Sew-organised-style
444 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsSew organised style- listen to people just like you.
We'll cover sewing, style and interview people who are the backbone of our sewing community and provide you with reputable organisations you can go to for help when you need it. Go to our website: https://seworganisedstylepodcast.com/
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librarianka and solizziesews
December 01, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 19.1 MB@librarianka Dorota and @solizziesews Lizzie are both local and online sewing friends. Dorota and Lizzie are both makers and thankfully they were brought together through SewOver50 and their friendship now spans beyond sewing. SewOver50 intersects all communities. This is very evident in the supportive experience both Dorota and Lizzie have had as part of the SewOver50 community. Having friends that share your creative interests is a great way to stay positive and focus on the good thing...
Love a slug too
November 29, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.3 MBEmily is careful about online safety and keeps their password and identity safe, as well as their own mental self. The ongoing phishing that happens online doesn't stop Emily from sharing their sewing projects or on their views of life. Emily has tapped into a rage of voices of women who are over 50 and fat who are silenced by many parts of the media, by makers and by influencers. Emily is current working in fat studies at university level. They discuss images and influencers to be thin th...
Mad Sewing Scientist
November 24, 2021 19:00 - 12 minutes - 9.31 MBJacqui Mendez-Johnson or @mad_sewing_scientist is a Sew Over It Inside and part of the Sewover50 community. Recently Sew Over It recognised the SewOver50 community in their social media. Jacqui is one of their Sew Over It Insiders. Jacqui discusses how she became a Sew Over It pattern insider and what that role entails. She loves it! She is a scientist by day👩🔬 and a sewing fiend by night since 2017! There are over 280 free podcasts available. Feel free to support this podcast on our ...
Lynne and Linda
November 22, 2021 19:00 - 23 minutes - 15 MBLynne and Linda became sewing friends one day when Lynne was seen at Costa's coffee by Linda wearing a dress she made for an Instagram sewing challenge called Swap, Share, Sew. The aim of this particular challenge was to make new friends. They both mentioned Marilyn and the Sewing Angels of the North and many other ways their friendship has continued to grow in so many ways. They are one of the many sewing friends built in the SewOver50 community on Instagram.
Creator's block
November 17, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutes - 8.2 MB2021 has taken the creativity out of Katrine, the force behind Mending Mayhem. She's hoping that listeners who are feeling no energy to be creative can know they are in good company. As we wind down to the end of 2021, if you're creative mind is feeling worn out, you can listen to how Katrine of Mending Mayhem also felt the same way for many months this year. She tells her story so that listeners who are also feeling deflated can know they are in good company to feel this way too.
Protect your accounts
November 15, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.8 MBThis podcast covers some simple ways you can use strong passwords on all your apps and devices to protect both your accounts and your identity. Unsolicited emails and messages and links are confidence tricks that allows scammers to steal from you. Recently the Sewover50 account received what looked like a copyright infringement notification from Instagram but it was a scam message that had a suspicious link that could have compromised all the hard work that the Judith and Sandy have done o...
ooobop
November 10, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 18.3 MBJanene Spencer or Ooobop is one of the pattern cover models for Sew Over It. Janene was chosen to represent the SewOver50 community. SewOver50 has worked tirelessly to raise the profile of mature aged sewists for over 3 years now. Lisa Comfort of Sew Over It is the first sewing pattern company owner to dedicate a week of their social media time to recognise the SewOver50 community. Janene talks about her experience as a model for Sew Over it. This is the first opportunity she has agreed ...
James Munroe
November 08, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBJames is inspired more from recycled materials and off cuts to create projects. He has sewn for many years and he combines these skills with his crafting skills. You'll see how much he enjoys Male Pattern Baldness day each year and he's allowed us to share some of his photos on our podcast website. Have a look at his IG account for lots more inspiration and seeing the people James has connected with in the past. The online community such as Sewover50 has helped James stay connected with ...
