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Sewing and fitting for drag
February 15, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this Sewcialists podcast, Gabby Brown discusses the information Wayne Laberda and Maxi discussed in her 2 Sewcialists posts last year. You can read Gabby's post with Wayne Laberda here. Then hop into Gabby's subsequent post with Maxi herself looking through her closet. Find Wayne as Maxi on Instagram! Go back and listen to previous Sewcialists podcasts and make sure you subscribe to the Sewcialists Instagram account and blog.
Sarah of Pattern Union
February 13, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutes - 8.49 MBSarah Pondevie is presenting at the Australian Sewing Guild's first online Autumn Sewing Celebration on 27 March 2021. This podcast is a replay of Sarah's original podcast she published in August 2020. You'll get the chance to ask Sarah questions at the Autumn Sewing Celebration and have access to all the presentations for 6 months. The Autumn Sewing Celebration is the first online sewing conference style event developed by the Australian Sewing Guild (ASG). In 2020 the ASG worked hard a...
Stitching self care
February 11, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 20.6 MBKate Ward is back discussing the benefits of stitching and she's done her research to back up her podcast. Kate has already written 2 blog posts about the benefits of stitching. 7 more reasons why stitch and craft is good for us is the natural follow up article to 10 reasons why stitching and craft is good for us. Make sure you go back and listen to all the sewing save and mending podcasts published on Fridays. There is such a ground swell of sewing community people who are dedicated to...
Autumn Sewing Celebration
February 07, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes - 11.5 MBThis is the first online sewing conference style event developed by the Australian Sewing Guild (ASG). In 2020 the ASG worked hard and developed online workshops and sewing challenges to further people's sewing skills. Early bird tickets are available to the first 125 participants when tickets go on sale today. There are 14 presenters from a range of industries and practices to keep ASG members interest both on the day and for 6 months after this event. The big plus is the presenters wil...
Meet Laineemakes
February 03, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.8 MBElaine is a Sewover50 follower and she gives her perspective about Black History Month. She sees that she wants to know more about Black History both in the US and in her home country in the UK. Black History Month in the UK is recognised in October each year and she's suggested listeners go to Black History Month UK website and Black Poppy Rose . Elaine began following Sewover50 when it was first started because she has learnt about Sewover50 through joining the Sewcialists. Elaine refers...
Sewcialists Scrapbusting
February 01, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 20.5 MBToday's Sewcialists podcast is about scrap busting and you'll hear from Sewcialists team member, Denise Archer. February theme month is Zero Waste Sewing. One of the 3 ways to contribute to this month's theme is to scrap bust your way through your fabrics. Denise has contributed 2 articles to this month's theme month on the Sewcialists blog. In this podcast, Denise talks about the People's Sewing Army. You'll love the values and ways the People's Sewing Army is creating acts of love by s...
#bhmpatterndesigners
February 01, 2021 00:30 - 16 minutes - 12.5 MBThe Black History Month Pattern Designer Challenge (#BHMPatternDesigners) was established in February 2019 by Nateida of SewNaturalDane. Nateida decided to created this challenge due to the lack of representation she saw in the sewing community that highlighted Black Pattern Designers, as well as black owned fabric companies and knitting designers. February is Black History Month in the United States and it’s also Nateida’s birthday month! Rule 1: must tag both Nateida (SewNaturalDane) an...
Meet Kate Ward
January 28, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.8 MBKate Ward is an interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator with over twenty years experience working and teaching in the Arts. Her interests include textiles, ceramics, jewellery, printmaking and intermedia. More importantly Kate is an Australian living in Nova Scotia Canada who is helping sewists take up stitching for all sorts of reasons including to ground themselves. Kate has taught at NSCAD’s Extended Studies program, NS Centre for Craft, and at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. ...
