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Making Stitches PodcastEPISODE 100 - From Postcard from Gibraltar to Making StitchesHello and welcome to the 100th episode of Making Stitches Podcast. Way back in April of 2020 when I published my first ever Making Stitches Podcast episode, I had no idea that over 5 years later, I would be publishing episode 100! That blows my tiny mind!In the months leading up to this milestone, I had a couple of conversations with my lovely yarny friend, Christine Perry (aka Winwick Mum) and she suggested marking this podcast milestone with a different kind of episode - one with me as the guest.After much consideration, I took C...
2026-01-0255 minMaking Stitches PodcastHappy Stitchmas 2025!Hello there and Happy Stitchmas!It's that time of year again when I take a look back at the past 12 months and choose some of the highlights of my podcasting year. 2025 has been a big year for me, I celebrated 10 years of blogging (Postcard from Gibraltar and then Making Stitches Blog) and 5 years of Making Stitches Podcast.In this episode I share some of the chats I have had this year and you may have heard before as well as some new chats too. Included in this episode are: Christine Per...
2025-12-1938 minMaking Stitches PodcastFrom an Amigurumi Pig to Crocheted Patchwork with Anita Gibney from Made by AnitaIn this episode of Making Stitches Podcast I chat to Anita Gibney — the designer behind Made by Anita and the author of the brand-new book; Patchwork Granny Square Blankets. Known for her beautiful crochet blanket deisgns, Anita has become an ambassador for Stylecraft Yarns and has just published her first book.We chat about how her love of crochet began, the inspiration behind her quilt-inspired granny-square blankets, and what it was like to turn years of designing into her first published book. Anita also shares insights into her creative process, how she approaches colour schemes, and why it...
2025-12-0534 minMaking Stitches PodcastMerry Crochet Makes with Justine Robson & Nicky Ward - BONUS EPISODEDecember starts next week which means we are officially on the countdown to Christmas, but there's still time to make a few Christmas gifts for special people or some decorations for your home. In this special 'Bonus Episode' I'm sharing a chat I had with Justine from Little Box of Crochet and Nicky Ward from A Heart Shaped Cherry. Followers of Little Box of Crochet will know that 2025 has been a difficult year for Justine. One of the things she has had to deal with involved being badly let down on a yarn order for her Summer B...
2025-11-2841 minMaking Stitches PodcastQuilts, Blogs, Podcasts & Live Shows with Kat MolesworthMy guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast is Kat Molesworth, the creative force behind the Blogtacular Podcast & Festival. With Blogtacular, Kat helped countless creatives and bloggers find their voice and their community online. These days, Kat's work means she's serving another creative community, working for Immediate Live, on the Knit & Stitch Show, the Stitch Festival & the Festival of Quilts. Kat has also been a quilter for years and this summer, qualified as a Master Quilter with the Quilters Guild. Kat and I chatted about her childhood fascination with photography and how that developed in...
2025-11-2132 minMaking Stitches PodcastTexStyle: Looking ahead to a new festival for 2026 with Michelle GreavesWelcome to Making Stitches Podcast!In this episode I share a chat I've had with Michelle Greaves, one half of the team behind the brand new TexStyle festival which is coming to Manchester next year. Michelle and her Mum, Carole, have been hosting yarn festivals for a number of years including the Buxton, Cumbria and Stafford Wool Gatherings, next year, they are hosting a much bigger event spanning all sorts of textile and yarn crafts in central Manchester.TexStyle is a fresh celebration of all things textile, from knitting and crochet to sewing, weaving and...
2025-11-0929 minMaking Stitches PodcastAll Things Amigurumi with Amy Ting from Curious PapayaMy guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast is Amy Ting, a crochet designer from the US who specialises in amigurumi. Amy is a passionate advocate for the Japanese technique of crocheting in the round to create soft toys. She has been crocheting amigurumi creatures for 7 years and shares her work online on her website: https://curiouspapaya.com/ and on social media too https://www.instagram.com/curiouspapaya/This summer, Amy released her first book of crochet patterns called Amigurumi Critters which contains 25 patterns to make cute crocheted animal soft toys. In this chat we spoke abo...
2025-10-2424 minMaking Stitches PodcastYARNDALE 2025 : Celebrating Yarn & CommunityOn the weekend of 27th & 28th September, Skipton Auction Mart was again transformed into Yarndale. The festival of all things creative brings stall holders and crafts people from far and wide to share their love of their creative passions.While knitting and crochet take centre stage with every imaginable colour and type of yarn, there are many other crafts to enjoy, including embroidery, sewing, spinning, felting, lacemaking and so much more. I went along with my trusty microphone and chatted to so many people, friends I've known online, people I've met before and so many n...
2025-10-1029 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHE RED DRESS with Kirstie MacleodThe Red Dress, recently recognised by the Guiness World Records as the largest collaborative embroidery project, is a truly stunning piece of work. It was created by Kirstie Macleod, a British artist, over a period of 14 years with the help of 380 different embroiderers.The dress is made of 87 silk panels which have been embroidered by people from 51 different countries and includes techniques passed down through generations, the work of skilled crafts people and first time stitchers. There are purely decorative sections and others which reflect stories of trauma, resilience and healing. The embroiderers include female r...
2025-09-2634 minMaking Stitches PodcastWorld Stitch Day 2025Back on 1st June this summer, the Woven in Kirklees Festival kicked off with World Stitch Day at Oakwell Hall in Batley. Among the attractions of stalls from local community groups, textile artists, workshops and an interactive fabric 'Time Machine' was The Red Dress on display in West Yorkshire for the first time.The Red Dress is an award winning collaborative embroidery project which was conceived by the British artist Kirstie Macleod. It took 14 years to complete and features the work of 380 embroiderers from 51 different countries, many of whom come from marginalised communities. The dress is currently...
2025-09-1226 minMaking Stitches PodcastLET'S CELEBRATE with Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet & a look ahead to Series 10Hello and welcome to the first episode in this new series of podcasts from Making Stitches.This time, I'm sharing a chat with my crochet friend Eleonora Tully from Coastal Crochet. Eleonora and I have both celebrated a special blog birthday this year. It's 10 years since we both began our blogging adventure.While there's no doubt that Eleonora's blogging and designing has taken her to extraordinary places compared to my own experience, it's been so lovely for me to follow her success and share my own journey with her over the years. Our blogging platform...
2025-08-2923 min
BUILDERSEmma Weston, CEO & Co-Founder of AgriDigital: $20 Million Raised to Build the Future of Grain Management TechnologyAgriDigital is transforming the agricultural supply chain through its connected grain management platform that digitizes the traditionally manual, paper-driven grains industry. With $20 million in funding, the company has built a single source of truth platform where buyers and sellers collaborate on contracts and transactions rather than maintaining separate versions. In this episode of Category Visionaries, Emma Weston, CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, shares insights from her eight-year journey building category-defining technology in one of the world's least digitized industries.
Topics Discussed:
The challenge of building in agriculture, the world's least digitized industry
AgriDigital's evolution from paper...
