The LoveCrafts show

If you haven't met Mathew Boudreaux, my goodness you are in for a treat.  Merion and Jamie fall instantly in love with this crafting hero who has blown TikTok sky high with his incredible videos, crochet projects and quilting books - but this is not all.  Mathew has much more to tell the world, advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community,  and sharing their breathtakingly difficult journey to autism, ADHD and to their non-binary, beautiful self.   https://mxdomestic.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mxdomestic https://www.instagram.com/mx.domestic/?hl=en This is the last in season 4 of The LoveCrafts Show - but don't despair! Catch up with your favourite crafty hosts Merion & Jamie in their new podcast, Craft Talkin' where they're joined by fabulous author and good egg, Sally Coulthard!  Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between! You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you! (ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!) Happy crafting!

Jamie and Merion chat to the cross stitch legend that is Jane Greenoff, and listen to her stories of Liberty's workshops, treasures found and restored, and travels around the world. Links that we mentioned: https://janegreenoff.com/ The Great British Sampler Weekend https://www.facebook.com/groups/474765081095458/?paipv=0&eav=AfbS-fdOkWZn-Wqfnh9tMDjtMhPheiTRO4To9mil-proR6jU0Bw_rBKKEdhcNQPnhPo&_rdr https://www.instagram.com/janegreenoff/ Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between! You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you! (ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!) Happy crafting!

Merion and Jamie are tickled pink to have Sally Coulthard back on the show, this time to discuss "endangered" crafts and muse about the definition of craft itself. This eclectic chat is nothing short of fabulous - so buckle up, grab a cuppa and snuggle in for an epic show that spans the history of the world right up to present day! We mention the brilliant Julie Gurr [https://www.instagram.com/juliegurrwillowweaver/], willow weaver, who led a course of basket weaving that Merion attended, and an episode of the Go Love Yourself podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/444olOf7uF6c5vgFx5JGJw], where the history of clothes sizing reveals all about what happened to larger sized clothes. You can find all of Sally Coulthard's books on her website [https://www.sallycoulthard.co.uk/] and follow her on instagram, here [https://www.instagram.com/salcoulthard/]. Keep an eye out for Sally's new podcast with Jamie and Merion, Craft Talkin' !! Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between! You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you! (ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!) Happy crafting!

Super fabulous podcaster Lauren Smith joins Jamie and Merion to talk about body positivity, dressmaking and her love of history!  The Go Love Yourself podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/go-love-yourself/id1603872017] is an oasis in the desert for anyone needing to boost their self esteem and feel more positive, particularly when it comes to living in a larger body.  Links from the episode; Don't miss the Go Love Yourself episode about the history of clothes sizes [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-history-of-clothes-sizing-and-how-we-were-set-up-to-fail/id1603872017?i=1000602856334] We talked about our LoveCrafts show episode with Lydia Morrow [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rQhiLXt8Xsd7od7BdugKA] And these lovely Cashmerette size-inclusive sewing patterns [https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/l/sewing-and-quilting/sewing-and-quilting-patterns/sewing-patterns/sewing-patterns-by-brand/cashmerette-sewing-patterns] And for all your sourdough class needs - the  Gartur Stitch Farm [https://garturstitchfarm.com/] website is a MUST visit! Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between! You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you! (ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!) Happy crafting!

Titan of the amigurumi world, Kerry Lord, joins Merion and Jamie for this episode, and tells us all about the wonderful world of Toft, alpacas, crocheted fruit and veg, and how she built the business from a herd of six little alpacas to the conglomeration of creativity it is today!  You can find endless amigurumi kits, fabulous books, beautiful yarn and inspiration by the bucket load at Toft [https://www.toftuk.com/], and we talk all about Kerry's newest book, Alexandra's Garden Flowers [https://www.toftuk.com/PL.aspx?CatName=books/Books_by_Kerry_Lord]! Merion's flapjack recommendation comes from Martha Collinson here [https://www.bakingmartha.co.uk/blog/2020/3/24/cornflake-flapjacks-store-cupboard-bakes], and Jamie's favourite book, The Roasting Tin by Ruminki Iyer, can be found here [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roasting-Tin-Simple-Dish-Dinners/dp/1910931519/ref=sr_1_1?crid=VCA28QWT837L&keywords=the+roasting+tin&qid=1692114557&s=books&sprefix=the+roasting+tin%2Cstripbooks%2C186&sr=1-1]. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between! You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you! (ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!) Happy crafting!