Gabriele in Berlin
January 27, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.5 MBThe Sewover50 community is global and Gabriele in Berlin is better known as Kissntuss. She tells us the story behind this unique Instagram name. You'll also know Gabriele as she 'twins' with Julie Yost or Consistently different designs, a previous Sewover50 podcast guest. Gabriele is a new sewist but she has been an active Sewover50 follower and she knows many of the community members and tells how the Sewover50 community has helped her get through the social isolation in her country. Ma...
Meet Annemieke
January 24, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 15.3 MBListeners heard the wonderful Sewover50 podcast featuring Marianne Koster or foxglovesandthimbles. In her podcast Marianne mentioned her daughter Annemieke, running a sustainable weaving mill. Annemieke agreed to record a podcast about the work she is doing at Enschede Textielstad. The retail arm of this sustainable weaving mill is Sustainable Fabrics where you can purchase any fashion fabrics of their 'beautiful mistakes' on offer. You can see the sustainable fabrics created at their instag...
Meet Lindzeanne
January 21, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17.9 MBLindsay Anne is an English literature teacher by day, self-taught hand-stitcher by night living in Tokyo Japan. Growing up, Lindsay was always described as the “creative one”. Lindsay suggests that new starters should use what they have at hand. Machine thread is what Lyndsay uses for her embroidery pieces. The important thing is to start! Because of the pandemic, there are less fabrics Lindsay can use for her sewing. She's a teacher from the States living in Japan and loving what the ...
Liz Haywood on Sewcialists podcast
January 18, 2021 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBToday's Sewcialists podcast is the first of 2 Zero Waste podcasts to support the first 2021 theme month - Zero Waste Sewing. You'll hear from Liz Haywood, the Australian author of Zero Waste Sewing. Her Zero Waste Sewing book was a recipient of a 2020 NYC Big Book Award in the craft/hobby category. Liz is a trained pattern maker and has over 20 years experience in the clothing industry. Her clothing manufacturing experience spans Australia and the UK. You can join the Sewcialists the...
Maria Yap is back
January 13, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 14.4 MBMaria Yap is back for Sewover50 Thursday to guide us through her sewing creative process. She admits she is an emotional fabric buyer and this means when Maria has a sewing project in mind, she has the fabrics to start her gorgeous makes. You'll find Maria contributing to the Sewover50 Instagram community. She has a sewing blog and her instagram account is full of inspiring projects. There are so many more Sewover50 Thursday podcasts to catch up on and hear from wonderful people from the...
World Frocktails 2021
January 10, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.9 MBWorld Frocktails is a week of online event filled with sewing community inspiration ranging including panel talks, sewalongs, cocktail and mocktail sessions with community leaders from 8-13 February 2021. You can get involved in the live sessions, watch each recording and refer to each blog post from each special guest. The schedule is now available but don't be surprised as it continues to grow with people from the sewing community. Every live event will be recorded for ticket holders to r...
Sewcialists 2021 podcast launch
January 04, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes - 12.2 MBGillian Whitcombe of the Sewcialists launches their podcasts for 2021. Sewcialists was started amongst a group of friends in 2014 and Gillian relaunched Sewcialists in 2017 with its well established blog. The Sewcialists then developed their Instagram account with an impressive 40,000 plus followers. In 2021 these podcasts will provide a voice to reinforce their fun theme months 4 times a year, host discussions about diversity, and feature posts by our community! Shout out to anyone who...
Christmas in Norway
December 22, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.7 MBThis year, Katrine of Mending Mayhem has been sharing her mending expertise on the Sewing Save Series - our Friday podcast. In this podcast Katrine shares the Christmas traditions practiced in Norway. These include traditions from their forefathers. Recipes are on the podcast website. Please feel free to listen to our podcast library of over 170 podcasts to keep you company while you're staying safe this season.
Sewcialists in December
December 21, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes - 11.3 MBChloe Read, the Australian Editor for the Sewcialists has so much to update us about. We celebrate Gabby Brown's 30th blog post. Gabby or Dear Gabby is the technical fit specialists that lives and breathes her craft while freely sharing her knowledge on Sewcialists. Then Chloe updates about the updated editor team. Our podcast friend and Perth sewing local Sue Stoney, is joining the Sewcialists. More team announcements next year. As it's the end of the year, the Sewcialists shares the To...
