CARRY ON CRAFTING 2026: A Weekend of Crafting, Camping & Fun

This time last weekend, Carry on Crafting celebrated its 5th birthday. The festival, based at Ardingley Showground in Sussex, played host to craft stalls, workshops, vintage stands, tasty food, music and fun.Last March, I spoke to the festival's founder, Justine Robson on this podcast (for episode number 94. At the time, she invited me along to the festival - over a year later, I got there!It was everything I imagined it would be, and more. I met old friends and made new ones too, I crocheted, I chatted, I watched football, listened to music and even got to interview a radio legend called Graham!Thank you to everyone who spoke to me for this episode of Making Stitches Podcast including (in order of appearance):Kerry Lord from ToftEleonora Tully from Coastal CrochetAnnah from Needle & FeatherKitey from The Yarn WhispererBex from The Pigeon's NestMaking Stitches Podcast listeners, Clare & SarahGraham - the voice of Radio CoC (Carry On Crafting!)Sam Sabido from Sam Sabido CrochetsNicky Ward from A Heart Shaped CherryJustine Robson from Carry on CraftingAs well as everyone to helped make the weekend run so smoothly for us - especially the wonderful Carry on Crafting volunteers (particularly Clare who gave me a lift back to the station!).It was a truly special experience!This is the final episode in the current series of Making Stitches Podcast, I will be back again (all being well) in the autumn, with some more inspiring creative chats for you.I hope you have a lovely summer!Thank you for listening to Making Stitches Podcast!For full show notes, please visit https://makingstitchespodcast.com/To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this linkThe theme music is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops.The Making Stitches logo was designed by Neil Warburton at iamunknown.You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi.Making Stitches  Podcast is supported by the Making Stitches Shop which offers Making Stitches Podcast merchandise for sale as well as Up the Garden Path crochet patterns created by me & illustrated by Emma Jackson