Podcast Episode #210: Heidi Parkes
In this podcast interview, artist Heidi Parkes talks about her career as an art teacher and how she transitioned to an art practice creating quilts and teaching quilting.
Podcast Episode #209: Safiyyah Talley
In this podcast interview, knitwear designer and podcaster Safiyyah Talley talks about the development of her multi-faceted craft business. Safiyyah’s interests in writing, marketing, and fashion design came together when she realized she could make a business of designing knitwear patterns.
Podcast Episode #208: h+h americas with Darrin Stern
In this podcast episode, we’re talking about h+h americas, a new trade show for the crafts industry, with my guest Darrin Stern.
Podcast Episode #207: Starting a Kids Crafts Studio with Nicola Day of HipStitch
In this podcast episode, Nicola Day, the owner of HipStitch, explains her path to opening children’s crafts studios in the Boston area. Nicola provides insightful tips for building a kids crafts studio business including marketing, hiring, and project design.
Episode #206: Jill Wiseman
In this podcast episode, Jill Wiseman traces the development of her career as a beading teacher both in-person and on YouTube, as well as the growth of her online bead store.
Podcast Episode #205: Tian Connaughton
In this podcast episode, designer and tech editor Tian Connaughton traces the development of her career from learning to crochet from a co-worker while at her corporate job, to designing and publishing patterns in magazines, to teaching others how to get published.
Podcast Episode #204: Zak Foster
In this podcast episode, improvisational quilter Zak Foster talks about building a community of creativity online, creating memorial and burial quilts, and his commission for the Met Gala.
Powering the Creative Economy with Spoonflower
In this limited series of the Craft Industry Alliance called Powering the Creative Economy with Spoonflower, we’re talking with five artists about how they propelled their business forward using Spoonflower’s print-on-demand capabilities. In the sixth episode, we go behind the scenes at this fast-growing business.
Podcast Episode #203: Jenny Doan
In this podcast interview, Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co. discusses how she and her family built one of the largest retailers for quilting fabrics and pre-cuts in the US through the power of YouTube.
Podcast Episode #202: Wendy Ward
In this podcast episode, sewing pattern designer and teacher Wendy Ward talks about her career path from working for a fast fashion brand to learning about sustainable sewing practices to teaching and authoring sewing books.
Podcast Episode #201: Schacht Spindle
In this podcast interview, Jane Patrick and Barry Schacht of Schacht Spindle Company talk about how they created this successful, family-owned business that’s a leading supplier of looms and spindles in the US.
Podcast Episode #200: Karen Barbé
In this podcast interview, artist Karen Barbé talks about the development of her career in embroidery. Raised in Santiago, Karen’s popular blog, Instagram account, and book have inspired thousands of people to learn about color and thread.
Podcast Episode #199: Meg and Patrick McElwee of Sew Liberated
In this podcast episode, Meg and Patrick McElwee of Sew Liberated talk about their journey to build a values-based business that’s focused on sustainability and personal empowerment.
Podcast Episode #198: Ursula Morgan and Mark Hyland of Premier Needle Arts
In this podcast episode, Mark Hyland of Premier Needle Arts and Ursula Morgan of The Crafts Group talk about their strategy to grow a family of craft brands.
Podcast Episode #197: Kristi Schroeder Larson
In this podcast episode, artist Kristi Schroeder Larson talks about her career as a graphic designer and how she pivoted to become a quilter and quilting pattern designer, and then pivoted again to designing needlepoint canvases.
Podcast Episode #196: Leigh Metcalf of Topstitch Studio
In this podcast interview, Leigh Metcalf talks about how she opened her fabric and yarn shop, Topstitch Studio. After writing a book covering craft shops all over London, Leigh opened one of her own with the intent of building community and curating a beautiful selection of special goods.
Podcast Episode #195: Make Modern Magazine
In this podcast episode, the creators of Make Modern Magazine discuss how they’ve created an independent digital quilting magazine with an international following.
Podcast Episode #194: Tisa Jackson
In this podcast interview, Tisa Jackson talks about how she has secured multiple brand collaborations within the crafts industry, designing creative projects to share with her audience.
Podcast Episode #193: Christi Johnson
In this podcast episode, artist Christi Johnson talks about her journey from working in the fashion industry to starting her own clothing brand, creating embroidery patterns and classes, and writing a book with Storey Publishing.
Podcast Episode #192: Katrina Rodabaugh
In this podcast episode, Katrina Rodabaugh traces the development of her career focused on sustainable fashion, mending, and natural dyeing.