Goodenoughsewist
November 03, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBCara Lee is a Sewover50 follower that was featured in their Chronically sewn series. Cara talks about how to make time in your limited hours of energy to be able to do the things you want to do amongst the tasks you have to do each day. There are some tools she uses to help her make better use of her sewing time. With her limited time, Cara is still able to be pattern test for about 6 pattern designers. If it's good, then it's good enough. Cara talks about the challenges of having hea...
Denise Archer replay
October 30, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 32.5 MBAs Denise Archer says, Breast cancer isn’t curable. 30% of all survivors will die from this disease because it will return—one, five or twenty years later. That’s 42 thousand BC deaths every year in the US alone. The cancer treatment causes lymphedema. A compression arm sleeve is a great reminder of our cancer survival as well as many other physical challenges breast cancer treatments affecting patients. Thank you Denise for your permission to replay your podcast.
Wendy Ward beginner sewing advice
October 27, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.8 MBWendy Ward has written 4 sewing guides for beginners. If sewing masks and PPE was your first sewing experience, Wendy shares her sewing advice she gives her sewing students. Wendy began teaching in 2012 and she shares her sewing advice that will help new sewists keep developing their sewing practice. This is Wendy's third podcast and if you enjoy her work, go back and listen to her previous podcasts on sustainability and sewing for everybody. Many thanks to Wendy for giving her knowled...
Sheila and Sue
October 25, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 20.2 MBSheila of Sheilasewsherclothes and Sue of Modelled_by_Madge are today's sewing friend guests from the Sewover50 community. Sewing brought these two sewing friends together but they have more than sewing that keeps them together. Yes they have different fit issues but they work together to create clothes they love to wear. Both Sheila and Sue provide great suggestions if you'd like to find a sewing friend online. Sewover50 intersects with all communities so make sure you go back and lis...
Nikki Ansell
October 20, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 13.9 MBNikki Ansell or @itchycoopark23 lives with long covid and is one of the many SewOver50 followers who continue their sewing projects while living with chronic pain. She shares how her life has changed since March 2020. Nikki tells us about her personal losses during covid and listeners who have also experience the loss of loved ones should be aware that we talk about this between 3 and 5 minutes. This year Nikki talks about how she is living her best life and the roles sewing and crafts p...
Accessibility in Sewing
October 18, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBWe've had over 240 guests on the podcast and while we've discussed accessibility Sue Stoney identified a few gaps that we needed to discuss further. Sue has used hundreds of patterns and this list of issues are ones that pattern designers can use to make the lives of their customers easier to follow their instructions. Using redundant queues, avoiding colour use, including sizes on pattern grade lines, adding pattern layers, being aware of hearing loss, yellowing of the lens through age,...
Making Zen Online Retreat
October 18, 2021 01:47 - 19 minutes - 14.1 MBKate Ward of Zen Stitching has arranged this online retreat with 15 expert makers to share their skills with you close up. This is a free event. Making Zen Online Retreat begins on 18 October 2021 for 5 days and the free presentations are available until Sunday 24th October. Keep up to date through the Instagram account. This is Kate's sixth podcast and this time it's to encourage you to try a new technique with all the amazing speakers - Zac Foster, Meridith Woolnough, Sarah Woodyard, S...
Sew Over It embraces SewOver50
October 13, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 14.1 MBLisa Comfort the founder of Sew Over It decided she wanted to feature SewOver50 sewists, recognising their support by Sew Over It and ensuring representation of sewists over 50 in their social media and on their newly designed pattern covers. Sew Over It is the very first sewing company to embrace SewOver50 in their social media and also on the cover of their sewing patterns. At Sew Over It they are all about stylish sewing patterns, gorgeous fabrics, easy-to-follow classes on Stitch School...
