul 19, 2021 · 31 min
S4E11: Pulling Back the Lace Veil
No matter how you make it or use it, we're talking about lace and describing it with two F words: flouncy frippery. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/
Jul 5, 2021 · 31 min
S4E10: Projects That (Hopefully!) Don't Break the Mold
Things are finally taking shape as Haley and Mollie talk about resin, plaster, wax, and the long-forgotten Plastigoop! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/07/05/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-10
Jun 21, 2021 · 48 min
S4E9: Shelves, Containers, and a Whole Lot of Organizing
When it comes to organizing craft tools, supplies, and projects, is it any surprise that Haley, Mollie, and Katie Green Bean have a lot to talk about? Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/06/21/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-09/
Jun 7, 2021 · 43 min
S4E8: Writing Love Songs to Fabric and Fibers
It's time to talk favorite fibers and textiles. Haley, Katie, and Mollie gush over the materials they love to work with, the items they're willing to splurge on, and why it's so hard to split up a set. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/06/07/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-08/
May 24, 2021 · 38 min
S4E7: The One with All the English Paper Piecing
From template to thread and basting to joining, we Very Serious Crafters love English paper piecing! Today, we discuss the differences between EPP and FPP and ponder a theory about what makes it "English." Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/05/24/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-07/
May 10, 2021 · 36 min
S4E6: Crafting Chemistry That's to Dye For
Things get colorful in this episode as Haley and Mollie talk about dying. Wait, no. That should be dyeing. Specifically, natural dyes, chemical dyes, shibori, Kool-Aid, tie-dye, and the many mysteries of dye-related chemistry that still elude them both. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/05/10/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-06/
Apr 26, 2021 · 37 min
S4E5: Fascinating Fasteners
Haley, Mollie, and special guest Katie Green are Very Serious Crafters with Very Serious Thoughts about buttons, zippers, and snaps. (Shocking, we know!) This episode is bursting at the seams with personal favorites, some zipper-related side eye, and an accidental bonus primer on US vs. UK terminology. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/04/26/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-05/
Apr 12, 2021 · 35 min
S4E4: Painting With Needles and Thread
Prepare for pure stitch-related joy as Haley and Mollie talk about thread painting and their favorite artists who blur the lines between art and craft. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/04/12/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-04/
Mar 29, 2021 · 35 min
S4E3: Sewing Shoes and a Stop at Goodwill
Jeans, beaded Christmas trees, and shoes: What do they all have in common? Haley and Mollie are fairly certain they'll never, ever make them. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/03/29/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-03/

The Very Serious Crafts Podcast

S5E02: When Crafts Are Just Too Serious

S5E01: So, What Have You Been Up To?

S4E20: The 2021 Very Serious Crafts Gift Guide

S4E19: Sculpting, Shaping, and Modeling With Clay

S4E18: The Lovely (and Dreaded) Art of Lettering

S4E17: And Basically, That‘s How an Idea Becomes a Pattern

S4E16: The LuLaRoe of the Craft World?

S4E15: Great Idea, but Now You Have to Make It

S4E14: Ye Olde Craft Inspiration

S4E13: We Can't Get No Satiscrafting

S4E12: You Don't Know What You Don't Know...Until You Do

S4E11: Pulling Back the Lace Veil

S4E10: Projects That (Hopefully!) Don't Break the Mold

S4E9: Shelves, Containers, and a Whole Lot of Organizing

S4E8: Writing Love Songs to Fabric and Fibers

S4E7: The One with All the English Paper Piecing

S4E6: Crafting Chemistry That's to Dye For

S4E5: Fascinating Fasteners

S4E4: Painting With Needles and Thread

S4E3: Sewing Shoes and a Stop at Goodwill