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Stitchery Stories... Where textile artists share their life in fabric and thread. Embroidery. Textile Art. Inspiration, Techniques, Disasters and Delights.Join embroidery enthusiast and textile art dabbler, Susan Weeks, in her friendly chats with UK textile artists. Discover how they got started. Share the lessons learned along the way. Get excited about what they are working on at the moment. Learn how they keep their business growing, their creativity flowing, and get a sneak peek into what is coming next...

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Recent Episodes
  • Owen Kelly: A Creative Storyteller With Distinctive Hand Stitched Style
    Apr 3, 2025 – 45:01
  • Sally McCollin: Inspiring Creativity Through Textiles, Teaching and Online Embroidery Courses
    Feb 5, 2025 – 36:48
  • Elizabeth Ashdown: Passementerie Artist Transforming An Endangered Craft
    Nov 21, 2024 – 37:16
  • Ailish Henderson: Bringing Fine Art Narrative Textiles To Life
    Oct 9, 2024 – 34:38
  • Caroline Hyde-Brown : Weaving Plant Material Into Textile Art
    Oct 4, 2024 – 50:10
  • Elnaz Yazdani : Contemporary Textile Art With Unusual Materials
    Sep 10, 2024 – 46:20
  • Jack Roberts: Freehand Machine Embroidery Fine Artist
    Jun 27, 2024 – 58:37
  • Alison Holt: Freehand Machine Embroidery Landscapes
    May 25, 2024 – 49:33
  • Hannah Thompson: A Transformational Year As A Creative Business
    Dec 12, 2023 – 01:16:26
  • Holly Jackson : Mixing modern stumpwork embroidery with mixed media : An artists journey
    Sep 15, 2023 – 01:07:54
  • Jayne Emerson Returns: Impatient Textile Rebel
    Aug 3, 2023 – 59:54
  • Emma Horan: Cornwall Cross Stitch Kit Designer
    May 24, 2023 – 41:24
  • Lottie Cockell : Growing Her Creative Business From Hand Embroidery
    Apr 21, 2023 – 01:03:44
  • Prism Textiles Group: behind the scenes of their annual textile art exhibition
    Apr 7, 2023 – 59:09
  • Sarah Gwyer : Contemporary Embroidery Beaded Pop Art
    Mar 15, 2023 – 55:04
  • Vanessa Marr: Domestic Dusters: Embroidery On Women And Domesticity
    Feb 24, 2023 – 01:00:02
  • Kirstie Macleod : The Red Dress Global Embroidery Project
    Feb 9, 2023 – 50:52
  • Merrilyn Heazlewood : Creative Counted Canvaswork Embroidery
    Jan 20, 2023 – 48:15
  • Stitchery Stories Listeners Creative Joy Highlights 2022
    Dec 29, 2022 – 43:37
  • Elizabeth Griffiths : Using hand embroidery for Portrait Artist Of The Year competition
    Dec 9, 2022 – 39:08
  • Stacey Jones : Modern Abstract Hand Embroidery
    Nov 22, 2022 – 42:46
  • Floriane Schmitt : Creative Fabric Manipulation Ideas
    Nov 2, 2022 – 36:50
  • Cath Janes : Hand Embroidered Human Anatomy
    Oct 19, 2022 – 01:02:52
  • Susan Hensel : Communicating Ideas Through Digital Machine Embroidery
    Oct 5, 2022 – 56:55
  • Jennie-maree Tempest : Beautiful Botanical Sculptures
    Oct 31, 2021 – 39:41
  • Nikki Parmenter: Exuberant mixed-media textile artist
    Sep 29, 2021 – 48:43
  • Tanya Bentham : What is Opus Anglicanum embroidery?
