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Send us Fan Mail On my summer break I answer listeners' questions and share some of my personal strategies and tips in short & compact episodes. Short, sweet and simple but elegant and packed with value if it's something you were looking for. If it is, consider supporting the show so I can continue to build and grow valuable episodes for makers and sellers alike.  Go to asmallerlife....

Send us Fan Mail On my summer break I answer listeners' questions and share some of my personal strategies and tips in short & compact episodes. Short, sweet and simple but elegant and packed with value if it's something you were looking for. If it is, consider supporting the show so I can continue to build and grow valuable episodes for makers and sellers alike.  Go to asmallerlife....

Send us Fan Mail note: there is a bit of Dutch in the beginning but I translate right after! On my summer break I answer listeners' questions and share some of my personal strategies and tips in short & compact episodes. Short, sweet and simple but elegant and packed with value if it's something you were looking for. If it is, consider supporting the show so I can continue to build a...

Send us Fan Mail This is a fun one. Sharing facts, fun tit bits, percentages and numbers about YOU the listener and me te host. And giving you a wonderful collage of the best quotes of the season. This made me choke up. Seriously. I'm proud of making this show with the help of Ali and you, the listener. I have to be messy and leave the old perfectionist in me behind or I'll never do it....

Send us Fan Mail FULL SHOWNOTES https://www.asmallerlife.com BEST QUOTE FROM THE EPISODE "I fucking refuse to aim low. Making a profit in this industry, it needs to be possible. We're gonna make this possible!" – Hanna Lisa Haferkamp LINKS The yarn shop in Berlin mentioned is  Wollen Berlin Book: Priya Parker - The Art of Gathering  JOIN The Building Better Businesses Circle aka the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you’ll hear from Lia, our Reporter Down Undah.  The topic we focussed on this time is 🥁 TRENDS IN KNITTING and how trend find their place into your conscious wardrobe.  We talk about following designers and trends in the knitting space and about test knitting.  Lia has focussed on just knitting for herself for a year, filling the gaps in her wardrobe and as is no...

Send us Fan Mail In my podcast A Smaller Life, I talk to makers and business owners in my industry (and sometimes beyond) about making conscious choices and growing your brand by actually going smaller. This episode I'm giving you Half Way There insight on the Me Made May Pledge I took. Letting you know what's going on, if I'm any good at keeping the pledge. If I have learned someth...

Send us Fan Mail In my podcast A Smaller Life, I talk to makers and business owners in my industry (and sometimes beyond) about making conscious choices and growing your brand by actually going smaller. In this episode, you’ll hear from Zoe Edwards who you might know from her blog So Zo, What do you Know or her more recent endeavor, the Check your Thread Podcast . And if that doesn't ring a b...

Send us Fan Mail 'Hart op de tong' is a series of talks in Dutch. When you see this title or this picture, you'll know that it's a Dutch Episode. Vandaag hebben we het over social media. En dan met name het stoppen met social media. Ik ben al zover, Sophia bijna. We praten over het proces wat daaraan vooraf gaat, waarom we de beslissing namen, de angsten van het weggaan en de a...

Send us Fan Mail J oin our community here !  In this solo episode I share my 4 Fundamental Steps For Starting Small Businesses.  Last week, in a very energetic mood, I asked my mailing list subscribers "What can I do for you right now? How can I help? And I was bracing myself for a whole week of full service and connecting. Being generous as a business is important and it can really help you...

Send us Fan Mail J oin our community here !  In this episode, you’ll hear from Solveig Petch aka Petchy a brand strategist and identity designer.  Amongst other things we cover that money isn't dirty, that female (identifying) business owners tent to want to work from a caring position sometimes forgetting the selling and money bits. We talk about stealing original ideas and having a generous...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you’ll hear from Sarah Krentz knitting pattern designer @ Swanky Emu Knits. Sarah says; " Everyone deserves to wear something that is both tailored to their shape and that makes them look and feel amazing." Sarah creates size-inclusive instructions to ensure her patterns work effortlessly for absolutely every body size and shape, no matter what . No need...

