Making Stitches Podcast

About Making Stitches Podcast

A podcast celebrating creative crafts and inspiring makers.

Publisher

Lindsay Weston

Category

arts · leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Apr 2020

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

120 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   From Doctor Who to stress-relief knitting with Alice O'Connell

   Hello and welcome to Making Stitches Podcast, my guest this time is Anglo-Irish former TV and Theatre actor, now knitting teacher, Alice O'Connell. Knitting first came into Alice's life when she was sitting around waiting to be called onto set and soon changed her life. We spoke about times when it's been incredibly important to her, including when she first became a Mum for the first time, and during her successful treatment for breast cancer. Alice now teaches others to knit through o...

2. 

   5 Sept 2026

   The Healing Power of Crochet with Sam Sabido

   Hello and welcome to a brand new series of Making Stitches Podcast! My guest for this first episode is crochet designer and teacher Sam Sabido. Sam first learned to crochet after being gifted crochet lessons around 15 years ago. At the time, she was having a tricky time and hoped crochet would give her a creative outlet and some time to concentrate on her own wellbeing. Little did she know back then what an impact crochet would have on her life. After mastering the craft herself, she be...

3. 

   18 Jul 2026

   CARRY ON CRAFTING 2026: A Weekend of Crafting, Camping & Fun

   This time last weekend, Carry on Crafting celebrated its 5th birthday. The festival, based at Ardingley Showground in Sussex, played host to craft stalls, workshops, vintage stands, tasty food, music and fun. Last March, I spoke to the festival's founder, Justine Robson on this podcast (for episode number 94. At the time, she invited me along to the festival - over a year later, I got there! It was everything I imagined it would be, and more. I met old friends and made new ones too, I crochet...

Who has been a guest on Making Stitches Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Micah Clasper-Torch
• Nat Walton
• Rachael Mills
• Tansy Forster
• Barbara Burman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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