I thoroughly enjoyed this. Such an interesting conversation. Not sure how I had’t come across Marina Skua before but I’m grateful to have been introduced to her and her work. Thanks Emma :)

I absolutely love this!! Not only did you both show how important it is to support women in small business and in the creative field but I truly felt like I was apart of the conversation. I found myself nodding, laughing, and resonating with motherhood and slow living. Thank you both! Xo

Thank you for doing this Emma and what a wonderful choice for a first guest - I love Marina and her work! Super interesting to hear the discussion between the two of, that I'm sure resonates with so many listening. ❤ Also, I kept chuckling about the silo discussion lol 😂

I love this format!! As a mom of 5, I really appreciate the conversation about slow living with children. It’s such a challenge sometimes to find the balance between productivity and downtime. Thank you for addressing this!

Marina Skua is such an interesting creater. I think fibre sheds are an amazing idea. In Canada there has been a strong movement for fibre sheds, and I used to be so envious of all the British Yarns but I have to say, Canada has quite a fantastic little collection too. I hope more people take an interest in Fibre Sheds. thanks for these lovely vlogs Emma, they are interesting and fun and have so much in them.

Emma, loved the new content, enjoyed seeing that we all lead very similarly busy lives, but it’s up to us to carve out time for the fun stuff. Really looking forward to the next instalment! Thank you x

Ladies you are both very creative. I understand you small business is part of you. The little children phase is very short chapter in your creative life span, the older they get the more independent they will be. Remember to enjoy this chapter.

Enjoyed the creative working mum chat 😊

Emma, this is so fabulous! You're a wonderful interviewer, making it a thoughtful and fun conversation rather than a rote Q&A. I look forward to more--Ailbíona, perhaps?!

@woollymammothfibres

5 ай бұрын

If only I could convince her!! I’d love that!

Really enjoyed that, great to learn about other designers and also comforting to know that we're not alone when it comes to jugging life and time!! 😊

❤Thanks so much, Emma for sharing this! I liked the content! From the USA, North Carolina.

This was so wonderful to listen to. I am a knitter, spinner and crafter. I have chosen to stay at home with my daughter and homeschool her until she enters kindergarten at 5 years old. It is nice to hear other makers and how they try to balance mom life, home-wife housekeeping things and their own passions. It is so important not to loose ourselves and what is important to us. Thanks Emma

A great podcast. Totally sympathise with both of you ttrying to combine work with childcare etc. Only I am at the other end of the scale. Still part time working, spinning, weaving, crochet and running a knit group whilst caring for elderly relatives. But the ideas that you and Marina have given me for creating a bit of organisation and space have been really helpful. Thankyou.

Oooh! I see the colour work swatch for the Fanlight I made a couple of years ago. My favourite kit! And I made it from a kit from Making Stories.❤

Emma,,,that was so interesting,,,,, Thanks for doing that,,,, Elaine🏘💖

I enjoyed this so much! It was really interesting to learn more about Marina and her creative processes. I related so much to your conversation about being a parent and trying to crave out time for creativity. Still working on that one!

"You talk about doing things that connect you to what it means to be a human, like growing the potatoes, weaving, knitting... the stuff that's not necessary but is necessary for you to thrive. How do you make time for that?" IMHO, raising small children, above anything else, connects you to what it means to be human. You can grow potatoes until you're 100, but you only have a few precious years at home with your kids before they're off to school, activities, and then grown and out of the house. I can buy potatoes, but I can't buy more time with my children.💕

Such an interesting discussion, thank you!

What you said about wanting Marina in your silo after an apocalypse is so funny! I thought a similar thing! I enjoyed your podcast and hope to hear more.

This was fantastic Emma, I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it really inspiring.

Thanks so much !!! I’ve never heard of her before though I recognized the sweater she had on. I think the bindweed sweater is amazing but I’m not sure I would make it because I struggle so with it in my garden. I call it nobody loves you weed….

How fun to listen to you two chat! My childrearing years are over and I've retired from my work, but it hasnt been so long ago that I struggled daily to make it all work (and I homeschooled as well). My creative work somehow still did happen (but i still don't know how), i did manage to garden and can our food and make our bread, and I still ran my business, but it was all an ebb and flow. And i was exhausted all the time. The toddler years are the most difficult, for sure. Somehow it happens, though, and the children grow, and some days are just fabulous. Others are utter failures. I think as long as you know that both are possible, its a LOT easier.

@lorieast5347

5 ай бұрын

Also, I do NOT mean to say that I did all the things like some supercharged wonder woman on crack...I did a lot but I also did a lot badly. 🤣

Loved this conversation between you and Marina. I learned so much! I’m really looking forward to more thinking through making stories. Thanks Emma

Loved the conversation about slower living, more connected to survival, nourishment and satisfaction.

Thank you for the loveliest company, this was such a good conversation 🙏✨️

Really enjoyed this conversation :)

Loved this. Really interesting.

Fabulous podcast today Emma, Thankyou for introducing me to Marina. 👏👏

Oh wow I have made hand made pasta with my Mom once, it's so much work but she's Italian and wanted me to be involved in the process since she learned from my Grandma ❤. So lovely you are carrying in that tradition. And yes, hand making and creating is so good for mental health! Really enjoyed this chat so much ❤ yes, I'm a member of the fibershed in central NJ!

I absolutely love the flower fairies! Bumblebee Acres Farm has a fiber club inspired by them!

Wow that was very interesting. I am in love with UK woolly wool. I have some local wool but you guys seem to do it better!

. Another string to your bow Emma and thank you for introducing me to Marina too. l’ll certainly be finding out more about her later. Wondering who you will be having your next woolly conversation with 🤔

Very interesting discussion. I love the format. Thoughtfully presented. Looking forward to what is next!

Love this format Emma, really enjoyed listening too Marina. Looking forward to your next interview/chat. ❤

I really enjoyed this

TU for a very interesting podcast❤

That Hedgeweed is amazing!!!

So enjoyable and interesting! Look forward to more.

So valuable Emma and Marina thanks x

I love this series, what a nice chat. Also, love your hat, would you mind sharing what pattern it is?

Thanks Emma, that was really interesting especially the section about fibreshed. Maybe you have done this before (I have only found you late last year) but do you have stories of where your yarn comes from and the farms that you use for the blends you have? Thanks again.

Just call it Chats.

from someone whose only child is now 25, please, cherish the time you have with your children, it is gone all too fast. I remember wishing the toddler years would get over with, because I was just so frustrated about having no "me time", between work, school, and a toddler, but now I would give anything for more time with my son. He lives (and is thriving) more than a few hours away, so I only get to see him a couple times a year, for a few hours to maybe a day. Find a half hour a day, either before the kids wake, or after they go to bed, to do something just for you, and enjoy these fleeting years while they are small. I'm not judging, everyone has to find their own balance, just reminding you all that these years will be gone before you know what has happened.

@Kaila999

5 ай бұрын

I was wondering whether I was the only person watching this interview who felt intensely uncomfortable about Marina’s seemingly chilly attitude towards her “boy” and time needed for motherhood. Maybe it’s a cultural difference in language and tone that I’m not translating correctly, but I WOULD say “the dog”, “the cat” etc, but never “the boy”…always “my son”, or “my little boy”. If my husband ever refers to me as “the” wife, he hears about it from me!

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