2025-07-1025 minBUILDERSEmma Weston, CEO & Co-Founder of AgriDigital: $20 Million Raised to Build the Future of Grain Management TechnologyAgriDigital is transforming the agricultural supply chain through its connected grain management platform that digitizes the traditionally manual, paper-driven grains industry. With $20 million in funding, the company has built a single source of truth platform where buyers and sellers collaborate on contracts and transactions rather than maintaining separate versions. In this episode of Category Visionaries, Emma Weston, CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, shares insights from her eight-year journey building category-defining technology in one of the world's least digitized industries.
Topics Discussed:
The challenge of building in agriculture, the world's least digitized industry
AgriDigital's evolution from paper...
2025-07-1025 minMaking Stitches PodcastPASSIONATE ABOUT PUNCH NEEDLE with Micah Clasper-TorchWhen Micah Clasper-Torch first designed a coat using fabric which had been embellished with punch needlework, her passion was born. Moving from the intense world of fashion design in New York to a more laid back lifestyle in California, Micah embraced the craft of punch needle and ran with it. Her passion for the craft is infectious, so much so that she launched Punch Needle World, a platform to celebrate the art, craft and history of punch needle. Micah has taught thousands of people how to punch needle through online courses and has recently written a book a...
2025-06-1331 minMaking Stitches PodcastLooking Ahead to 'Woven from Kirklees' with Nat WaltonThe 'Woven in Kirklees' textiles festival first launched in 2019 and is due to kick off for its 2025 edition this weekend. The community festival celebrates all kinds of textiles and related crafts with yarn bombs, textile art exhibitions, workshops and talks.The biennial festival runs for a whole month and this year will have 130 different events happening throughout June. Initiated in 2019 by Kirklees Council, the festival "is owned by everyone, including community groups, textile businesses, cultural and educational organisations, artists and heritage sites across the district".Among the attractions on offer this year is 'The Red...
2025-05-3029 minMaking Stitches PodcastFrom Sewing Wedding Dresses to Crocheting a Turner Prize Winning Doily with Rachael MillsWhen Rachael Mills took up crochet as a means to giving up smoking, little did she realise that it would one day lead to her making a Turner Prize winning doily! Last year, when the Glaswegian artist Jasleen Kaur was named the winner of the Turner Prize, crocheter Racheal was celebrating at home in Blackburn. I was thrilled when she agreed to come onto the podcast to share her side of this amazing story.Rachael's first creative job was piece work sewing at a bridal gown factory, she then went on to set up her own sewing...
2025-05-2321 minMaking Stitches PodcastCelebrating 10 years of the Winwick Mum Sockalong with Christine PerryMy guest for this episode is my yarny friend, Christine Perry, who first made an appearance on the podcast back in 2021. Since chatting back then, we have become friends and when I heard that she was gearing up to a big milestone in her sock-knitting journey, I asked her if she would like to come back onto the podcast and chat about it. Last weekend, on Saturday 3rd May, Christine celebrated a whole decade of encouraging people around the world to. knit socks through her Winwick Mum Sockalong. Christine's main aim is to encourage beginners to get o...
2025-05-0924 minMaking Stitches PodcastSpreading Joy Online with Sara & Sean from Crochet in the GlenWhen I first approached Sara from Crochet in the Glen and asked if she would like to be a guest on Making Stitches Podcast, she couldn't understand why I'd want to speak to her. Like many (thousands) of other people who follow her Instagram account I'd enjoyed seeing her posts from her home on the picturesque Cowal Peninsula on the West Coast of Scotland - not just for the scenery, or her beautiful crochet creations, but because of her "crochet supermodel" husband Sean!Sean and Sara are collectively a hilarious team. Their posts are colourful and very...
2025-04-2531 minMaking Stitches PodcastThe Gift of Crochet with Marianne Rawlins aka MazCrochetsFor so many of us, crochet (or any craft) is as gift which offers mental release, a chance to focus on something away from the day-to-day worries of life and that creative spark so many of us need. When Marianne Rawlins was working part-time whilst raising her very small children, crochet arrived in her life. It gave her a creative outlet and ultimately an additional career, as her hobby developed into writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine.Our paths crossed through her work for Simply Crochet and I asked her to come onto the podcast to...
2025-04-1124 minMaking Stitches PodcastCarry On Crafting with Justine RobsonAfter dreaming about a craft festival one night, Justine Robson woke up and decided she should arrange one. Two months later, she’d booked the venue (the South of England show ground) and ten months later Carry on Crafting opened its doors for the first time. This summer sees the fourth edition of the summer craft festival and with over 600 people camping (tickets to camp sold out in a week) a huge range of craft workshops, stalls and entertainment, it’s going from strength to strength. That’s not all that Justine does though, she teaches...
2025-03-2839 minMaking Stitches PodcastMENOPAUSE MAKES with Jenni Smith & Kay WalshMy guests for this episode are a pair of friends who met at a tap dancing class and went on to become creative business partners. They have been sewing for more than 30 years, many of which were spent working together in their sewing studio in Ilkley in Yorkshire.Since Covid, their classes in sewing and quilting have gone from in person, on a local level, to online and a world-wide audience. They say their mission is to empower women through sewing, one stitch at a time.Their latest project, the book, Menopause Makes was borne...
2025-03-1437 minMaking Stitches PodcastTalking Colour, Yarn, Sound & Knitting with Felix Ford from KNITSONIKIt’s so good to be back with you bringing another series of Making Stitches Podcast to your ears!My guest for this episode is Felicity aka Felix Ford, an artist who works in colour, sound and yarn. I first heard about Felix’s work when a mutual friend contacted me and suggested she might be a good guest for the podcast – she was right!Before our chat which features in this episode, Felix asked to send me a couple of her books and an invitation to join one of her online courses so I could...
2025-02-2854 min
The Housing HiveBreaking Down Barriers to Digital InclusionIntroducing special guests:Emma Weston, CEO of Digital UniteScott Tandy, Digital Inclusion Officer of Newydd Housing AssociationChristian Page, Digital Inclusion and Engagement Business Partner of Newport City HomesJoin us on the Housing Hive, where we explored how social housing providers could overcome the growing challenge of digital exclusion among vulnerable tenants. In this session, we shared practical strategies for improving access to online services, discussed the legal and ethical responsibilities around digital inclusion, and showcased how tenant engagement and compliance teams could work together to ensure everyone was...
2025-02-2753 minMaking Stitches PodcastMAKING STITCHES 2024 CHRISTMAS SPECIALHello and welcome to the Making Stitches 2024 Christmas Special! As always at this time of year, I'm taking a look back at some of the year's highlights for Making Stitches. Included in this year's extravaganza is Tansy Forster from The Longest Yarn, author and academic Barbara Burman, Emma Varnam, Dr Gemma McKenzie from Threads of Protest, Heather Gibbs from Keep Calm And Crochet On, Lisa & Lynda-Rose from The Crochet Sanctuary. Thank you to everyone who has spoken to me for Making Stitches Podcast this year! I'd also like to thank Jackie, Rachel, Nick, Nickie, Jen...
