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How to get your confidence back 41:05

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When negative feedback shakes your confidence, it can be difficult to get back to feeling like yourself at work. In this episode, Anne and Frances help a struggling listener who has spent years toning herself down in the workplace after being told that she was too assertive — now, she feels that her modest approach is holding her back. Together, they use Anne and Frances’s “trust triangle” framework to explore how empathy, authenticity, and logic can help you rebuild confidence and trust with your colleagues, and share helpful confidence hacks for getting comfy with discomfort. What problems are you dealing with at work? Text or call 234-FIXABLE or email fixable@ted.com to be featured on the show. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/fixable-transcripts Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Making Stitches Podcast

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Making Stitches Podcast

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PASSIONATE ABOUT PUNCH NEEDLE with Micah Clasper-Torch 31:14

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When Micah Clasper-Torch first designed a coat using fabric which had been embellished with punch needlework, her passion was born. Moving from the intense world of fashion design in New York to a more laid back lifestyle in California, Micah embraced the craft of punch needle and ran with it. Her passion for the craft is infectious, so much so that she launched Punch Needle World, a platform to celebrate the art, craft and history of punch needle. Micah has taught thousands of people how to punch needle through online courses and has recently written a book about the craft sharing 15 designs merging fashion and punch needlework. In this episode you can hear Micah talk a little about the history of punch needle, how she is spreading her love of the craft and how she has merged her two passions of fashion and punch needle too. If you would like to find out more about Micah, you can find her website here and her Instagram account here . For full show notes for this episode, please visit this page on the Making Stitches Podcast website. To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link The theme music 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.…

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Looking Ahead to 'Woven from Kirklees' with Nat Walton 29:36

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The 'Woven in Kirklees' textiles festival first launched in 2019 and is due to kick off for its 2025 edition this weekend. The community festival celebrates all kinds of textiles and related crafts with yarn bombs, textile art exhibitions, workshops and talks. The biennial festival runs for a whole month and this year will have 130 different events happening throughout June. Initiated in 2019 by Kirklees Council, the festival "is owned by everyone, including community groups, textile businesses, cultural and educational organisations, artists and heritage sites across the district". Among the attractions on offer this year is 'The Red Dress' . The Red Dress is an award winning collaborative embroidery project which was conceived by the British artist Kirstie Macleod. It took 14 years to complete and features the work of 380 embroiderers from 51 different countries, many of whom come from marginalised communities. The dress is currently in the middle of a global tour and will be on display for the whole of June at Oakwell Hall in Birstall . I caught up with the festival curator Nat Walton in the busy run up to this year's launch to find out more about what people can expect to see at this year's Woven. You can find out the full programme of events at the 'Woven in Kirklees' Festival on their website . For full show notes for this episode, please visit this page on the Making Stitches Podcast website. To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link The theme music 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.…

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From Sewing Wedding Dresses to Crocheting a Turner Prize Winning Doily with Rachael Mills 21:09

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When Rachael Mills took up crochet as a means to giving up smoking, little did she realise that it would one day lead to her making a Turner Prize winning doily! Last year, when the Glaswegian artist Jasleen Kaur was named the winner of the Turner Prize, crocheter Racheal was celebrating at home in Blackburn. I was thrilled when she agreed to come onto the podcast to share her side of this amazing story. Rachael's first creative job was piece work sewing at a bridal gown factory, she then went on to set up her own sewing business when she was made redundant and later on took up crochet as a hobby to keep her hands busy when she gave up smoking. She now spends her mornings on her sewing business and her afternoons crocheting commissions and teaching up to 50 people each week in her crochet classes. You can find Rachael's creative business Facebook pages here: REM Designs for sewing and Crazy Crochet Creations . For full show notes for this episode, please visit this page on the Making Stitches Podcast website. To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link The theme music 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.…

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Celebrating 10 years of the Winwick Mum Sockalong with Christine Perry 24:05