Eleanor Thomson
October 11, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MBEleanor Thomson or @nelnanandnora established a facebook group for sewing flat and asymmetrical clothes. This is a safe group to share sewing knowledge as well as they surgical and cancer journeys. Eleanor set up this group while she was facing her own breast cancer journey and found that sewing helped her build her body confidence. After speaking with Eleanor, there was certainly more to her story that includes sewing among many creative pursuits and running. She's continued to give back ...
Justinmakesmyown
October 06, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 18.2 MBJustin first started in early 2020. He made masks for his sister and since then he has continued to sew for his own needs like his new 2022 back to work clothes. Finding patterns and fabrics are a challenge and you'll find the patterns he's used are worth considering for any body. Justin does reuse and recycle fabrics, materials and projects he's made but won't get any wear out of. As Justin says, the sewing community is more than just talking about sewing. Make sure you go back and li...
Jennie of Annie and Myras
October 04, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBJeannie of Annie and Myra's is a bra sewing expert from regional Victoria. Jennie answers a few bra sewing questions so we have more information about sewing bras that fit us using the correct underwires, fabrics and bra notions to suit all skin sensitivities. She does emphasis her love of couture sewing as she discusses starting on good basic bra patterns and using basic kits you can buy from local online retailers. Jennie tells us about Free the Girls and their donating bras program.
Sewing for post mastectomy bodies
September 29, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBTina or Bricolagedk is back for Sewover50 and she updates on some of the new useful patterns resources she has found to sew for a post mastectomy body. There are many new patterns and resources to create clothes that Tina has in her sewing queue. Tina also lives with chronic fatigue and she continues to give back to the sewing community with her pattern ideas and resources both on her Instagram account, as a guest post for Sewover50 and on this podcast for Sewover50. The Sewover50 Insta...
Joost FreeSewing dot org
September 26, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutes - 27.4 MBJoost is the creator of freesewing.org Makers, designers and developers contribute to this free resources so there are sewing patterns anyone can access for free, as the name free sewing suggests. These designs have been used by previous men who sew podcasts guests Wouter.vdub and Enno Swets. FreeSewing is an open source software project with the aim of becoming the Wikipedia of sewing patterns. FreeSewing provides a core library for parametric pattern design, an ever-growing library of des...
Thread Theory
September 22, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 15.1 MBMorgan and Matt of Thread Theory patterns have joined the support of Sewover50 by being part of this series about sewing for men podcast series. Thread Theory patterns is well know for providing great patterns for men and more recently for all bodies. Adrianna loves mens tailoring and has worked in the tailoring industry. This includes sewing with denim. She shares her sewing experience and provides us with her sewing advice that might surprise many listeners. Her overall advice is to ...
Lolie B Yergeau
September 20, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 23.3 MBLolie B Yergeau or Lolieya on Instagram encouraged sewists and pattern companies to provide seated photos of their patterns and makes. Lolie has adapted through her life to be independent and at times ask for help with her daily activities. She shares her favourite tools to help her sew when she has the energy to sew. On her Instagram account you can download her #sewnshownseated guidelines to help provide more photos of patterns in seated photos. This will help people who are seated and...
Christopher sews
September 15, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutes - 8.87 MBChristopher is back for Sewover50's men who sew series. He is a new sewists and he's back to talk about how he's investing further into his sewing practice. In his day job he manufacturers DNA. Christopher follows many online sewing communities so that he can hear the view points of many people and learn along the way. He follows the Sewover50 community because he can see what people are making and learn from them as well. Make sure you go back and listen to all of the podcasts in this...
Amelie dress sewalong
September 12, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes - 10.4 MBThe Button Challenge is the August and September sewalong run by Sew Busty with Brittani of Untitled Thoughts. This is a simple pattern and Brittani has written some great posts on Sew Busty website for new sewists to follow and get a better fitted bodice on this dress. The Sew Busty Community is for anyone who is busty. Anyone who has ever had to do a full bust adjustment on a princess seam or for a full bust adjustment on a waist dart as just 2 of the most challenging examples. General...