2024-12-2036 minMaking Stitches PodcastLearning Lessons from History with Becky Davies-DownesThank you for joining me for the 80th episode of Making Stitches Podcast! This time I'm sharing a chat I had with Becky Davies-Downes from William and Tilda, who, after almost two decades working in TV & film costume departments, is now sewing beautiful bags and other accessories inspired by 1940s wartime Britain. I first bumped into Becky in September this year at the Yarndale Festival. There, she spoke to me about how her current venture had come about, as well as a little bit about her previous career. I simply had to have a more in-depth chat...
2024-11-0834 minMaking Stitches PodcastA FARESHARE FESTIVE FEASTThis time on Making Stitches, I'm doing something a little bit different. I want to speak to you about food poverty, especially in my home city of Manchester and how I need your help to try to making things a bit easier for those who are finding it tough.As the weather gets colder and we head towards winter, the terrible decision between heating and eating affects many people. FareShare Greater Manchester is a charity which rescues good-to-eat surplus food from the food industry and redistributes it to charities and community groups across the region....
2024-10-2520 minMaking Stitches PodcastYARNDALE 2024Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Making Stitches - back after a longer than anticipated break!This time, I'm sharing a bumper episode featuring lots of creative chats with some of the lovely people I met at this year's Yarndale festival in Skipton two weeks ago.You will hear from: Zoe Coates from British WoolEleonora from Coastal CrochetLindsey from Curate Crochet Box and Lottie & AlbertCathy from Dear Emma DesignsAmanda from Joe's ToesBecky from William & TildaNat from Woven in Kirklees FestivalYou can find the websites for all my guests by clicking o...
2024-10-1138 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHREADS OF PROTEST with Dr Gemma McKenzieMy guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast has a background in law and human rights and a passion for crochet too. Dr Gemma McKenzie is a researcher in the Midwifery Department at King's College London specialising in maternity rights and obstetric abuse. She has decided that in order to raise awareness about her work in the field of maternity rights, she is going use crochet (and knitting) to help her. Next year, Gemma is holding an exhibition called Threads of Protest in Southport in the North West of England and in central London too, to...
2024-08-1630 minMaking Stitches PodcastCREATING A DIGITAL YARN COMMUNITY with Jane Abraham, The Cornish KnitterWhen my guest on today's episode was about to leave a career in London for a quieter pace of life on the Cornish coast, one of her first concerns was where she would be able to buy yarn from. Fast forward a few years and Jane Abraham not only has her own yarn shop, she hosts creative retreats, has her own You Tube channel and has built an online community for crafters 'of a certain age' - the Cornish Flock.Jane's 'Flock' focuses on knitting, crochet, health and the wellbeing of 'mature women'. Jane says "Many women...
2024-08-0236 minMaking Stitches PodcastFinishing a Creative Legacy with Jen Simonic from the Loose Ends ProjectOne of the unexpected things many people experience when they lose a loved one and have to sort through their posessions, can be unfinished craft projects. Maybe the person who has died was partway through making a baby blanket for a new family member, a quilt for a forthcoming wedding or simply a pair of socks or jumper for a loved one. If there's someone within the family with the skills and ability to finish that project, that's great, but in many circumstances that's not the case. That's where The Loose Ends Project can help. ...
2024-07-1940 minMaking Stitches PodcastFinding Joy in Making with Emma VarnamThis time on Making Stitches Podcast, I'm thrilled to be sharing a chat I had with knitting & crochet designer, Emma Varnam.To date, Emma has written 13 books filled with inspiring designs for your home and to gift, from granny square homewares to adorable cuddly toys and crocheted pot plants! Emma is also a regular columnist for Inside Crochet magazine where she shares her passion for crochet and creativity.It was such a thrill for me to meet Emma and chat about all things crochet - as well the common curse of friends and families of...
2024-07-0530 minMaking Stitches PodcastSelling Your Makes on Etsy with Claire ReedFor some of us makers, there's the desire to take our creativity beyond something which is purely a hobby. Whether we opt to teach our craft to others, design patterns or sell finished items at craft fairs or online, there are many ways to potentially make money from making. In this episode, I looked at Etsy as a platform for selling creative makes with Claire Reed, an Etsy mentor who guides handmade business owners through their Etsy journeys. You can find links to Claire's services here.**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A PAID...
2024-06-2122 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHE LONGEST YARN: Commemorating D-Day in YarnYesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Along with the military commemorations, there was a very special one created in yarn, by hundreds of knitters & crocheters around the globe - The Longest Yarn.Tansy Forster, who has lived in Normandy for over 20 years, was inspired by the Post Box toppers she saw when she traveled to visit Arundel, in southern England. She thought she would have a go at something similar for her garden gate to commemorate this special anniversary. That idea soon morphed to create an 80 metre long yarn masterpiece showcasing scenes...
2024-06-0737 minMaking Stitches PodcastCreativity for Mental Health : a Dive into the Making Stitches Podcast ArchivesHello, I’m thrilled to be back with another series of episodes of Making Stitches Podcast. This time I’m doing something a bit different, instead of launching the new series with a new interview, I’ve taken a dive into the archives.Since I last spoke to you, Making Stitches celebrated its 4th birthday (which I think is pretty decent in podcasting) so I thought I’d indulge in a look back at some of the voices which have featured up until this point.One theme which has been consistent throughout, is the very real ben...
2024-05-2428 minMaking Stitches PodcastA Decade of Keeping Calm and Crocheting On with Heather GibbsTen years ago, Heather Gibbs was looking for an outlet for her crochet creativity and set up her blog; Keep Calm and Crochet On UK. Little did she know that her blog would be going from strength to strength a whole decade later, but that she would also end up working with a selection of different crochet magazines and yarn companies as well. In this latest episode of Making Stitches Podcast, I chatted to Heather about how the blog came about in the first place, how her design career first got off the ground and her hopes fo...
2024-03-1526 minMaking Stitches PodcastWHY SEWING MATTERS with Barbara BurmanHello and welcome to Making Stitches Podcast!My guest for this episode is the historian and writer, Barbara Burman, whose latest book is 'The Point of the Needle - Why Sewing Matters'. Barbara, a retired academic from the University of Southampton and the University of the Arts, spent more than 40 years teaching and researching the history of dress and textiles. In her latest book, Barbara takes an in-depth look at the social and cultural significance of sewing, drawing on contemporary voices as well as historical research. In it, Barbara asks what people are sewing, why...
2024-03-0147 minMaking Stitches PodcastSpinning, Weaving and Niddy-Noddies with Cathy Wright from Lazy Kate TextilesWelcome to the first episode of Making Stitches in 2024! Sorry for the longer than anticipated break. This is the first of the final three episodes in series seven. This time, I’m sharing a chat I had late last year with Cathy Wright from Lazy Kate Textiles. Cathy’s a spinner and weaver sharing her love of creativity by teaching these heritage crafts to anyone who wants to learn. Based in Liverpool, Cathy sells the equipment needed to take up the crafts and runs workshops to show...
