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A People's Guide to PublishingHow Do Tariffs Affect Canadian Publishers? w/ Kim Werker | A People's Guide to PublishingTariffs! We've talked a lot about how they affect American bookstores and publishers. But what has the impact been for our neighbors to the North? Our friend Kim Werker of Nine Ten Publications sat down with us to talk about being a niche publisher in Canada, how knowing who you are makes you a better publisher, and of course, tariffs.************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! We post new episodes every Thursday about publishing, authors, and the book industry. You can also listen via your preferred podcast app, or by visiting linktree.c...2025-06-1250 min
Culture ProhibéeSaison 16 Episode 11 Spécial polar et thrillerAu sommaire de cette spéciale polar et thriller :
Retour sur quelques films sortis récemment, à savoir, Hopeless de Kim Chang-hoon (ESC éditions), Le Chien des Baskerville de Terence Fisher (BQHL), Quitter la nuit de Delphine Girard (Blaq Out), Le Successeur de Xavier Legrand (Blaq Out), They Shot The Piano Player de Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal (Blaq Out), Un Homme en fuite de Baptiste Debraux (Blaq Out), Il marchait la nuit de Alfred Werker & Anthony Mann (Rimini éditions) et Cent jours à Palerme de Giuseppe Ferrara (Rimini éditions).
Bonne écoute à toutes et tous !2024-11-1254 min
Front BurnerTwo Jewish parents on recent school attacksOver the past few months attacks that hit Jewish schools, community centres and synagogues have shaken Canada’s Jewish community.For some Jewish-Canadian parents, there is now a question of whether it’s safe to send their children to Jewish schools.“Right now, it's a bit fraught to be very Jewish out in the broader world,” says Kim Werker, a Jewish-Canadian mother with a 13-year-old son. We speak to Werker and another Jewish-Canadian mother about these concerns, how they’ve been coping and how challenging...2024-06-1227 min
The Ugly PodcastMake It Mighty Ugly w/ Kim WerkerGet ready for ugly-ception!!! In this episode, I’m joined by publisher, editor, author, and maker, Kim Werker, to discuss our parallel discoveries: that ugly art makes everything better! Kim made her discovery seventeen years ago at a fateful crafting party where, in a bout of intense imposter syndrome, she was inspired to make a hideous doll…on purpose. Ever since then, she’s fallen in love with making ugly things and wants everyone else to join in on the euphoria. Sound familiar??
We talk about our shared love of ugly art, our original creative wounds, the immens...2023-06-1957 min
Cast On191 amazing technicolour dream shirtsThe production line; tiny arms; fussy cutting; the trouble with Esther; another one of thoseprojects; beautifully visible mending; and a chat with Kim Werker, about finding creativity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brendadayne.substack.com2023-05-2145 min
Hematologie on Tour15. Omgaan met ziekte - Tim DriessenWat is de rol van de geestelijk verzorger in het ziekenhuis en wat zijn de verschillen met een psycholoog of een maatschappelijk werker? In deze podcast bespreekt Tim Driessen, geestelijk verzorger in het Meander Medisch Centrum, de invulling van deze rol.2023-04-0321 min
'Meer dan 1000 woorden'#5 | Vasco Campos - Vasco's Haarsnijderij; Kapperszaak of museum?'Je gaat toch niet tussen allemaal die dames zitten’?, vroeg zijn moeder op de open dag van de kappersopleiding. Vasco wilde altijd naar de kunstacademie maar kwam via een vriend terecht in het kappersvak. Het diploma hangt nog aan de muur in zijn fantastisch zaak 'Vasco's Haarsnijderij' in Roermond… Op het podium in zijn zaak komen regelmatig bandjes optreden tijdens het knippen. Voor iedereen toegankelijk, gezellig, met een hapje en een drankje; iedereen is welkom. Als je deze kapperszaak, dit 'museum' binnen loopt, voelt het als een soort grote woonkamer, een oma naast een punker, een kind naast een...2022-03-2436 min
Art Horse73. Pretty pity parties and making ugly art on purposeIt’s always okay to throw yourself a pity party with a nice cakeSometimes it helps to google basic for-dummies shit --- like DO I HAVE ALL THE PIESYou are guaranteed to miss out on almost everything life has to offer, and that is what makes your choices meaningful (thanks a lot Oliver Burkeman)By the time you’re 32 you know a little somethin somethin about tomorrow (and the next day)Does striving for things ultimately push them away? Who knows, man Join the art club at patreon.com/arthorsepod. See pics from this episode on our instagram @artho...2021-10-051h 34
