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CraftyPod #110: Teaching Your Craft, with Tara Swiger

February 27, 2010
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In this show:

• An interview with Tara Swiger, an accomplished knitting teacher who has a lot of interesting things to say about teaching a craft.

• We talk about what it’s like to teach one-on-one vs. in a group setting.

• Some discussion of how different people’s learning styles affect their approach to crafting, [...]

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CraftyPod #109: Craft Leftovers, with Kristin Roach

February 12, 2010
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In this show:

• An interview with Kristin Roach, who turned a fun blog idea, Craft Leftovers, into a full-time business… one step at a time.

• Some discussion on the value of just trying stuff – and being willing to accept successes and failures along the way.

• Helpful ideas on the value of [...]

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CraftyPod #108: A Podcast About Free, with Paul Overton

January 31, 2010
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In this show:

• Paul Overton returns to the show to discuss the idea of Free: how the internet’s abundance of free information both enhances and challenges our creative lives.

• We talk about lots of aspects of Free: how it builds community, how it challenges corporate interests, and how it launches crafty careers.

• …And we talk [...]

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CraftyPod #107: Taxes for Your Crafty Business, with Hunter Coleman

January 16, 2010
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In this show:

• Hunter Coleman (a good friend of mine and a true accounting geek) helps us understand the tax side of a crafty business.

• Learn about what kinds of records you need to be keeping, what forms you need to fill out, and what to do if record-keeping makes your brain sad.

• Do you [...]

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CraftyPod #105: A Crafty, Cooking, Blogging, Mothering, & Holiday Q&A, with my Mom!

December 13, 2009
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In this show:

- It’s a CraftyPod tradition: the annual interview with my Mom, Pam Harris!

- Mom talks about her first year as a blogger, and about being a blogger from a different generation than a lot of the online craft community.

- She also answers questions sent in by listeners – some pretty great ones!

Links:

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CraftyPod #104: Building a Crafty Business from Non-Crafty Skills, with Jennifer Chau

November 21, 2009
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In this show:

- If you want to make your living in craft, are there other ways besides opening an online store selling handmade goods? You bet there are! Jennifer Chau did it – learn more about her business, Label Tulip.

- Consider all the skills you’ve learned in your various corporate jobs. Any of them could [...]

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CraftyPod #103: Keeping Up with the Crafty Internet, with One Pretty Thing’s Rachel Klein

November 6, 2009
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In this show:

- With so many blogs, so many projects, and so much crafty Goodness on the web every day, how can we hope to keep up? Rachel Klein, of One Pretty Thing, gives us some tips.

- Learn how Rachel manages to read over 4000 blogs and websites each week, rounding up the best links [...]

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CraftyPod #102: Creating With Food, with Kathy High

October 23, 2009
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Chocolate Moelleux, photo by Kathy. NOM NOM NOM.

 
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In this show:

- An interview with Kathy High (aka Adoxograph), a professional chef who approaches cooking from an almost crafty perspective.

- Find out how food inspiration can be found everywhere – even science fiction.

- Learn what you need to stock a good pantry, and make amazing food regardless [...]

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CraftyPod #101: Crafty Retailing (the brick & mortar kind), with Pat Riesenburger

September 25, 2009
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In this show:

- An interview with Pat Riesenburger, who works with brick-and-mortar craft store owners. She writes a great blog: The Crafty Retailer.

- Get an interesting glimpse into the world of crafty retailing: competing with big-box stores, a tough economy, and the internet.

- Learn some ways to support your favorite local craft stores.

Links:

- Check out [...]

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CraftyPod #100: In Which We Celebrate!

September 12, 2009
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In this show:

- We celebrate CraftyPod’s 100th episode! My partner Katin interviews me, asking questions provided by you.

- Conversation ranges from the ins and out of podcasting to the wider world of the craft community.

- And, I say Thank You.

Links:

- My thanks to everyone who submitted a question on this show:

Wendy Osborne (Please let me [...]

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