2024-02-1627 minMaking Stitches PodcastMAKING STITCHES 2023 CHRISTMAS SPECIALHello there and welcome to the Making Stitches Podcast 2023 Christmas Special. Join me for a selection box of treats looking back at the past 12 months in my podcast world.You can hear from guests including Dr Mia Hobbs from the 'Why I Knit' Podcast on the mental health benefits of being creative, Dr Fran Darlington-Pollock from the Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity about their yarny Christmas appeal this year and some more of my guests from the podcast this year. Also joining me are some of the lovely people I met at this year's Great Northern Textile Show...
2023-12-2227 minMaking Stitches PodcastLOVING THE LANGUAGE OF CROCHET with Jane CzajaJane Czaja has been trying to spread the love of crochet for decades, from teaching beginners groups back in the 1980s to running a crochet and chat group in her local library now! Jane has always been a maker, and since her retirement from computer programming and lecturing students about it, she has turned her attention to crochet full time. You can find Jane's name in the credits of crochet books, through her work as technical editor, she also does tech editing work for Inside Crochet and Disney Crochet Magazine. Jane is one of those amazing people...
2023-12-0833 minMaking Stitches PodcastDeck the Halls with the Greater Manchester Mayor's CharityThis time on Making Stitches Podcast, I want to share a great initiative which is happening in my home city of Manchester. Homelessness is a problem all year round in towns and cities across the world, not just here in the UK and it's a complex problem to solve. Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity was set up after our Mayor, Andy Burnham was elected. He chose to donate a percentage of his monthly wage to combatting rough sleeping across the city, and it was thanks to that the Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity was born. The charity doesn't just...
2023-11-2415 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHE GREAT NORTHERN TEXTILE SHOW 2023Hello and welcome to this latest episode of Making Stitches Podcast where I'm taking you out on the road with me to the second Great Northern Textile Show which happened a couple of weeks ago in Manchester.You'll hear from a selection of traders who brought their products to sell to visitors, several crafts guilds and three hugely talented textile artists who were invited to exhibit their work. In this episode I also spoke to the really inspiring Taslima from CDM UK Manchester which works with women and children (some of whom have suffered abuse) teaching them...
2023-11-1044 min
Stories of Scale with Jonathan HerpsEmma Weston, Co-Founder of AgriDigital, on Core Values and Balancing Business with ParenthoodJoin us for a captivating conversation with Emma Weston, co-founder of AgriDigital, as she explores her entrepreneurial path and the insights she's gained in the agribusiness sector. Emma delves into the essence of cherishing childhood moments, the swift passage of time with our kids, and the foundational role of core values in business success. She also shares her top podcast and book recommendations, underscoring the value of community and mentorship in navigating the entrepreneurial landscape. This episode is a blend of heartfelt stories and practical wisdom..If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share...
2023-11-0935 minMaking Stitches PodcastBlack Sheep Wools at 40 & looking ahead to the Great Northern Textile Show 2023Back in July, Black Sheep Wools, the largest independent yarn shop in the UK celebrated its 40th birthday. Friends of Black Sheep Wools were invited to join in with a two-day-long birthday party at the Craft Barn in Culcheth, Warrington. I went along to join the festivities and this episode shares a little bit of what went on. You can find the Black Sheep Wools website here, they are also on Instagram and Facebook. This weekend, the Great Northern Textile Show is back at Urmston in Manchester for a second year. The show, which features...
2023-10-2730 minMaking Stitches PodcastKNITTING IS THERAPEUTIC with Dr Mia HobbsWhen clinical psychologist, Dr Mia Hobbs, was studying at university, her mother suggested taking up knitting would be a great antidote for intensive study. Mia took her Mum's advice and started knitting a shawl which grew gradually as she worked. From then on, knitting became an important activity for Mia and over time crossed over into her work with colleagues and patients both within the NHS and private practice.Mia became so intrigued by the positive impact working with your hands can have on mental health, that she started the Why I Knit Podcast so she could...
2023-10-1332 minMaking Stitches PodcastFrom Food Styling to Sewing with Jen RichHello and welcome back to Making Stitches Podcast, it's so good to be back with you. I had to take and extended break from podcasting due to a lot of 'stuff' going on, but I'm thrilled to be back with you now with the first episode of Series 7!My guest this time is Jen Rich, a food stylist & photographer who bought her first sewing machine back in the days of Covid lockdown. Just three years on from teaching herself how to sew, Jen has written a book called 'Stitch: Sewing Projects for the Modern Maker'. She says...
2023-09-2936 minMaking Stitches PodcastMAKING STITCHES PODCAST SERIES 7 TRAILERHello! Making Stitches is coming back very soon for a 7th series. Among my guests in the coming weeks will be food stylist & photographer turned sewing designer Jen Rich to talk about her new book aimed at beginners and established sewists alike, I'll take you along to the Black Sheep Wools 40th birthday weekend and clinical psychologist and knitter, Dr Mia Hobbs from Why I Knit Podcast will be speaking to me about the therapeutic benefits of crafts.I can't wait to bring you these creative chats and lots more too in the weeks and months ahead.
2023-09-1504 min
Let's Talk Business with James PriceHow Blockchain & Fintech are Transforming the Agri-Business Sector - A Chat with Emma WestonI'm thrilled to have Emma Weston, the CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, Australia's foremost grain management software, join me for episode 14 of my Let's Talk Business podcast series.
AgriDigital is at the forefront of digitising grain management, serving over 11,600 agribusinesses worldwide. Emma is a true expert in Agtech, fintech, and blockchain, dedicated to building trust in global agri supply chains and fostering rural engagement.In this engaging podcast episode, we delve deep into the transformative power of Blockchain and Fintech in the Agri-Business sector.
Emma shares invaluable insights and lessons learned on effectively managing and...
2023-08-211h 12Making Stitches PodcastTAPESTRY CROCHET with CATHERINE CROCHETSWay back in December 2022 I promised you this episode of Making Stitches with crochet designer Catherine from Catherine Crochets. Unfortunately, life rather got in the way of those plans, so now, six months later than originally promised is the final episode of the current series of Making Stitches.Catherine got hooked on crochet while expecting her second child and since then, her passion for tapestry crochet has grown and grown. Her designs have been featured in books and magazines and she has also designed for yarn companies too. Catherine's designs are often influenced by geometric patterns and, I...
2023-07-0724 min
Dr Kathy Weston's Get a Grip! Parenting PodcastEpisode 132 - Dr Christie Talks with Dr Emma Ross from The Well HQ: Talking More Openly About Female Bodies, Women's Health and Helping Girls Thrive in Sport and MovementDr Emma Ross, former Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport and founder of The Well HQ, talks to us about her new book and all things related to women, girls and sport. We learn about the need to change the language often used to talk to girls about their bodies and give them the confidence to advocate for themselves, how to fuel girls' bodies adequately to provide them with the energy they need, the importance of well-fitting, comfortable sports bras and kit, the importance of menstrual cycle tracking and how to keep girls up girls' interest...
