Barcelona Knits 2023: Meet the artists and vendors w/ Jen Joyce, ep. 152

In this podcast episode, we're heading back to Barcelona Knits in…you guessed it…Barcelona, Spain! Get to know some of the vendors, artists, and vloggers who all share the love of all things fiber art, yarn, knitting, crochet, cross stitch, and more! This is a special group of people, dear makers!  :)

https://www.barcelonaknits.com

Who you'll meet:

Laura Algarra

www.lauraalgarra.com

A crochet teacher, designer, and woodworker from Spain who runs her own workshops

and classes and makes wooden crochet and knitting notions and accessories.

Paloma Liranzo

https://palomaliranzo.bigcartel.com

An artist and dyer and bag designer who loves animals.

Nina of Nina’s Threads

https://www.etsy.com/shop/NinaHandDyed

Nina's Threads is an independent artisan dyeing studio, located in Budapest, Hungary.

Paula of the Knitting Pitinglis Podcast

https://youtube.com/@KnittingPitinglis

A knitter living in Ireland that is working to make English patterns more accessible to Spanish knitters.

Paula of the Knitting Pitinglis Podcast chats with Aimée of La Bien Aimée

We put out a call for vloggers and podcasters to partner with us and use our space and then also asked the vendors if they would be willing to be interviewed by a vlogger. Kind of a matchmaking, if you will. So here is a snippet of Paula’s interview with Aimée!

Ana of Alpacana

https://alpacana.es

An alpaca farmer located in Cantabria, Spain that passionately cares for her alpacas and their fiber is turned into beautiful yarn.

Meet Ana’s Alpacas: https://alpacana.es/las-alpacas/

Nara of Knitleaks

https://www.knitleaks.com

The latest in fiber-related news, trends, design, and content

And of course when you interview Knitleaks, Knitleaks will interview you! Enjoy Nara’s interview of Jen!

Astrid of Lazadas

https://www.lazadas.net

An independent, female-owned and operated business, Lazadas, knitting accessories is proud to provide crafters with high-quality accessories and tools for their projects.

Stephania of Lavindole

www.lanivendole.com

A small yarn company from Genoa, Italy. Their aim is to create unique yarns containing noble local fibres.

Kiara, Anna, and Eva of Barcelona Knits

https://www.barcelonaknits.com

Barcelona Knits will gather many national and international brands in a unique space to offer both products and services related with the art of fiber. Wool producers, small artisans, spinners, indie dyers, prestigious designers, accessory designers for knitters and publishers.

Dana of Boredom Kills Designs

https://www.boredomkillsdesign.com

Yarn dyer, pattern maker, knitter, knitwear designer working out of her studio in Berlin.

Lidia of Ovillová

https://ovillova.com

Music by Despatches.