Art Horse68. Buckle up for a big one: Hoof hands, idol oranges, cardboard swords, and WOW lots moreDon’t sleep on creativity tricks u learned in kindygartenTake some time to listen to your demons so u can recognize their voices and tellem to stfu U don’t have to read the book about going for a walk; u can just go for the walkOkay I’m listening to my gut but what if my gut says “this isn’t good enough”?TFL (Today Fiona Learned): a more authentic imitation comes from copying the process (not just the outcome)Join the art club at patreon.com/arthorsepodSee pics on our instagram @arthorsepod or on our website at ar...2021-08-311h 38
Art Horse67. Mornings, big dreams, and neon beige: How do you do what matters n leave what doesn’t?Saying ‘No’ can drastically improve your life - just ask Fiona!A little bit of discouragement can help you look at your idea and strengthen it (but too much feels real bad)Masterpieces are just regular pieces that resonate unusually??What if other peoples’ problems are their own problems (and not your problems)?Sometimes balloons need to be popped so you can blow future balloons real bigJoin the art club at patreon.com/arthorsepod. See pics on our instagram @arthorsepod or on our website at arthorsepod.com/67 We mention:Make it Mighty Ugly by Kim Piper W...2021-08-241h 31
Vendere Academy PodcastAflevering #6 Interview met Kim Schamp-Doornenbal van 2B Unique coaching en trainingEen nieuwe aflevering in onze serie ''Podje Verbinding''. In deze serie gaan we in dialoog met mensen die hun sporen hebben verdiend, specialist zijn, iets interessants te melden hebben op het brede terrein van verbindende communicatie. In deze aflevering gaan we het gesprek aan met Kim Schamp-Doornenbal. Raakbaar’, in plaats van ‘kwetsbaar’. Een nieuw woord en één van de inzichten die ik overhield uit het superfijne gesprek met Kim Schamp-Doornenbal. Als onder meer paardencoach en systemisch werker helpt Kim managers en teams om meer inzicht in hun rol en voeling te krijgen met zichzelf. Kim staat met bei...2021-07-2955 min
Subscription EntrepreneurHow Kim Werker Launched A Member-Supported Magazine During The PandemicKim Werker is our special guest on today's episode of The Subscription Entrepreneur Podcast.Kim is the co-founder of Digits & Threads. They're a member-supported online magazine that’s solely focused on publishing stories and articles about the Canadian fiber and textile arts industry.Yep...She took that whole "pick a niche" thing pretty seriously!Kim joins us on the show today to share the exciting story of how she and her business partner started Digits & Threads back in May of 2020.We discuss how the limitations and constraints posed by the pandemic were actually a good thing that helped her ma...2021-02-1656 min
Ladies of LeisureKIM it Up!Ladies of Leisure guest host series features Kim Werker, author of Make It Mighty Ugly book and crafter extraordinaire! Ladies of Leisure discuss making your craft, being a rebel, trying to do all the things and building a community. 2020-07-1041 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerMusic & CraftsAs I begin fiddle lessons (!), I see so many connections between my desire to learn folk music and my fascination with handcrafts.2020-04-3010 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerI Had 7 MinutesI had seven minutes of relative quiet for recording, and I tried to make the most of it. Featuring: me, playing the violin, very badly. (And some crochet for challenging times.)2020-04-2306 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerSerenade & Feminist Rage Wherein I learn to play Happy Birthday on the ukulele for a tuba duet and rekindle my commitment to dismantle the patriarchy. Really, there are no show notes other than that. You... are gonna want to hear this one. 2020-04-1609 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerTiny Creative JoysWe're gonna be in this for a long while, dear listeners. We'll be experiencing waves of grief over a long time. So it's time to focus on tiny joys, and on how our creativity can help us create some of those joys for ourselves. Show Notes That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief The 100 Day Project Discussion thread about our 100 Day Projects My first wee granny square I want to make next week's show like a call-in show and I need your help! Record a 1- to 2-minute clip including your name and...2020-04-0910 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerTime Is WarpedTime is so weird right now. It's movings so slowly, and so distantly, so fluidly. There are no good words for it, really, but I think we can all agree we're