2023-04-261h 19
Things That MatterVaccinations and Civil LibertiesBorn in 1963, and the son of a WWII veteran, Karl graduated from University of London, in 1984 with a BSc Honours degree in geology.
Based in London between 1984 and 2009 Karl opened, operated, and sold many successful restaurants, bars, and music & comedy venues. In 2011 he was named one of the top twenty most influential people in the UK hospitality trade.
He has found success as a real estate investor and developer since 1987 and involved in the travel sector since 2000, Karl is a co-founder and co-owner of a well-known family holiday brand operating in the UK, France, Spain...
2023-01-151h 10Making Stitches Podcast2022 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SPECIAL PART 2 : REVIEW OF THE YEARIt's that time again, as 2022 draws to a close, I'm taking you on a romp through this year's Making Stitches back catalogue with a few of my highlights.You can hear from Figen Murray, Amanda Bloom from Cosy Life Boxes, Rafael Alcaide from Amoami, Beth Gillions, Conservation Officer at the People's History Museum, Eleonora Tulley from Coastal Crochet, highlights from the first Great Northern Textile Show, Leah Higgins, Tracy Fox and Kitey from the Yarn Whisperer.This year, Making Stitches has been listened to across 6 continents and has held the number one spot in the...
2022-12-3029 minMaking Stitches Podcast2022 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SPECIAL PART 1 : OLD FRIENDSIn this, the first of two Christmas and New Year specials this year, I catch up with a few old friends of the podcast: Lisa & Lynda-Rose from The Crochet Sanctuary (my first ever guests on Making Stitches) and Christine Perry, otherwise known as Winwick Mum, who first appeared back in Episode 31). We look back at what's been happening in the worlds of The Crochet Sanctuary and sock knitting in 2022 as well as their plans for 2023, and what they are hoping to achieve with their New Year's Resolutions too. You can find The Crochet Sanctuary website...
2022-12-2330 minMaking Stitches PodcastStand With Ukraine Art Quilts Auction with Olesya LebedenkoWe first met Olesya Lebedenko on the podcast back in March. Olesya is a Ukrainian textile artist who designs the most beautiful art quilts. She moved to Canada with her family back in 2014 and since then has become a Bernina ambassador as well as a regular on the quilt show circuit in Canada and the United States.In our last chat, in Episode 41, Olesya spoke about the evolution of her craft from making rag dolls and running workshops in Kyiv to creating quilts in Canada as well as her fears for her friends and family back at...
2022-12-2044 minThings That Matter*Trailer* Vaccinations and Civil LibertiesBorn in 1963, and the son of a WWII veteran, Karl graduated from University of London, in 1984 with a BSc Honours degree in geology.
Based in London between 1984 and 2009 Karl opened, operated, and sold many successful restaurants, bars, and music & comedy venues. In 2011 he was named one of the top twenty most influential people in the UK hospitality trade.
He has found success as a real estate investor and developer since 1987 and involved in the travel sector since 2000, Karl is a co-founder and co-owner of a well-known family holiday brand operating in the UK, France, Spain...
2022-12-2000 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHE POWER OF SEWING with Clare Hunter & Michelle EdwardsThis time on Making Stitches, I'm sharing a couple of chats I had recently with authors who have written about sewing and the power it gives, from offering respite and hope in the hardest of situations and a voice to those who have had theirs silenced and the simple ability to fix a hole in your clothes. Clare Hunter has worked with textiles for many years, working as a community artist, exhibition curator and banner maker. After hearing many stories about how important sewing and embroidery had been in peoples' lives throughout history, she decided to write...
2022-12-0944 minMaking Stitches PodcastSewing to Save the Planet with Stitched Up!Disposable fast fashion is a huge cause of pollution and damage to the environment, but one community benefit society in Manchester has been doing its bit to help for the past decade. Stitched Up! which is now based in Stretford Mall in Greater Manchester has been rescuing unwanted fabric and teaching sewing skills in a bid to help people get more out of their clothes and slow down the damage being done to the planet.The organisation takes donations of unwanted fabric and sells it on to sewists at a discounted rate as well as offering workshops...
2022-11-2525 minMaking Stitches PodcastAmoami: A Symbol of Crochet Resistance with Rafael AlcaideA chance experience at an airport back in March left its mark on Rafael Alcaide. On returning home to Madrid, Rafael saw a large group of Ukrainian women and children who had just arrived from fleeing the invasion in their homeland. Wanting to do something to help, Rafael turned to his friend Rita, a crochet designer, and together they came up with a design for a small amigurumi bear which has become a symbol of resistance for the refugees. Within weeks, Amoami, a social enterprise was born and they began training the Ukrainian women in how to...
2022-11-1120 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHE GREAT NORTHERN TEXTILE SHOW 2022Last Sunday, the first ever Great Northern Textile Show opened its doors to the public, welcoming crafters to mingle with artists and craftspeople from a wide range of disciplines and enjoy a celebration of creativity.The event was Tracy Fox's idea - my guest for the previous episode of Making Stitches - as an artist, print maker and dyer of fabric herself, she felt there was a gap in the market for a show celebrating local talent in Manchester and the wider area. As a city built on textiles during the industrial revolution, Tracy believed there should b...
2022-10-2843 min
The Ready PodcastS2E2 – How to Take Risks and Change the World with Emma Weston (AgriDigital)Emma Weston’s journey to success wasn’t a linear one.
From her fresh-out-of-uni career in law, to her time as an agribusiness executive and director of various industry associations, Emma’s ‘patchwork quilt’ of experiences has led her to where she is today: staking her claim as CEO and co-founder of AgriDigital, one of Australia’s emerging agtech and fintech companies.
In this episode, Emma sits down with ReadyTech CEO Marc Washbourne to share her inspiring story, and explore how we can proactively:
Address the digital skills shortage
Improve access to tech roles for women and reg...
2022-10-2057 minMaking Stitches PodcastFROM RUSTY METAL TO WORKS OF ART with Tracy Fox ~ Dyer, Print Maker & ArtistThere are many strings to Tracy Fox's bow, she describes herself as a dyer, print maker and artist creating the most beautiful art fabrics in her home studio in Manchester. She also uses her fabric to make stunning art quilts and has exhibited her work and sold her cloth at various craft shows over the years. It was at one of those shows, the Nantwich Quilters Exhibition and Fabric Sale, that she was approached to take over the management and running of the show, which she has done ever since. Five years on, she's now launching another show, this...
2022-10-1443 minMaking Stitches PodcastYARNDALE 2022 : A Festival of Yarn & FriendshipIt hardly seems a year ago that I last followed the Yarn Walk to Skipton Auction Mart for Yarndale 2021. Last year saw the yarn festival based in North Yorkshire return after Covid, and this year it's celebrating it's 10th birthday. Seeing as I had such fun on my last visit, I had to return - not just to squish some gorgeous yarn - but to meet more lovely crafty folk.This episode, the first of the sixth series of Making Stitches Podcast, is a snapshot of the fabulous day I spent at Yarndale 2022 last Saturday. You will...
