The Very Serious Crafts Podcast

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A very serious crafts podcast from three very serious crafters.

Mollie Johanson and Haley Pierson-Cox


    • Oct 24, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 108 EPISODES

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    S5E18: Handy tools! That you can wear!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 39:46


    We're sharing our favorite items that let us keep our crafts close and our crafting tools closer. (It may be early, but you might want to start your holiday wishlist after listening!) Show notes: veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E17: Tie One on With Macrame!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 41:27


    What started with an idea for a giant spider web became a very serious macrame discussion. Think we can get through a whole episode without bad puns? We're a frayed knot. Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E16: Crafting a Craft Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 33:30


    When you get to create an entire space just for your craft work, it's a luxury and also a bit overwhelming. But that won't stop us from talking about drawers, built-ins, cutting tables, and pegboards! Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E15: Our Corniest Episode Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 46:17


    In this corntastic discussion, Haley and Mollie talk all things corn husks, while considering what it would take to make brooms from start to finish. And of course, they have plenty of corn puns! Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/ 

    S5E14: Tools and Projects to Show Your True Colors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 37:37


    We never get tired of talking about color, but this time around, it's about some helpful color tools and the types of color projects that are especially fun or challenging. Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E13: This Just in! Crafts are Making Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 41:02


    In this episode, we're searching for ways that our favorite crafting techniques are showing up in the news. It's a delightful mixture of celebrities, scandal, and downright heartwarming stories. Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes

    S5E12: Be Still, Our Beading Hearts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 38:24


    Beads in embroidery have us learning about all kinds of styles and techniques we've never tried. But you know we want to! Note: This episode has some unavoidable background noise. Thank you for bearing with us! Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes

    S5E11: DIY, Home Decorating Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 38:02


    We've been planning and working on more home decor. This time it's Victorian upholstery and IKEA curtains! Show notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes

    S5E10: She's a Grand Old Flag…Maker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 49:06


    It's time to talk about America's founding sewist, Betsy Ross. And if you've ever wondered what it takes to make an official flag, 1812 style, we've got you covered. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E9: Go, Go Gadget Needlecraft!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 39:09


    We don't need these cool tools, but they sure are fun and we definitely want them. Prepare to add some new gadgets to your craft arsenal! Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E8: Through the (Stained) Looking Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 36:05


    Starting with a walk down craft kit memory lane and making our way to highly skilled artisans, we're admiring all the techniques and materials for stained glass. And would you believe we have some styles we don't like? Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E7: Quick! Someone Call Bob Vila!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 35:42


    Do home projects count as crafts? We say they do, which is why we're talking about home restoration, custom tile, and concrete work, and learning new skills. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E6: Paper—We're Just Not Sure We Can Cut it!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 34:33


    What's the difference between our jokes and papercutting? Nothing! They're both tearable! Nonetheless, we're talking scissor-cut, machine-cut, knife-cut, and laser-cut paper projects and artists. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E5: Honey, I Shrunk the Crafts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 18:40


    From southern gothic dollhouses to fairy garden forest friends, we've got some big feelings for the tiny world of handcrafted miniatures. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S5E4: Tried it. Hated it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 37:43


    You might think that Haley and Mollie never met a craft they didn't like. You would be wrong. From the process to the product, we're discussing the techniques that just aren't for us. Show notes: You might think that Haley and Mollie never met a craft they didn't like. You would be wrong. From the process to the product, we're discussing the techniques that just aren't for us.

    S5E03: A Whole Day of Crafting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 21:14


    We don't often have a whole day to devote to making something just because we want to, but if we did, this episode is full of all the projects we'd work on (and finish!) in a day. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2022/03/28/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-5-episode-03/

    S5E02: When Crafts Are Just Too Serious

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 42:52


    With all the crafting methods they've tried, there are still techniques that give Haley and Mollie some serious pause. Will they talk each other into starting something new and complicated? Perhaps. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/

    S5E01: So, What Have You Been Up To?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 37:50


    In their first Very Serious Crafts episode of season 5, Haley and Mollie talk about the things they've been enjoying while on a podcast break, including just taking time to "be."   Show Notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes

    S4E20: The 2021 Very Serious Crafts Gift Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 45:31


    As they wrap up season 4, Haley, Katie, and Mollie share some of their favorite handmade items and craft tools to give and receive. Show Notes: https://veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes

    S4E19: Sculpting, Shaping, and Modeling With Clay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 38:16


    We're getting our hands dirty as we discuss our favorite types of clay for crafting, including some clay recipes so you can make your own! Haley also shares a PSA for keeping pets safe while you're stitching. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S4E18: The Lovely (and Dreaded) Art of Lettering

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 31:39


    By hand, machine, stylus, or icing, fancy writing isn't always easy. Unsurprisingly, we have many Thoughts and Feelings about it. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/10/25/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-18/

    S4E17: And Basically, That‘s How an Idea Becomes a Pattern

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 42:06


    From the spark of an idea to picking up a pencil (or not!) and making the final digital patterns, Haley, Katie, and Mollie discuss their processes for making new designs. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/10/11/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-17/

    S4E16: The LuLaRoe of the Craft World?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 40:19


    The Creative Circle was multi-level marketing, but like, the non-scammy, all crafty kind. Join us as we gush over these vintage kits and wish for craft supply parties to make a comeback! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/09/27/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-16/

    S4E15: Great Idea, but Now You Have to Make It

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 35:34


    Haley, Katie, and Mollie discuss their amazing ideas that are also terrible ideas. Because, even though it's gonna be worth it, now you have to make the thing.    Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/09/13/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-15/

    S4E14: Ye Olde Craft Inspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 44:29


    What's old is new again as Haley and Mollie talk about the antique handcrafted items that inspire them, then take a virtual tour of some of the fabulous objects and projects that hang out at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/08/30/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-14/

    S4E13: We Can't Get No Satiscrafting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 34:10


    Imagine a room where you can enjoy all the best parts of crafting. Better than a smash room, we present our ideas for a space we call SatiscraftingTM. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/08/16/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-13/

    S4E12: You Don't Know What You Don't Know...Until You Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 38:11


    These tips and techniques may be obvious to some crafters, but Haley and Mollie are here to talk about the things they wish they had known when they started. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S4E11: Pulling Back the Lace Veil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 31:32


    No matter how you make it or use it, we're talking about lace and describing it with two F words: flouncy frippery. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S4E10: Projects That (Hopefully!) Don't Break the Mold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 31:33


    Things are finally taking shape as Haley and Mollie talk about resin, plaster, wax, and the long-forgotten Plastigoop! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/07/05/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-10

    S4E9: Shelves, Containers, and a Whole Lot of Organizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 48:19


    When it comes to organizing craft tools, supplies, and projects, is it any surprise that Haley, Mollie, and Katie Green Bean have a lot to talk about? Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/06/21/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-09/

    S4E8: Writing Love Songs to Fabric and Fibers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 43:30


    It's time to talk favorite fibers and textiles. Haley, Katie, and Mollie gush over the materials they love to work with, the items they're willing to splurge on, and why it's so hard to split up a set.  Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/06/07/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-08/

    S4E7: The One with All the English Paper Piecing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 38:55


    From template to thread and basting to joining, we Very Serious Crafters love English paper piecing! Today, we discuss the differences between EPP and FPP and ponder a theory about what makes it "English."   Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/05/24/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-07/ 

    S4E6: Crafting Chemistry That's to Dye For

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 36:50


    Things get colorful in this episode as Haley and Mollie talk about dying. Wait, no. That should be dyeing. Specifically, natural dyes, chemical dyes, shibori, Kool-Aid, tie-dye, and the many mysteries of dye-related chemistry that still elude them both.  Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/05/10/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-06/

    S4E5: Fascinating Fasteners

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 37:58


    Haley, Mollie, and special guest Katie Green are Very Serious Crafters with Very Serious Thoughts about buttons, zippers, and snaps. (Shocking, we know!) This episode is bursting at the seams with personal favorites, some zipper-related side eye, and an accidental bonus primer on US vs. UK terminology. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/04/26/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-05/

