Episodes
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Jasmine Petrie is my guest on this episode, follow along as we talk about weaving, natural dyeing and being in the right place at the right time...or is it following the sparks to be on the right path?
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howlattheloom.com
@howlattheloom
Bio:
Weaver, natural dyer, zine maker, loom doctor, life artist, teacher, and lifelong learner, Jasmine Petrie of Howl at the Loom resides in the forests of her childhood in Northern Michigan. She enjoys spending time with her family, tending garden, being in nature, and occasionally traveling afar.
Jasmine holds an A.A. and Certificate in Textiles from North Central Michigan College and continues to fulfill a hunger for deeper knowledge of fiber arts by seeking further study under seasoned instructors.
Artist statement:
I find inspiration from the symbiosis of the natural world, passing of the seasons, and the dilapidation of our industrialized society – and how it is all connected. I enjoy the different textures of various textiles and let them tell me what they want to be during my process, as I seek to utilize discarded materials as the focal point of many pieces. Through my studio practice, it is my mission to have as little waste as possible and to source any new materials from local and sustainable sources. -
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Today's guest, Liz Murphy is one of those you eagerly follow online (she was a knitting pattern designer and shared her family's homesteading journey) and feels like you know her in real life.
In fact, even though she doesn't know your name, you're pretty sure she's one of your dear friends, she just doesn't know it yet! At least that's what happened to me! (is that sketchy? ;-)
Over a year ago, Liz announced online that, to her very own surprise, she was shifting gears from designer knitting patterns and into offering mediumship readings.
Her email was grounded and heart-centered and I remember reading it in awe of her bravery.
Shortly after I booked a reading and had an experience that I can't logically explain. We talk a bit about it on the show!
We also talk about how Liz and her family live a life different than most and how allowing herself to shift gears and pivot when it feels right have given her a life she loves.
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Intentionality. And if there's one thing that my guest on this episode has in spades, it's intentionality!
From her self-built, off-grid tiny house compound (her words!) to her work as a textile artist, clothing and sewing pattern designer, and garment construction instructor, Ann Tilley lives in her values and on her own terms and she's a joy to behold!
Listen in as we talk about building a tiny house on wheels, the why of it and how it feels to live in it, what it's like to have solar power and what drives the desire to both live small and sustainably, as well as about beekeeping and sewing clothes and embracing life on our own terms.
Give it a listen!
Mentioned in the podcast:
Those magic pants!
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I'm over the moon that I got to talk with Sarai Mitnick, of Seamwork!
Years and years ago, as a pretty new garment sewist I found Colette Patterns and promptly devoured the Colette Sewing Handbook.
It was the intention and depth in that book, not just in the technical aspects but on the mindfulness around wardrobes and choices that struck a deep chord in my own soul and I began a journey of mindful making and learning to show up in the world fully and authentically myself.
That book was a gateway.
I've been following Sarai online for many years and I'm thrilled I got to talk with her on the podcast.
Her personal project Making Time, a substack newsletter, has the same depth and thoughtful conversation that you'll find in this episode on the podcast.
Sarai shares how she structures her day to give herself the most grounding and ease, the ways in which she gives herself grace to simply be herself and how there really isn't a finish line. We even find a wee bit of time to talk about making things and what she's excited to work on.
Give it a listen!
Sarai Mitnick
Sarai is the founder of Seamwork, a Creative Sewing Platform that helps you to design and sew your own wardrobe. She's the author of a bestselling sewing book, the host of the Seamwork YouTube channel, and co-host of the Seamwork Radio podcast. Sarai's been helping people to sew for 15 years, and loves to share the joy of this versatile craft. She lives in rural Oregon with her partner Kenn, her dog Lucy, and two mischievious felines named Rusty and Duke.
Links:
Seamwork: https://www.seamwork.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/seamworkvideo
Podcast: https://www.seamwork.com/podcast
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Have you always wanted to talk to a Burlesque dancer? Me too!
