Most of us crafters know instinctively that working with yarn, fiber, and cloth makes life better. Believing that handwork is good for our well-being has sparked memes about knitting as “the new yoga” and sold tee shirts that read, “I knit so I don’t stab people.” But feeling good while practicing fiber art is only one of the ways that working with thread adds meaning to life. As a “passionate knitter and yarn stasher, a comparably dispassionate sewist, a novice embroiderer, and a clumsy

The cosplay bug is a real thing, and once bitten, you can't help but let your creativity and passion flourish. Just ask our guest who is driving fast and cosplaying hard into the hearts of many. A lasting impression and wonderful cosplays, Detective Cosplay is here to stay.#manganime #diy #cosplay #costume #games #anime #michigancosplayer#cosplayover30 #cosplayerofinstagram #podcastersofinstagram #cosplayers #cosplayguest #cosplaylife #animelover #comiccons #GrandRapidsComicCon

NFL Football is back!!! Stay tuned as we look forward to another exciting year of Football.

This episode Dan, Rasmus, and Heidi discuss failures, what has gone wrong for us recently, how it could have been mitigated, corrected along the way or avoided all together. In the after show the stories about failure continues, including one royal fuckup, as promised in earlier episodes. If you want access to the very special extra after show, you can subscribe on Patreon from the lowest tier. If you want to support the podcast, doing it through Patreon is an excellent way, and there’s more goodies

Sponsored by Folkwear Patterns. Folkwear – Where history meets your hands. Visit Folkwear.com and use code HANDMADE20 for 20% off your purchase. Code is good through the end of 2025!  Up until relatively recently, when factory-manufactured fabric became readily available, many garments around the world were naturally low and zero-waste. People who spent days (or months!) creating fabric (or processing animal skin) did not typically throw away pieces of it. Many cultures developed clever techniques

It turns out I am not alone in experiencing the magic of back to school energy as an adult.  Have you seen the new trend of creating a personal curriculum?  Traditionally, it's designed to include research and satisfy your curiosity, but in this episode, I'm putting a crafty twist on it.  Let's look at ideas for ramping up creative energy, mastering paper crafting tools, and completing holiday cards.

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Patrik is back from this month’s Metal Clay Artists Symposium (MCAS) and he’s spilling all the stories! From the excitement of meeting up with old friends to discovering fresh ideas in metal clay, Patrik shares his behind-the-scenes adventures with plenty of laughs along the way. craftcast.com #MetalClay #MetalClayJewelry #JewelryArtists #CreativePodcast #StudioStories #MCAS2025 #CraftyCommunity #MakersGonnaMake #ArtInspiration #JewelryCommunity

In this episode, the Captain and the Boatswain talk about Escape room puzzles and more about the Dautless project. Enjoy Send us a text Support the show

Ash and Ari interview the first guest of Series Two, Joanne from Josephine Bow. Discussing the origins of the shop name and why foil is a key element in Josephine Bow's designs. Is it even a Josephine Bow item if it doesn't have foil? Plus, about the subscription that she launched this year (which you can check out here)Also, Ash grabs the opportunity to have an advent chat. Joanne shares her advice as well as how she comes up with her ideas. Ari asks about dream themes, and the answer

In this episode, I have some knitting and spinning, and some random crafting I don't normally talk about.

This week on Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show, I’m joined by Sara and Debbie of Salty Sews. The two met in a sewing class back in 2019 and have been connected through their craft ever since. When the world began opening up again, Sara signed them up to teach a class at the very same sewing event where they first met, and from there, Salty Sews was born.Sara and Debbie have built a community-driven space where people may show up as participants, but leave as friends. Their inspiration is their community,

In this episode of Life Well Stitched, our Hosts, Mary Meier-Evans and Elizabeth Ann Meier (EA) discuss their design process, and how ideas become needlepoint canvases. Click here to see what canvases are currently available! Mentioned in This Episode: Morgan Julia Bar CartRita's Needlepoint in NYCThe Curious Cowgirl Book MarksVintage Finishing Textiles What We are Currently Stitching: Curious Cowgirl Hat BandsThe Gingham Stitchery Transferware Christmas Plate Our Favorite Conversation ...

The Construction Skills Mission Board launched recently, with a commitment of providing 100,000 more construction jobs per year… Chris Frediani talks to Sam Blacknell - Head of Skills Partnerships at British Gypsum to hear his thoughts, as well as an apprentice from friend of the show, Bob Hay.

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Send us a text In this inspiring episode of The Sewing Social Podcast, we sit down with maker and entrepreneur Laura Ter Kuile from Thread Pegs, whose journey from passionate sewist to successful small business owner is full of creativity, resilience, and community spirit. Laura shares how a love for sewing turned into a thriving business specialising in handmade sewing storage solutions and custom tools — including her beautifully crafted wooden spool holders. She opens up about the challeng...

On today's episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, we’re talking about building a quilting business with my guest Michelle Cain.Michelle tried rather hard not to become a quilter. After growing up outside of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and having a mom who began quilting in the 1990s, this was a formidable challenge. A chance encounter with Denyse Schmidt’s work, however, introduced Michelle to the world of modern quilting and convinced her there might be a place for her in it. She made

The morning sun rises over the rolling hills of Lineville, Alabama. A soft mist clings to the tall pines, and the sound of rushing water carries through the air. Welcome to the Alabama Gold Camp—a place where history, adventure, and nature come together for a weekend you’ll never forget.

In this special episode ofAnne’s Norwegian Knitting Conversations, Anne and Steph host a heartfelt panel chat with knitters from what was once called the Great Experience – now the Northern Lights Journey.You’ll meet Carol, Sally, Jeanet, and Jan as they share: How they discovered Anne’s Norwegian Knitting and the community that has grown around it The projects that challenged them – from shawls and socks to sweaters and mittens – and what they learned along the way Why community,

If we need proof that textiles can rewrite human history, then it lies with the bog bodies of northern Europe. Textile archaeologists are revealing a whole new past about people who, in some cases, are older than Tutankhamen, but much less celebrated. Across northern Europe there are hundreds of bog bodies, who long ago were buried in marshlands and were preserved down the centuries by acidic conditions and lack of oxygen. We will never know all their secrets, but slowly we are discovering more