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My guest for this episode is my yarny friend, Christine Perry, who first made an appearance on the podcast back in 2021. Since chatting back then, we have become friends and when I heard that she was gearing up to a big milestone in her sock-knitting journey, I asked her if she would like to come back onto the podcast and chat about it. Last weekend, on Saturday 3rd May, Christine celebrated a whole decade of encouraging people around the world to. knit socks through her Winwick Mum Sockalong. Christine's main aim is to encourage beginners to get over their fears of knitting in the round, turning heels and Kitchener stitch and be able to set off on their own sock knitting adventures. It worked for me - I think it's highly unlikely that I would ever have attempted to knit a pair of socks before chatting to Christine! I can now proudly say that on Saturday I followed Christine's request to cast on a new pair and get knitting to mark this significant milestone (and this is my 4th pair!). I hope you enjoy listening to our chat! You can find all the details about Christine's 10th anniversary giveaway over on her Winwick Mum blog as well as her free sockalong tutorials. For full show notes for this episode, please visit this page on the Making Stitches Podcast website. To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link The theme music 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.…

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Spreading Joy Online with Sara & Sean from Crochet in the Glen 31:49

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When I first approached Sara from Crochet in the Glen and asked if she would like to be a guest on Making Stitches Podcast, she couldn't understand why I'd want to speak to her. Like many (thousands) of other people who follow her Instagram account I'd enjoyed seeing her posts from her home on the picturesque Cowal Peninsula on the West Coast of Scotland - not just for the scenery, or her beautiful crochet creations, but because of her "crochet supermodel" husband Sean! Sean and Sara are collectively a hilarious team. Their posts are colourful and very, very funny. Sean can often be spotted strutting down an imaginary catwalk in their home wearing some of Sara's crochet creations - often wearing several different items at the same time. I am so glad that Sara said yes to an interview and as a bonus, Sean was able to join us too. I hope you enjoy listening to them share their story as much as I did when I recorded it! You can find Sara and Sean at the Crochet in the Glen Instagram account. Since the last episode of Making Stitches Podcast was published, Making Stitches has celebrated a birthday - it's now 5 years old. Thank you to everyone who has come onto the podcast over the past 5 years, everyone who has listened and supported me along the way! Lindsay x For the full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches Podcast website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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.…

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The Gift of Crochet with Marianne Rawlins aka MazCrochets 24:36

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For so many of us, crochet (or any craft) is as gift which offers mental release, a chance to focus on something away from the day-to-day worries of life and that creative spark so many of us need. When Marianne Rawlins was working part-time whilst raising her very small children, crochet arrived in her life. It gave her a creative outlet and ultimately an additional career, as her hobby developed into writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine. Our paths crossed through her work for Simply Crochet and I asked her to come onto the podcast to talk about how her hobby had opened up new doors for her. Whilst crochet is not Marianne's 'day job' it does play a very important role in her life and she takes great pleasure in not only designing and making crochet items herself but writing articles for the magazine about other makers and testing new yarns which have come onto the market for practical features. You can find Marianne on Instagram as @mazcrochets and on Ravelry too, where she sells her crochet patterns . For the full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches Podcast website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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.…

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Carry On Crafting with Justine Robson 39:04

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After dreaming about a craft festival one night, Justine Robson woke up and decided she should arrange one. Two months later, she’d booked the venue (the South of England show ground) and ten months later Carry on Crafting opened its doors for the first time. This summer sees the fourth edition of the summer craft festival and with over 600 people camping (tickets to camp sold out in a week) a huge range of craft workshops, stalls and entertainment, it’s going from strength to strength. That’s not all that Justine does though, she teaches crochet, runs 8 crochet retreats each year, is the custodian of Little Box of Crochet, after its creator Amanda Bloom sought her out to take it on and she’s planning to open a bricks & mortar shop! Listen to Justine explain how creativity has been a constant in her life, how reconnecting with her creative side helped her recover from a nervous breakdown and how she gets such joy from doing what she does. Thank you Justine for sharing your story with Making Stitches Podcast! You can find the Carry on Crafting Festival website here & the Little Box of Crochet website here . For the full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches Podcast website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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.…

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MENOPAUSE MAKES with Jenni Smith & Kay Walsh 37:22

