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- Yesterday32 min
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 pandemic as a community effort making face masks to raise money for NHS charities has growing into an inspiring charity using sewing, mending and up cycling to support peoples' mental health and wellbeing. In our chat, Melissa shares her own creative journey, the story behind Sew Positive and how stitching can be more than simply m...
- 2 weeks ago31 min
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 charting the history of knitting and crochet in the UK. The Knitting and Crochet Guild Collection was started in 1991 and is cared for by a team of dedicated volunteers. Hidden away in this fascinating archive is an extraordinary collection of handmade garments, patterns, yarns, tools, publications and shade cards, all connected to ...
- 4 weeks ago43 min
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 sewing journey, from first learning as a child to rediscovering a love of making a year or so before appearing on national television. We also chat about what it was really like to take part in series 11 of The Great British Sewing Bee. Kit shares some brilliant behind-the-scenes insights from their time in the Sewing Bee sewing...
- Apr 24, 202627 min
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 year and is owed and run by Gareth, a passionate maker and supporter of the yarn community. Stocked with familiar brands and products from independent yarn dyers based across the North West of England, it's a positive treasure trove of colour, squishyness & is such a lovely place to visit. Regular 'Bitch and Stitch' socials ...
- Apr 10, 202634 min
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 found it boring - luckily for us, as an adult she found a new passion for both crafts and is passionate about sharing her love and knowledge of them. Anna has published a series of books on crochet techniques, embroidery onto crochet, Tunisian crochet as well as a book on crochet & knitting too. Her passion for her craft is ...
- Mar 27, 202644 min
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 chatting! It was the idea of the mother and daughter team behind the Buxton, Cumbria & Stafford Wool Gatherings, (Michelle Greaves and her Mum, Carole) to create a bigger show encompassing other textile and fibre crafts in their home town of Manchester. It did not disappoint, it featured dozens of stands showcasing beautiful cr...
- Mar 13, 202631 min
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 celebrates colour, creativity and the joy of crochet, her patterns inspire crocheters of all skill levels. I was thrilled to be able to chat to her about how her hobby turned into a full-time job. Katy's work has been featured in magazines, she is a Stylecraft yarns 'Insider' and, last year, published her first book; The Gra...
- Jan 2, 202655 min
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 idea that over 5 years later, I would be publishing episode 100! That blows my tiny mind! In the months leading up to this milestone, I had a couple of conversations with my lovely yarny friend, Christine Perry (aka Winwick Mum) and she suggested marking this podcast milestone with a different kind of episode - one with me ...
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