Episodes
Interview with artist Emily Wohlscheid, owner of Bricolage Studios.
Published 07/27/17
Heidi Fahrenbacher discusses creating the whimsical Bella Joy Pottery line in a former veterinary clinic-turned-clay studio just outside of Plainwell, Michigan.
Published 07/09/17
Alessandra Hayden shares the story behind her impressive new book, “Modern Tapestry Crochet: Techniques, Projects, Adventure.”
Published 06/29/17
Today is Donald Trump's 100th day in office. One of my secret weapons to cope with this seemingly alternate reality has been to follow the.daily.don feed on Instagram, featuring the satirical artwork of Jesse Duquette.
Published 04/29/17
With studio space in New York and a home base in Australia, Maryanne Moodie has quickly become a household name among weaving enthusiasts around the globe. But many may be surprised to realize that the Australian artist who recently published On The Loom: A Modern Weaver’s Guide ($27.50, 144 pages) stumbled across her first loom only about five years ago.
Published 03/25/17
On this episode of the podcast we go behind the scenes of Barrett Wool Co., the new yarn business that Susan B. Anderson launched with her son, Evan Anderson.
Published 02/14/17
When thousands of protesters gather for the Women’s March On Washington January 21, 2017 the day after Trump takes the helm of our nation, there will be a sea of pink that just might inspire the former host of “Celebrity Apprentice” to once again regret speaking so freely while on wearing a hot mic.
Published 01/16/17
Jane LaFazio is a watercolor and mixed media artist, art quilter and all-around creative force with a passion for travel and teaching others how to draw and paint. However, with a background in graphic design and technical illustration, this is not the combination of work LaFazio thought she would ever pursue full time.
Published 01/03/17
Stacey Trock discusses how she went from grad school to launching her own crochet business, freshstitches.com and community Ami Club.
Published 12/09/16
Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes discuss their long distance friendship, collaboration and their new book “A Year Between Friends 3191 Miles Apart: Crafts, Recipes, Letters, and Stories” (208 pages, $24.95).
Published 11/04/16
Stacie Tamaki discusses what got her started folding tiny and what lead her to downsize her life and relocate to Michigan, where she is building her dream art studio.
Published 10/20/16
Interview with Kathy Nida, the artist behind a quilt recently removed from a recent American Quilter's Society show in Grand Rapids for after a complaint that doesn't seem to add up.
Published 08/22/16
Korey Schnell discusses his illustrations drawn from Craigslist "Missed Connections"
Published 06/09/16
On this episode, blogger, knitting pattern designer and author Wendy Bernard talks about her creative roots, social media and her new book, “The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary: 150 New Stitch Patterns to Knit Top Down, Bottom Up, Back and Forth and in the Round.”
Published 05/09/16
Widely known as the anchor of Inside Edition, Deborah Norville is also an adept crafter who is the new host of "Knit and Crochet Now!"
Published 04/11/16
On this episode of CraftSanity, we're going sheep to skein to unravel the story of how wool from a West Michigan flock is being spun into a lovely, new independent yarn line called Welcome Home.
Published 04/01/16
Creativebug CEO Ursula Morgan talks about how she shifted careers from magazine publishing to lead the charge to make the business profitable by the end of 2016.
Published 03/11/16
Making a go of it as an independent business isn’t easy, but long-time friends and business partners Barb Langerak & Cheryl VanHaitsma have been making it work for 35 years as owners of Country Needleworks in Jenison, Michigan. Barb explains how it happened.
Published 03/06/16
Maya Pagan Donenfeld tells the story of how she healed herself and wrote a book in the process. “Hope, Make, Heal: 20 Crafts to Mend the Heart” is a thoughtful and inspiring book that aimed to help readers create their way through life’s most trying times.
Published 02/28/16
Interview with Clara Parkes, author of the newly released “Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World.”
Published 02/18/16
An interview with Yulia Brodskaya, the artist who designed the 2016 Love stamp for the U.S. Postal Service. She's also featured in CraftSanity Magazine Issue 10, that's now for sale.
Published 02/15/16
I can think of no better way to wrap up another year of podcasting than to bring you an interview with Lisa Congdon, a fine artist, illustrator and author who has inspired countless people to be true to themselves, love without regret, do the work, follow their hearts and have the courage to call themselves artists – even if it’s just in a whisper at first.
Published 12/31/15
If you live in the Midwest U.S. and have noticed that most of the craft con action happens on East and West coasts, Grace Dobush (co-organizer of Crafty Supermarket) has some good news for you. She joined forces with Brit Charek (organizer of Crafty Mart) and Megan Green (organizer of Craftin’ Outlaws) to plan and invite you to Midwest Craft Conslated for Feb. 19-21 in Columbus, Ohio.
Published 12/29/15
Artist and author Valerie McKeehan tells the story behind the 2012 launch of her Lily & Val hand-lettered art business that now employees both her and her husband full-time.
Published 12/22/15
If you think bigger is better when it comes to weaving looms, Syne Mitchell may convince you otherwise if you page through her new book that explores the vast potential of the rigid heddle loom.
Published 12/03/15