Episode 9: Karen Templer & Felicia Semple – Handmade wardrobes, Intentional making, Stashes and Talent

Summary: I’m very excited to share the 9th episode of the Woolful podcast, I really am this excited every week, trust me ;). Today we get to meet two women whom I’ve come to greatly admire, each from opposite sides of the world. Both <a href="http://fringeassociation.com/" target="_blank">Karen Templer of Fringe Association</a> and <a href="http://thecraftsessions.com/blog/" target="_blank">Felicia Semple of The Craft Sessions</a>, focus on intentional making and creating a handmade wardrobe, and that doing so doesn’t take talent, but a willingness to learn.<br> <a href="www.knitbot.com/stashbot"></a><br> Sponsor: This week’s episode is sponsored by <a href="http://www.knitbot.com/stashbot" target="_blank">StashBot</a>. Buy yarn smarter with Hannah Fettig’s new iOS app StashBot. If you find a yarn you can’t live without, StashBot will help you determine how much you should buy. It will pay for itself again and again as it saves you from purchasing more skeins of yarn than you need. Just as importantly it will keep your stash useful as you will be sure to have enough yarn to knit the projects you would like.  StashBot will soon be available for Android and is also available in print.  For more information head to <a href="http://www.knitbot.com/stashbot" target="_blank">www.knitbot.com/stashbot</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/knitbot.jpg"></a><br> Fiber folk 1: Karen joins us to share her journey from designer to proprietress and her passion for a handmade wardrobe made of things created with intention. You can find her at both <a href="http://fringeassociation.com" target="_blank">fringeassociation.com</a> and <a href="http://fringesupplyco.com" target="_blank">fringesupplyco.com</a> as well as on Instagram at @<a href="http://instagram.com/karentempler" target="_blank">karentempler</a> and @<a href="http://instagram.com/fringesupplyco" target="_blank">fringesupplyco</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/karentempler.jpg"></a><br> Man on the Street: For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked a handful of fiber enthusiasts to answer the following question, “Share a little about your stash and the goals you have for it this year…”. We had some amazing replies from, <a href="http://instagram.com/dreareneeknits">Andrea @dreareneeknits</a>,  <a href="http://instagram.com/jaykay_knits/">Jennifer @jaykay_knits</a>, and Maria <a href="http://instagram.com/ninja.chickens" target="_blank">@ninja.chickens</a>.<br> Fiber folk 2: I was first introduced to our next guest via Instagram through a friend nearly two years ago and I remember being amazed by her thoughtfulness in what she made for herself and her family, as well as for a community she was building in Australia, <a href="http://thecraftsessions.com/" target="_blank">The Craft Sessions</a>. Felicia has been on incredible journey, one that has led her to some amazing discoveries in mindful making. You can find her at <a href="http://thecraftsessions.com/" target="_blank">thecraftsessions.com</a> and on Instagram @<a href="http://instagram.com/thecraftsessions" target="_blank">thecraftsessions</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/felicia.jpg"></a><br> Giveaway: The winner of last week’s giveaway, is @<a href="http://instagram.com/dawnincali" target="_blank">dawnincali</a>! You’ve won a skein of both <a href="http://www.woolfulmercantile.com/shop/romanian-wool-elena" target="_blank">Moeke Yarns Elena and Stela</a>. Congratulations!<br> This week we’re giving away a $25 gift certificate to our first guests shop, <a href="http://www.fringesupplyco.com/" target="_blank">Fringe Supply Co</a>. Karen has put together such a beautiful collection of tools and supplies, that I can only imagine it will be hard to pick just what to get! To enter this giveaway, leave a comment below.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fringe.jpg"></a><br>