living in a Twilight Zone. In “normal” life, I talk with folks a lot about finding and making time for creativity and creative projects in our daily lives. But when time is all screwed up, and when we may feel inclined to think we have way more of it on our hands than we actually do, does the challenge of fitting in creative projects go a...2020-04-0211 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerDispatch from QuarantineWe're nine days into self-quarantine because the last person we saw before going into self-isolation last Monday called a few days later to tell us he'd been exposed. In many ways, this isn't any different an experience than what we'd been expecting, except we can't go shopping for groceries and the like. Which, at this point, actually seems like a massive difference. My kingdom for a change of scenery beyond what we get walking the dog. I'm keeping the podcast going outside of my initial plan to release an eight-episode first season. I don't yet have a...2020-03-2612 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerHow Creativity Will Help Us Weather This CrisisMy friend Erin has been keeping me sane these last few days that have felt like centuries. She's a new friend. We've only known each other for a few months. But meeting her felt like we were always meant to be friends, and we started texting each other daily pretty much from the start. So in these days when I'm thinking about all the folks whose friendships I've taken for granted and haven't spoken with in ages, I'm also taking solace in the habit Erin and I made from the start of just checking in on each...2020-03-1817 min
Leadership communications with Rob CottinghamGoing virtual (and staying human)With so many face-to-face presentations being cancelled, a lot of speakers are looking at going virtual. But with webinars and online conferences suddenly getting a second look, it’s important to keep in mind their special demands. This episode, we talk to presentation coach, theorist, blogger, speaker and author Dr. Nick Morgan about what we lose when we go virtual, and how to make up some of that lost emotional connection. And we’ll hear from author and (her delightful description) camp counselor for grownups Kim Werker. In roughly a week, she’s had to move an event...2020-03-1424 min
Leadership communications with Rob CottinghamGoing virtual (and staying human)With so many face-to-face presentations being cancelled, a lot of speakers are looking at going virtual. But with webinars and online conferences suddenly getting a second look, it’s important to keep in mind their special demands. This episode, we talk to presentation coach, theorist, blogger, speaker and author Dr. Nick Morgan about what we lose when we go virtual, and how to make up some of that lost emotional connection. And we’ll hear from author and (her delightful description) camp counselor for grownups Kim Werker. In roughly a week, she’s had to move an event...2020-03-1424 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCreating in a Time of UncertaintyAn exploration of how our creative hobbies and interests can help to keep us grounded during times of uncertainty. Show Notes Each episode this season begins with a short clip of a maker or artist talking about a recent project they were obsessed with. I recorded all of these in April of 2019 at Camp Thundercraft, a retreat for creative businesspeople held each spring and hosted by the folks behind Urban Craft Uprising. I'm very excited to be going back to teach two classes at the 2020 retreat coming up. This week, we hear from and laugh with ceram...2020-03-0514 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerHow to Make Yourself a Stress-Free Creative HabitI tried so many creative challenges and failed at every single one. In this week's podcast, hear about what I changed in my approach that finally led me not only to succeed at finishing a challenge, but that enabled me to establish a daily creative practice that didn't stress me out but made – and continues to make – me so happy. Show Notes Each episode this season begins with a short clip of a maker or artist talking about a recent project they were obsessed with. I recorded all of these in April of 2019 at Camp Thundercraft, a retreat...2020-02-2715 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerDistributed Cognition (Lists!) I first learned about the concept of distributed cognition when I was an undergrad studying linguistics, but I didn't know what it was called until I studied it again in grad school. For an absolutely impenetrable "explanation," read this. For our non-academic purposes, let's