EPISODE NINETEEN :: Julie of Little Loom - Interpreting Fibre In a Free Form Way & Navigating the Complexities of Making and Selling Work

Summary: Welcome to the Close knit podcast, a podcast that showcases fibre artists from around the world. You’re listening toEpisode 19 and this week I spoke to Julie of Little Loom. Julie is a free form fibre artist, utilizing weaving and macrame techniques to create her unique wall hangings. She and I discuss a mutual love affair with all things linen, and how she made a transition from using whatever materials she found to thinking more consciously about where her materials came from and how they were made. We talk about navigating the complex space of pricing and selling handmade work, and how she keeps up the motivation to continue making work regularly. Julie tells me about her love of teaching free form workshops as a form of art therapy for herself and her students, and how she has used this style of making to lighten her own state of being when going through some tough times. Shownotes are available for this episode at closeknit.com.au/podcast/ep19. A very special THANK YOU to this week's episode sponsor - Wool Gathering, a 4 day wool craft retreat based in Victoria in May 2017. To learn more about Wool Gathering, check out the show notes, or follow along with them on instagram @woolgatheringaustralia.