I met Kellita last year at a virtual event and was immediately drawn to her spark and playfulness.As a five-time finalist at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, she's had a lifelong journey in dance, but also in finding her soul and our conversation did not disappoint!
We talked about living fully alive and witnessed, diving deep into the concept that to perform (or live, really) fully embodied, make it feel good to YOU! And that resonance will allow others to feel good too!
Take a listen!
You can find her online at her website, where this took my breath away...
"The most compelling part of burlesque for me is to make the soul and spirit visible via the body.
To make the mind, the heart, the body (the animal self), the soul and the spirit all visible via the body. And to carry and exude that presence and visible essence into all of life."
Or listen to her TEDx talk on the Power of Being Seen.
I had the pleasure of talking with Kellita today aboutKellita Maloof is a Conscious Burlesque Mentor, Teacher Trainer and TEDx speaker lovingly known as the Showgirl Shaman. She works at the intersection of burlesque, attachment, individuation, somatics, autoimmune recovery and soul retrieval. For 20+ years, she's been helping kind, highly sensitive women spaceholders + creatives who've been over-editing, over-adapting and over-giving – and are attracted to dance theater, expressive performance art and glitter – to trust and express themselves with confidence, presence and radiance. Kellita's mission is to support folks in dusting off the fountain of Self-Love that was hiding right in the center of their very own shimmy.
Site :: https://www.showgirlawakening.com/
Quiz :: https://www.showgirlawakening.com/quiz
IG :: https://www.instagram.com/kellitatheshowgirlshaman
TEDx :: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz1-_Y0L4GM&t=5s
22-min Doc :: https://www.showgirlawakening.com/doc
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Listen in as I share how choosing just a wee bit of creativity, instead of rushing through what I usually do, elevated my project! I also share about the free series I did recently...Break the Rules of Sewing.
You can catch the replays for free!
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Being a beginner at something you already know, seems counterintuitive. But when I was looking to deepen my artistry, reconnect to my mojo, and embrace new ways to do what I love doing, being a beginner was just what I needed.
Learning anew gave me a deeper connection to my craft and a mindset that allows for more curious experimentation rather than rushing to the end product. I highly recommend it!
Give it a listen!
Mentioned in the episode:
Brooks Ann Camper's Skirt Skills
Laureen Nowlan-Card
Episode 18 - with Laureen
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In this episode, I talk about that space between. Like the time between Christmas and New Year’s or the space between the end of one way of living and the beginning of another and how that space, that pause, can be beautiful and uncomfortable at the same time.
I also share about our move and where we are now physically and emotionally. And about having a great deal of grace with ourselves.And did I manifest a SLLLOOOOWWW electric hookup?
It’s a good question.
I also share my thoughts for sewing workshops in the new year, my guest appearance on the Sew and So podcast, a new online show I’m putting together, and in mid-January a free workshop to create our intentions for a Vibrant Year!
And finally…I have decided to ground myself back into my making by taking a course on custom sewing!Sometimes being a beginner again is just what we need to settle back into the next layer of our artistry! I am signed up for Brooks Ann Camper’s Skirt Skills (doors open Dec 30th and class starts January 10th) and I am excited to start it with fresh eyes and see where her methods take me! Want to join me? See all the details here.
Take a listen!
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{w/ Megan Frey}
In this episode I caught up with my dear friend Megan Frey just days before she embarks on her next voyage.
12 or so years ago, I was working at a natural food co-op and Megan hired on to earn some cash for her next adventure. She waltzed in, this tall blond, glowing human with a gorgeous accent and I KNEW we were already friends. And we were.For this recording I caught up with Megan on the island of Maui (gah! online not, sadly, in person!) where she’s been resting on the land, the ocean ever in view.
For the last decade, Megan has been sailing the world, chasing her dream.
I think of her like a graceful sea bird. Most at home in the winds and water, but from time to time, landing on shore, wings spread and eyes closed, spent and ready to be held by the earth.On our show, she shares a wee bit of her story; the first place that comes to mind that she’d like to revisit in this wide world she’s criss-crossed by sea, how she chose herself and stepped off a path that was once a dream and what she’s learned about trust and the journey.
