Two weeks ago, the first ever TexStyle Festival threw open its doors at Manchester Central. It was an amazing weekend of creativity, community and lots and lots of chatting! It was the idea of the mother and daughter team behind the Buxton, Cumbria & Stafford Wool Gatherings, (Michelle Greaves and her Mum, Carole) to create a bigger show encompassing other textile and fibre crafts in their home town of Manchester.

It did not disappoint, it featured dozens of stands showcasing beautiful crafts and items to buy, a range of fabulous workshops, a break-out zone called ‘The Hive’ where visitors could escape the busyness and just sit and chat and even work on their wips. Plus there was a Textile Talks stage hosted by yours truly which showcased some fabulous creative folk speaking on their specialist subjects. I was thrilled and very honoured to be asked to host the Textile Talks stage, and loved every minute of it. 

In this episode you can hear from all of the speakers who stepped up to the mic over the weekend along with other exhibitors too.

My thanks to everyone who spoke to me for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast! You can find all of their websites below:

Michelle Greaves from TexStyle Festival https://texstyle.uk/

Sophia Gardiner - textile artist https://www.instagram.com/sophiagardinerart/?hl=en

Stephen West from Westknits https://www.westknits.com/ & https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/en-gb

Amelia from Amelia Stitches https://ameliastitches.com/

Gareth from Manchester Wool & Yarn https://manchesterwoolandyarn.com/

Debbie from The Lace Knittery https://www.thelaceknittery.com/

Jane Smith from Atelier Nejiribana https://www.nejiribana.co.uk/ & http://www.japaneseembroideryuk.com/

Laili Cleasby from Emily Foulds https://www.emilyfoulds.com/

Victoria Salmon from Another Knitted Thing https://www.anotherknittedthing.com/

Tricia Bashan from Knitting & Crochet Guild https://kcguild.org.uk/

Alena Ruth from Manchester Tufting Workshops https://www.tuftingworkshops.co.uk/

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