The LoveCrafts show

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.  

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This is the last in season 4 of The LoveCrafts Show - but don't despair! Catch up with your favourite crafty hosts Merion & Jamie in their new podcast, Craft Talkin' where they're joined by fabulous author and good egg, Sally Coulthard! 

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

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Happy crafting!

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 Weekend

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Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

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Happy crafting!

Merion and Jamie are tickled pink to have Sally Coulthard back on the show, this time to discuss "endangered" crafts and muse about the definition of craft itself. This eclectic chat is nothing short of fabulous - so buckle up, grab a cuppa and snuggle in for an epic show that spans the history of the world right up to present day!

We mention the brilliant Julie Gurr, willow weaver, who led a course of basket weaving that Merion attended, and an episode of the Go Love Yourself podcast, where the history of clothes sizing reveals all about what happened to larger sized clothes.

You can find all of Sally Coulthard's books on her website and follow her on instagram, here.

Keep an eye out for Sally's new podcast with Jamie and Merion, Craft Talkin' !!

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)

Happy crafting!

Super fabulous podcaster Lauren Smith joins Jamie and Merion to talk about body positivity, dressmaking and her love of history!  The Go Love Yourself podcast is an oasis in the desert for anyone needing to boost their self esteem and feel more positive, particularly when it comes to living in a larger body. 

Links from the episode;
Don't miss the Go Love Yourself episode about the history of clothes sizes
We talked about our LoveCrafts show episode with Lydia Morrow
And these lovely Cashmerette size-inclusive sewing patterns
And for all your sourdough class needs - the  Gartur Stitch Farm website is a MUST visit!

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)

Happy crafting!

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 recommendation comes from Martha Collinson here, and Jamie's favourite book, The Roasting Tin by Ruminki Iyer, can be found here.

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)

Happy crafting!

Merion and Jamie meet Ian Berry, artist and incredibly talented chap, talking about his medium, denim; his artistic process and how he became an internationally renowned artist from humble beginnings in the north of England.  You won't want to miss the story about Ayrton Senna's portrait... 

You can find Ian Berry on instagram, and on his website, Ianberry.org.

Read about his Fast Fashion Graveyard documentary and his journey to the Atacama Desert in Chile, to explore the textile mountains.

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

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Happy crafting!

Meet Brenda K  B Anderson, crochet expert extraordinaire! From designing costumes for children's shows to writing books that show how to work motifs without the stitches slanting, Brenda is a marvel! Her new book, The Hooktionary, has a whopping 150 motif charts, from bowls of Pho to Eiffel Towers and cheeseburgers - it's a must for all crocheters!

You can find brilliant Brenda at Creative Crochet Corner, and follow her instagram hashtags too!

David & Charles Publishers are a fabulous source of great craft books, with new issues coming out all the time!

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

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Happy crafting!

Welcome to Season 4!!! Jamie and Merion kick things off with all things bookish in this episode where we meet Anna Nikipirowicz, indie designer, author and multi crafter extraordinaire! You can find Anna online at www.moochka.co.uk and on instagram and Facebook. 

Anna's brilliant books Embroidered Crochet and Tunisian Crochet Stitch Dictionary are both available from Search Press and all good bookshops.

In their chummy preamble, Jamie was talking about Erasure by Percival Everett and Merion was talking about Persephone Books, in particular The Enchanted April and Expiation by Elizabeth Von Arnim. 

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)

Happy crafting!

You know when you get that terrible aching pang for something you haven't heard for a very long time, and your heart begins to contract with pain and longing?  Well you don't have to cry yourselves to sleep any more! It's here! Season 4 of the LoveCrafts Show starts soon, with eight new episodes featuring a veritable smorgasbord of craft talk, chat and laughter!

Love from,
Jamie, Merion and the LoveCrafts Team
London and Crewe,
England
The World
The Universe
The Galaxy

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)

Happy crafting!

Grab a glass of mulled wine and enjoy our last episode of Season 3! Jamie and Merion curl up with the wonderful Debbie Bliss to discuss Christmas chocolate, favourite movies, traditions and of course, craft projects to relax with over the holiday season.  See if you can beat Debbie's score on Jamie's quiz, Spectre or Rejector!

Debbie's new yarns can be found here, including Cashmerino DK, British Wool Aran, Dulcie, Super Chunky Merino and Eco Baby Wool.

Explore Debbie's patterns here!

Thanks so much for listening through Season 3! Please get in touch at [email protected] and tell us who you'd like to hear on Season 4 of The LoveCrafts Show!  Sending you all very merry festive greetings, with love from Merion, Jamie and Theo xx

Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!

You can email us at [email protected] to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)

Happy crafting!