consider distributed cognition a way to extend our individual ability to keep stuff in mind. We might ask our spouse to help us remember to take our vitamins each morning – this is a way of extending our own memory to...2020-02-1911 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerDerivative Crafts & Remixing My husband sent me a screenshot the other night, of a comments thread on a NY Times recipe for Spicy Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Peanuts: He sent this to me because he knew I'd appreciate it from my crochet editorial days. And boy did I. What he didn't know is that I'd already recorded this podcast episode, and that I talked about this very thing in it. The episode is about the derivative nature...2020-02-1211 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerPrerequisite Procrastination Welcome to the new podcast! This episode is about the very thing that kept me from making the podcast for nearly three years. Prerequisite procrastination. What a pain. I put my finger on what to call this particular subspecies of procrastination during a video conversation with members of our online community (we do things like talk about the specific ways we procrastinate; you should get in on this). Listen for what...2020-02-0511 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerMighty Creative: A New Name and a New Season The podcast is back, with a new name! It's still about what motivates us to make things, how to make space in our lives for creative adventures, and how to have more fun with it all. But the format will be simpler than it was a few years ago and the episodes will be pretty short. Listen for more details! Look for new episodes of Mighty Creative in February, 2020. For now, be sure to search for the new name in your podcast app...2020-01-2801 min
Explore Your Enthusiasm, with Tara Swiger | Craft | Art | Business276: Q+A: promotion, saying no, and balancing multiple businessesWhat is the BEST tool to promote your business? How do you say NO without losing customers? How do you balance multiple businesses? Today I am answering YOUR questions in this Q+A episode! Thank you to my Patrons: Brenda Erin Marianne Weber of MWsDesigns Sarah Schira of Imagined Landscapes Kim Werker Rowena Roberts Most weeks I teach a lesson to help your creative business, but today I am answering YOUR questions! I gathered questions from my community of supporters on Patreon, and my Instagram comment section. I am going to answer your q...2019-09-1800 min
YarnStories PodcastEpisode 214 | Kim WerkerKim Werker is a writer, editor, and instructor living in Vancouver, BC. Kim’s work really focuses on editorial and helping people find the joy and the fulfillment of making and learning to embrace failure and the ugly as a natural part of the process.
Interview Notes:
Kim’s Website
Friendship Bracelets! from Purl Soho
Interweave Crochet Magazine
Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years (affiliate link)
Mighty Ugly (affiliate link)
Radical Egalitarianism
Humanism
My Sandals
Stories We Tell Ourselves – Kim’s Video Presentation
Incidentally here are Kim’s Bluprint Classes (2019-05-151h 00
The Business of Baking PodcastAn Interview with Kim Werker of Mighty UglyAre you willing to try something new? And then try it again if you fail? In today's episode, I'm talking to the inspiring Kim Werker, who I think is completely amazing! She is totally my people! She is an unbelievably talented woman who describes herself as a camp counselor for grownups and she thinks we need to aim for creative, messy fun, rather than hoping for perfection. This season, my intention is to interview people who are not necessarily in the baking industry, but who have lots of things in common with those of us who are, l...2019-03-181h 10
Make Some NoiseEmbracing the Mighty Ugly in the Art of CreationToday, on Make Some Noise, we meet Kim Werker, a writer and editor. She is the author of half a dozen crochet books and Make It Mighty Ugly, a guide to vanquishing creative demons.In this episode, Kim and Karly chat about the ways to realize that there are no rules in creativity other than those rules that you’ve set up for yourself. They talk about fear, expectations and the fact that art is anything that you create no matter what majority of people would think about it.2:09 – An introduction to Kim and reasons why she started to e...2019-03-081h 01YarnStories PodcastEpisode 203 | Gabrielle Treanor
In this episode I talk to Gabrielle Treanor, a mindfulness coach, author, and podcaster about being present, self care, being kind to yourself, and how those topics intersect with making.
