On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast we’re talking about teaching children to sew with my guest, Annabel Wrigley. Annabel Wrigley is an Australian mom, author, and designer living in rural Virginia. She owns Little Pincushion Studio, a space where she teaches children everything they need to know in order to go forth […]
On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast we’re talking about fabric and fabric design with my guest, Kathy Phillips. Kathy is the Creative Director at Springs Creative, a textile company based in South Carolina that creates over the counter fabric by the yard for quilters and sewists. Springs Creative licenses dominant global brands […]
Photo by Nate Watters On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliancde podcast we’re talking about quilts as fine art with my guest, Luke Haynes. A chance encounter with a box of fabric remnants sparked Luke’ imagination. His first quilt, measuring 7′ x 10′, led him through years of experimentation and improvements over the years […]
On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast we’re talking about crafting in community with my guests, sisters Molly and Kaari Meng. Kaari Meng is the founder and owner of French General, a shop and workshop space on Riverside Drive in Los Angeles. Kaari and her husband, JZ, have written, styled and photographed six […]
On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast my guest is sewing pattern designer Christine Haynes. Christine is a Los Angeles-based sewing author, teacher, and pattern designer with her own line of self-published vintage-inspired sewing patterns. She has written four books, How to Speak Fluent Sewing, Skirts & Dresses for First Time Sewers, The […]
My guests on this episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast are Cal Patch and Jen Beeman. Cal Patch has been a maker since she was a Girl Scout in the seventies. She sews, crochets, spins, embroiders, knits, prints, drafts patterns, dyes… hence the name of her label: hodge podge. Cal has taught all of […]