Episodes 45
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode May 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
66%
Hosting
feeds.captivate.fm

About This Podcast

This podcast is for craft and textile enthusiasts all around the world. We're constantly adding great interviews with textile artists, tutors and retailers plus a little advice on our own distance study courses in craft and much more. The School of Stitched Textiles is the largest UK provider of City & Guilds Accredited Textile based distance learning courses. You can find out site at https://www.sofst.org/. We also host the Stitch Directory, which showcases independent craft retailers and suppliers from around the world https://www.sofst.org/stitch-directory/.

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Recent Episodes

S5E5 Artist Interview - Murron Fraser

May 20, 2026 1h 3m

Murron delves into the connection between nature, folklore and storytelling. Inspired by the hidden depths of the natural world and the narratives with it, she creates intuitive textile artworks that…

S5E4 Artist Interview - Sarah Simi Nudinits

Apr 15, 2026 1h 2m

Sarah was taught how to knit by her mum when she was eight and was then forever knitting jumpers, cuddly Clangers and even an outfit for her guinea pig that it sensibly refused to wear. After working…

S5E3 Student Interview - Holly Jackson

Mar 25, 2026 42m

Today Gail is joined by Holly Jackson, a mixed media textile artist based on a tiny island in the Chesapeake Bay, living and working from a fisherman’s cottage dating back to 1870.Holly combines…

S5E2 Artist Interview - Wen Redmond

Mar 11, 2026 56m

“Making my art allows me to tap into levels of perception, becoming more aware, more conscious, & more grateful. I’ve loved photography my entire life. This brings a tender sensitivity to one’s…

S5E1 Artist Interview - Cassandra Dias

Feb 04, 2026 53m

Cassandra was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1985, and has been creating art since she was old enough to pick up a crayon and put it to paper. She started her self-taught embroidery journey in…

S4E10 Artist Interview - Kandy G Lopez

Jan 14, 2026 1h 3m

Kandy G Lopez was born in 1985 in  New Jersey, USA and is a multidisciplinary artist exploring cultural identity, representation, and power through fiber art, portraiture, painting, and mixed media. B…

S4E9 Artist Interview - Carolyn Forster

Dec 03, 2025 1h 11m

Carolyn Forster is a quilt designer, teacher and author from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Since self-publishing her first book, “Quilting On the Go” in 2007 Carolyn has gone on to write many more…

S4E8 Artist Interview - Robert Ossant and Jessica Pile

Nov 12, 2025 1h 1m

Robert Ossant Author and fashion historian Robert Ossant hails from Lancashire and moved to London to work in newspapers, getting his big break at the Daily Mirror. Feeling disillusioned with tabloid…

S4E7 Textile Artist - Hannah Lamb

Oct 15, 2025 1h 7m

Fascinated by textiles and the stories they can tell, Hannah Lamb’s practice is a personal dialogue with materials. From her studio in Bingley, West Yorkshire she experiments with layers of imagery…

S4E6 Artist Interview - Emily Jo Gibbs

Sep 24, 2025 1h 2m

Emily Jo Gibbs has established an international reputation for her delicate silk organza appliqué. In her current practice Emily creates hand-stitched Portraits and Still Lifes with a graphic…

S4E5 Artist Interview - Fleur Woods

Aug 20, 2025 1h 5m

Fleur Woods is a Contemporary Fibre Artist, Author, Teacher and Mentor based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Inspired by nature and drawn to fibres and textiles Fleur has developed her 'stitched paintings'…

S4E4 Textile Talk with Emma Rosa

Jul 30, 2025 1h 2m

With a keen observation of nature, Emma Rosa uses multi-disciplinary techniques and mixed media to create botanical studies from fabric and thread.Marrying a foundation in fine art and a past career…

S4E3 Artist Interview - Ellie Hipkin

Jul 09, 2025 59m

Ellie is a textile artist working from her garden studio in Brighton. Surrounded by the South Downs, Sussex coastline and wild plants discovered on walks, she draws inspiration from colours, contours…

S4E2 Artist Interview - Kelley Aldridge

Jun 18, 2025 1h 6m

Kelley graduated from the Royal School of Needlework Apprenticeship in 2005 after many years in Management Development Training. She went on to establish the very successful Bristol branch of the RSN …

S4E1 Artist Interview - Amanda Cobbett

May 21, 2025 1h 8m

Amanda Cobbett is an award-winning textile artist with over 25 years’ experience. Inspired by nature in all its forms, Amanda’s 3-dimensional, papier-mâché and free machine-embroidered sculptures…

S3E10 Artist Interview - Karen L Miller (Aurifil Threads)

Apr 23, 2025 1h 8m

Karen L. Miller, owner of Redbird Quilt Co., is Master Educator for Aurifil USA, an Aurifilosopher, author, and passionate advocate for free motion quilting. Her quilting journey began in 2007 when…

S3E9 Artist Interview - Gail Harker

Apr 09, 2025 1h 2m

Gail is a Canadian who resided for 20 years in Britain, until returning t the US in 1995. She moved to Britain in 1976 with her American husband and family. She studied art in Canada, England and…

S3E8 Master Pratitioner Course - Lorrraine Benjamin

Mar 26, 2025 58m

Lorraine has been creating with fiber since she was a young girl. As a child she would while away the hours sewing, crocheting, and working with crewelwork. She learned to sew garments at the side of…

S3E7 Artist Interview - Lucy Martin

Mar 19, 2025 1h 3m

Lucy Martin from Hand and Lock grew up in the Peak District, where her love for stitching began as she helped her mother make wedding dresses from age three. Her talent led her to work with renowned…

S3E6 Master Practitioner Course Interview - Annegret Fauser

Feb 26, 2025 1h 7m

Annegret is a German American fiber artist who divides her time between Chapel Hill, a university town, and Kill Devil Hills, a town on the North Atlantic coast. Born in Germany and now residing in…

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