Gabrielle and her puppy
Interview Notes:
Gabrielle’s Website & her Instagram
Pressing Pause
Gabrielle’s dog
Positive Psychology
Kate O’Sullivan (of A Playful Day)’s Conversations From Our Days.Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction
Sympathetic Magic
Bullet Journaling (I use a Plus Sized Baron Fig Confidant and colored pens, I very rarely decorate it, don’t let all the aspirational bullet journals on instagram throw you off!)
Morning Pages
Free...2018-12-1250 min
Teaching Your Brain to KnitEp. 083: Enhance creativity; Explore the Seed Stitch; Use Texture for Blocks for Charity Stitch; Providing Public BathroomsBrainy Thing: 26:17 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 37:36 What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Margaret explores the seed stitch and its alternatives: https://www.amazon.com/Treasury-Knitting-Patterns-Barbara-Walker/dp/0942018168 One “Crochet Seed Stitch” Marly Bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aeGlbpmYx8 Another Crochet Seed Stitch: Dora Orhenstein The Crocheters workshop Brainy Thing: Creativity I Who’s creative and how you can be (already are) too.: Make it mighty Ugly — Kim Werker https://www.amazon.com/Make-Mighty-Ugly-Exercises-Creative/dp/157061914X Behind the Redwood Curtain Arcata addresses universal human needs: Portland Loo http://theloo.biz/ Links: Podcast Links Facebook: Also, join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/Teachingy...2018-04-1749 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerEpisode 202: Betsy Greer Betsy Greer is a writer and maker who lives in Durham, North Carolina. For the past fourteen years, she’s written about craftivism, the place where craft and activism intersect, and she loves discovering the ways in which people use (and have used) the two together. Currently, her main craft project is You Are So Very Beautiful, in which people make affirmation signs then leave them out all over the world for others to find. Show Notes and Links My hat out of handspun yarn. Action + Craft newsletter You Are So Very Beautiful Betsy's book...2017-06-1929 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerEpisode 201: Cheryl ArkisonIn this first episode of Compulsory in two years, we return to our roots with an honest conversation with quilter Cheryl Arkison about the power of habit in creative life, and about embracing the mess of, well, pretty much everything. Show Notes and Links Cheryl’s article about Morning Makes Sophie’s Universe blanket pattern Cutting up jeans Swatch loom Author Rachael Herron on Compulsory Learn more about Cheryl Arkison and her work at cherylarkison.com and connect with her on Instagram and Twitter. 2017-04-0728 min
creative.mother.thinkingHandgemacht – Folge 75: HäkeldeckenplanungschaosGestrickt habe ich:
Sunny Knee Socks: fertig
Next Generation Pot Holders: der erste ist zu zwei Dritteln fertig
Wrap Tie Headband: fertig
Peachy Miss Winkle: angefangen
Gesponnen habe ich:
Nube auf dem Victoria: die ersten zwei Spulen sind voll
Gehäkelt habe ich:
Sophie’s Universe: angefangen, bin bei Runde 5
Genäht habe ich:
immerhin habe ich schon das Schnittmuster für das Probekleid zum Auftrittskleid ausgeschnitten, aus der Burda Vintage „Die sagenhaften Sixties“ das Modell „Tina“.
Erwähnt wurde:
Camp NaNoWriMo
Miracle Morning* von Hal Elrod (gibt es auch auf Deutsch)
patreon
A Dress a Day und i...2017-04-0100 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerA ResurrectionAfter two years on hiatus, Compulsory Podcast is coming back! Listen for a brief update about what's changed (and what's staying the same), and how you can help keep the show going long into the future. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you get the next episode as soon as it's out (here are the iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud links). To get unedited clips, episodes and commentary before each new show comes out, support the continuing production of Compulsory over on Patreon.2017-03-0905 mincreative.mother.thinkingHandgemacht – Folge 72: Knacks – und dann war mein Lieblingsspinnrad kaputtGestrickt habe ich:
Black Slant Socks: etwas weiter (Reihe 35)
Pi-Tuch: weitergestrickt, nur noch zwei Runden
Knöpfe an Crazy Stripes genäht!
