Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

Click the “Play” button at the bottom of this post to listen!

In this show:

- An interview with Mike Hartnett, publisher of Creative Leisure News and veteran watcher of the craft supply industry.

- Thoughts on where the craft industry has been, and where it's headed.

- A fascinating look at the trends that have risen, fallen, and shaped the way we craft.

- Discussion of how the emerging indie crafter community fits into all this.

Links:

- Be sure to check out Creative Leisure News - the archives are free, or you can sign up for a trial subscription.

- This was the CHA and the Indies post here on CraftyPod that got this discussion started.

- Mike mentioned the CPSIA in the interview. Modern June has an excellent roundup of CPSIA-related links.

- Another piece of legislation affecting indie designers is the Orphan Works Act. There's a very nice breakdown at Public Knowledge.

- We also talk some about the Craft & Hobby Association.

Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.

Click the “Play” button at the bottom of this post to listen!

In this show:

- An interview with Emily Johnson, whose Family Trunk Project involves designing knit garments to represent each member of her extended family.

Links:

- Visit the Family Trunk Project online and see Emily's beautiful work.

- You may also be interested in the fiber CSA Emily mentioned in the interview - Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm.

- Here's a nice interview with Emily, at Ysolda.