2022-09-3034 min
Weston Park Cancer Charity PodcastMeet Emma and NiallGet to know Emma Clarke, our CEO, and Niall Baker, our Chair of the Board of Trustees - we join them to hear why they wanted to get involved with Weston Park and what ambitions they have for the charity.
2022-08-1516 minMaking Stitches PodcastCOLOURFUL SOCKS & JUMBO CROCHET HOOKS with Winwick Mum & Juey Jumbo Craft ToolsHello and welcome to Episode 50 of Making Stitches and the last episode in this series. As it's the end of the current series, I thought I'd reconnect with a couple of friends of the podcast and catch up with their latest news. My guests for this episode are Sock Knitting Champion; Christine Perry or Winwick Mum as she's known online and Juey from Juey Jumbo Craft Tools who I met at Yarndale in September last year. When I first met Juey, I was stopped in my tracks as I walked past her stall at Yarndale 2021 (you can...
2022-07-2934 min
How to Lead a Sustainable Business with Alannah WestonEmma Dabiri, author, academic and broadcaster, on Reinventing Stories Around RaceAlannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving systems change to reinvent their sectors for a future that is regenerative and just.
This week is a special episode: rather than exploring an economic sector, Alannah looks at the possibility of rethinking race in conversation with Emma Dabiri.
Emma is an academic, broadcaster and author of two highly acclaimed books on the
subject: Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to
Coalition. She offers a clear-thinking analysis of the construction of race and how thro...
2022-07-2128 minMaking Stitches PodcastKNITTING, CROCHET & THE ONLINE CRAFT COMMUNITY with EmmaknittyHello and welcome to this, the penultimate episode of this current series of Making Stitches Podcast! This time, Emma Munn AKA Emmaknitty is my guest sharing the story of her creative journey into knit & crochet design. Originally from the South of England, Emma and her family now call Oviedo in Northern Spain home and it's from there she manages her small craft business alongside her job as an adult education teacher. Emma specialises in homeware & accessory designs and has seen her work published in a number of craft magazines including Mollie Makes. During our chat...
2022-07-1531 minMaking Stitches PodcastYARN, FOOD, NATURE & THE UNIVERSE with Kitey from the Yarn WhispererThe last couple of years have seen many of us take a step back and reconsider what it is we want to do with our lives. The pandemic gave us a new perspective and often forced us to change paths. Kitey from the Yarn Whisperer is no different. After a 30 year-long career in teaching in various countries around the world, he found inspiration in a plate of Padron Peppers whilst on holiday in Spain and decided yarn was the way forwards for him.Kitey's first attempts at dying his own yarns were inspired by the green peppers...
2022-07-0149 minMaking Stitches PodcastFROM LAW TO CROSS STITCH with Sally Wilson from Caterpillar Cross StitchLike so many makers, despite loving all the creative subjects at school, Sally Wilson took a traditional route of study and then a 'conventional' career which for her was as a lawyer. However, whilst on maternity leave, she began to question whether a return to law was really what she wanted at the end of her family time away from her job. Sally found time to shoe-horn in an e-commerce course and to build a website around caring for her young daughter before breaking the news to her friends and family (and her boss) that instead of...
2022-06-1731 minMaking Stitches PodcastA NEW VENTURE FOR THE CROCHET PROJECT with Joanne ScraceThis time on Making Stitches Podcast, crochet is under the spotlight and Joanne Scrace from The Crochet Project in particular. The Crochet Project was set up to design and write beautiful crochet patterns using natural yarns and with inclusivity high on the agenda. Crochet Project patterns come in a wide range of sizes to fit all bodies, avoid gender assumptions and even come with directions for left-handed crocheters where necessary. Once a partnership between Joanne Scrace and Kat Goldin, Kat has now stepped away and left Joanne at the helm.Joanne, who got into crochet...
2022-06-0332 minMaking Stitches PodcastPRESERVING THE FABRIC OF OUR HISTORY with The People's History MuseumThis time on Making Stitches Podcast, I'm taking you out on the road with me to the People's History Museum in the centre of Manchester. It is the national museum of democracy and home the world's largest collection of trades union banners. Being custodians of the literal fabric of our history requires painstaking conservation work to keep the banners in a stable condition for future generations to enjoy.I tagged along with a tour of the current banner exhibition and was then incredibly lucky to go behind the scenes at the conservation workshop with Beth Gillions the...
2022-05-2027 minMaking Stitches PodcastCROCHET & KNITTING AT THE WOOLNEST with Lynne RoweCrochet & Knitting designer Lynne Rowe is my guest for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast. Lynne first learned to knit and crochet as a child, but it was after the birth of her own children that she turned to yarn crafts in earnest. Firstly knitting for pleasure, then to raise money for charity, Lynne then ventured into crochet and knitting design and has written several books as well as working with a number of different craft magazines. A passionate yarn crafter, Lynne runs workshops for beginners as well as mentoring crochet and knitting designers to he...
2022-05-0636 minMaking Stitches PodcastCOLOUR, CREATIVITY & A COMMUNITY KICK-STARTER with Clare Albans from hellohooray.comHello and welcome to this episode of Making Stitches Podcast celebrating the joys of colour and creativity as well as community support. When Clare Albans left a career in music behind, hand embroidery helped fill the gap leaving her job had left her with. After blogging about her life and makes for several years, Clare launched her small embroidery business selling designs and haberdashery and filling her Instagram followers feeds with a riot of colour and inspiration. Last year, Clare launched a kick-starter campaign to raise the funds needed to open her own bricks and...
2022-04-1242 minMaking Stitches PodcastCROCHET-TASTIC with Hannah Cross from Hanjan Crochet & Amanda Bloom from Little Box of CrochetWelcome to a crochet-tastic double bill of Making Stitches featuring not just one, but two inspirational makers; Hannah Cross from Hanjan Crochet and Amanda Bloom from Little Box of Crochet. My first guest, Hannah Cross has been designing crochet garments, toys and soft furnishings for over a decade and has been featured in Simply Crochet Magazine many times over those years. After leaving a career in Midwifery, Hannah now designs full time and is about to launch her first crochet course this spring. She spoke to me about how she finds comfort in her crochet and how...
2022-04-0831 minMaking Stitches PodcastFROM UKRAINIAN EMBROIDERY TO CANADIAN QUILTING with Olesya LebedenkoHello and welcome to the first episode in this new series of Making Stitches Podcast!Kicking off the series is a chat I had with Ukrainian artist Olesya Lebedenko. Olesya first got creative as a young child making up stories for her toys, then at the age of 5 she was taught to cross-stitch by her grandmother. Crafts would stay with her throughout her life - she says she has never been able to sit and do nothing with her hands. When the global economic crash hit in 2008, Olesya found herself without a job and expecting...