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My guests for this episode are a pair of friends who met at a tap dancing class and went on to become creative business partners. They have been sewing for more than 30 years, many of which were spent working together in their sewing studio in Ilkley in Yorkshire. Since Covid, their classes in sewing and quilting have gone from in person, on a local level, to online and a world-wide audience. They say their mission is to empower women through sewing, one stitch at a time. Their latest project, the book, Menopause Makes was borne out of many conversations between the friends about the Menopause. They had previously written a book together and decided that as it was a topic of conversation they regularly spoke about, surely many other women were doing the same, so why not write about it in a sewing context. Along with a foreword by Dr Hannah Davies, a doctor specialising in menopause and lifestyle medicine, the book contains 10 patterns, one for each of ten different menopause symptoms. There is a sleep mask to aid insomnia, a basket for lost things to help with memory loss and keep cool quilt for night sweats. As well as running classes, both online and in person, Jenni & Kay have travelled abroad to meet crafters from overseas, tell their stories and learn about their traditional crafts and techniques producing crafty travelogues as part of their online courses. Among their creative destinations have been Ireland, the Netherlands and Hawaii along with locations closer to their homes in Yorkshire, like Scotland and Northumberland. For the full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches Podcast website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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.…

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Talking Colour, Yarn, Sound & Knitting with Felix Ford from KNITSONIK 54:45

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It’s so good to be back with you bringing another series of Making Stitches Podcast to your ears! My guest for this episode is Felicity aka Felix Ford, an artist who works in colour, sound and yarn. I first heard about Felix’s work when a mutual friend contacted me and suggested she might be a good guest for the podcast – she was right! Before our chat which features in this episode, Felix asked to send me a couple of her books and an invitation to join one of her online courses so I could get a proper feel for her work. I signed up for the ‘Colour at Play’ Course in the hope I would be able to improve my skills at marrying colours together when I design a crochet project. In addition to this, I discovered that Felix had a podcast herself – the KNITSONIK Podcast in which she recorded sounds and wove them together with interviews, chats about her work and her own musical compositions. I really enjoyed getting to know Felix through her work, and then by chatting to her late last year ready for this podcast episode. It was genuinely joyful to hear about Felix’s experiences including learning to colour match oil paint to a basket of eggs, how designing yarny covers for her walking stick diverted conversations with strangers away from her disability to her creativity and how her work with sound, colour and yarn has led her to setting up the KNITSONIK school. I have to say a huge thank you to Felix for being so generous with her time and for allowing me to use some of her music in the podcast episode. You can find the KNITSONIK podcast here if you would like to hear more of Felix’s audio work. (I can especially recommend the Shetland Wool Week episode ) You can find the KNITSONIK website here. For the full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches Podcast website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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.…

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MAKING STITCHES 2024 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 36:52

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Hello and welcome to the Making Stitches 2024 Christmas Special! As always at this time of year, I'm taking a look back at some of the year's highlights for Making Stitches. Included in this year's extravaganza is Tansy Forster from The Longest Yarn , author and academic Barbara Burman , Emma Varnam , Dr Gemma McKenzie from Threads of Protest , Heather Gibbs from Keep Calm And Crochet On , Lisa & Lynda-Rose from The Crochet Sanctuary . Thank you to everyone who has spoken to me for Making Stitches Podcast this year! I'd also like to thank Jackie, Rachel, Nick, Nickie, Jen, Penny & Steph my fellow Crochet Sanctuary attendees who gave me their 2024 highlights for this episode. Thank you to you too for listening and following my podcast adventures for the past few years - I've loved being able to bring these creative chats to you for you to enjoy! I hope you have a happy and peaceful Christmas and that 2025 is good to you! Lindsay x If you would like to support my fundraising effort for FareShare Greater Manchester , you can buy the FareShare Festive Feast Wreath crochet pattern here . For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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…

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Learning Lessons from History with Becky Davies-Downes 34:56

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Thank you for joining me for the 80th episode of Making Stitches Podcast! This time I'm sharing a chat I had with Becky Davies-Downes from William and Tilda , who, after almost two decades working in TV & film costume departments, is now sewing beautiful bags and other accessories inspired by 1940s wartime Britain. I first bumped into Becky in September this year at the Yarndale Festival. There, she spoke to me about how her current venture had come about, as well as a little bit about her previous career. I simply had to have a more in-depth chat with her about all things 'make do and mend' as well as her previous life working in TV & film. My deepest thanks to Becky for speaking to me, not once, but twice in quick succession for the podcast! You can find Becky's website, William and Tilda here . While you're here, can I just mention my latest crochet pattern - the FareShare Festive Feast Wreath, which I have designed to raise much-needed funds for FareShare Greater Manchester? FareShare Greater Manchester is a charity which diverts thousands of tonnes of surplus food from the food industry each year to hundreds of charities and community groups in Greater Manchester and the surrounding area. It is simply wrong that so much food would otherwise go to waste when so many people are struggling to access healthy and nutritious food. The FareShare Festive Feast Wreath is a Christmas crochet pattern for a wreath based on a Christmas dinner - including sprouts and pigs-in-blankets. All the money raised from the sale of the pattern will be going directly to FareShare Greater Manchester. You can find more information about FareShare Greater Manchester here. You can buy the crochet pattern for the FareShare Festive Feast Wreath here. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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…

