Craftlit Podcast with Heather Ordover
Craftlit Podcast with Heather Ordover was the featured guest today for PODCASTER NOVEMBER on the Yarn Thing Podcast with Marly Bird. Grandmother taught Heather to knit, grandmother also did cross-stitching and tatting. In fact, Heather says all of her family were handcrafters, the women did all the fiber arts, men…
Knotty Girls Podcast with Laura Wilson-Martos and Jennifer Moraca
Knotty Girls Podcast with Laura Wilson-Martos and Jennifer Moraca was NEXT UP in our PODCASTER NOVEMBER showcase on the Yarn Thing with Marly Bird. Jennifer learned to knit while working on a theater project, one of the other crew members started teaching her and she followed it up with a…
Dark Matter Knits with Elizabeth Green Musselman
Dark Matter Knits with Elizabeth Green Musselman opened our PODCASTER NOVEMBER on the Yarn Thing with Marly Bird. Elizabeth started knitting at about age 12. Her mother always knit and never attempted to teach her daughter until her daughter asked. She started with a sweater that never was finished, of mohair/acrylic…
Milk and Honey Soaps Founder CEO and Milkmaid Daven Lee
Milk and Honey Soaps Founder CEO and Milkmaid Daven Lee, was today’s guest on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Daven’s foray into the world of knitting began when her child was an infant, so little that her hands were free enough to knit. When she took her first…
Soleful Socks with Betty Salpekar, Visionary Author
Soleful Socks with Betty Salpekar (a Visionary Author), was the guest on Yarn Thing with Marly Bird. Betty says she can’t remember never not knitting. She thinks she learned when very young as a way for her mother to keep her entertained while suffering all those childhood deceases we now have…
Extended Single Crochet Stitch
Learn the Extended Single Crochet Stitch (Exsc) in today’s Technique Tuesday! This extended single crochet stitch is a great one to use when making a fabric that you want to have some drape or flexibility added to a simple single crochet. I’ve used it a lot when making crocheted socks…
Ysolda, Knitwear Designer and Author
Ysolda, Knitwear Designer and Author was the Guest to open October on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Ysolda Teague revealed a big secret, but when she learned to knit at age 7, she hated it. One of those ‘throw it across the room’ in frustration episodes. When she…
Lipstick KAL: Week 1–Choosing the RIGHT Size
Lipstick KAL: Choosing the Right Size for YOUR Lipstick If you have taken my Curvy Knits class either at STITCHES or on CRAFTSY you know that choosing the right size all begins with what you already have in your closet! To choose the correct size Lipstick for YOU we are going…
Lipstick KAL: Week 1– GAUGE SWATCH
Lipstick KAL: Week 1 — Gauge Swatch! Yes, I said the hated word, SWATCH. Hi everybody, I am thrilled that you are all joining me for the Lipstick KAL. I must say that the Lipstick Cardigan (click here to purchase the pattern) is one of my favorite designs. Ever since I…
Rohn Strong, Crochet and Knitwear Designer
Rohn Strong, Crochet and Knitwear Designer closes out the Month of September on the Yarn Thing with Marly Bird. Rohn learned crochet at age 6, started designing three years ago and to this point self published 13 books, has patterns published in ‘every crochet magazine’ totalling over a hundred patterns….