Andie Wells
September 08, 2021 20:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBAndie or Sew Pretty in Pink, is an artist, sewist, writer and improv comedian. Andie also describes themselves as a disabled fat Endy Babe interested in sewing, fashion, Lingerie, Swimwear and EDS. Andie talks about their developing @Chronicallysewn and the current #slowprojectchallenge. Chronicallysewn is an inclusive space for chronically ill (mental/physical) sewists. Slow Project Challenge runs over 3 months and the emphasis is on rest. There's no need to finish a project or projects. ...
Check your thread SoZo
September 05, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 20.1 MBZoe Edwards is a podcaster with her podcast Check your threads. Have you subscribed to check your thread podcast yet? This is a joy to listen to. I'm sure you're already familiar with her existing blog 'So Zo what do you know. She's always posted her makes, her free patterns and her concern for the environment as well as the highly successful Me Made May each year. Her instagram account also reflects her sewing point of view and makes. In this podcast Zoe says that she enjoys engaging with p...
Sewing basics for every body
September 01, 2021 20:00 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBFollowing our theme of sewing for men for Sewover50, Wendy Ward talks about the capsule wardrobe she's created for anyone to sew. The details are in her book 'Sewing Basics for every body'. Wendy has taught sewing locally for many years and her depth of teaching experience has led her to writing this book for people to create clothes they want to reflect who they are. Make sure you go back and listen to Wendy's earlier podcast about sustainable sewing for Sewover50. There is one more Wendy...
Nancy and Julia
August 29, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 31.6 MBNancy Chen Bajraktari of @iusedtobeacurtin is back on the podcast with her friend Julia Cost of @juliaallissoncost, as we look at how online friendships develop. Nancy and Julia talk about some great insights that listeners will easily identify with. Nancy is a sewist who lives on O’ahu for the last year and she enjoys print mixing and upcycling clothing. This feeds her obsession with vibrant prints and exploring all sewing possibilities. Julia Cost is a painter and textile designer born, ...
Enno Swets
August 25, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEnno Swets was one of the men sewover50 featured this year to show there is diversity in the Sewover50 community. Enno or outdressed.no is an outdoor gear sewing specialist. He has a passion for technical or functional sewing and you'll hear how his problem solving strength is used to sew all types of gear. The plans he develops before making these projects are all dependent on the function they will be used for. Sewing gives Enno the perfect ability to be creative and produce clothes a...
Brittani: sustainable sewing
August 23, 2021 20:00 - 12 minutes - 10.5 MBBrittani of Untitled Thoughts discusses a few easy steps to take to be sustainable. Her view is that sewing in itself is being sustainable for a few good reasons. Brittani encourages sewists to take small steps in their sewing practice to be sustainable including buying locally to reduce your carbon footprint. Make sure you listen to our previous #so50SustainableSewing podcasts to inspire you to make something for this challenge today.
PK from NZ
August 18, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBPK is today's Sewover50 podcast guest living in New Zealand. She's written a few instagram posts to inspire sewists to take their time to create clothes they love to wear. PK's posts for Sewover50 have covered adding monograms to clothes they sew. She also timestamps her clothes to record the details of each make on each piece. PK is addicted to sewing pants, shirts and coats. What she does advocate is to share sewing knowledge and to always feel free to ask questions. This is truly a ...
Jen Hogg sustainable sewing
August 15, 2021 20:00 - 41 minutes - 29 MBJen Hogg is both a Sewover50 guest post contributor and a sponsor for Sewover50's #So50SustainableSewing challenge. Jen has long valued being a sustainable sewist and she discusses the many examples of how you can adopt sustainable sewing actions as part of your entry for the Sewover50 #so50SustainableSewing challenge this month. In the wealth of sustainable examples Jen covers, she talks about 3 local textile suppliers who she has sourced 'textile waste' and given them a second life. Th...