In her words…
“And a lot of that really, for me, right now in my life means creating more space for myself. However that looks, whatever feels good for Megan to do, or not to do, even more so, even more importantly, actually, is to do less.
It’s really being honest and checking in with yourself every day. Not just because one day you make this decision and then you, yep, this is the one, and then you just write it out.
That, to me, doesn’t feel authentic either to who I am.
You have to put effort into yourself every day. You can’t just check the box, sign the subscription, or membership, pay for it, and it’s over. This one isn’t signing up for that subscription.”
Take a listen! You’ll be glad you did.
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(w/ Ricki Oldenkamp)
Do you know what's better than foraging for fresh wild blueberries while chatting with friends and hoping the grizzly bears have a different spot? NOTHING!
My guest today talks about her love of foraging and kitchen witching as a way to be part of nature, a welcome juxtaposition from her days observing nature in her work as a scientist.
She also shares how she went from living out her "Jane Goodall" dreams to taking a chance and responding to her environment to become a teller of stories. As a self-proclaimed nosey person, Ricki Oldenkamp speaks with passion and joy of her career now as a copywriter and of the honor she feels in hearing, translating, and telling another's story.
Before that though, and in the midst of years of travel, she followed her intuition and took a trip that didn't necessarily make sense, but unfolded beautify, one step at a time.
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So...you've made a list of what brings you joy and you've been practicing some gratitude every day!
You've thought about your energy flow throughout the day and what your ideal day would look like. You took some tests, read some things and you know yourself and how you operate in flow a bit more.
Then you got clear on the habits and commitments in your life that do not bring you ease and joy and determined what of those you want to cull, delegate or limit.
NOW...we're bringing it all together with our calendars and starting to put some JOY into place. Scheduling it first. Allowing life to flow around the most important things to us.
Give the audio a listen. Get your calendar and to do list and start sorting all this information into what you want more of in your life. While you're at it, add tasks to your to do list that put culling and delegation into motion.
Create a list for daily things, weekly things, monthly things and quarterly/yearly things. These are the things you want to ensure are part of your rhytym. Things like walking, meditating, visiting an art museum, sitting in front of your watercolor paper, live music, a solo adventure, cermonies...you get the idea. Things that will inherently bringing connection and joy into your life.
Now, schedule them!!! Put them in first and honor that commitment to yourself. After all as Dr Edith Egar says, the only person that you will be in a relationship with for your entire life, is YOU! -
Today's lesson can be both a YES! kind of lesson and a "oh, but wait, that's too hard" kind of thing! Culling out the things in your life that are not making you happy can be HUGE and can be simple. But, we only have so much time and energy each day and if we commit to all the things, we won't have space for what matters.
So, let's begin!
Give the audio a listen. (above)Make a list (YES, I love lists!) of all of your commitments and daily habits and rate them.
First mark all the the things on your list that excite you. Things you love doing and that are clear yeses.
Next, give the list a critical view and cross off everything that doesn't really need to be done and that can easily be culled away.
Then, look at what's left and determine what does not in fact need to be done by YOU! Be really honest about this and find ways to delegate or hire out these things. (ideas in the audio!)
Finally, turn a really critical eye to what's left. The things that you don't really want to do, but that you feel you have to. Do you REALLY have to? Is there another way to accomplish what this task does? Can it be cut anyway? What story do you have in your mind about what it means about you if you don't do this? Saying no, opens your life up to what you are meant to be doing and how you can stay in joy and ease.Tomorrow, we'll get out our calendars and start to pull some of things we're learning about ourselves together!
Comment below and tell me what you are no longer doing!
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Okay, did you picture your ideal day? Do you have an idea on how your energy flows through the day? Share with me what you've learned! Hit reply, I would be delighted!
Today we're going to talk about the value in finding out more about your personality type and how you operate!
Give the audio a listen.Found out more about yourself through a personality type of test. All four of the links below lead to sites that I have used and liked and that offer a free summary.
