Craft Talkin'

Ailsa Stephen, finalist on the hallowed first series of Game of Wool, shares her love of vintage patterns and her crafting history with Jamie and Merion in this jolly romp of a pod episode! You'll need your thinking caps on for Jamie's quiz, "Stitch or Witch?" and hear all about Ailsa's knitting journey and behind the scenes stories from the show.

Ailsa's first FABULOUS pattern has just been released on Ravelry, a sock pattern that is dedicated to her gorgeous dog, Brillo!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/always-by-your-side-socks

You can follow Ailsa on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ailsa.makes.things/?hl=en

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Crafting communities are so important to our industry - in this episode, Merion and Jamie talk about community and what they've been up to (and why you haven't seen any recent episodes because Jamie is busy building up an art gallery!) Merion tells us all about The Crochet Community, a gorgeous Bella Coco community online space - find out more at www.thecrochetcommunity/merion) and we discuss the recent chatter on instagram all about superwash wool. ALSO - we are now your agony aunt and uncle - drop us a line and tell us about YOUR community bugbears at [email protected] and we'll discuss on the show! ENJOY!! love, Merion and Uncle X xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you haven't come across Emma Homent, you're in for a big treat with this podcast, recorded at the back end of 2025, and published appallingly late to the party (sorry Emma!)
Tapestry embroidery, as you will discover, is the most fabulous craft, and Emma's designs, kits, books (she's an author!) are incredible. You can find out all about Emma on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themakersmarks/ or on her website https://www.themakersmarks.co.uk/

Don't forget, we'd love to hear from you - email us at [email protected] and tell us your whole lifestory if you like, or just who you'd like us to talk to next!

Love,
Merion, Jamie, and the Craft Talkin' team
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We're thrilled to bring back our fabulous Game of Wool guests to unpack the final - who will win? and what do we think?
Find out more about Emma Varnam on her website https://emmavarnam.co.uk/
Find out more about Anna Nikipirowicz on her website: https://moochka.co.uk/
Find out more about Janie Crow on her website: https://www.janiecrow.com/
Find out more about Belinda Harris Reid and the Knitting Hotel on her website: https://www.theknittinghotel.co.uk/

Join us next year for a fabulous series of chats with your favourite crafting heroes - thanks for sticking with us and don't forget, you can get in touch on [email protected]! We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions, and of course, we're open for collabs and sponsorship, too!
Sending you all our love for a fabulous 2026, Merion and Jamie!
xxx
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This week, our team of two are joined by the beautiful Belinda Harris-Reid; knitwear designer, hotelier and all round brilliant yarnista to discuss the Semi Final of The Game of Wool!
We'd love to hear your thoughts- you can email us at [email protected], or send us a message on instagram!
You can find out all about Belinda on her website, https://belindaharrisreid.co.uk/ and more about The Knitting Hotel on instagram https://www.instagram.com/theknittinghotel/

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