    S4E4: Painting With Needles and Thread

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 35:28


    Prepare for pure stitch-related joy as Haley and Mollie talk about thread painting and their favorite artists who blur the lines between art and craft.   Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/04/12/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-04/

    S4E3: Sewing Shoes and a Stop at Goodwill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 35:28


    Jeans, beaded Christmas trees, and shoes: What do they all have in common? Haley and Mollie are fairly certain they'll never, ever make them. Show Notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/03/29/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-03/

    S4E2: Faux Bone and Real Teeth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 33:05


    As Mollie and Haley talk about scrimshaw and crafting with teeth, there are no bones about it: things get a little creepy. They may also spoil the secret of the tooth fairy. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/2021/03/15/the-very-serious-crafts-podcast-season-4-episode-02/

    S4E1: We Were on a Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 29:55


    Season 4 launches with a conversion about the things Haley and Mollie were up to, what they didn't get done, and the new tools they bought while Very Serious Crafts was on hiatus. 

    Season 4: Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 0:44


    Season 4 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast may sound a little different, so get ready for new episodes coming March 2021!

    S3E23: Lists, Lights, and the VSC Top Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 59:38


    In the last Very Serious Crafts episode of season three, Mollie looks at miniatures, Haley makes a list, Heidi hangs some lights, and we share the official VSC Top Ten! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E22: TikTok, Teal Trees, and Trying New Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 57:17


    In season 3, episode 22 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, Heidi gets hip to TikTok, Mollie inaccurately describes locker hooking, and Haley's holiday plans suggest that she's been body-snatched.    Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E21: Plants and Rants (and Maybe a Few Other Things)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 59:14


    In season 3, episode 21 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, we all get very serious about craft clickbait and questionable face masks. But, don't despair! Things get a whole lot lighter when Heidi's niece swoops in and saves the day with all the colors! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E20: Super Bulky Sweater Yarn, Vintage Embroidery from Mexico, and a Pooping Flamingo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 57:53


    In season 3, episode 20 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, you'll find new knitting projects on our needles, unironic Christmas catalog craft toy joy, and the real-time exploration of a cool but tricky cross-stitch app. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E19: Weaving in Songs, Virtual Quilling, and Even More Poisonous Projects

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 57:08


    In season 3, episode 19, Mollie tries to knit continental, Heidi's project becomes VERY toddler-approved, and Haley falls in love with Persian pattern singing. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E18: Afghans, Dolls, and Fancy Pajamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 62:04


    In season 3, episode 18 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, Haley gets into scrapbooking, Heidi becomes a YouTuber, and Mollie deals with a doll's delicate parts. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E17: Vintage Style, Antique Patterns, and, Somewhat Surprisingly, Taylor Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 58:59


    In season 3, episode 17, the plant biologist is back, snoods are afoot, and it turns out we all have serious feelings about Taylor Swift's embroidery skills. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E16: Teeny Tiny Aprons, a Crafty Botanist, and Why Kindness Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 49:50


    In season 3, episode 16 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, Heidi sews a super-cute apron, a plant biologist weighs in on flower pressing, Mollie grabs a hammer, and Haley crankily makes the case for kindness. Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E15: Quilts and Flowers. Just Quilts and Flowers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 56:17


    In season 3, episode 15 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, serendipity runs high when Mollie literally makes some magic, Haley plans a herbarium, and they both take a stroll through some complicated and compelling quilt history! (Heidi is off on a much-deserved break this week.) Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E14: Workbasket Magazine Joy and Vintage Fabric by the Bolt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 53:22


    In season 3, episode 14 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, Mollie buys some beads, Heidi dives into deadstock, and Haley's kittens run wild in the craft studio! Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E13: Missing Community, Rolling Paper, and FIRE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 55:46


    In season 3, episode 13, Heidi plays with glass and fire, Mollie's cat conspicuously bathes, and Haley refuses to cut into that fabric.   Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

    S3E12: Avoided Explosions, Stress Candles, and Mostly Muskoxen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 53:58


    In season three, episode 12 of the Very Serious Crafts Podcast, Heidi eyes some zip ties, Mollie crafts under (literal) pressure, and Haley complains about making masks (again). Show notes: https://www.veryseriouscrafts.com/episodes/

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