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MAKING STITCHES IS BACK FOR A NEW SERIES! Sep 18, 2020

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Hello there! Making Stitches is back for a new series after a long summer break. In this series, as with the first one, I hope to be sharing the stories of interesting creative projects as well as hearing from creators themselves about their own creative journeys.
In this first episode of series 2 I recap on what's been happening over the summer for myself, as well as some of my guests from series 1. Since I last spoke to you, a new crochet podcast has been born, a lockdown quilt has been completed and is now on tour raising funds for charity and just like many other events this summer, a yarn festival is going online, so you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home.
For more information on the subjects covered in this episode, please check out:
The Crochet Sanctuary Website or find the new Crochet Sanctuary Podcast on your favourite podcast app.
Search for 'The Quilt. Spring2020 Creativity in Captivity' on Facebook.
For full details of Yarndale@home please visit the Yarndale website and follow Yarndale on social media for all the details.
For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches Podcast website.
Music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops

A LIFE IN DRESSMAKING with Dorcas Hammond Jun 26, 2020

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Hello and welcome to the tenth and final episode in the first series of Making Stitches. This week I'm sharing a story which is very special to me, that of my sewing teacher Dorcas Hammond.
With a career spanning more than 30 years, Dorcas Hammond is a well-known name in Gibraltar. Her dressmaking workshop has created gowns for many brides and beauty queens ahead of their big events - none more so than when Kaiane Aldorino was crowned Miss World in 2009.
Dorcas has held fashion shows in London, Marbella, Madrid and Portugal, and has won several designers competitions, including the Agulha de Ouro (Golden Needle) in Portugal back in 2004. Dorcas not only creates beautiful clothes, she also teaches students to create their own at her fashion academy. This week we hear how she began sewing as a young child and how she turned her passion into her profession (Dorcas also shares a trick of the trade which involves coffee!).
You can find Dorcas here:

https://dorcasfashiondesigns.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5dkQ52RvguLxlf58AyDGA
For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/
Making Stitches Podcast is recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar

CROCHETING UNDER LOCKDOWN with Esther from Essie Birdies Jun 19, 2020

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Making Stitches this week, features its first international guest, crochet designer, Esther from Essie Birdies who lives in the Netherlands. Ether's interest in crochet was sparked when her daughter was given an amigurumi kit 10 years ago. She taught herself crochet so she could make it for her, that set her off on a path to designing small toys, shawls, bags and home furnishings.
Esther's story just goes to prove that you don't have to start early to make an impact in the world of crochet. She now works in collaboration with yarn brands and has a website filled with her own designs.
You can find Esther on Instagram as @esiebirdies and her website is : https://essiebirdies.wordpress.com/
For full show notes for this episode, please visit : https://makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

STRANDED KNITTING with Phil from The Twisted Yarn Jun 12, 2020

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This week, Phil from The Twisted Yarn shared her story on Making Stitches. A knitter and crocheter in her spare time, Phil works as a clinical psychologist in her day job and is a mother of twin boys.
Known as 'The Modern Knitter' in her quarterly column in Simply Knitting magazine, Phil has also appeared on BBC TV with her imaginatively reupholstered chair which was reborn as a yarny country cottage complete with a front garden, pond and vegetable patch!
Phil's real love though is her own take on modern stranded knitting rather than the more tradition Fair Isle style. She says she's inspired by nature and is hoping to have her first book on the technique published next year.
You can find Phil at The Twisted Yarn, as well as on social media and Ravelry.
For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

SEWING FOR FAMILY & FUN with Victoria Peat Jun 05, 2020

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Sewing teacher, dressmaker and patchwork quilter Victoria Peat this week shares her story with Making Stitches. From getting a sewing machine for her 18th birthday and designing patchwork quilts to studying at the London College of Fashion and giving sewing lessons on live TV, Victoria has a true love of making.
Victoria moved to Gibraltar last year and thanks to the recent relaxation of the lockdown rules over here, we were able to meet in person and have a socially distanced chat about everything from making World Book Day costumes to how on earth the contestants on the Great British Sewing Bee cope with the challenges they face.
You can find Victoria on social media by searching 'Victoria Peat' as well as on her website https://www.littleblackduck.co.uk
For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