Wouter vdub
August 11, 2021 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21 MBWouter vdub as he's known on instagram is today's bloke for Sewover50. Since Susan Young first wrote her article about sewing for men, we've been featuring men who sew in the Sewover50 community. Wouter is an IT professional who loves to climb mountains and sew and does a bit of knitting on the side. He's been sewing his own clothes for the last 8 years and sewing gives him the freedom to express his style. He has some great advice for new sewists who are learning how to sew. Once you...
Wendy Ward sustainable sewing
August 09, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MBWendy Ward's most recent publication focusses on Sustainable Sewing. Wendy has now written 5 books to help sewists learn their sewing skills using her easy to follow instructions and patterns. Wendy discusses how sustainability has always been an interest of hers and she has helped her local communities build sustainable sewing skills. She's also a sponsor for Sewover50's #So50SustainableSewing challenge and we're so thrilled she gave us her time to talk about her knowledge in fashion de...
Rhonda Buss
August 04, 2021 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBRhonda Buss or Sewbussted on instagram is today's Sewover50 guest. Rhonda starts chatting about how she saves dogs who go onto doing great things like being therapy dogs. She's a pilot and she uses this skill to help her local community save dogs in states that keep lost dogs for very long. She has sewn since the age of 5 and was taught by her grandmother. You would have seen Rhonda create and continue her #1yearchallenge on instagram. This challenge was Rhonda's response to being in lockdo...
#so50sustainablesewing
August 02, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBJudith Staley of Sewover50 updates us about #So50SustainableSewing challenge for August. This challenge is all about using 'waste' fabric to make a garments or accessories using fabric that is already in the system.... your remnants, charity shop or thrift fabric from estate sales, vintage fabrics, manufacturing waste. fabric picked up from fabric swap tables at meet ups or from your fellow sewist's destashes, discarded garments or tablecloths or bed linen. Please avoid buying charity shop...
Lucie Harrild
July 29, 2021 20:00 - 14 minutes - 10.5 MBMeet Lucie Harrild and her soon to be launched Comhla business that will include teaching mending and sewing in pop up places around the UK later this year. Comhla is about 'Making it easier to care about the world and get dressed'. Lucie has been a sustainability consultant for large corporates and now she's using that knowledge and training to make a difference for local communities.
James is sew happy
July 28, 2021 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBHold on to your hat. James learnt to sew at 7 years of age. James Nacy or James_is_sew_happy is our next men in the Sewover50 community to share his advice about sewing mens clothes. The pattern designers James mentions by James are a great start when you're learning how to sew mens clothes for beginners. There is so much joy in James's retelling of how sewing has played a changing role in his lift. You'll see some of his fav makes that he chats about in this podcast on his podcast blog ...
Sew Busty
July 26, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutes - 17.3 MBLindsie Rank is the key force behind the Sew Busty Community. Many people who sew have contributed to the busty pattern database. The Sew Busty Community is for anyone who is busty. Anyone who has ever had to do a full bust adjustment on a princess seam or for a full bust adjustment on a waist dart as just 2 of the most challenging examples. Generally, Sew Busty Community content is focused on those with a 3″ or greater difference between their full and high bust measurements. At Sew Busty...
Sewing for men
July 21, 2021 20:00 - 36 minutes - 25.8 MBThis podcast is to support a recent article Susan Young published in Love Sewing magazine about sewing for men. Susan is the official blog writer for Sewover50. You may have noticed that she recently made her husband some new gear and in this podcast you'll hear why she's done just that. Susan wanted to sew but had no motivation to continue to sew for herself so while in lockdown, she decided to sew a sweatshirt or 2 for her husband. You'll hear about her experience and what developments s...
Great Bra Sewing Bee
July 19, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBSue and Emma Folts’ vision of the Great Bra Sewing Bee is to bring together bra sewists from around the world to enhance their skills, connect with businesses, and celebrate this beautiful art form. Brabuilders.com owned by Emma Folts, has pulled together skilled teachers and lingerie businesses to make this goal a reality. Sue began making custom bras to use her sewing skills to help women get the bra they couldn't find in retail stores. As Sue says, it's cheaper to make your own bras and...
