Mia Hansson has single-handedly stitched a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry and created a fabulous book in the process! We talk to Mia about her inspiration, what she learned from those ancient stitches and why there just might have been one stroppy stitcher in the original group of women who created the original masterpiece! You're going to love this one!

You can find Mia on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/needlemia/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/miasbayeuxtapestrystory

and her fabulous new book at all good bookshops, published by Search Press: https://www.searchpress.com/book/9781800923669/embroider-the-bayeux-tapestry

along with a colouring book to match! https://www.searchpress.com/book/9781800925441/the-bayeux-tapestry-colouring-book

Mia's website is: https://www.miasbayeuxstyleart.uk/

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Zowie! We're soooo thrilled to have the impossibly fabulous Sally Coulthard back on the pod! In this episode, we're chatting about her latest book, History of the Coast in 100 Objects, which is chock-full of interesting stories of craft based chunks of history! Hear all about beads made of shells made thousands of years ago, and even prosthetic noses! Sally's books are the perfect gift for any occasion, and we talk about how craft and making is part of who we are, way back from the dawn of time!

You can find Sally on her website, https://www.sallycoulthard.co.uk/ or on instagram https://www.instagram.com/salcoulthard/?hl=en

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Jamie and Merion meet the fabulous Anna Nikipirowicz,author, designer and teacher! We discuss how to navigate your way around a show or a festival and all about Anna's amazing new books!

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/crochet-socks-that-rock-book-anna-nikipirowicz-9781446314517

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/crochet-stitch-companion-for-blankets-and-afghans-book-anna-nikipirowicz-9781800922938

You can find out more about Anna and her patterns on her website here: https://moochka.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopjZW3E8o_FL-pF-KIdovvDtltlm0B-yXJ9kGXveubXyXPliPBd

Follow Anna on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/annanikipirowicz/

We talked about the Mecha shawl, designed by Anna in a collaboration with GamerCrafting: https://moochka.co.uk/products/mecha

We talked about the Unravel festival - and you can find out more here: https://www.instagram.com/unravelfestival/

You can find out about the East Anglia Yarn Festival makealong here: https://eastangliayarnfestival.com/pages/make-along

Anna also works with Stitchtopia on fabulous holidays, and you can find out more here: https://www.stitchtopia.co.uk/

If you'd like to make something for Knit for Peace, https://www.knitforpeace.org.uk/shop/sponser-vouchers

The fabulous https://www.bookmarkedhub.com/ contains all the details of new craft books coming out.

Merion's sister's murder mystery novel, The Commoners!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Commoners-Shani-Denman-ebook/dp/B0FQ8W5QK3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32L1SAWH1IJB4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rW-PRSZy76PCYIednLh7jg.4P_KW2_chFu-l1qNhJSiY5Eq8GsYL0ZvH1LkNVnbXpQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+commoners+shani+denman&qid=1774382340&sprefix=shani+denman%2Caps%2C642&sr=8-1

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