Gesponnen habe ich:
rot/schwarz BFL/Seide für Pi-Tuch: weitere 20 Gramm gesponnen und gezwirnt
Gehäkelt habe ich:
Knöpfe an Jehanne genäht!
Erwähnt wurde:
Wollinchen
patreon
Knitty
Kim Werker
Majacraft
2017-02-2100 min
The SweetGeorgia Show030: Vanquishing Creative Demons with Kim WerkerMeet Kim Werker, "camp counselor for grown ups" and the author of Make It Mighty Ugly, a handbook for vanquishing creative demons. Felicia talks with Kim about how to conquer fear of failure, procrastination, and other creative demons in order to move forward and get "unstuck" creatively.2016-10-1839 min
The SweetGeorgia Show030: Vanquishing Creative Demons with Kim WerkerSend us a textMeet Kim Werker, "camp counselor for grown ups" and the author of Make It Mighty Ugly, a handbook for vanquishing creative demons. Felicia talks with Kim about how to conquer fear of failure, procrastination, and other creative demons in order to move forward and get "unstuck" creatively.2016-10-1839 min
Ink in Your VeinsEp. 011: Kim WerkerKim Werker is a writer and freelance editor who tries to make something – anything – every day. Many of those things are awful; some are not. She runs a project called Mighty Ugly, leading workshops and lecture-conversations to help people embrace the hard parts of creativity so they can have more fun making stuff and trying new things. Her latest book is Make It Mighty Ugly: Exercises and Advice for Getting Creative Even When It Ain't Pretty. She has written six crochet books and recently helped a client start a clarinet magazine. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Kim lives in Vancouver, BC, with...2016-08-1833 min
It's Part of the ProcessLetting Go of PerfectionDelilah and Nicole talk to writer, editor, maker and speaker Kim Werker. They discuss the culture of perfection online and in the artistic process. Kim explains how her book, Mighty Ugly, helps people let go of that unnecessary need to be perfect. Visit www.dearhandmadelife.com for the show notes...2016-08-1155 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Special Burrito Bulletin: Lauren VenellLauren Venell is an artist and designer specializing in editorial props and product development. Her work has been published in titles by Chronicle Books, Klutz/Scholastic, Uppercase, Monsa Books and Quarry Books, among others, and featured in several media outlets including The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Everyday with Rachel Ray and on Canal+ Television. She has launched several of her own successful toy lines including her current line, the Deep Creeps, which can be found in stores across the globe.
In addition to her creative work, Lauren speaks at events about small business financial topics...2015-03-3117 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Episode 7: Rachael HerronRachael Herron is the bestselling author of the novel Splinters of Light, the five-book Cypress Hollow romance series, and the memoir, A Life in Stitches.
As we discuss in the podcast, I've read Rachael's blog for about a decade. So much is my admiration for her dedication to her writing, craft, job and family that I interviewed her for my book Make It Mighty Ugly. She walks her talk, man. She walks her talk.
Special for all you listeners out there, Rachael is offering her Udemy course, How to Stop Stalling and Write Your Book, f...2015-03-2525 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Bonus Episode: Joel WatsonJoel Watson is a cartoonist who writes and draws a webcomic called HijiNKS Ensue, which he describes as "a semi-autobiographical comic about a lifelong geek and aspiring artist who turns his back on an unfulfilling but financially stable career in order to pursue art full time and set a better example for his daughter."