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A FARESHARE FESTIVE FEAST 20:16

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This time on Making Stitches, I'm doing something a little bit different. I want to speak to you about food poverty, especially in my home city of Manchester and how I need your help to try to making things a bit easier for those who are finding it tough. As the weather gets colder and we head towards winter, the terrible decision between heating and eating affects many people. FareShare Greater Manchester is a charity which rescues good-to-eat surplus food from the food industry and redistributes it to charities and community groups across the region. I started working for FareShare Greater Manchester earlier this year and since then, I've been wanting to do something with crochet to help spread the word about what we do and to raise much needed funds to support this organisation. I have designed a crochet pattern for a Christmas wreath based on a Christmas dinner, complete with sprouts and pigs in blankets. All the profits raised from the sale of the wreath will go to FareShare Greater Manchester. In this episode, I take you to work with me and introduce you to three of the women I work with, to share what they do to help those in our community who need help. You can find more information about FareShare Greater Manchester here. You can buy the crochet pattern for the FareShare Festive Feast Wreath here. I would like to thank Jane Czaja for her support in tech editing this pattern. My thanks also go to Ruth Downes, Sally Lamb & Kala Mandviwala for speaking to men for this episode of Making Stitches. For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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…

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YARNDALE 2024 38:35

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Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Making Stitches - back after a longer than anticipated break! This time, I'm sharing a bumper episode featuring lots of creative chats with some of the lovely people I met at this year's Yarndale festival in Skipton two weeks ago. You will hear from: Zoe Coates from British Wool Eleonora from Coastal Crochet Lindsey from Curate Crochet Box and Lottie & Albert Cathy from Dear Emma Designs Amanda from Joe's Toes Becky from William & Tilda Nat from Woven in Kirklees Festival You can find the websites for all my guests by clicking on the links above, and you can find the website for Yarndale here . Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to me for this episode - it was such fun to record! For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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…

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THREADS OF PROTEST with Dr Gemma McKenzie 30:44

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My guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast has a background in law and human rights and a passion for crochet too. Dr Gemma McKenzie is a researcher in the Midwifery Department at King's College London specialising in maternity rights and obstetric abuse. She has decided that in order to raise awareness about her work in the field of maternity rights, she is going use crochet (and knitting) to help her. Next year, Gemma is holding an exhibition called Threads of Protest in Southport in the North West of England and in central London too, to raise awareness about her work and yarn is at the centre of it. Gemma is collaborating with yarn artists to create works focusing on different aspects of abuse but is also asking for anyone who wants to join her, to send crocheted or knitted squares which will be used as part of a yarn bomb within the exhibition. The granny squares can be of any type, any colour, any yarn and use any design as long as they measure approximately 15 x 15 cm or 6 x 6 inches. They can be sent to: Threads of Protest PO Box 239 Liverpool L37 8YU UK To find out more about Gemma's work and the Threads of Protest Exhibition, please check out her website . Gemma can also be found on Instagram . For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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…

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CREATING A DIGITAL YARN COMMUNITY with Jane Abraham, The Cornish Knitter 36:43

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When my guest on today's episode was about to leave a career in London for a quieter pace of life on the Cornish coast, one of her first concerns was where she would be able to buy yarn from. Fast forward a few years and Jane Abraham not only has her own yarn shop, she hosts creative retreats, has her own You Tube channel and has built an online community for crafters 'of a certain age' - the Cornish Flock. Jane's 'Flock' focuses on knitting, crochet, health and the wellbeing of 'mature women'. Jane says "Many women of a certain age feel isolated, under valued and overlooked. They believe that their interests and feelings are underestimated and there's not enough digital content that connects with them and caters for their continued interest in fashion". You can find Jane at her website , on Facebook , Instagram & You Tube . For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website . To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link . The theme music 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…