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Welcome to a new podcast for all stitchers, embroiderers, textile artists and creative souls, where we have friendly informal conversations about what it actually means to be an artist working in textiles. Isobel and Gina are both practicing artists and tutors specialising in machine embroidery, but we’re still figuring it all out! We chat about combining the creative process with running a business and hope that you will find inspiration and support for your own creative journeys. Unfortunately, this week Gina has come down with shingles! As she's not feeling so good, we thought we'd do something different and rope in a guest presenter - namely, Izzy's husband Nick Moore, an author, poet and professional copywriter - to have a chat about writing.  As artists we communicate through the art - but we do occasionally need to string words and sentences together to communicate about our art, in our newsletters, blogs, and social media posts. Nick and Izzy talk about how we should approach our writing, and Nick gives some useful tips on making our written communication more effective. Mentioned in this episode: Mindful thoughts for cyclists  No More Can Fit into the Evening   Tansy Hargan sketching course  Jane Davies mini collage course  Art Juice - episode 112  Renegades: Born in the USA Native Hands   The oldest basket in the world The music is Dear Autumn by Ikson and you can find it at https://soundcloud.com/ikson