NeedleXChange
Jamie "Mr X Stitch" Chalmers interviews needlework and textile artists to find out how they make their art, how they build their business and why they love working with a needle and thread.
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![Martha Hussey - The Work Behind The Work Part 2 [NX122]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251230_011224_8feb9bb1f4b8b325b687054fff48383c.jpg "Martha Hussey - The Work Behind The Work Part 2 [NX122]")
![Danielle Clough - Making a Racket [NX045]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1718902661057-433c024b5b366572019f98303f68e73e.jpeg "Danielle Clough - Making a Racket [NX045]")
![Marcia Bennett Male - History & Her Story [NX049]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1721327140109-88ec8c5ed1ba212b1405b78e6bed551d.jpeg "Marcia Bennett Male - History & Her Story [NX049]")
![Michelle Kingdom - The Handmade Tales [NX061]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1728563735542-258aa745-5cbf-4960-8cdc-f5641fb04cce.jpeg "Michelle Kingdom - The Handmade Tales [NX061]")
![Peter Frederiksen - Tension In His Stitches [NX063]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1729084170847-174a6cec-a556-47b5-a020-4c3bbddb3699.jpeg "Peter Frederiksen - Tension In His Stitches [NX063]")
![Stephanie Kelly Clark - Life Is Art [NX086]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1745148109296-235d7453-58ff-42ce-9582-84549d81488c.jpeg "Stephanie Kelly Clark - Life Is Art [NX086]")
![Hattie McGill - Cinematic Goldwork [NX094]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250613_050646_2454bd7ef307651eefc1f72f03a2698d.jpg "Hattie McGill - Cinematic Goldwork [NX094]")
![Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism [NX106]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_030852_719d2dc4ed85493207a1f189c6a186a5.jpg "Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism [NX106]")
![Fuzzy Mall - Having It Large [NX100]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250716_070749_867ce6e76ea1f3272575dae2a80ac650.jpg "Fuzzy Mall - Having It Large [NX100]")
![Meredith Woolnough | Organic Machine Embroidery [NX008]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1695214781158-82dcb82ea6b9c26b94f86916354afe43.jpeg "Meredith Woolnough | Organic Machine Embroidery [NX008]")
![Jane Sanders | Pop Portrait Perfection [NX005]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1690316393087-be23a2e4cf7f9e538dab7d37f88112da.jpeg "Jane Sanders | Pop Portrait Perfection [NX005]")
![John Thomas Paradiso | Exotic Embroiderings [NX011]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1697541954629-30783d180c94a1cc3e8843db9d2c98ea.jpeg "John Thomas Paradiso | Exotic Embroiderings [NX011]")
![Dr. Isabella Rosner | Highlighting Historical Embroidery [NX019]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1713997896196-9c15f5502603fbeb34426d8a91ed53ed.jpeg "Dr. Isabella Rosner | Highlighting Historical Embroidery [NX019]")
![Per Fhager | Soft Pixels [NX029]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1709199234400-d7f70d327e3493ba359ab0bfef98522a.jpeg "Per Fhager | Soft Pixels [NX029]")
![Kate Tume | Creating Cosmology [NX031]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1709904416365-a760c2bde893bd35f8d1bd12189316c5.jpeg "Kate Tume | Creating Cosmology [NX031]")
![Orly Cogan - Modern Fictions [NX033]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1711456809651-94d4fe89e3dfad23ad0dbe68a0717d3b.jpeg "Orly Cogan - Modern Fictions [NX033]")
Recent Episodes
Jan. 11, 2026
Martha Hussey - The Work Behind The Work Part 2 [NX122]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Martha Hussey . We talk fresh off the heels of Martha’s solo show in London and discuss DIY curation as well as Royal Academy highs and near-misses, Martha talks textiles’ growing ...
![Martha Hussey - The Work Behind The Work [NX122]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251230_011242_d0da416f83b92ee0d13836a8efe388c3.jpg "Martha Hussey - The Work Behind The Work [NX122]")
Jan. 4, 2026
Martha Hussey - The Work Behind The Work [NX122]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Martha Hussey . Martha trained in fine art at St Martin’s and later dove into an art-therapy diploma during lockdown, discovering how stitch can quiet the mind and surface truth. I...
![Loren Batt - Lore Maker Part 2 [NX121]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251227_111248_ff4dfb371c90d8fc45e8118a2eb29b0e.jpg "Loren Batt - Lore Maker Part 2 [NX121]")
Dec. 28, 2025
Loren Batt - Lore Maker Part 2 [NX121]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Loren Batt . Loren is an American-born artist who’s made France home for decades. In this first half, we trace her path from linguistics and art history into printmaking, then the ...
![Loren Batt - Lore Maker [NX120]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251220_031206_95f46aa9192bc95f2907be7b414b994f.jpg "Loren Batt - Lore Maker [NX120]")
Dec. 22, 2025
Loren Batt - Lore Maker [NX120]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Loren Batt . Loren is an American-born artist who’s made France home for decades. In this first half, we trace her path from linguistics and art history into printmaking, then the ...
![Chloe Savage - Perfection and Reflection Part 2 [NX119]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251205_041228_69a0873000299d087651c9cfe6ee0788.jpg "Chloe Savage - Perfection and Reflection Part 2 [NX119]")
Dec. 14, 2025
Chloe Savage - Perfection and Reflection Part 2 [NX119]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Chloe Savage . Chloe is a conservation embroiderer, couture specialist, and educator whose studio practice spans everything from National Trust restorations to hands-on needlepoint...
![Chloe Savage - Perfection and Reflection [NX118]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251204_101233_319269273472f0be036937cf2b179675.jpg "Chloe Savage - Perfection and Reflection [NX118]")
Dec. 7, 2025
Chloe Savage - Perfection and Reflection [NX118]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Chloe Savage . Chloe is a conservation embroiderer, couture specialist, and educator whose studio practice spans everything from National Trust restorations to hands-on needlepoint...
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