Making Stitches this week, features its first international guest, crochet designer, Esther from Essie Birdies who lives in the Netherlands. Ether's interest in crochet was sparked when her daughter was given an amigurumi kit 10 years ago. She taught herself crochet so she could make it for her, that set her off on a path to designing small toys, shawls, bags and home furnishings. Esther's story just goes to prove that you don't have to start early to make an impact in the world of crochet. She now works in collaboration with yarn brands and has a website filled with her own designs.You can find Esther on Instagram as @esiebirdies and her website is : https://essiebirdies.wordpress.com/For full show notes for this episode, please visit : https://makingstitchespodcast.com/The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from https://melodyloops.com/