Send us Fan Mail   In my podcast A Smaller Life, I talk to makers and business owners in my industry (and sometimes beyond) about making conscious choices and growing your brand by actually going smaller.   In this episode I'm sharing my Conscious Wardrobe Plan and welcome you in my thought process and share my philosophy. How I went from overwhelm to building my (plus size) wardrobe to last,...

Send us Fan Mail A Smaller Life is a bi-lingual podcast. This episode is in Dutch. If you are a (native) English speaker and want to talk about your journey in crafting your own conscious wardrobe, let me know; I'd be happy to talk to you so we can share a similar interview with our English speaking audience!  In mijn podcast 'A Smaller Life' ga ik op onderzoek uit hoe ik mijn bedri...

Send us Fan Mail In my podcast A Smaller Life, I talk to makers and business owners in my industry (and sometimes beyond) about making conscious choices and growing your brand by actually going smaller. In this episode, you’ll hear from ME! As I messed up my planning I had to go out of my comfort zone and record a solo show. I didn't want to just be babbling so I decided I'd give you som...

Send us Fan Mail 'Hart op de tong' is a series of talks in Dutch. When you see this title or this picture, you'll know that it's a Dutch Episode. In mijn podcast 'A Smaller Life', ga ik op onderzoek uit hoe ik mijn bedrijf relevant kan houden in deze tijd én in mijn eigen leven. In de serie ‘Hart op de tong’ praat ik met Sophia Smeekens van Studio Escargot / @studioes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you’ll hear from Grace Whowell of Beyond Measure, a shop that's all about beautiful, handmade tools and accessories for needle crafting. Grace talks about how she started her business and about her plans for the coming years. I hope you enjoy our conversation. This is where you’ll find Beyond Measure Website: https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/ Instagram: https:...

Send us Fan Mail 'Hart op de tong' is a series of talks in Dutch. When you see this title or this picture, you'll know that it's a Dutch Episode. In mijn podcast 'A Smaller Life', ga ik op onderzoek uit hoe ik mijn bedrijf relevant kan houden in deze tijd én in mijn eigen leven. In de serie ‘Hart op de tong’ praat ik met Sophia Smeekens van Studio Escargot / @studioes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you’ll hear from le Grande Dame of Wool, Clara Parkes. Clare is a New Your Times bestselling author, speaker and wool advocate. Oh m'gosh I had so much fun talking to Clara Parkes, our first conversation 'in sound' was awesome. Le Grand Dame of Wool has a way of talking about serious issues in such a fun way. This talk was recorded and shared with t...

Send us Fan Mail In de serie ‘Hart op de tong’ praat ik met Sophia Smeekens van Studio Escargot / @studioescargot over hoe het eigenlijk gaat bij ons in de textiel wereld. We zijn geen socioloog, bedrijfskundige, econoom of psycholoog dus ik gooi er even een disclaimer in, je luistert naar de gedachten en ideeën van twee hartstochtelijke makers, we zijn geen experts in alles waar we een mening ove...

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Send us Fan Mail In my podcast A Smaller Life, I talk to makers and business owners in my industry (and sometimes beyond) about making conscious choices and growing your brand by actually going smaller. In this episode, you’ll hear from Julia (Jules) Billings and her business Woollenflower. Jules is a yarn dyer with an expertise in natural dyeing, she teaches dyeing and knitting techniques and mak...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I welcome Floor, Tama en Maaike who have been active founding members of the Conscious Knitting Club.  We talk about what made them decide to join, how the club is structured, what the value has been to them and how much time they invest.  This interview was such a great experience for me because these women really proved to me that what I had envisioned for the cl...

Send us Fan Mail In my podcast A Smaller Life, I talk to makers and business owners in my industry (and sometimes beyond) about making conscious choices and growing your brand by actually going smaller. In this episode I welcome knitwear designer, teacher and Fair Isle expert Mary Jane Mucklestone. Mary Jane and myself have briefly met on several occasions when I travelled to Shetland for Shetland...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I welcome Cinthia Vallet, designer extraordinaire of animal knitting patterns.  Cinthia is a very charming and lovely person, her designs are super smart, starting at the head, knitting down, all in one piece. This way you immediately connect to the animal you are making. The designs are beautiful and cute and definitely not just for kids.  We talk about her inspir...