THE GRIEF MAGIC PODCAST

#181 Mystical Stitches with Christi Johnson

Subscribe to the podcast

About this episode

I’ve been such a fan of Christi’s work and especially her book Mystical Stitches for ages and so it’s a real joy to bring this beautiful interview to you! Here is what we talked about:

  • Finding one’s own voice with shapes, colours and composition
  • Rituals and creative process
  • Writing books and sharing skills
  • The beauty, magic and resilience of textiles

Christi Johnson’s personal work combines cosmic visions and botanical beauties, a hypnotic dance of symbols stitched slowly and methodically into fabric. She is the artist behind Mixed Color, a textile studio based in the foothills of the Catskills, NY which provides functional pieces that are thoughtfully made, as well as educating others in creativity and textile arts. Through books, kits, and online courses on embroidery and garment making, Christi guides her students through the skills they need to embrace self expression through handcrafts. She is the author of, Mystical Stitches (Storey Press, 2021), which explores embroidery as a tool for personal empowerment and magical embellishment to bring more meaning into stitches. www.mixedcolor.net

Here is the ethical marketing workshop I mentioned: https://pinkwellstudio.com/ethical-marketing-workshop/

Thank you so much for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

If this podcast feels like home, there's more waiting for you.

Join the newsletter to receive seasonal reflections and new episodes!

Hi, my name is Yarrow.

I’m a maker, grief companion and tarot reader living in a small coastal town in Scotland. 

I facilitate creative projects and tarot rituals for seasons of loss, make handmade textile magic and host the Grief Magic podcast. 

More Episodes

#252 Three low energy creative projects for autumn

#252 Three low energy creative projects for autumn

This episode is for you if you feel a bit disconnected from your creativity and you want some easy, low energy ideas that can help you reconnect with this part of you. You might have most of the things needed already at home and they're a great way to get ready for a...

#251 How do we find hope in this moment?

#251 How do we find hope in this moment?

This is a little waffle episode - updates from my summer, tales of neurotic furniture moving, the slow timeline of creative dreams unfolding over years and what I am doing at the moment to stay connected to each moment and a sense of hope. You can send me questions...

#250 Why Some Friendships Don’t Survive Grief

#250 Why Some Friendships Don’t Survive Grief

This week I'm continuing the Google-questions format and turning to something that comes up so often: why some friendships don't survive grief and loss. Before I get into it, a reminder that Monday sessions are back, come as you are, no pressure, sliding scale, no one...

Tarot Readings are £50 instead of £80 until October 31st

Close Welcome Bar