Raquel take 2
December 16, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 15.5 MBRaquel is this week's Sewover50 podcast guest. Raquel was podcast #2 in 2019 and in this podcast she updates us on her sewing and how she supports the Sewover50 account on Instagram. Refashions are her joy and she talks to us about how thrifting in Taipei meets her budget needs. Raquel initially started participating in MAGAM Sewalong when it was run by Sarah Liz. MAGAM Sewalong is another sewing challenge Raquel continues to support each month because this keeps her sewing creativity al...
Doing things the 'right' way
December 14, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 13.3 MBDear Gabby or Gabby Brown of Sewcialists, has written a 'wrap up' blog posts as she reflects on process. We share our sewing achievements and knowledge on social media and in Gabby's post she encourages us to vet your information sources. Take the time to find good information sources. When you read Gabby's post on Sewcialists, you'll understand why she encourages us to 'always be questioning' (ABQ). If you're new to sewing, or not, Gabby provides links to reliable patternmaking books an...
Meet Finished Seams
December 09, 2020 19:00 - 18 minutes - 14 MBMaria Yap has a sewing blog that chronicles her sewing efforts. She's also this week's Sewover50 podcast guests. Maria found the Sewover50 community on Instagram 2 years ago and she's enjoying sharing her sewing journey with likeminded people from around the world. Many people know Maria through her pattern reviews and through the sewing contests she participates in. Sewing contest fuel her creativity and build on her extensive sewing skills. Make sure you checkout Sewover50 on Instag...
Crochet mending
December 03, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 16.1 MBKatrine from Mending Mayhem for the Sewing Save Series shares examples where crochet is used to mend. There are a few ways you can use crochet to extend the life of so many clothes, so we can continue to reuse our clothes. Extending the life of existing clothes helps reduces landfill. Katrine also share a Christmas sewing save story. Her investigative work and commitment to bring you a fitting sewing save for December has now made Katrine fill happy again. Once you hear this story you'll r...
Consistently different designs
December 02, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 25 MBJulie Yost or @consistentlydifferentdesigns is our Sewover50 guest and you'll also know Julie for the #waiwot for Sewover50. Julie's mom made many of their clothes when she was growing up. Julie was officially allowed to use the sewing machine when she turned 10 and from then went on to enter garments in the county fair, made her own clothes, made special occasion dresses for her 2 sisters and eventually made her own wedding dress and the 4 bridesmaid dresses. Ageism is never in style ...
Consistently different design
December 02, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 25 MBJulie Yost or @consistentlydifferentdesigns is our Sewover50 guest and you'll also know Julie for the #waiwot for Sewover50. Julie's mom made many of their clothes when she was growing up. Julie was officially allowed to use the sewing machine when she turned 10 and from then went on to enter garments in the county fair, made her own clothes, made special occasion dresses for her 2 sisters and eventually made her own wedding dress and the 4 bridesmaid dresses. Ageism is never in style ...
Miss Celie's Pants
November 30, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 13.6 MBYou'll know Renee Samuels through her online name Miss Celie's Pants. Renee is giving her time and voice to the Sewcialists as a volunteer editor. You'll hear why she's agreed to work in the Sewcialists team and you may have already taken part in her blog posts and Instagram posts. Renee has been a sewing blogger since 2008 and it's a real thrill to be able to hear her story. Renee continues to help the sewing community by being in the Sewcialists team. Stay up to date with every Tuesd...
Clothing the gap
November 26, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutes - 23.8 MBClothing The Gap is a Victorian Aboriginal owned and led social enterprise. Sarah Sheridan Director of Operations talks about how Clothing the Gap name was established in March 2020. Clothing the Gap has achieved Ethical Clothing Australia accreditation. As an organisation they undertake a number of campaigns such as Free the Flag. As at January 2022, the flag is now able to be used for free. Clothing the Gap is a small company that is learning to make their business pay for itself and r...
