Sam Sabido
Crochet designer and teacher behind Sam Sabido Crochets, author of "My Granny Square Wardrobe" and "My Crochet Stitch Wardrobe" (Search Press) and a regular contributor to Inside Crochet, Crochet Now and Simply Crochet.
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Sep 5, 2026
LindsayHOST
At what point then did it move from just within your, your smaller teaching circle to actually unleashing your designs on the outside world?
Sam SabidoGUEST
So the, the classes, um, snowballed to the point where actually I had a s- a studio.
Sam SabidoGUEST
Um, but then we had COVID, and I had to let my studio go, and I did all my classes on Zoom.
LindsayHOST
So would you have any advice for anybody who's maybe thinking about doing that themselves and, and, and trying to design some garments beyond just for themself?
LindsayHOST
Carry On Crafting.
Sam SabidoGUEST
Last year we came as visitors and had such a good time, we thought, "I'm gonna give it a go selling." So I m- me, myself, my friend Terry-Ann, we've come along.
Sam SabidoGUEST
We're selling crochet garments, kits, and patterns, because I'm a crochet designer, and we've just collected so many samples over the years.
LindsayHOST
And have you found a lot of people have come to you because they do your designs, and th- and you know, they've wanted to actually meet you?