In this episode, Josh gets real about what it actually takes to turn a creative hobby into a business. Using his own woodworking journey as the backdrop, he talks through three big lessons that every maker eventually runs into.First up is workflow. Before you can sell anything, you need a repeatable process. Josh uses cutting boards as the example, walking through how important it is to know how much material you need and how many pieces you can realistically produce. Showing up to a craft fair

Picking colours can feel intimidating – especially for a project like the Eternity Shawl with seven colours constantly interacting in different combinations.In this Stranded Thought, Anne shares why picking colours is less about talent and more about experience. She reflects on testing combinations, why colours behave differently in colourwork, and how even experienced knitters rely on swatching and experimenting to find what works. This episode is a gentle reminder that colour confidence

An Eye for an Eye - would the animals we eat, eat us? Impossible Hats. Box Hill Picnic, from Jane Austen’s Emma. Dangerous Questions, where the danger is yours, not your opponent’s. This is what insomniacs get up to at 3am while you are sleeping.Kent Berridge coined the term incentive salience. When dopamine runs hot, everything arrives pre-lit with significance. The creativity wasn’t a symptom - it was genuine creative product on the “this matters” signal.A desire path is a trail worn into the

I speak about the new trailer for Maul – Shadow Lord! Which is out on Disney Plus on the 6th of April

Join plumber Hattie Hasan MBE and plasterer Steph Leese as they pull back the curtain on the reality of working in the male-dominated construction industry. In this episode, they answer questions from listeners, providing insights such as how to navigate the system, work smarter and not harder and if technology has a place in the trades.Whether you are already on the tools or a woman looking to break into the industry, Hattie and Steph offer the grounded advice and humor needed to thrive in the

From the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, Nighthawk n. a recurring thought that only strikes you late at night. Mine struck every night for eight weeks.Zopiclone is a sledgehammer. Daridorexant is a key. One imposes sleep. The other removes the obstacle to it. There’s a big difference, and finding it changed everything.Also: Jasper as Big Spoon. An AI health czar who suggested I should just pour ethanol directly on my brain to save time. And the thing I found at 3am that stayed.Music: Christopher

Trimethoprim for a UTI. Seven days. By day three, everything was hysterically funny. By day five, I could hear things that weren’t there. By week two, I couldn’t track yarn overs in garter stitch. Garter stitch.The projects on my needles when my brain broke Bradford Road, Dark Days, Ghost in the Orchard were beyond me for the next four months. The only thing that still worked was drop spindling. Hands remembered what the brain forgot. So I made yarn. The weird pantry. Lexical-gustatory synaesthesia

Strawberry Rhubarb PieDouble Pie Crust – 9”Crust:2 cups flour¾ cup vegetable shortening or lard1 tsp saltMix with a fork.Add enough cold water to be able to roll out.Filling:1⅓ cups sugar⅓ cup flourMix together.2 cups rhubarb (cut into ½” pieces)2 cups fresh strawberries (sliced)Stir sugar and flour into berries and rhubarb.Pour into pie shell.Dot with butter.Put top crust on and make slits in center.Sprinkle with sugar.Baking Instructions:Cover edges of pie with strips of foil to prevent excessive

Chris Frediani catches up with Plasterers, Simon Green & Andy McCauley and finds out how business has been for them so far this year, after a tough 2025 and also a wild start to the year with site hold ups and bad weather.

In the past, most clothing was made to fit the person who would wear it. Today, we are used to buying standardized sizes designed for an “average” body.But knitters have something special – we create our own garments. In this short Stranded Thought episode, Anne reflects on why understanding garment fit is one of the most empowering skills a knitter can develop. With just a few foundational concepts and the right tools, you can move from hoping a sweater will fit to knitting with

A slightly unpolished podcast episode made from the mountains :D During the recent retreat, one of Anne’s knitters inside Anne’s Norwegian Knitting community said she would happily pay good money for a course on how to fix mistakes in knitting. It is a request Anne hears often. However, it is also a request she will most likely never meet. Why? Not every mistake is actually a mistake. And even when something does need fixing, the answer always depends on the context – the yarn, the

Two people discuss can Indian Crochet business become Luxurious?

Season 3, Episode 8: Are you a top? Go to top patterns? Top hacks? Fit tips/stuff? Favorite top fabric? Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler and Moira Asheland. Please check us out on Instagram at @insewmniacs @johassler @atomicbabycosplay. You can find our FREE community over on Patreon as well! Good night - sleep well, we know we won’t! Don't forget to give us a 5 star rating if you like what you hear! Good night - sleep well, we know we ...

I speak about the full length The Mandalorian & Grogu trailer!

Cast on my Heart! The "dating" gameshow where the bachelorette hears out 3 mystery knitting patterns to decide which one has convinced her to start the project. this week Gosia prepped 3 different sweaters to try and Woo Veronica. Which will she end up choosing?Follow us on insta! TypeBknittingpod

Are Vintage Persian Rugs a smart long term investment? Discover how Persian Rugs, regional traditions, and natural dyes shape lasting value.

What is an Oushak rug? Learn about its 15th century origins, antique Oushak traits, and why this classic carpet still feels timeless.

This episode is best watched on video here: https://youtu.be/iBVKc_Q8YkQIn this week’s Stranded Thought, Anne takes you behind the stitches and into the full world of the Mitten Bonanza. What started with a new blue and white January mitten – designed with a little Valentine feeling in mind – opens into a deeper conversation: a mitten is not just a mitten. From January to December, Anne walks through all twelve designs and reveals the deliberate variation behind them. Check out our

I’ve talked about creating this deck… but today I’m telling you how it really happened.The fire, the doubt, the build — all of it.In this episode, I share how Aries fire, intuition, and alignment led me to create a deck focused on empowerment — not prediction.You are already connected.linktr.ee/Rhonda_Here

­In het Zuid-China Dafen village, maken schilders dag in dag uit kopieën van meesterwerken zoals de Mona Lisa. Die schilders zijn opgeleid aan kunstacademies. Snel en Geroutineerd maken zij perfecte replica’s die wereldwijd in hotels en kantoren belanden. Zijn deze schilders kunstenaars? Rina heeft dezelfde vraag wanneer ze het vioolbouwatelier binnenstapt, waar ook gewerkt wordt met modellen van oude meesters zoals Stradivarius, Amati en Guarneri. Op een zaterdagochtend werkt Jan