Stitchcraft Podcast

Hello again! We’re back chatting about single-use plastics and the virtues of early mornings. Oh, and crafts. We really do talk about crafts, promise.

Castle Danger Brewing (Name that tune! Danger!)

Karben4 Fantasy Factory (Aislinn misspoke about the most common carbon fixation, C4 carbon fixation is more recently evolved and less common than C3 carbon fixation, sorry!)

Welcome Blanket Project

Sunday Swing Socks

Desert Warrior Gauntlets

Darning denim video coming soon!

The Miracle Morning book

Tits Out Collective from Countess Ablaze

Havirland Yarns

Stitch Together Studio Rad Yarn for Rebels

Annie Hayes Wellness, yoga in unconventional places

Session 2 of Summer School with Stitchcraft! Our guest is Auralís Herrero Lugo, the designer behind Auralístudio. She is an amazing force of nature, and her projects encompass sustainable fashion, industrial development, and education. We are thrilled to share her conversation with you.

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Happy Summer! Aislinn is back in Michigan, and we chat about (as usual) local brews, hot weather crafts, and our favorite podcast segment.

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Hello again and welcome to episode 17, where we dish long and hard about craft beers (who’s surprised), how to calm your kombucha, and a great listener/friend tape yarn project.

Sorry about the audio quality here. We were trying something new, and our GarageBand skills just aren’t up to fixing it. Hopefully you can still hear everything ok, and we’ll be back to our old methods next time.

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Happy June all you nature babes! We’re outdoors for a springtime recording. Hope you enjoy the dulcet tones of birds trying to find mates, coffee cups clanking on a glass table (sorry), and the two of us expounding upon our love of Iowa City.

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Welcome to episode 15! We hope you’re out relaxing in your backyard or maybe a nearby park, listening to the podcast with a hot barbeque and a cold beer closeby, celebrating the long weekend.

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Doubleknit podcast, one of Aislinn’s favorites!

Trillium Brewing Scaled Way Up Double IPA

New Glarus Spotted Cow

For making splatter-painted stuff, Maranda recommends Martha Stewart Tintable Fabric Medium. Here’s a tutorial from Damask Love for the whole process.

Interfacing and fusible adhesives: Stitch Witchery, Wonder-Under by Pellon and the basics on interfacing from Craftsy

Maranda’s storebought bento bag is by Ambitalia, which she bought at Spun in Ann Arbor, MI.

We found many bento bag-making tutorials online, here a few we liked:

For sewing a bento bag:

For knitting a bento bag: here’s the Pom Pom Quarterly pattern that started our conversation, Judoka. It comes in 3 sizes for whatever amount of yarn you happen to have available. I plan to do mine in just 2 colors of Malabrigo organic cotton. We only found one other pattern for knitting a bento bag online, and it’s in German.

Welcome to Summer School with Stitchcraft! This is not the remedial summer school when you failed a class, but a summer school where we learn new perspectives, new ideas, and hopefully grow as creators and thinkers. We’re hoping this is the first in a series of interviews with creative folks of all stripes, who think about their work differently and have something to teach us about the pursuit of creative fulfillment. Our first guest is creative polymath Michelle Johnson (michelletfj on Instagram and creativity-practice.com), who will introduce us to her personal effort to incorporate creativity into her everyday life, and the journey it started for her.

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Cazadores tequila

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Floret Farms Cut Flower Garden book

The graphic designer who validated Michelle’s love of face-stickering, Stefan Sagmeister

Almost back on schedule! Today’s episode is brought to you by the great midwestern thaw. Sit back and relax while we ruminate on the value of “craft” in craft beer, colorwork knitting, and mindfulness.

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Keweenaw Point Trail Ale

Boulevard Single Wide IPA

Fun facts about the Greatest of Lakes!

Resistor Hat by Heidi Arjes

Hoopla by Dianna Walla

Some notes and thoughts on knitting stranded colorwork patterns

Yarns mentioned include Studio June Yarn Squishy Soft Worsted, Madelinetosh Vintage, and the Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran (this weight is discontinued but she still sells this blend as a DK and a sport weight)

A little info about the process of making superwash (felt-resistant) wool, and the problems inherent in its production.

Mindful in May, a mindfulness practice for beginners starting this coming month

Gold stars went to the CraftLit podcast and Blugold Radio.

Snowpocalypse prep! Get your sourdough started, bust out your best snowpants and boots, and tune in while we dream of field trips for warmer times. Want a tarot reading from Maranda? Post a comment on this blog post and she’ll contact you!

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New Glarus Brewing

Surly

Start that sourdough!

Republic MPLS Craft Beer Bar

Her Spirit Vodka donates money to woman-owned businesses

Inside Number 23 is hosting a Michele Wang knit-a-long, the Wangalong

Amy Herzog’s tutorial for shoulder seaming and her CustomFit software program

Anthro-tastic Headband made with Jade Sapphire Reluxe Lite from Yarnbox

Barrett Wool Company Wisconsin Woolen Spun, yarn made in Wisconsin from Midwestern Fleeces

Primer on woolen vs worsted spun yarn

Stockholm Pottery and Mercantile

Happy St. Recovery Day! Tune in and listen to us nurse our hangovers with soda, tape yarn creations, and our best efforts at focused conversation.

Detailed notes/links coming soon.