My conversation with Joel from Episode 6 went about fifteen minutes longer than what's included; this bonus episode is the remainder of our chat. We talked primarily about stay-at-home working parenting, and I enjoyed the conversation so much that I didn't want it to lan...2015-02-1916 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast, Episode 6: Joel WatsonJoel Watson is a cartoonist who writes and draws a webcomic called HijiNKS Ensue, which he describes as "a semi-autobiographical comic about a lifelong geek and aspiring artist who turns his back on an unfulfilling but financially stable career in order to pursue art full time and set a better example for his daughter."
I’ve read Joel’s comic for years, and I interviewed him for my book, Make It Mighty Ugly. It’s something he said during that interview that inspired me to reach out to him again, to talk specifically about his compulsion to make ar...2015-01-2825 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Episode 5: Isaac WatsonIsaac Watson is a project manager, grand-scale organizer, and maker of things like jewelry and homes. In 2014, he launched Maker’s Nation, a nonprofit educational program and community platform for independent creative entrepreneurs. He's also the production manager for the World Domination Summit, co-producer of Pioneer Nation, and a hired gun that excels at design project management.
From time to time, Isaac writes about various things on his two blogs: Voiced features musings on creative business and productivity (with a few recipes for good measure); and Built is all about building a tiny cabin on a mountain, and v...2015-01-1219 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Episode 4: Miriam FeltonMiriam Felton is a knitwear designer and all-around maker living in Salt Lake City. She has been self-publishing since 2004 and now teaches and designs full time.
In 2013, she committed to what she called a Year of Making – every day that year, she documented something she made by sharing a photo of it online, with the hashtag #yearofmaking. To get herself going, she further committed to make all of her new clothing that year.
Miriam continued into a second year of making in 2014, without the clothing constraint, and on a whim last January 1st, I decided to...2014-12-1519 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Episode 3: Meighan O'TooleMeighan O’Toole is a digital media strategist who is passionate about connecting people to objects, art, and ideas that better their personal or professional lives, and she derives great meaning in her own life from fostering those connections. In today's episode, we talk about Meighan's compulsion to share, and about the connections, conversations and relationships that result from sharing.
Relevant links:
Meighan's website, and the What's Your Story podcast
Meighan on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
My Love for You art blog
Stanford researcher explores why cliques thrive in some high schools more than others
TEDxVictoria - Alexa...2014-12-0319 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerCompulsory Podcast Episode 2: Abby GlassenbergSoft-toy designer Abby Glassenberg runs a successful online pattern shop and blogs regularly about the business of craft. In today's show, we discuss the siren song of immediacy and impulsiveness, the focus of identifying a very narrow niche interest, and the value of practice. Plus: the tensions between imperfection and perfection, and serving yourself and serving others. Also: cooking!
Relevant links:
Abby's website and blog, and the While She Naps podcast
Abby on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm as we get this podcast party started! Please let me know your wishlis...2014-11-1716 min
Mighty Creative, with Kim WerkerEpisode 1: Rachael AsheArtist Rachael Ashe makes cut-paper works of intricate, repeating designs. In today's show, we discuss focus, repetition, tediousness, and more.
Relevant links:
Rachael Ashe's website and portfolio
Rachael on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
Vancouver's Eastside Culture Crawl
Hot Talks at Hot Art Wet City
Podcasts: This American Life, Serial, 99% Invisible
The tutorial I used to make my pop filter
2014-11-0415 min
What's Your StoryKim Piper Werker: Make It Mighty Ugly, Conquering Fear of Failure, Self Doubt, and PerfectionismThis week, on What's Your Story, I sit down with author, crafter, and all around dynamic woman Kim Piper Werker. Kim’s new book Make It Mighty Ugly: Exercises and Advice for Getting Creative Even When It Ain’t Pretty, a handbook for vanquishing creative demons was released last week, and it has been one of my favorite books this summer.2014-09-0238 min
Craft Industry AllianceEpisode #20: Rachael Gander and Kim WerkerOn today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast I chat with Rachael Gander (imaginegnats.com) and Kim Werker about our recent projects and then all three of us recommend amazing things we're enjoying right now.
