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Making Conversation

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Making Co.

Making Conversation is a bi-weekly (but sometimes weekly) podcast where we celebrate the act of making in all its forms. We spotlight the incredible individuals powering our creative community, dive into need-to-know stories of craft and its history, and explore issues deeply rooted in our values of diversity and inclusion.

#170

A knitwear designer & 🧶 dyer walk into their own yarn shop - ōSHən Knits & Fibres w/ Vanessa Flemin...

Hey there, fiber friends! This week on Making Conversation, I’m bringing you a chat that i... more

01 May 2025

38 MINS

38:31

01 May 2025

#169

Adapting in an evolving 🌎 of craft Part 2 w/ Britt Garber, Bea Bonanno and Jen Joyce, ep. 170

In this special episode of Making Conversation—originally recorded and posted on our YouTu... more

16 Apr 2025

58 MINS

58:11

16 Apr 2025

#168

Snacks for makers + ways to cope with gestures around w/ Andreya Nightingale & Jen Joyce, ep. 169

🌟 <a href='https://youtu.be/APpGL9DmPl0?feature=shared'>This episode was originally publi... more

05 Mar 2025

49 MINS

49:53

05 Mar 2025

#167

Sacred Sheep 2024 - a celebration of the fiber art community and makers, ep. 168

I jumped in the car and headed to Portland for Sacred Sheep—a vibrant maker festival broug... more

26 Feb 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:31

26 Feb 2025

#166

Ritual Dyes + Sacred Sheep 2024 (+ sneak peeks 👀) w/ Rachel Bratcher & Jen Joyce, ep. 167

In this special episode, I hit the road to Portland, OR, to sit down with Rachel, the crea... more

19 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:53

19 Oct 2024

#165

Addressing Ableism in the Maker Community, ep. 166 w/ Beth Gorishek, Kira Dulaney, and Jen Joyce

The world of crafting and making should be a space where everyone feels welcome and empowe... more

05 Oct 2024

31 MINS

31:49

05 Oct 2024

#164

Cashmere goats & a hand knit wedding dress, ep. 165 w/ Amy Swanson, Rachel Carleton, and Jen Joyce

We're back with some wonderful Fall episodes to celebrate hunkering down with your current... more

28 Sep 2024

53 MINS

53:28

28 Sep 2024

#163

Flock Fiber Festival + La Mercerie - Special spaces for makers w/ Jess Povenmire & Jen Joyce, ep 164

To know Jess is to love Jess and Jess' love of this special fiber arts community is very e... more

26 Jul 2024

35 MINS

35:31

26 Jul 2024

#162

Growing into your purpose—Meet crochet artist & Making engineer Abi Santiago w/ Ashley Yousling, ep....

The universe definitely brought this fabulous human to Making. Ashley chats with our croch... more

08 Jun 2024

44 MINS

44:44

08 Jun 2024

#161

Releasing self-assigned boundaries of creativity w/ Emily Botelho & Jen Joyce, Ep. 162

Award winning embroidery artist, mother, teacher, author, and all around lovely human! If ... more

11 May 2024

00 MINS

00:04

11 May 2024

#160

A Making update + some maker inspiration & musings on fear w/ Ashley Yousling & Jen Joyce, Ep. 161

Ashley and Jen share some really exciting features that are coming to Making VERY SOON. We... more

27 Apr 2024

40 MINS

40:26

27 Apr 2024

#159

Love is in the Making w/ Catherine Clark of Brooklyn General Store & Jen Joyce, Ep. 160

Hello, makers! Super excited to bring you this episode with our pal, Catherine. Just a hea... more

15 Apr 2024

40 MINS

40:17

15 Apr 2024

#158

Sheep heroes, lamb gangs, and a very, very good book w/ Jane Cooper and Jen Joyce, Ep. 159

Author Jane Cooper joins us to talk all about her book, The Lost Flock: Rare Wool, Wild Is... more