LITTLE BOX OF CROCHET with Amanda Bloom May 28, 2020

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This week on Making Stitches we hear from Amanda Bloom the driving force behind Little Box of Crochet. The bi-monthly subscription box delivers a yarny treat to crocheters around the world and contains a complete project with yarn and instructions along with what Amanda describes as 'knick-knackery' or extra little treats to enjoy.
Amanda spoke to me from her home above her beautiful yarn shop 'Craftopia' in Ingleton in North Yorkshire. She spoke movingly about her beloved daughter Jenny who set her off on her Little Box of Crochet journey whilst she was seriously ill with cancer as well as about her move to Ingleton and her hopes for the future.
You can find out more about Little Box of Crochet here: https://www.littleboxofcrochet.co.uk/
For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

CROCHET LESSONS with Marisa Alcock AKA Mariwish May 22, 2020

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Hello and welcome to Episode 5 of Making Stitches! This week we hear from a friend of mine, someone who I met through our shared love of crochet and Gibraltar.
Marisa Alcock was born and brought up here in Gibraltar but is now based in London and teaches music and crochet. We met a few years back through Instagram and I signed up for one of her Gibraltar based summer lessons to master the art of reading a crochet chart. It was loads of fun and involved tapas, wine and reading our charts by the light of our phone torches when it got too dark to see them properly!
Marisa shared an insight into her creative life, which began here on the Rock but which took her to England. She spent some time speaking to me between online piano lessons and a virtual craft club she's running with some of her music students during lockdown. You can find Marisa on Instagram as @mariwish

For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/

The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

YARNDALE 2020 WORLD CREATIVE PROJECT with Carole Rennison May 10, 2020

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Around this time each year, the call goes out for knitters and crocheters to get busy making for the Yarndale World Creative Project. First there was bunting, and following that came Mandalas, mini Yarndale sheep, flowers and even socks. This year, the festival organisers are asking people around the world to put their time in lockdown to good use and make dishcloths which will be sold to raise money for a local children's hospice charity.
If you have ever been fortunate enough to visit the festival, which takes place in Skipton in North Yorkshire in September, you will have seen the huge amount of items sent in from all over the world to support the various causes highlighted by the festival. If you would like to join in with this year's appeal, you can find all the details for it at www.yarndale.co.uk
In this week's episode I spoke to one of Yarndale Festival founders Carole Rennison about how the festival came about and why they are calling on our help again this year.
For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

CREATIVITY IN CAPTIVITY a Coronavirus Lockdown Quilt May 08, 2020

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A lot of us are turning to crafts at this time of lockdown and isolation. The act of making things can work wonders for our mental health, and being able to contribute that craft to a community project can help ease the sense of isolation.
Inspired by the story of female prisoners of war making a quilt at Changi Prison in Singapore during World War II, a global group of quilters are contributing to a community quilt which will raise funds for a charity helping communities during this difficult time. In this episode of Making Stitches I spoke to Sue Brown who's idea it was to begin the quilt and Amanda James who has contributed a square to the quilt project.
For full show notes for this episode, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

COASTAL CROCHET with Eleonora Tully May 01, 2020

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It's a real treat to be able to share this episode of Making Stitches with you featuring Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet. Eleonora has been immersed in yarn crafts all her life, but 5 years ago began writing about her passion for crochet on her blog Coastal Crochet. Since then, she has published many crochet patterns on her blog, as well as leading crochet workshops and designing professionally for magazines and the Little Box of Crochet.
People around the globe know Eleonora for her seaside inspired designs and the wonderful photos she shares online (both on her blog and social media) of her work and her trips to the beach near her home on the south coast of England with her Miniature Schnauzer 'Salty'.
You can find Eleonora's blog at https://coastalcrochet.com/
For full show notes of this episode, please visit: https:makingstitchespodcast.com/
The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/

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