Making Stitches Podcast

CARRY ON CRAFTING 2026: A Weekend of Crafting, Camping & Fun

This time last weekend, Carry on Crafting celebrated its 5th birthday. The festival, based at Ardingley Showground in Sussex, played host to craft stalls, workshops, vint

Sheep, Actually: A Film About Wool & a Sheep Named Cow with filmmaker Paul Wyatt

In this episode of the Making Stitches Podcast, I'm joined by documentary filmmaker Paul Wyatt, director of the beautiful documentary film Sheep, Actually. Although

Reconnecting with your imagination with textile artist, Murron Fraser

In this episode, I'm delighted to be joined by contemporary textile artist Murron Fraser.  Based in Manchester, Murron's work is inspired by nature, folklore a

Connection, Confidence & Community with Melissa Santiago-Val from Sew Positive

Hello, and welcome to Making Stitches Podcast! This time, I'm delighted to be joined by Melissa Santiago-Val founder and CEO of Sew Positive. What began during the p

Stitching History: Inside the Knitting and Crochet Guild Collection

Upstairs in an historic industrial building in the centre of the West Yorkshire town of Slaithwaite is a vast collection of handmade items, tools and publications chartin

Pattern challenges, THAT paper dress and life after Sewing Bee with Kit Giroux

This time on Making Stitches Podcast, I’m joined by Kit Giroux, semi-finalist from the 2025 series of The Great British Sewing Bee. In our chat, Kit talks about their sew

Yarn, Fibre & Community with Gareth from Manchester Wool & Yarn

I'm taking you out on the road with me today to Stockport to visit a fabulous yarn shop, Manchester Wool & Yarn. The shop celebrated its 2nd birthday earlier this ye

From London 2012 to Peru: Anna Nikipirowicz's fabulous yarn adventure

My guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast is the wonderful Anna Nikipirowicz. Anna first learned to knit and crochet as a child in Poland, but she says she fou

TexStyle Festival 2026: A weekend of community, colour & creativity

Two weeks ago, the first ever TexStyle Festival threw open its doors at Manchester Central. It was an amazing weekend of creativity, community and lots and lots of chatti

Granny Squares Galore! With Katy Mitchell from Kate's Crochet Creations

Katy Mitchell is the crochet designer behind Kate's Crochet Creations, known for her vibrant granny square patterns and beautifully themed blanket designs. Her work

EPISODE 100 - From Postcard from Gibraltar to Making Stitches

Hello and welcome to the 100th episode of Making Stitches Podcast.  Way back in April of 2020 when I published my first ever Making Stitches Podcast episode, I had no id

Happy Stitchmas 2025!

Hello there and Happy Stitchmas! It's that time of year again when I take a look back at the past 12 months and choose some of the highlights of my podcasting year.

From an Amigurumi Pig to Crocheted Patchwork with Anita Gibney from Made by Anita

In this episode of Making Stitches Podcast I chat to Anita Gibney — the designer behind Made by Anita and the author of the brand-new book; Patchwork Granny Square Blanke

Merry Crochet Makes with Justine Robson & Nicky Ward - BONUS EPISODE

December starts next week which means we are officially on the countdown to Christmas, but there's still time to make a few Christmas gifts for special people or som

Quilts, Blogs, Podcasts & Live Shows with Kat Molesworth

My guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast is Kat Molesworth, the creative force behind the Blogtacular Podcast & Festival. With Blogtacular, Kat helped countle

TexStyle: Looking ahead to a new festival for 2026 with Michelle Greaves

Welcome to Making Stitches Podcast! In this episode I share a chat I've had with Michelle Greaves, one half of the team behind the brand new TexStyle festival which

All Things Amigurumi with Amy Ting from Curious Papaya

My guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast is Amy Ting, a crochet designer from the US who specialises in amigurumi. Amy is a passionate advocate for the Japane

YARNDALE 2025 : Celebrating Yarn & Community

On the weekend of 27th & 28th September, Skipton Auction Mart was again transformed into Yarndale. The festival of all things creative brings stall holders and crafts peo

THE RED DRESS with Kirstie Macleod

The Red Dress, recently recognised by the Guiness World Records as the largest collaborative embroidery project, is a truly stunning piece of work. It was created by Kirs

World Stitch Day 2025

Back on 1st June this summer, the Woven in Kirklees Festival kicked off with World Stitch Day at Oakwell Hall in Batley. Among the attractions of stalls from local commun