Corrie Lewis-Bishop
July 14, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 15.8 MBThis is a huge week for Corrie Lewis-Bishop. She's been recognised in Cashmerette's upcoming book - Ahead of the Curve. Her story’s in a Wall Street Journal article this week. Thankfully Corrie has given us her time to talk about her ceramics and her new sewing journey. Corrie talks about why making clothes is political. She talks about the feedback she received when she wrote a guest post for Sewover50 in May this year. The responses to this post are discussed in this podcast. Make su...
Shoulders part 2
July 12, 2021 20:00 - 31 minutes - 22.2 MBThis is a deep dive discussion about understanding your shoulder measurements to create better fitting sleeves. Gabby Brown is an industry trained pattern fitting expert and she's written 3 great posts about this topic for the sewing community on Sewcialists blog. You'll hear how Gabby revels in the details about getting better fitting patterns and how much joy she gets from great fitting clothes. This level of work and experience is priceless and really worth the time if that's your sewin...
Jeanette Irons
June 30, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBJeanette talks about how her perceptions have changes about what clothes should look like. Retail website models are certainly not a drawcard for her any longer. Jeanette is a keen Sewover50 follower and its been through following this account and hashtag that she's now finding real styles that suit her need for comfort. Jeanette also offers valuable advice for anyone read to ditch their ready to wear clothes for clothes you want to design and sew. She talks you through a worthwhile approa...
Asian Sewist Collective podcast
June 28, 2021 20:00 - 26 minutes - 19.5 MBAda and Nicole are the cohosts of a new podcast - Asian Sewist Collective. Season 1 is going great and they're planning on creating more great podcasts to explore the intersection of our identities and their shared sewing practice as they create a space for Asian sewists and their allies. Curating your Instagram feed to follow Asian sewists is just one step you can take to raise the profile of Asian sewists. Learning about Asian sewists and their perspectives is a journey you can take an...
Nancy Chen Bajraktari
June 23, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 12.7 MBNancy was one of the featured finalists on Sewover50 with her pattern mixing challenge entry. You'll know Nancy as iusedtobeacurtain on Instagram. We hear about how Nancy started sewing and you'll be amazed at her sewing background. She's always been mindful of making the most of her resources and this has meant Nancy has developed her print mixing skill so well. Nancy shares her print mixing tips on this podcast and her admiration for how inclusive Sewover50 is. This is Nancy's very fir...
Shoulder fit part 1
June 21, 2021 20:00 - 9 minutes - 7.19 MBGabby Brown wrote 3 shoulder adjustment posts for Sewcialists that you simply must read to identify and fit this area of your clothes. The shoulder is arguably the most fit critical area in garments made for the upper half of the body. Problems stemming from the shoulder affect overall garment balance, can cause draglines through the entire garment, and can cause great discomfort while wearing. The next podcast will have more details for fitting shoulders that Gabby details in 2 posts fo...
Chuleenan
June 16, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBChuleenan or C Sews is the long time Bay Area Sewists organiser and she has recently updated her sewing blog is C Sews.com and the sewing pattern height chart she started in 2017. Chuleenan was recently featured by Sewover50 for updating her sewing pattern height chart and you'll hear the level of detail she's gone to so everyone can use this handy resource. She sews clothes and makes hats. Well she also collects hats so it's rare that you see a photo where she is not wearing one of over...
Helen Shaw
June 09, 2021 20:00 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBHelen recently wrote a guest post for Sewover50 about her shirtmaking journey. Where do you start when you decide to make a new type of garment. When you hear Helen's story, you'll be surprised to hear what skills she decided to learn before starting to make shirts. In September 2020 @sewover50 posted about shirt making and although Helen said in the comments that she'd love to make a classic shirt, at the time it felt highly ambitious. She takes us through her shirt making adventure that...