16 Mar 2024

48 MINS

48:48

16 Mar 2024

#157

Meet & Greets New York City Edition Pt. 3 | Brooklyn General Store & VKL 2024 w/ Jen Joyce, ep. 158

In the final episode of this series, we get to hear from a few more makers that we chatted... more

09 Mar 2024

52 MINS

52:00

09 Mar 2024

#156

Meet & Greets New York City Edition Pt. 2 | Brooklyn General Store & VKL 2024 w/ Jen Joyce, ep. 157

We're continuing our Making Meet and Greets from NYC with crafty friends, old and new!The ... more

02 Mar 2024

49 MINS

49:29

02 Mar 2024

#155

Meet & Greets New York City Edition Pt. 1 | Brooklyn General Store & VKL 2024 w/ Jen Joyce, ep. 156

In this episode of the podcast, we’re taking it back to New York City! If you’ve been foll... more

24 Feb 2024

45 MINS

45:49

24 Feb 2024

#154

How to adapt to an evolving world of fiber art and craft w/ with Jonna Helin, Aimée Gille, Ashley Y...

During Vogue Knitting Live 2024, Jen took the stage with big names in the fiber arts and m... more

07 Feb 2024

34 MINS

34:04

07 Feb 2024

#153

How to enhance your making | Get to know Liza Laird, author of Yoga of Yarn w/ Jen Joyce, ep. 154

Liza Laird is a fiber artist, human mom, dog mom, cancer survivor and author of <a href='h... more

29 Jan 2024

55 MINS

55:16

29 Jan 2024

#152

All about pricing for makers w/ Quayln Stark, Brittany Garber, Terry Streetman & Jen Joyce. Ep. 153

"How do I price my makes?" "How do I price my services?" "As a maker that does not sell...... more

13 Jan 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:59

13 Jan 2024

#151

Barcelona Knits 2023: Meet the artists and vendors w/ Jen Joyce, ep. 152

In this podcast episode, we're heading back to Barcelona Knits in…you guessed it…Barcelona... more

06 Jan 2024

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:04

06 Jan 2024

#150

Sacred Sheep 2023 - Making Meet and Greets with vendors and artists, ep. 151

In this podcast episode, we're heading back to the Sacred Sheep Fiber Festival in Portland... more

06 Dec 2023

48 MINS

48:37

06 Dec 2023

#149

Storytelling with Ashley & Jen: starting with community, ep. 150

Ashley and Jen come together to share stories of their beginnings in the tech industry and... more

02 Dec 2023

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:55

02 Dec 2023

#148

Tips from a Chef: Gathering w/ loved ones, good food, and how the proper prep can lead to (little to...

<a href='https://www.mortarpestlecooking.com/'>Chef Andreya</a> is back to share so much a... more

25 Nov 2023

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:50

25 Nov 2023

#147

LIVE at Barcelona Knits 2023 w/ Aimée Gille of La Bien Aimée and Jen Joyce

Jen and Val took Making on the road to Barcelona Knits this past weekend. It was a journey... more

22 Nov 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:27

22 Nov 2023

#146

Setup at Sacred Sheep 2023: Behind the Scenes w/ vendors and artists! w/ Jen Joyce

We got a sneak peek of Sacred Sheep's setup the night before the inaugural festival and we... more

08 Nov 2023

37 MINS

37:29

08 Nov 2023

#145

building meaningful community by being authentically you + appreciation vs appropriation w/ Terrance...

Y'all are in for a treat. Terrance of <a href='https://terrancewilliamsdesigns.com/'>Terra... more

02 Nov 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:25

02 Nov 2023

#144

Size Inclusivity in the maker space: a (frustrating) history of sizing, where to find size inclusive...

Autumn is out here doin' the important work! She joins Jen to chat all about size inclusiv... more

25 Oct 2023

57 MINS

57:17

25 Oct 2023

#143

what is happening w/ Making? Time for a BIG update! w/ Ashley Yousling & Jen Joyce

Ashley joins Jen to share all about what's happening with <a href='https://themakingapp.co... more

21 Oct 2023

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:55