2022-03-251h 01Making Stitches PodcastMAKING STITCHES PODCAST SERIES 5 TRAILERHello there! Making Stitches Podcast will be returning to your podcast feed very soon with a new series. I'm looking forward to bringing you some more inspiring maker stories with guests from the worlds of quilting, crochet and embroidery as well as many other crafts as well. Among my guests for the new 5th series are Olesya Lebedenko, a Ukranian artist who makes the most amazing quilt blocks and appliqued items. Crochet designer Hannah Cross from Hanjan Crochet who speaks about how her crochet developed from making accessories for her wedding to turning into her full-time career...
2022-03-2104 minMaking Stitches PodcastFORGIVENESS, HOPE & KNITTED BEARS with Figen MurrayFigen Murray first took up knitting seriously to help her cope with hearing loss. At the time, she was working as a psychotherapist, and decided to practice what she preached and turned to creativity to help lift her mood. Little did she know then that just a few years later her knitting would help her cope with the dreadful loss of her son, Martyn Hett, who was one of the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena attack in 2017. By the time of the attack, Figen had taken to knitting bears which she sold online and which she used...
2022-01-1435 minMaking Stitches PodcastCELEBRATING FREEDOM & CRAFTY RESOLUTIONS FOR 2022 : The Making Stitches Podcast Review of the Year (Part 2)I hope you've had a lovely Christmas! I have one last gift for you this year before the clock strikes midnight again and we begin another year. Following on from the Happy Stitchmas episode published on Christmas Eve, this is my Hogmanay offering with a celebration of some of the freedoms I was able to enjoy this year as well as hearing about peoples' crafty New Year's Resolutions for 2022.Among my guests for this trip down Memory Lane are Crochet Sanctuary regulars Diane & Sam who I met on my visit to the Crochet Sanctuary in Cheshire in...
2021-12-3146 minMaking Stitches PodcastHAPPY STITCHMAS 2021! The Making Stitches Podcast Christmas Special & Review of the Year (Part 1)It's Christmas Eve, so here's my Christmas gift to you dear listener! This year I'm splitting my Christmas Special into two halves, the first one is here for you today, and the second one will be out one week from today on New Year's Eve. In Part 1 I look back at a few of my personal highlights of the year so far on Making Stitches and feature little snippets from interviews with Sara Huntington - Editor of Simply Crochet Magazine, Louise Armitage aka Gini's Dorset Buttons, Great British Sewing Bee 2021 contestant Adam Brooks, Heather Griffith from HGDC...
2021-12-2435 minMaking Stitches PodcastMOORIT AND THE WONDERS OF CROCHET with Alyson ChuWhen Alyson Chu spotted a gap in the market for a high-end crochet magazine, she decided to draw on her publishing experience and put one together herself. With Kick-Starter backing of over 600 individuals and the support of a group of crochet designers, Moorit was born this autumn showcasing beautiful crocheted garments to make as well as articles and a very cute sheep project too. A podcaster herself for more than 4 years along with her mother, Vivian, with Keep Calm and Carry Yarn, Alyson is well used to speaking about her ongoing projects and her love of crochet. I...
2021-12-1724 minMaking Stitches PodcastCRAFTING A DREAM SEWING BUSINESS with Freya Gilbert and Sarah Wadey of Crafty Sew and SoWhen Freya Gilbert and Sarah Wadey met at a sewing workshop in 2014, they knew they had met a kindred spirit. Within months they followed their dreams of setting up a sewing business and opened their bricks and mortar shop Crafty Sew and So in Leicester selling fabric haberdashery and offering award-winning workshops. They used their skills gained in retail and the fashion industry to build their business which included a variety of craft workshops as well as dressmaking patterns and kits. When Covid forced the shop to close after 5 years of business, undeterred, Freya and Sarah moved...
2021-12-0330 minMaking Stitches PodcastTHE POWER OF THE CRAFT COMMUNITY with Sara Mulvey of Black Sheep WoolsI have been wanting to share this episode with you for a very long time. Back in the darkest days of Covid and lockdown in the Spring of 2020, one of the things which kept me going was watching the series of videos posted by Sara Mulvey from Black Sheep Wools. They ranged from chats about yarn supplies and things which could be ordered from the shop to projects she and the rest of the team were working on to general chit chat about surviving the mundane routines we all found ourselves in during those long months of lockdown.
2021-11-1930 minMaking Stitches PodcastLIVING A COLOURFUL CROCHET LIFE with Emma LeithWhen I sat down to chat with the self-named 'Queen of Colour' & crochet designer Emma Leith, I was in for a treat. Emma's enthusiasm for creativity and colour is infectious and she was a delight to speak to. She started out teaching mosaic but a couple of large scale yarnbombs brought Emma to prominence and two books of crochet patterns soon followed. Emma's mindful creations and colour choices are so zingy and uplifting - you can't help but be filled with optimism when you see them.I hope you enjoy our chat which covered subjects including how...
2021-11-0544 min
The Smart Community PodcastAgTech and Supply Chains of the Future, with Emma WestonHi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a brilliant conversation with Emma Weston. Emma is the CEO and co-founder of AgriDigital, which is a company dedicated to digitizing and growing grain supply chains and joining us from her own farm in NSW. Emma tells us about her background in Law and how that began her journey into the grain industry to now her current work with her company AgriDigital before she tells us what a Smart Community is to her. We then discuss the importance of accessibility in communities and how Smart Communities facilitates...
2021-10-3130 min
Top Hill Recording PodcastAnne Gauthier - Producer/EngineerAnne Gauthier is the Chief Engineer/Producer at La La Land Sound in Louisville, Kentucky. La La Land is an analog/digital based recording studio built around a 40 channel vintage Trident board. With a full array of classic analog gear, a comfortable, dreamy environment to create in, and a 2500 square foot tracking room with 3 isolation booths, it is a perfect environment to create, explore, and record any dream album. La La Land has been home to many local and national recording artists – My Morning Jacket, Ray Lamontagne, Horse Feathers and Basia Bulat among others.
Anne is originally fro...
2021-07-2349 min
Sleep Apnea Stories29 - Chandra Hartman - Epigenetic Orthodontics and Sleep ApneaIn this Episode, Emma has a conversation with Chandra Hartman about her palate expansion. Together they discuss:
* Living with chronic respiratory issues of bronchitis and allergies as a child;
* Chandra living without health insurance but suspecting she had Sleep Apnea for years;
* Working with a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor to treat respiratory issues;
* Chandra becoming interested in the work of Weston A. Price and Epigenetic Orthodontics;
* Connecting with a Dentist who offered Epigenetic Orthodontics, including Vivos appliances;
* Being diagnosed with severe Sleep Apnea at the age of 45 and using a CPAP;
* How Chandra's life has changed since her successful treatment.
Fo...
2021-06-3044 min
The Coaching PodcastMilena Stephens - Continually educate yourselfMilena Stephens and Emma Doyle met through the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) symposiums and they have been good friends ever since. Milena has a passion for coaching that is infectious and her Dad is also a tennis coach. What does Milena and her Dad think makes a great coach in three words?
Milena Araujo Stephens - Connect, educate, and listens. Her Dad - Moises Araujo - Teaching, education, and listens
Emma and Milena share their early coaching memories together during the extended interview on The Coaching Podcast.