Meet Jen Hogg
November 25, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBJen is from Glasgow and you may also know she was on the Great British Sewing Bee Series 5! Series 5 was run in 2019. Jen has been contributing to the Sewover50 community with her sewing creations and guests posts. You’ll love Jen’s Hogg hacks. Jen talked about her experience on the Great British Sewing Bee series 5 and how this experience gave her much more sewing confidence and some very accomplished sewing friends that she continues to keep in contact with. Make sure you catch up wit...
Gabby fitting tips
November 23, 2020 19:00 - 13 minutes - 10.1 MBGabby Brown walks us through her fitting tips based on her industry experience with commercial clothes fitting. Make sure you listen to Gabby's podcast more than once so you get the chance to note her fitting tips, especially if you have to fit yourself. Gabby is the Sewcialists sewing technical guru, who we know as Dear Gabby. She writes the well-researched technical blog posts for the Sewcialists that you can always rely on. Don't forget you can always contact the Sewcialists with you...
ASG Monday Nov 2020
November 22, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.79 MBLouise Sparrow, Chair of the Australian Sewing Guild is back for her last planned podcast for 2020. There may be more before 2020 comes to a close but for now Louise and the Board are taking a well earned break based on this year's monthly sewing challenges and online sewing workshops. December's challenge is to sew a Christmas stocking. It's that simple. Go to town and be as creative as you want in this challenge. Leave no notion unused and dive into your stash to create the Christmas sto...
Jo from Haptic and Hue
November 19, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBJo Andrews started the Haptic and Hue website to think about the hidden hands behind textiles and the way in which they are a detective story you can hold. Jo felt useless at sewing at school, totally useless. She became a radio reporter and then TV News reporter for BBC and ITN, and covered so many war torn places and lots of politics. Jo then went to New Zealand and learnt to weave at night school. She absolutely loved it. While Jo was in New Zealand she also worked as journalist all o...
Meet Ceesews
November 18, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.6 MBDid you start sewing the same as Cee did? Cee started using her mother's sewing machine when her parents would go out grocery shopping. She wasn't supposed to touch her mother's sewing machine at all. Ceesews is today's @Sewover50 podcast guest. She discusses how she really learned her sewing skills through 4H. Now that Cee has done her first podcast, she's enjoying how she's able to use technology to share her love of sewing. Cee is now a Minerva Maker. Make sure you catch up with all...
Meet Charlotte
November 17, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 13.4 MB2020 has been a huge year for Charlotte. Charlotte is a keen sewing community contributor. 2020 has seen her organise the Sewing Weekender and SewBrum to be online. Charlotte has also been a member of the Sewcialists community. From Christmas 2020 Charlotte will launch her first pattern under her design name Charlotte Emma patterns. Congratulations Charlotte on such a huge year!
Meet Christopher
November 16, 2020 19:00 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBChristopher is one of the new volunteer Sewcialists editors and he also researches cell biology. What you'll hear is that he has dreams/aspirations of doing pattern designing and high fashion garment construction. You'll find Christopher at #sandiegosews #menwhosew #dopemensew #sew #sewist #sewchicanx #chicanxsews #sewqueer #guyswhosew It's safe to say Christopher is enjoying his love of sewing and he's looking to give back to the sewing community through his volunteer work with Sewciali...
Meet Selinaam05
November 12, 2020 19:00 - 16 minutes - 8.8 MBSelina in Amsterdam, also know on IG as Selinaam05, learnt embroidery using Susan Briscoe's The Ultimate Sashiko Source book and Selina creates her own geometric animal designs. Selina has been featured on Mending Mayhem podcasts and is a guest on Mending Mayhem. Go back and listen to previous Mending Mayhem podcasts and Sewing Save podcasts so you can hear from people in the sewing community who share their hobbies and their creativity.
