March is National Crafting month and I have a new kind of episode for you that blends a set of crafty books with a crafty interview with someone who connects her love of books, libraries and crafts together. 

Today, I am talking with Ellen Lumpkin Brown of Sew It! Workshop, a virtual and pop-up sewing studio that embodies books and reading and creativity for a purpose.

I recently completed one of Ellen’s virtual workshops with my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community and created a weighted eye mask perfect for resting my tired reading and writing eyes.

And if I can do it, you can, too.

Come listen to add some crafty books to your TBR stack, get inspired by Ellen’s passion and creativity and claim some for yourself.

Here are the books mentioned in this episode. You’ll find links to my Amazon and Bookshop affiliate stores below. Thanks for your bookish support!

Craft a Life You Love: Infusing Creativity, Fun & Intention into Your Everyday by Amy Tangerine (Amazon / Bookshop)

Craftfulness: Mend Yourself by Making Things by Rosemary Davidson & Arzu Tahsin (Amazon)

Crafting Change: Handmade Activism, Past and Present by Jessica Vitkus (Amazon / Bookshop)

The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson (Amazon / Bookshop)

Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman by Nancy Zieman & Marjorie L. Russell (Amazon)

The Boy That Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer (Amazon / Bookshop)

Now, it’s your turn!

What are your favorite books for craft inspiration?

Share all of your suggestions in the comments below so I can add them to my stack, too!