Kathy Elkins's guest appearances

Kathy Elkins

Zestful Aging

The LoveCrafts show

Craft Industry Alliance

The Independent Life

Babes of Que

Jen Ruiz

Ashton Applewhite

Celeste Headlee

Jane Duncan Rogers

Kristin Neff

James Baraz

Rebecca Scritchfield

Donald Altman

Pepper Schwartz

Kerry Hannon

Cindy Gallop

Grace Bonney

Barbara Mancini

Samantha Brown

Nancy Davis Kho

OwlTail

In this episode we discuss how Babes of Que came to be, who Kathy Elkins is and what makes her the OG babe-a-que. 

In this episode we discuss how Babes of Que came to be, who Kathy Elkins is and what makes her the OG babe-a-que.

Origin story with the OG Babe-A-Que, Kathy Elkins

 Steve &amp; Kathy Elkins have created the second generation supersonic yarn empire, Webs, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. This fabulous store, which is now part of the LoveCrafts family, began with Steve's mother Barbara's love of weaving, and grew and grew to be the mighty yarn business it is today! Jamie and Merion chat to Steve and Kathy to find out how the business unfolded, how they manage to work together side by side as husband and wife, and why Steve just doesn't like yellow.  Jamie puts them through their paces with a weaving quiz, and we find out all about yarn trends for the future!Explore the Webs yarnstore hereDon’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to show@lovecrafts.com and check out previous episodes of The LoveCrafts Show by visiting the home page.Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between!You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you!(ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!)Happy crafting!

Steve &amp; Kathy Elkins have created the second generation supersonic yarn empire, Webs, based in Northampton, Massachusetts. This fabulous store, which is now part of the LoveCrafts family, began with Steve's mother Barbara's love of weaving, and grew and grew to be the mighty yarn business it is today! Jamie and Merion chat to Steve and Kathy to find out how the business unfolded, how they manage to work together side by side as husband and wife, and why Steve just doesn't like yellow.  Jamie puts them through their paces with a weaving quiz, and we find out all about yarn trends for the future! Explore the Webs yarnstore <a href="https://www.yarn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Don’t forget to send us lots of lovely messages, responses and questions to <a href="mailto:show@lovecrafts.com">show@lovecrafts.com</a> and check out previous episodes of The LoveCrafts Show by visiting the <a href="https://www.lovecrafts.com/c/article/the-lovecrafts-show-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">home page</a>.Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts for more chat about love, crafts and everything in-between! You can email us at show@lovecrafts.com to share your crafting stories, guest recommendations or just your favourite flap jack recipes - we'd love to hear from you! (ps - please please leave us a review wherever you can, so that we can keep making happy pods that you love!) Happy crafting!

Steve & Kathy Elkins | How To Build A Yarn Empire [S02E06]

Kathy Elkins and her husband Steve are the owners of three businesses in the handknitting space.  For the last 16 years they have been the second-generation owners of WEBS - America's Yarn Store. Last year they acquired String Yarns, a luxury yarn store located on Manhattan's Upper East Side.  Prior to her foray into the world of yarn, Kathy managed and directed the marketing efforts for several consumer brands.  She is a passionate Boston sports fan but her greatest joy is cheering for her two sons from the sidelines. Find out more at Yarn.com and stringyarns.com.Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at NicoleChristina.com, and become a patron at Patreon.com/ZestfulAging.

Kathy Elkins and her husband Steve are the owners of three businesses in the handknitting space. For the last 16 years they have been the second-generation owners of WEBS - America's Yarn Store. Last year they acquired String Yarns, a luxury yarn store located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Prior to her foray into the world of yarn, Kathy managed and directed the marketing efforts for several consumer brands. She is a passionate Boston sports fan but her greatest joy is cheering for her two sons from the sidelines. Find out more at <a href="http://Yarn.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yarn.com</a> and <a href="http://stringyarns.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stringyarns.com</a>. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at <a href="http://NicoleChristina.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NicoleChristina.com</a>, and become a patron at <a href="http://Patreon.com/ZestfulAging" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/ZestfulAging</a>.

Kathy Elkins -- Co-owner of the Largest Yarn Store in the US, and Probably the World