Jayne Raven
November 11, 2020 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26 MBJayne Wright says that being part of Sewover50 is like having 'fabric penpals'. You'll know her as Janyeraven There's a very local story about how Jane's IG name came about. Jane may have only started sewing 2 years ago but you'll appreciate why she decided to become sewing obsessed. Jayne created her own local sewover20 group with her daughter and their friends. She will reuse fabrics etc where possible but Jayne will by her fabrics locally and she sources wool from Yorkshire or New Zea...
Gradiing with Gabby
November 09, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.9 MBGabby Brown is back sharing her knowledge and experience of pattern grading in a easy to understand way. She touches on the background of grading and a few good points that both home sewists and pattern designers will find very useful. You'll have a few 'a ha' moments as you listen in. Having to grade patterns can make the best of us hesitant but Gabby makes this technical topic understandable so you can start venturing into more grading research for yourself. Gabby is the Sewcialists se...
Grading with Gabby
November 09, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.9 MBGabby Brown is back sharing her knowledge and experience of pattern grading in a easy to understand way. She touches on the background of grading and a few good points that both home sewists and pattern designers will find very useful. You'll have a few 'a ha' moments as you listen in. Having to grade patterns can make the best of us hesitant but Gabby makes this technical topic understandable so you can start venturing into more grading research for yourself. Gabby is the Sewcialists se...
November ASG events
November 08, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutes - 8.15 MBLouise Sparrow, Chair of the Australian Sewing Guild is back to tell us about a special online couture sewing presentation bought to you by Kenneth D King. In this 90 minute presentation, Kenneth teaches us how to sew couture strap seams via Zoom. This presentation will also be available for 2 weeks after the presentation. You can go back and hear Kenneth D King who was on ASG Monday last week. There are 2 more online workshops this month. You can finesse your skills when sewing a lined ...
Mending Mayhem embroidery
November 05, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.6 MBKatrine of Mending Mayhem is back to share her mending embroidery techniques. She is a firm believer to 'mend don't spend'. Katrine has written about 4 embroidery techniques she uses to walk us through each technique and the fun you can have mending. She is very honest to say that she uses techniques in the way that adds to her creations. The transcript is on her podcast blog post. Katrine uses local resources so she doesn't contribute to landfill. She's also enjoying mending by hand the...
Saremy SewSewlive
November 04, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBYou may already be a fan of Saremy Duffy through her live stream tutorial via Sewsewlive Saremy found Sewover50 when she started using Instagram and she's found how honest, open and supportive the Sewover50 community really is. Saremy talks about her sewing goals and they're very specific as she lives in a fire prone area. Her go-to bag sewing is fascinating. Her mother's story about what she has saved from her recent house fire is very touching.
PDF pattern wish list
November 02, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.8 MBGabby Brown is back discussing the latest sewing pattern wish list both Gabby posted on Sewcialists blog and the sewing community's pdf pattern wish list. Gabby is the technical guru of the Sewcialists team so when Gabby describes pdf patterns as the Wild West of sewing patterns, you'll be nodding your head as you listen to her points of view. Have you read and contributed what your pdf pattern wishes are? Make sure you leave your comments on this blog posts by Gabby on Sewcialists. Catch...
Kenneth D King
November 01, 2020 19:00 - 46 minutes - 33 MBKenneth D King is managing his anxiety by sewing Barbie clothes and you'll also hear his story and how having a library of sewing patterns that fit are what he recommends for people who love to sew. Kenneth is running a live workshop for the Australian Sewing Guild on 14 November. This workshop recording will be available until 28 November so you can still book in and watch it. Make sure you keep up to date through every ASG podcast each week.
