Planned a solo craft weekend for myself and staying at the Adrift Hotel in Long Beach and plan to visit Oshen…. Could be a good retreat lodging place. 😉

Just watched the replay. Jen, I’ve been enjoying your podcasts, and you and Britt make a great team! The Meta conversation was so interesting. Although I was on FB and Twitter years ago, I no longer use those platforms and am mostly on IG. I go on Ravelry once or twice a week, and go on discord once a week. I find discord very confusing to use, otherwise I might go there more often. I might open a Blue Sky account if enough folks migrate there, but I also don’t want to be checking multiple sites every day. A friend who is a writer moved from Patreon to Substack, and said only 2 people followed her over, and they were friends IRL. Tough decisions for small businesses.

This was so much fun to watch! I hope you make more!

I missed the live but LOVED watching it after the fact! I would love to to see more lives in the future

Loved listening to yall chat! 🖤🖤🖤

Maybe the tagline for exit is “But not today” 😂 Makes for a good Segway into future episodes! Thanks for including the Meta conversation. It’ll be really interesting to see how things progress. For a future episode, I would love to hear more about the difficulties in establishing the Making app and the difficulties in making paid for content/classes accessible after the app shut down. Are there concerns from instructors on the classes being shared beyond those that paid & other problems that popped up-as I’m sure there’s been plenty more than the public has seen!

Thank you so much for having the Meta conversation. This has been so stressful and it helps to hear what other people are thinking.

My Meta accounts, which I spent over a decade building, are dormant with just a graphic up that shows people where to find me on my websites, sign up for my newsletter, and follow my Substack. I'm also on Bluesky. Tbh, with Google changing its maps to "Gulf of America" to bow to the new fascist regime, my KZbin is on thin ice too, which pains me. I also use Gmail, Google Suite, and Chrome as part of my every day business operations, so figuring out an alternative to those reaaaallly sucks. I made a video explaining to folks why I was dumping Meta and most people have gotten it right away.

Loved hearing about VKL since I missed it. Really enjoyed the Meta conversation. I deleted my content deactivated my accounts after they announced their changes. Definitely had moments of second-guessing the decision because IG was the main way I got my work in front of new people. Will see how it goes. It's all new and uncharted territory for me.

Thank you for this episode❤ I'm thinking of leaving Meta, like so many others. It feels like we've hit bottom...

Just watched the replay. Thank you! Please keep talking and sharing and making.

You guys look great on YT!!

Another great episode Jen! Such a pleasure to learn about Vanessa and all the things she is doing 😊

I so miss the best coast! I will for sure visit this beautiful spot this summer❤

I adore you Vanessa and am SO PROUD!!!! You are a rockstar my friend 😘🤘🏼

The yarn store of my dreams....❤

What a beautiful store and lovely story. I hope Vanessa takes some time to rest, her energy and kindness will be needed in her community for many years to come.

This episode was 🔥🔥🔥

Great conversation! I learned about so many people and ideas!

This is another great conversation. I wish more people would find this channel and listen to you and your guests. ❤❤❤

I like to go to a fiber arts shop and they have fellowship nights. There are themes, but they welcome everyone to every night. Bring your craft and hang with other local makers.

Thank you for this episode❤I'm a knitter and I can't crochet. I have so many friends that crochet and I love that art form. We are crafters!❤ And Jen...I never swatch😁

It's always nice hearing Brit and you Jen discussing these topics and it was fun learning about Bea and the Wool Dreamers. I'd also like to try crocheting with the Manchelopis, even just to try it out, maybe it works well with Tunisian crochet. The bit about authenticity really stuck with me. I've also been falling away from social media and recently started just blogging on my Patreon. Not on the paid tier, just the public/free one. There's no pressure there to show up as anything other than the person I am and if feels so good to just express things without the fear of saying the wrong thing or needing to appear extra polished. Those people who joined actually want to read all the stuff. And there's no pressure to take pretty photos or videos either. We can just be there, interacting with each other. Britt's Discord is also a chill place.

Thank you for introducing us to so many wonderful makers !!! ❤❤❤

Thank you for addressing the grotesque upsidedown elephant in the world. I'm absolutely sickened by what the USA is doing with their privilege and many many gifts of geography+people. Hugs to you. Extra thank yous for these delicious recipes. Keepers!

I'm so glad that whatever algorithm brought me here did.

You two make this look like “Delicious Dish”from SNL! So much fun and I almost preheated my oven!😂 I look forward to more of all this!

I enjoyed your interviews so much. TU for sharing ❤❤❤

This was such a fun episode! Thanks for sharing!

LOVED THIS! Thanks for the chat friend 😘

Thank you for your podcast. So inspiring every time and thank you for sharing the makers of the world 🥰.

Do you know where you got your KNIT baseball cap? One of my friends has been searching for one. Thanks.

You met the best people and thanks for introducing us to them! I love that!

I wonder if that rigid mentality in the knitting community is a leftover product of wartime knitting propaganda, where knitting a certain way was considered patriotic or unpatriotic. I was watching this video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnS0h32cesmCbM0) the other day that explained it more in depth. This sprung into my mind as you were discussing the topic. Whether it stems from a political agenda or not, it has got to go. Thanks for the informative podcast.

A very timely subject. I’ll bring this topic to our crochet & knit guild to help us all begin to understand how we might begin identifying ableism in our community, and how we can become more accessible. Thank you!

First I have a question…who is doing your thumbnails??? You should give them a raise and definitely don’t let them work for anyone else!!! They are beautiful. Oh and I love your shirt/sweater.💗💗💗

Beth, Kira and Jen - thank you so much. I learned from you and I appreciate your time and energy that you put forth to make this podcast!

I really enjoyed this conversation sooo much! I hope to attend a future Sacred Sheep festival soon but had so much fun knitting the Sacred Sheep hat by Caitlin Hunter over these past few weeks. Had no idea the two are in some way tied together.

If there's one reason that I'd love to visit the US (besides the national parks), it's that you have such wonderful people in the yarn community, like Rachel and company, who not only create awesome yarn, but also create community. I hope you have fun at the festival!

So interesting to hear about the goats!

This was a great discussion. In addition to font size for patterns, font size is also very important for websites and emails. I have found that some designers use very small hard to read font sizes for their emails and don't pay attention to contrast.

Thanks for opening my eyes to a topic I previously hadn’t thought much about…I’ll be actively adding adaptive/disabled maker to my searches. All of us belong in this creative space and should feel welcome ❤ Thanks, Jen, Beth and Kira. This series is great!

TU for sharing ❤❤❤

Another exquisite discussion you had with your guests, as always. ❤❤❤

Thank you for this excellent, important and lovely episode. It was a pleasure getting to know you all.🧶

Wow! Amy could talk about anything and I would listen. What a fabulous and engaging woman. Thoroughly enjoyed learning from her. 😊

Great stories with Amy and Rachel! Fascinating!

A great episode. I loved the story behind the wedding dress❤ I would definitely knit my own wedding dress if I'd get married today...🥂

This was wonderful! Just such a warm, cozy convo! ❤ I look forward to one day visiting BGS!

Really appreciated this episode and your conversation! The exercises will be so helpful.