Please note that this show used to be called the While She Naps podcast. The name has changed, but the content and host have stayed the same.
To get the full show notes for this episode, visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, sta...2014-05-191h 01
LongShot RadioLongshot Features - Kim Werker - Getting Mighty UglyKim Werker tells a story about making ugly stuff - on purpose. More from Kim on her website: http://www.mightyugly.com/2012-05-0404 minLongshot Features: Creativity and FailureLongshot Features - Kim Werker - Getting Mighty UglyKim Werker tells a story about making ugly stuff - on purpose. More from Kim on her website: http://www.mightyugly.com/2012-05-0404 minEditor's Picks: Creativity and FailureLongshot Features - Kim Werker - Getting Mighty UglyKim Werker tells a story about making ugly stuff - on purpose. More from Kim on her website: http://www.mightyugly.com/2012-05-0404 min
CraftyPodCraftyPod #111: My Own Story of Free and Crafting
Image by TheAlienness Gisela Giardino, via Flickr Creative Commons
In this show:
• To further our ongoing discussion of Free and how it affects the craft community, I share my own story of Free. In some ways, Free has created my business. In others, it's created big challenges.
• I talk about the most important by-product of Free: community.
• ...And once again, I welcome your comments on this very complex subject.
Links:
Here's the discussions we've been having about Free so far:
• Paul Overton s...2010-03-1219 min
Getting Loopy! with Mary Beth TempleKim Werker on Getting Loopy!Hear all about the crochet stuff that Kim is up to since her departure from Interweave Crochet, and all the details on her new book Crochet Gifts.2009-07-2845 min
It's a Purl, Man » Podcast FeedIAPM60:Kim is my first nameKim Werker joins me on the show to talk about her dream and where that has brought her. She is a major player in the online crocheting and fiber communities. She has written books and edited major magazines. But she still thirsts for more. ack… I totally appluad her for her ability to calmly move … <a href="http://www.itsapurlman.com/2009/02/22/iapm60kim-is-my-first-name/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "IAPM60:Kim is my first name"</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ItsAPurlMan/~4/Q6RbhBHWE6w"...2009-02-2200 min
Cast OnEpisode 72: The Alchemy of PieKim Werker discovers it's all one big spiral. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brendadayne.substack.com2008-12-311h 00
Ready Set KnitShow89Kathy & Steve discuss Knitting Daily TV with Kim Werker & Liz Gipson.(Running Time 27:53)2008-07-2627 minGetting Loopy! with Mary Beth TempleKim Werker on Getting Loopy!Kim Werker is coming! Kim Werker is coming! Ace crocheter and editor of Interweave Crochet will hang out and talk about - well whatever she wants2008-06-2430 minReady Set KnitShow48Interview Kim Werker from Interweave Crochet and Tilted Duster Knitalong, seaming the fronts & back. (Running Time 28:44)2007-10-0628 min
The Knitgrrl ShowThe Knitgrrl Show #6: Kim WerkerFounding editor of CrochetMe.com, editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and so much more, Kim Werker is the author of several books on crochet, including the soon-to-be-released Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution. (She's a great knitter, too!)2007-09-2828 minReady Set KnitShow29Track1Interview with Kim Werker, Editor of Interweave Crochet and Crochetme.com (Running Time 19:32)2007-05-2619 minIt's a Purl, Man » Podcast FeedEpisode 24a: Stiches East – The one with the GuysToday I talk about my Falling Leaves Scarf (made with Noro) and Fibonacci sequence Scarf. News this weeks includes the Subway Knitter’s Fame and Kim Werker‘s take over of interweaves crochet. I also have a 2006 recap including my favorite park and the two major knitting stories of the year (keystone pricing and cashmere mayhem). … <a href="http://www.itsapurlman.com/2007/01/20/episode-24a-stiches-east-the-one-with-the-guys/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Episode 24a: Stiches East – The one with the Guys"</span></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner...2007-01-2000 min