Milena grew up on the...
2021-06-0121 min
The Product EdgeThe challenges of scaling Agtech with Emma WestonAgTech is an emerging sector that has the potential to completely reshape global agriculture, dramatically increasing the productivity of the agriculture system while reducing the environmental and social costs of current production practices.Agtech is set for monumental growth and has been predicted to become Australia's next $100 billion industry by 2030. In this episode, Emma Weston, Co-Founder and CEO of one of Australia’s most awarded Agtech startups, AgriDigital discusses the challenges of scaling Agtech businesses. In this episode we discuss: Agtech as an emerging industry How Product Management differs in Agtech The challenges of scaling...
2021-05-0235 min
Redefining Motherhood with Nicole WestonWriting the theme song of your life and rewriting the narrative with Emma G“I love myself and I am okay”
*Trigger warning at approx 10mins in about rape and sexual assault*
Emma is so very passionate about using her gifts to help elevate the voices of children and youth. We discussed how her work is helping our youngest population to find themselves now and know that it’s ok to not be okay.
She focuses on fostering their mental, emotional and physical health through song writing and expression. Writing empowering songs on their real life experiences and the alchemy of self healing through song writing.
“Rewrit...
2021-04-3047 minMaking Stitches PodcastCREATIVITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH with Emma Jones from Vintage Sewing Box & Looking Ahead to Christmas with The Apex SingersCreativity whether it's music, craft or art has long been seen as having a positive impact on mental health, and after the year we have all experienced, it's something many of us have had to focus on. This week on Making Stitches, Emma Jones from Vintage Sewing Box speaks about the benefits of focusing the mind on stitching and how that simple repetitive activity can calm the mind. Emma also discusses her love of English Paper Piecing and hand embroidery and has a truly lovely tale about a quilt dedicated to the memory of her Gran.Also...
2020-11-2724 minMaking Stitches PodcastSTITCHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN with Cathy Emmott from Dear Emma DesignsMany of us choose to seek a different career path after starting a family, and Cathy Emmott is no different. She took the time she spent on maternity leave with her young family to look at ways of developing her creative side rather than returning to a job in finance. After a lifetime of being creative, she dusted off her sewing machine and began creating fabric pictures inspired by her surroundings in the Yorkshire Dales. Her business 'Dear Emma Designs' was born and after initially selling her work at local craft fairs, she branched into online sales and leading...
2020-10-3034 minRedefining Motherhood with Nicole WestonMy journey through child loss, mental health, self care lead me back to myself Emma NeedlemanEmma shared pieces of her journey of becoming a mother.
*Disclaimer* In this episode we do talk about child loss which can be triggering.
“After becoming a mother myself, I found that there was a huge discrepancy in how I thought I was "supposed" to parent and how I actually felt drawn to parent. I had a career as a midwife that I had worked hard for and that was my passion in life, but after having my first son, the immense amount of time spent away from him felt wrong in the core of my be...
2020-09-2347 min
Square Peg Founder StoriesDigitising AgTech, with Emma Weston, AgriDigitalOn today's episode, Emma Weston, the founder and CEO at AgriDigital take us through their greatest life lessons:Empathy as the foundation of customer success; Where your avocado on toast comes from; How you digitise the least digitised industry in the world, agriculture; The impact of COVID on startup planning and growth; How to adapt to farm life.Find out more about AgriDigital and Emma at https://www.agridigital.io/
2020-08-2342 min
Farms Advice PodcastTransparent Supply Chains In Agriculture | Emma Weston | Farms Advice PodcastFarms Advice had the opportunity to speak with Emma Weston from AgriDigital. A company kicking goals within Australian agriculture within their 5 years of existence. With new projects coming it is a timely episode for their new WayPath App. Australian farmers are the start of the supply chain and AgriDigital allows you to manage your commodity effectively right the way through. Listen and share this with another farmer to help us reach the 93,000 farming families.Please share this podcast to help us reach the 135,000+ farming businesses across Australia.Farms Advice features a new episode every WEEK...
2020-08-0243 min
Wise TraditionsSlow livingWe often think about eating food produced sustainably but give little thought to the "sustainability" of our own lifestyle. A full calendar does not equal contentment, by any stretch. If you're ready to get off of the treadmill, it's time to look at slow living. Today, Mary & Emma Kingsley, of Lady Farmer, a sustainable apparel and lifestyle company, offer ideas for cultivating a a mindful, conscious pace in a fast-paced world. They talk about the importance of intention when it comes to food and clothing choices. They share their own personal pathway to a slower lifestyle. They...
2020-07-2031 minWise TraditionsSlow livingWe often think about eating food produced sustainably but give little thought to the "sustainability" of our own lifestyle. A full calendar does not equal contentment, by any stretch. If you're ready to get off of the treadmill, it's time to look at slow living. Today, Mary & Emma Kingsley, of Lady Farmer, a sustainable apparel and lifestyle company, offer ideas for cultivating a a mindful, conscious pace in a fast-paced world. They talk about the importance of intention when it comes to food and clothing choices. They share their own personal pathway to a slower lifestyle. They...
2020-07-2031 min
Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech CEOs and FoundersEP 12: Emma Weston - AgridigitalEmma Weston is CEO and Co-Founder of AgriDigital, an Australian headquartered Agri/Fintech focused on digitising global agriculture supply chains. Founded in late 2015, Agridigital have been working with blockchains, distributed ledgers and smart contracts since 2015. In 2016, they completed the world's first sale of wheat on a blockchain between a farmer and a buyer. There are now over 5000 users in the AgriDigital customer network, with over 16 million tonnes of grain transacted through the platform.I spoke with Emma to get her views on the future of blockchain, the companies expansion into the USA and the launch of...
2020-05-2521 min
Open the Pod Bay DoorsE51 - Emma Weston, AgriDigitalAgriDigitalThis week on the pod we are joined by cofounder and CEO of , Emma Weston.Former lawyer and experienced grain farmer Emma Weston co-founded AgriDigital in 2015, with the goal to solve the current problems facing the agricultural supply chains with blockchain technology.Emma experienced first hand the inefficiencies within the agricultural supply chain and is passionate about ensuring wheat farmers get paid fast and fairly. The solution, a platform that uses the blockchain to provide transparency around transactions to all participants in the supply chain and builds end-to-end transactional management from farmer to consumer.The company has...
2018-10-231h 07
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs[FFL 279] From Start Up To High Growth with Emma Weston, co-founder of Agri-DigitalEmma Weston is a lawyer, farmer, mentor, and co-founder of the technology start-up AgriDigital. She was recently named one of Australia's Top 25 FinTech Influencers, Female FinTech Leader of the Year, and Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year for 2017 by FinTech Australia. In addition to her work as a mentor for female technology entrepreneurs, she also serves as a non-executive director of the Australian Digital Commerce Association and FinTech Australia. Keep Reading >> On today's episode, Emma explains why domain knowledge is as necessary as technical knowledge for entrepreneurs in the technology space and how...
2018-07-2444 min