#BPsewvember
October 29, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 14 MB#bpsewvember started in 2014 and Amanda used her personal experience of feeling isolated in a new city to develop this # for others to connect with sewists online. We've all come to use # for challenges and to see inspiring makes and each year Amanda takes the time to help everyone get involved in the way that suits them best. This year #bpsevember runs from 1 to 7 November so go to Bimble and Pimble to see this year's templates to get your sewjo going. Lurking is allowed and only get invo...
Jen Legg_TeesCreative
October 28, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 16 MBJen is a 50 something creative girl with a total obsession for florals and jumpsuits. Hurdles are those things in life that make Jen create a better outcome for herself and her family. She now happily combines her hairdressing career with her passion for sewing and teaches in her wonderful building she bought at the age of 23. Make sure you join Sewover50 on instagram and continue to keep the over 50s visible in the sewing community.
Jen Legg_TeesCreatives
October 28, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 16 MBJen is a 50 something creative girl with a total obsession for florals and jumpsuits. Hurdles are those things in life that make Jen create a better outcome for herself and her family. She now happily combines her hairdressing career with her passion for sewing and teaches in her wonderful building she bought at the age of 23. Make sure you join Sewover50 on Instagram and continue to keep the over 50s visible in the sewing community.
Sewing community posts
October 26, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutes - 6.11 MBThis week Chloe Read, the Australian Editor for Sewcialists runs through this week's blog posts and talks about Renee and Kerry joining the temporary editor team in November. Keep an eye out for Gillian's tee post. You'll love the variety of tees she has made. As October is breast cancer awareness month, you have to read the post written by Alibobs.
Charm patterns by Gertie
October 25, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 18.3 MBThe Australian Sewing Guild's October sewing challenge uses Charm Patterns by Gertie Harlow Pajamas. The Harlow pajama pattern by Gertie was sponsored by B&J Fabrics to give back to the sewing community. These are a ’30s-inspired pajamas designed to be made in something slinky for optimum glamour. Alternatively go ahead and choose a fun cotton for a beachy retro vibe that suits our upcoming Summer conditions. Gertie talks about how she has been adapting to the challenges of 2020 and ther...
Meet Uli
October 22, 2020 19:00 - 13 minutes - 10.1 MBYou'll find Uli or schneckstein on Instagram, creating amazing mending on an amazing array of textiles. Uli lives in Kunststopfen, Kassel in Germany where she creates visible mends with such beauty. Uli has been featured in the Wednesday collage posted by Mending Mayhem's Katrine. Uli uses embroidery, crotchet and weaving techniques to embellish that various mends she accomplishes each week. Her love of mending began when she 4 years old and her mother taught her the importance of making ...
Cennetta Burwell
October 21, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.8 MBCennetta Burwell is today's Sewover50 guest. Cennetta has been sewing for over 45 years and she uses planning tools from her worklife to keep her sewing life on track and fulfilling. Cennetta has been an active member of the sewing community even prior to her establishing her blog in 2007, through her reviews on Pattern Review. Her sewing is impeccable and Cennetta is paying it forward and teaching sewing in her local community. If you live in the Chicago land area, Cennetta talks about...
Ethical Clothing Australia week
October 20, 2020 19:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBAngela Bell, National Manager of Ethical Clothing Australia and Tatyana Anderson of Tatyana Designs and School of Couture Sewing celebrate Ethical Clothing Australia Week with us. Ethical Australia Week is the inaugural yearly week to recognise ethically accredited Australian manufacturers and locally-made textiles, clothing and footwear. This is Ethical Clothing Australia's 20 year milestone of accrediting Australian businesses ensuring we have a reliable resource to find businesses, desi...
Sewcialist Tuesday October edition
October 19, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 14 MBChloe Read, the Australian Editor of Sewcialists, is back and the October edition is packed with well researched blog posts. Textiles of the World series continues and you'll appreciate fabrics and the cultures from which they are made. The November Mini challenge is announced -Tees. Sewcialists - a blog for everyone! Chloe posts a round up of #Sewtheprecious - a year long challenge. Keep an eye out for the series about the Social Justice Academy too.