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CraftSanity – A blog and podcast for those who love everything handmade

A blog and podcast for those who love everything handmade

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  • craftsanityshop.com
  • Weaving Looms
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    • Loom video tutorials
    • About the looms
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  • Podcast Archive
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    CraftSanity Episode 218: A conversation about slow fashion and the beginning stages of developing a fiber shed with farmer, shepherdess, and natural dyer, Lori Evesque

    by jennifer September 5, 2018
    by jennifer September 5, 2018

    At Natural Cycles Farm in southern Allegan County, Lori Evesque is raising fresh food, fiber and plants to sell at local farmers markets…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 216: A conversation with fiber artist and art educator, Mark Newport

    by jennifer July 31, 2018
    by jennifer July 31, 2018

    Get ready, folks, because this podcast episode is an extremely  fun one featuring Mark Newport,  the Artist-in-Residence and Head of Fiber at the…

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    CraftSanity Episode 213: Felicia Lo Wong shares the story of how she built her SweetGeorgia yarn business

    by jennifer May 12, 2018
    by jennifer May 12, 2018

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Businesswoman and author Felicia Lo Wong took an unusual path to launching a hand dyed yarn business in Vancouver, Canada.…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 208: Fiber Artist Gloria Kirk-Hanna talks about love, loss and the art we make to get through

    by jennifer October 5, 2017
    by jennifer October 5, 2017

    On this episode of the podcast Gloria Kirk-Hanna takes us behind the scenes of her 2017 ArtPrize entry “Fragments of Old Bones; New…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 194 – The story behind the impressive knitting protest called the Pussy Hat Project

    by jennifer January 16, 2017
    by jennifer January 16, 2017

    If you’re still having difficulty accepting the fact that Donald Trump will be president in a matter of days, you’re not alone. I…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 193: A conversation with artist, teacher and world traveler Jane LaFazio

    by jennifer January 2, 2017
    by jennifer January 2, 2017

    Jane LaFazio is a watercolor and mixed media artist, art quilter and all-around creative force with a passion for travel and teaching others…

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    I’m really doing it this time: A fall cleanup & reorganization at the CraftSanity Headquarters

    by jennifer November 2, 2016
    by jennifer November 2, 2016

    Greetings from the mitten state where fall color is in full bloom. My family has been making our favorite fall recipes for homemade…

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    Stacie Tamaki’s tiny origami installation makes a big impression at ArtPrize 2016

    by jennifer September 21, 2016
    by jennifer September 21, 2016

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood While many artists like to go big with their ArtPrize entries, Stacie Tamaki strives to work as small as possible.…

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    CraftSanity Episode 179: Lisa Congdon talks about blooming late as an artist, dealing with haters and thriving after 40

    by jennifer December 31, 2015
    by jennifer December 31, 2015

    I can think of no better way to wrap up another  year of podcasting than to bring you an interview with Lisa Congdon,…

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    Sewing Through It: A new blue dress for me and a chance to win a copy of “Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style” for you

    by jennifer December 15, 2015
    by jennifer December 15, 2015

    I couldn’t sleep the other night, so I sewed until 4 a.m. and calmed my nerves with the whir of my sewing machine.…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 174: Get inspired to ‘Knit the Sky’ with Lea Redmond

    by jennifer November 9, 2015
    by jennifer November 9, 2015

    If you like knitting, sipping tea, building forts and watching the clouds roll by, this episode was recorded just for you. My guest is…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 169: How Rosa Rojas, a quilter from Spain helped me improve my appliqué game with her Apliquick tools

    by jennifer September 3, 2015
    by jennifer September 3, 2015

    I’m not easily bamboozled by product pitches that promise life-changing results. After nearly 10 years at the helm of CraftSanity, I’ve seen a…

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    If I had a time machine, this is what I would tell my younger self…

    by jennifer June 17, 2015
    by jennifer June 17, 2015

    If I had a time machine and went back about seven years and told my younger self that I would someday have a booth…

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    Girls on the Run Coaching Experience Inspires Latest CraftSanity Video Tutorials

    by jennifer May 19, 2015
    by jennifer May 19, 2015

    There are days when life seems too good to be true. You know, those moments when you feel like you’re living out the…

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    ‘Live Your Best Life’ Project = The Best Semester Ever

    by jennifer April 24, 2015
    by jennifer April 24, 2015

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood I’ve been absent from this space for a couple weeks and I need to explain why. At the end of…

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Latest Podcasts

  • CraftSanity Episode 224: A conversation with Dano Wall, creator of the popular stamp used by thousands to get Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

    June 19, 2020
  • CraftSanity Episode 223: A conversation with Diana Weymar, creator of the Tiny Pricks Project public art project featuring hundreds of vintage linens embroidered with Trump quotes

    July 21, 2019
  • CraftSanity Episode 222: Learn how to graduate from art school with zero debt and other handmade business savvy things from Dayna Walton, owner of Solstice Handmade

    April 14, 2019

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