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Craft Talkin’

It’s your favourite craft podcast, where Merion & Mr X Stitch interview craft superstars and have a bit of a laugh.

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Craft Talkin' about Game of Wool with Anna Nikipirowicz - Statement Week! [CTGoW006] Dec 08, 2025

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This week, Jamie and Merion welcome craft hero Anna Nikipirowicz, knitter, crocheter, designer and author, to unpack Statement Week, the sixth week of The Game of Wool!

You can find all of Anna's patterns and books at https://moochka.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOor91MPLuyi6IhhFFEyqnF03747O4p5_oSzOCNArJCVp8HDBiO-D and on her instagram, https://www.instagram.com/annanikipirowicz/ - and - we'll be talking to Anna in a few weeks about her fabulous new books!

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Craft Talkin' about Game of Wool with Emma Varnam - Texture Week! [CTGoW005] Dec 01, 2025

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Our dynamic duo teamed up with brilliant Emma Varnam again this week to discuss texture for Game of Week's TEXTURE WEEK! Emma Varnam is queen of crocheted food, having written many books on the subject, so we knew she would be the perfect chum to include for this episode! For Emma's books, have a look at www.emmavarnam.co.uk!

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Craft Talkin' about Game of Wool with Emma Varnam - Kids Week! [CTGoW004] Nov 24, 2025

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This week, Merion and Jamie are joined by the FABULOUS Emma Varnam to discuss Week 4, Kids Week!

You can find all of Emma Varnam's books and patterns on her website, https://emmavarnam.co.uk/shop/

and you can find Shani Denman's debut novel, The Commoners, on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Commoners-Shani-Denman/dp/1919178015

We'll see you next week for Week 5!

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Craft Talkin' about Game of Wool with Janie Crow - Holiday Week! [CTGoW003] Nov 17, 2025

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Jamie and Merion are joined by the INCREDIBLE Jane Crowfoot, fresh from her resounding success as guest crochet judge on Game of Wool, episode 3! Join our intrepid trio for a chat about last night's episode and we'd love to hear your thoughts! Email us your episode reviews at hello@crafttalkin.com !!!!

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Craft Talkin' about Game of Wool - Icons Week! [CTGoW002] Nov 10, 2025

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Join us for a romp through the second episode of the FAB Game of Wool with Jamie and Merion - but beware, this episode includes spoilers! This is ICONS week where the contestants were tasked with creating knits inspired by their icons - which ranged from David Bowie to .... buildings! An 80s jumper proved to be a great team challenge, especially in mohair - and we loved it all.

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Craft Talkin' about Game of Wool [CTGoW001] Nov 03, 2025

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Join Jamie and Merion for a week by week catch up following the brilliant GAME OF WOOL! Join the thrills and spills, the dropped stitches and the fraying steeks - we've got it all covered!

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Craft Talkin' with Adam Cleevely [CT008] Aug 18, 2025

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In this jam-packed episode, Jamie and Merion have a good old chat with Adam Cleevely, knitter, designer, comedian and social media wizard about his knitting life.

You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cleevelyknits/

On Ravelry here: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/adam-cleevely

On YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@CleevelyKnits

Who would you like us to talk to next? Email and tell us, at show@crafttalkin.com

We're up for collabs, reviews, and biscuit testing :)

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Craft Talkin' with Emma Varnam [CT007] Jul 20, 2025

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Jamie and Merion meet crochet giant, Emma Varnam, author of 14 books and crochet designer adored by millions. Emma is well known for her Granny Square books, all celebrations of the vintage favourite, her crochet animals, plants and her giant 10,000 hats books!

In this fun chat, we discuss the publication journey, Emma's inspiration and how crafting is a love language for so many!

You can find Emma on her website, https://emmavarnam.co.uk/on her instagram, https://www.instagram.com/emmavarnam/?hl=en and you can buy her books on her website or online https://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/emma+varnam

Merion's favourite glitter hairclips are made by WhatCynMade on instagram, here: https://www.instagram.com/whatcynmade/

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Craft Talkin' with Jeanette Sloan [CT006] Jun 18, 2025

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In this fab episode, sponsored by Dark Matter Roasters, Jamie and Merion meet the fabulous Jeanette Sloan, knitwear designer, author and TV star. We hear all about Jeanette’s experiences on Knit Stars, an online learning platform, her experience on TV in Make it at Market, and delve into the challenges of diversity and inclusivity in the craft industry. There’s a cheeky quiz just to keep Jeanette on her toes as a lifelong Duran Duran fan!

You can listen to the first chat we had with Jeanette on the LoveCrafts Show, here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HTWO3vIFLPXDM6y4cwfgQ

Follow Jeanette here: https://www.instagram.com/jeanettesloan/

Read more about BIPOC in Fiber here: https://www.bipocinfiber.com/

Find out more about Dark Matter Roasters here:

https://darkmatterroasters.com/

Coffee that’s out of this world!

We’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas - and requests for guests, book reviews, biscuit reviews and more - please drop us a line at hello@crafttalkin.com!

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Craft Talkin' with Paula Milner [CT005] Sep 18, 2024

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Jamie and Merion meet the amazing Paula Milner, aka The Crafty Lass! If she hasn’t pinged up on your crafting radar yet, you’re going to be very excited to meet her, as we talk about her brilliant new book, Simple Paper Flowers.

You can find out more about Paula’s crafting life on her website and on instagram and see all of her gorgeous fabric designs, collaborations with the Indian Block Print Company and with Aurifil threads.

We’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas - and requests for guests you’d love to hear on the show - please drop us a line at hello@crafttalkin.com!

Don’t forget to like and subscribe for lots more juicy pods coming soon!

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