When Rachael Mills took up crochet as a means to giving up smoking, little did she realise that it would one day lead to her making a Turner Prize winning doily! Last year, when the Glaswegian artist Jasleen Kaur was named the winner of the Turner Prize, crocheter Racheal was celebrating at home in Blackburn. I was thrilled when she agreed to come onto the podcast to share her side of this amazing story.Rachael's first creative job was piece work sewing at a bridal gown factory, she then went on to set up her own sewing business when she was made redundant and later on took up crochet as a hobby to keep her hands busy when she gave up smoking. She now spends her mornings on her sewing business and her afternoons crocheting commissions and teaching up to 50 people each week in her crochet classes.You can find Rachael's creative business Facebook pages here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/remdesigns.co.uk/?locale=en_GB">REM Designs</a> for sewing and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Crochetcrazycreations/?locale=en_GB">Crazy Crochet Creations</a>.<a href="https://makingstitchespodcast.com/2025/05/09/episode-87-celebrating-10-years-of-the-winwick-mum-sockalong-with-christine-perry/">For full show notes for this episode, please visit this page on the Making Stitches Podcast website.</a><a href="https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/58317/56249207423501794/share">To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link</a>The theme music is Make You Smile by RGMusic from <a href="https://www.melodyloops.com/">Melody Loops</a>.The Making Stitches logo was designed by Neil Warburton at <a href="https://www.iamunknown.com/">iamunknown</a>.You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through <a href="https://ko-fi.com/makingstitches">Ko-fi.</a> Making Stitches  Podcast is supported by the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MakingStitchesShop">Making Stitches Shop</a> which offers Making Stitches Podcast merchandise for sale as well as Up the Garden Path crochet patterns created by me &amp; illustrated by <a href="https://emmajackson.art/">Emma Jackson</a>.Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.

When Rachael Mills took up crochet as a means to giving up smoking, little did she realise that it would one day lead to her making a Turner Prize winning doily! Last year, when the Glaswegian artist Jasleen Kaur was named the winner of the Turner Prize, crocheter Racheal was celebrating at home in Blackburn. I was thrilled when she agreed to come onto the podcast to share her side of this amazing story. Rachael's first creative job was piece work sewing at a bridal gown factory, she then wen...

From Sewing Wedding Dresses to Crocheting a Turner Prize Winning Doily with Rachael Mills