Titan of the amigurumi world, Kerry Lord, joins Merion and Jamie for this episode, and tells us all about the wonderful world of Toft, alpacas, crocheted fruit and veg, and how she built the business from a herd of six little alpacas to the conglomeration of creativity it is today! You can find endless amigurumi kits, fabulous books, beautiful yarn and inspiration by the bucket load at Toft, and we talk all about Kerry's newest book, Alexandra's Garden Flowers!Merion's flapjack recommen...
Jamie and Merion chat to the cross stitch legend that is Jane Greenoff, and listen to her stories of Liberty's workshops, treasures found and restored, and travels around the world.Links that we mentioned:https://janegreenoff.com/The Great British Sampler Weekendhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/474765081095458/?paipv=0&eav=AfbS-fdOkWZn-Wqfnh9tMDjtMhPheiTRO4To9mil-proR6jU0Bw_rBKKEdhcNQPnhPo&_rdrhttps://www.instagram.com/janegreenoff/Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcast...
If you haven't met Mathew Boudreaux, my goodness you are in for a treat. Merion and Jamie fall instantly in love with this crafting hero who has blown TikTok sky high with his incredible videos, crochet projects and quilting books - but this is not all. Mathew has much more to tell the world, advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community, and sharing their breathtakingly difficult journey to autism, ADHD and to their non-binary, beautiful self. https://mxdomestic.com/https://w...
What do you get when you cross two craft nuts, a lineup of incredible designers and *ahem* a silly craft jingle (sorry Jamie!)? Enter, The LoveCrafts Show!The video and audio podcast everyone will be talking about, the LoveCrafts Show is your monthly craft juice - where we chat everything crafts related, share news from the making community, and discuss the joy of making. Hosted by Merion, LoveCrafts’ super star maker (who can forget the Merion outtakes video!?) and Jamie, cross-stitch extrao...
After the frantic festive months, we think it’s time for a little self care! In our inaugural episode of The LoveCrafts Show, Merion and Mr X Stitch chat about wellbeing, getting organised and creating positive energy to take forward into 2020. In this episode we introduce you to our lovely hosts, Merion and Mr X Stitch! We chat about craft as a form of therapy and how to find meditation in making. We discuss how we’re planning to challenge ourselves in the new year to keep creative burn...
The LoveCrafts Show is back, bigger and better than before! This time with a super special guest who we’re just dying for you to meet. Sit back, relax, grab your WIP and settle in for a good old catch up with Uncle X and Merino!This month we introduce you to the delightful Debbie Bliss, in all her fabulous glory! Merion and Jamie look back on Debbie’s 40+ years in the industry and everything she’s learnt about being a maker!The LoveCrafts Show also chatted about sharing the love not just one ...
This month we’ve got superstar maker, Sarah Jayne of Bella Coco fame in the studio with us! Uncle X, Merino and Sarah Jayne have been chatting all things crafty (is anyone surprised?!), and delving into how becoming a YouTube sensation has impacted Sarah Jayne’s life, mental health and making. We’ve also got an extra special treat for our lovely listeners! If you’ve been eyeing up the Crochet Society subscription boxes by Bella Coco, use LOVECRAFTS10 at checkout to get 10% off* orders on blac...
On this episode of The LoveCrafts Show spring has sprung! Your good friends Uncle X and Merino are chatting stash hordes and stash busting, finding peace and creativity during uncertain times and answering your Would you rather questions!Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or you can send us a voice message!You can find the show notes with lots of links ...
On this weeks episode Jamie and Merion are chatting about how to foster creativity, and use craft as a way to keep your kids busy when they're stuck indoors! From finger painting, to knitting themselves a whole new wardrobe, Uncle X and Merino have got loads of ideas on how to encourage your children's creative side.Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or...
Join Jamie and Merion on The LoveCrafts Show along with an extra special guest, Toni Lipsey AKA TL Yarn Crafts!This week Jamie and Merion have been chatting to the woman behind TL Yarn Crafts - Toni Lipsey! Toni reveals how she went from crochet newbie, to creating a craft empire! Merion and Toni chat all things Tunisian crochet, and Uncle X is amazed to discover cross stitch on crochet - woah! This episode is bursting with crafty goodness.Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, ...
This week Jamie and Merion have had a catch up with Christine Leech! We'll be talking about pom poms - how could we talk about anything else with the Queen of poms poms herself? Embracing the magic of being a multi-crafter, writing books about craft and so much more!Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or you can send us a voice message!You can find the s...
This week on The LoveCrafts Show we've got the one and only Gaye Glasspie chatting to Uncle X and Merino! That's right, the iconic orange goddess of GG Made It Instagram fame joined us for a chat about the therapeutic qualities of crafting, the colour orange (how could we not?!) and the important conversations around diversity in our community.Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questio...
On this episode of The LoveCrafts Show we invited Shira Blumenthal from Lion Brand to chat with us! From the secret recipe to creating a stunning colour of the year, to standing up to bullying with the Hat not Hate campaign founded by Shira, Merion and Jamie dig deep into the behind the scenes of this iconic yarn brand.Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com...
This is an extra special episode of The LoveCrafts Show - we've officially brought you 10 episodes of crafty goodness and we wanted to celebrate in style. You might know him as an Olympic athlete, but Tom is a knitting newbie (swiftly becoming a pro!) and we invited him to come and chat with us about his new found love for yarn crafts!Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to sho...
Jamie and Merion introduce us to the utterly wonderful Poppy Chancellor in this episode of The LoveCrafts Show. We delve deep into the world of paper cutting, discover how Poppy found her creativity and channels it today, and there may be a song or two in there as well.Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or you can send us a voice message on speakpipe.co...
Jamie and Merion are joined by the fabulous Stuart Hillard in this episode of The LoveCrafts Show. Stuart is a Sewing Bee original, having appeared on the very first season, so it's no surprise that this weeks episode chats about the exciting behind the scenes of the show! Jamie and Merion also discover Stuart's journey from baby knitter to quilting connoisseur!Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, res...
On this week's episode of The LoveCrafts Show Jamie and Merion were joined by Libby Jonson AKA Truly Myrtle where we chatted about Libby's knitwear designing journey, learning to accept your body and love it, and some inspiring Maori proverbs too!Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or you can send us a voice message on speakpipe.com/thelovecraftshow.You ...
On this week's episode of The LoveCrafts Show Jamie and Merion were joined by Alexi Tavel, but you might know her better as Two of Wands! We delve into Alexi's world of designing beautiful garments, exploring the many hats an indie designer has to wear, from being a social media guru to an admin queen! There might even be a bit of tarot card reading too.Tips, tricks, advice and a fair amount of silliness, this is The LoveCrafts Show!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses a...
On this week's episode of The LoveCrafts Show Jamie and Merion were joined by incredible cross stitch artist, Leah Emery! Fair warning: Leah's work is a little... saucy. We're talking NSFW (not safe for work) crafty content here, and Jamie and Merion dive head first into chatting to Leah about explicit stitching, her crafty heritage and what's coming next for this maker.Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or you can send us a voice m...
This episode of The LoveCrafts Show is packed full of fun! Jamie and Merion are joined by Katie Jones, the queen of colour herself, to chat about living a colourful life, poodle wine bottle covers, how Katie made designing work with her dyslexia, the iconic boy band BUSTED, and just a little bit of crochet chat too!Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com or you can send us a voice message on www.speakpipe.com/thelovecraftshow.You can fin...