    Jun 16, 2021 – 53:11
  • Vendulka Battais: An inspiring textile artist moving with the times
    May 26, 2021 – 50:09
  • Lorraine Turner: textile art supporting endangered animals
    Apr 21, 2021 – 48:15
  • Catriona Baird : The Story Of The Paisley Pattern and Paisley Shawls
    Apr 11, 2021 – 45:39
  • Gail Cowley: The School Of Stitched Textiles
    Mar 24, 2021 – 50:28
  • Ruth Norbury: Capturing urban decay with textile art
    Mar 10, 2021 – 41:29
  • Deanne Fitzpatrick : Rug Hooking Artist
    Feb 10, 2021 – 40:25
  • Mary Corbet: Hand Embroidery Blogger, Designer, Teacher
    Jan 27, 2021 – 45:27
  • Cindy Jackson : An Expert In Tudor Embroidery
    Jan 13, 2021 – 43:31
  • Global Listener Stitchery Highlights 2020
    Dec 31, 2020 – 49:15
  • Susan Weeks: Christmas 2020
    Dec 23, 2020 – 10:35
  • Kris Campbell : Making Massive Cross Stitch Flowers
    Dec 10, 2020 – 36:35
  • Claire Fell: Machine Embroidery Artist
    Nov 25, 2020 – 43:03
  • Justine Warner: Textile art landscapes from a surprising source
    Nov 11, 2020 – 41:12
  • Sharon Boggon : Creative Contemporary Embroidery Stitches
    Oct 28, 2020 – 46:24
  • Erika Maizi : A personal journey through sacred embroidery
    Oct 15, 2020 – 36:00
  • David Morrish: Disruptive Digital Embroidery
    Oct 15, 2020 – 41:02
  • Phillipa Turnbull: Crewel Embroidery Specialist
    Sep 15, 2020 – 48:39
  • Collette Kinley: A Birds Eye View in hand embroidery
    Aug 26, 2020 – 42:04
  • Alison Carpenter-Hughes : free machine embroidery artist
    Aug 12, 2020 – 35:52
  • Meredith Woolnough: Machine Embroidered Natural Specimens
    Jul 15, 2020 – 45:52
  • Jenni Dutton: Capturing The Complexities Of Aging Through Textile Art
    Jun 10, 2020 – 40:54
  • Annie Crane: Creating Textile Art With Whimsical Abandon
    May 27, 2020 – 39:19
  • Claire Edwards: Pushing The Boundaries Of Traditional Hand Embroidery
    May 20, 2020 – 39:00
Recent Reviews
  • JP Choqette
    Inspiring, informative, and Interesting
    Really happy to have found this podcast. Susan is a great interviewer and her guests are wonderful. Loads of inspiration in each episode. If you need a creative boost or are interested in learning new textile art, embroidery, or other fabric-related techniques be sure to listen.
  • javquib
    Total pleasure
    I have been listening to Susan’s podcast since COVID hit. It is a total pleasure and helps me make it through my solitary daily walk. Educational and informative! Keep up the great work.
  • moviedudeinc
    Entertaining and Enlightening Podcast
    I just discovered Stitchery Stories. Sue has a great way of engaging her guests and bringing out their expertise and their unique approach to art and embroidery. Her questions are probing and the conversation flows in an easy and relaxed manner. So grab a cup of tea, unwind, and be ready to be entertained, while you learn something new!
  • jodileetkd
    Intelligent and Witty
    If you love textile art, you should definitely check out Stitchery Stories.
  • Barbye
    Good idea, not-so-good execution
    For those listening from other countries, the accents are interesting to hear, but it can be hard to understand when they start talking over each other..
  • cochineal.moon
    All
    Love the way Susan lets the person she is interviewing shine.
  • Spotsluger
    Love it!
    I’m so glad I found Stitchery Stories! I love hearing about the different guests and learning new ways of doing textile art. I often listen in my studio while embroidering and it feels a bit like having company while I work. Looking forward to more episodes!
  • ShannyNott
    A diversity of textile artists
    As a listener from the U.S. I especially enjoy hearing from embroidery and textile artists in the UK. Susan's podcast is very professional in its production, while her interview style is informal and fun. Her guests run the gamut from traditional practitioners of embroidery to avant garde stitchers who are focused on pushing the liimits on technique, subject matter and public engagement. I listen to every show.
  • PJ from South Carolina
    Great Podcast
    A wonderful find! I really enjoy listening to these stories whilst doing my own hand embroidery.
  • Listening in Arizona
    Inspiration for stitchers!
    Thank you so much for bringing these interviews to us. They are so inspiring and I’ve learned so much!
  • marci-too
    Fun to listen in.
    I just found this podcast and have enjoyed the few episodes I have heard so far. It is lovely to hear how different artists approach their work. Looking forward to hearing more.
  • Erica in Alaska
    Recommended!
    Wonderful podcast if you enjoy any sort of needlework. Fascinating interviews with stitchers of all kinds.
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