Oct 5, 20261h 8mS1
You can watch this epsiode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3bwPpBALIQc Beatrice Deer is an award-winning Inuk and Mohawk singer-songwriter, designer, and seamstress who grew up in the tiny village of Quaqtaq, Nunavik, and...
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A HandBuilt Life
Hosted by Heather Lou + Amy V · leisure · EN
About this Podcast:
From Closet Core Studios comes: A Handbuilt Life. Join hosts Heather Lou and Amy V as they check in on their various hobbies and obsessions, from sewing to woodworking, gardening, and more. They'll speak to industry experts from all walks of life to discuss what fuels their passions and drives their creativity — because a good life is always a work in progress. Find us: Shop - www.closetcorepatterns.com Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/closetcorepatterns/ YouTube - @closetcorepatterns
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What is A HandBuilt Life about?
From Closet Core Studios comes: A Handbuilt Life. Join hosts Heather Lou and Amy V as they check in on their various hobbies and obsessions, from sewing to woodworking, gardening, and more.
Who hosts A HandBuilt Life?
A HandBuilt Life is hosted by Heather Lou + Amy V. The show has published 16 episodes to date.
What has A HandBuilt Life covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Music, Sewing and Never Giving Up with Beatrice Deer" (5 October 2026, 68 minutes), "Denim Master Ben Viapiana" (7 September 2026, 73 minutes), and "Talking to Yourself on the Phone with Heather and Amy" (24 August 2026, 48 minutes).
How often does A HandBuilt Life publish?
A HandBuilt Life publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 16 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on A HandBuilt Life?
Booking probability for A HandBuilt Life is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A HandBuilt Life requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A HandBuilt Life's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch A HandBuilt Life?
The strongest fits for A HandBuilt Life are Artists, Writers & Performers. A HandBuilt Life has a leisure audience.
About the host
Heather Lou + Amy V hosts A HandBuilt Life, a leisure podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Episode #13
Denim Master Ben Viapiana
Sep 7, 20261h 13mS1Ben Viapiana is a one-man denim brand, a fount of knowledge about all things jeans, one of our favourite makers to follow on IG, and a fellow Canadian. Ben started making his own jeans at sixteen after asking his dad...
Aug 24, 202648 minS1Heather and Amy are reflecting on the end of summer and the joys and pains of summer vacationing with their respective families. Other items on the docket: moving to get the thoughts out, moodboarding fall style and...
Episode #11
Growing a Dress: with Eve O. Schaub
Aug 7, 20261h 20mS1Heather is sitting down with author and humourist Eve O. Schaub to talk about her latest project: growing a dress. Her previous works, which include Year of No Suga r (2014), Year of No Clutter (2017), and Year of No...
Jul 27, 202649 minS1This week, Heather and Amy are sharing what has been filling their heads, hands and hearts this July. From Amy's staycation to Heather's journey into the classics, we are proving that not only are we huge nerds, but we...
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Jul 6, 20261h 21mS1Heather was delighted to speak with Dr. Claire Ashley on the pod this month. They have a long chat about detecting and healing from burnout (check out her book, The">https://amzn.to/4aB36Vl">The Burnout Doctor), her...
Jun 22, 202659 minS1Join Heather and Amy as they get into what has been filling their heads and hearts and keeping their hands busy this June. Coming to you from Amy's basement, sorry the production values aren't perfect on this one! Sign...
Jun 8, 20261h 38mS1Our guest is business advisor, strategic consultant, and style icon Gretchen Jones. Heather and Gretchen go deep on values-driven entrepreneurship, what it means to be truly creative in today's culturally flat...
May 25, 202646 minS1<p>Heather and Amy are debriefing after H&H, a giant studio move and Amy's revelation that she's an entirely different season than she thought! Tune in to hear more about what is filling our hearts and heads this...
May 12, 20261h 12mS1<p>Our guest is chef, recipe developer, bestselling cookbook author and maker Christine Flynn. Hailing from the East Coast of Canada, Christine and Heather had a rollicking conversation that covers big life and career...
Apr 27, 202651 minS1<p>Heather and Amy are back to discuss the hobbies and obsessions keeping their heads and hands busy this Spring. From Amy crying with astronauts to Heather's feminist literature class, we are busy in April, shaking off...
Apr 13, 20261h 9mS1<p>Heather sits down with the original multi-hyphenate and muse to our most challenging sewing pattern to date (the Jasika Blazer) Jasika Nicole! They talk hobbies (how many are too many??) creativity juice and...
Mar 30, 202639 minS1<p>Heather and Amy are back with the subjects that are filling their heads, the hobbies that are keeping their hands busy and the little things that are filling their hearts this month. From Amy's sourdough journey to...
Mar 20, 20261h 1mS1<p>This week, Heather sits down with sewing superstar Cornelius Quiring! We had the pleasure of hosting Cornelius in Montreal while working on The Cornelius Shirt collab, and honestly? It was a blast. Photoshoots, silly...
A HandBuilt Life
Welcome to a Handbuilt Life
Mar 11, 202624 minS1<p>In the inaugural episode of A Handbuilt Life, Heather and Amy are coming to you from the Closet Core Closet (literally) to introduce themselves and their plans for the show! Times are tough, and now more than ever...
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