Human Design. Maybe you'd like to learn more about what human design is first? Click here)
Myers Briggs Personality Test
Your Astrological Birthchart
The Enneagram InstituteDay 4, we'll talk about saying NO! Yes. We will. And about honestly pruning your life to remove what is not bringing you joy
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How was day one? Did you write out your list of joyful things? What were you grateful for this morning? Yes, comment below and tell me!
Today we're going to go deeper into thinking about how our energy flows throughout the day and what your ideal/dream day would look like.
Give the audio (above) a listen. I tried to keep it really short. I REALLY did. But it's 22 minutes! ...What can I say?Track you energy through out the day. How do you feel first thing? At lunch time? In the afternoon, the evening and at night? When is your brain the most powerful, when do you like to exercise, when do you like to get hands on?After you listen to the guided mindfulness exercise (I call it a meditation in the audio, but really it's more of a mindfulness exercise!) write out what comes up for you and your ideal/dream day. No judgements, no editing!Day 3 we'll talk about getting to know yourself even more!
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So, today for lesson one.
Give the audio (above) a listen. (released 8/16/23) It's roughly 10 minutes longStart a gratitude practice twice a day. Say aloud one thing you're grateful for and for better success, tie it to a habit you already have, like brushing your teeth.Make a list of all sorts of things that bring you joy...don't edit it, let it flow. It could be sunshine on your face, or a project in your hands or a walk with a friend. Set the timer for 10 minutes and free write. Just let it out!!Day 2 will include a guided meditation and thoughts on your rhythm and natural flow!
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Today's episode is about turning on the heat and holding it steady. I once heard Cathy Heller use this water boiling analogy for showing up in life and it stuck with me. So I share it with you today.
Showing up in life, relates to a new program I have coming out and a free 5 day workshop - Finding Your Joy that that is live August 7th.
Sign up here! https://courses.kinshiphandwork.com/f/find-your-joy
I believe, a joyfilled life is your birthright. And living vibrantly is within our reach. And if we can do it together!!! All the better.
As the wise African proverb says, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
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(w/Emma Brassfield) You've just put in another 11 hour day at the studio, rushing in to add some padding here, or attach a tail there, poised to help Chewbacca to the loo or fix a broken seam at the drop of a hat...but mostly waiting and chatting with your coworkers and drinking bottomless lattes. Sounds exotic and fun to this homebody, but day after day after day of long hours and little family time seems wearing.
And they were to my guest Emma Brassfield. She loved, mostly, her career doing costumes and special effects for film and tv, but after she had her eldest child, the hours and uncertainty of the next gig began to wear.
So, she took her creative juices to her own business, Studio 7t7! She started out selling toys she had hand crafted and soon discovered the production of sewing for resale didn't suit. BUT, that road led to another...folks kept asking her for patterns for her creations and a new path was born. The 7t7 club is her pattern membership and its feeling just right.
I love how life flows along like that, especially if you have the gumption to follow it. Do what your passionate about, discover what's not working, make a change...continually adjusting to fit the person you are now and the wished you have today.
Have a listen!
Emma's links online...
The 7t7 club
Studio 7t7
Youtube
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Emma Brassfield
Based in Surrey, UK, Emma Brassfield creates all of the Studio 7t7 items and patterns.
After having her eldest daughter, Emma wanted to find unique gifts and items that you would be proud to give and equally thrilled to receive. After finding a distinct lack of affordable, beautiful and well made items, Studio 7t7 as you see it was born.
Since 2001 she has been creating magical creatures and wonderful characters for film and TV. Her credits include The Batsuit for Batman Begins, Mythical creatures for Harry Potter, Chewbacca for Star Wars, The Flash for Justice League and her most favourite creation: Iggle Piggle for In The Night Garden.
All of the skills she has learned through her adventures during this time have been harnessed into her special creations and sewing patterns.
In 2020, Emma started a Youtube Channel to teach others to sew and to make their own gorgeous gifts via sewing patterns and free tutorials.
Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and browse the Studio for gorgeous gifts, sewing patterns, tutorials and classes.
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