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Podcast Episode #68: Heather Lou

March 7, 2016

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about sewing your own clothes with my guest, Heather Lou. Heather is a Montreal based sewing pattern designer and blogger at Closet Case Files. She was once a shopaholic Vogue-reading fashion obsessive, a lifestyle she says left her with a packed closet, nothing to… 

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Podcast Episode #67: Etsy Wholesale

February 15, 2016

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about Etsy Wholesale, with my guests Dana Mauriello and Rachel Greenwald. Dana is currently the Director of Seller Category Growth at Etsy where she is responsible for managing Etsy’s Wholesale business. Rachel is the Seller Growth Lead for Etsy Wholesale. She manages programs that… 

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Podcast Episode #66: Jennifer Keltner, Publisher and Chief Visionary Officer, Martingale

February 1, 2016

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about craft publishing with my guest, Jennifer Keltner. Jennifer is the publisher and chief visionary officer at Martingale, a leading craft publisher. Many well-known sewing pattern designers have books out with Martingale including Sara Lawson, Pat Sloan, Angela Walters, Christa Watson, Amy Smart, Vanessa… 

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Podcast Episode #65: Phoebe Wahl

January 18, 2016

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about illustration in various forms with my guest, Phoebe Wahl. Phoebe Wahl is an illustrator whose vibrant work focuses on themes of comfort, nostalgia and connection to nature and one another. A kindergarten drop-out, Phoebe complained that there “wasn’t enough time to draw” in… 

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Podcast Episode #63: Jenny Rushmore of Cashmerette Patterns

December 21, 2015

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about the ins and outs of starting an indie sewing pattern business with my guest, Jenny Rushmore. We recorded this episode at Grey’s Fabrics in Boston’s South End. If you don’t know Jenny she’s a body positive sewing blogger, and she recently also become… 

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Podcast Episode #61: Luke Haynes

November 16, 2015

Photo by Nate Watters On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about quilts as fine art with my guest, Luke Haynes. A chance encounter with a box of fabric remnants sparked Luke’ imagination. His first quilt, measuring 7′ x 10′, led him through years of experimentation and improvements over the years… 

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Podcast Episode #60: Midwest Craft Con and The Hello Sessions

November 2, 2015

On today’s episode of the podcast we’re talking about creative conferences with my guests Grace Dobush, an organizer of Midwest Craft Con, and Joy Uyeno, an organizer of The Hello Sessions. If you’ve ever considered organizing a conference or you’d like to teach at one or attend one, this episode is for you. Grace Dobush… 

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Podcast Episode #59: Malka Dubrawsky

October 19, 2015

On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about hand dyeing and patterning fabrics with my guest, Malka Dubrawsky. Malka Dubrawsky trained to be a printmaker, but while home with her children when they were young and without a press on hand, she began to work in fiber art. After several years… 

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Podcast Episode #58: Rob Appell of Man Sewing

October 5, 2015

Today on the While She Naps podcast my guest is Rob Appell. Rob Appell is the host of Man Sewing, a YouTube channel of the Missouri Star Quilt Company. Man Sewing currently has 27,000 subscribers and it’s growing fast. Rob is a quilter and national quilting instructor who travels and teaches at many premier quilting… 

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Podcast Episode #57: Etsy

September 21, 2015

Today on the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about Etsy with my guests Stephanie Schacht and Heather Jassy. This episode is a little bit different from past episodes of the podcast. I’ve been an Etsy seller since July of 2005 when Etsy was still in it’s infancy. Over the past 10 years, I’ve ridden… 

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