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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Sewcialists update
April 13, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBChloe Read, the Australian editor from the Sewcialists' editorial team keeps you update to date of the broad range of well researched topics that you'll find this week. Keep an eye out for a new pattern line; the latest community call out (your sewing secrets), global research on masks and an award winning Kimono maker. This team of dedicated sewing community volunteers love their craft and live their inclusive community values.
Margo and Clare Firth
April 12, 2020 20:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBThere are great sewing people in our community and Margo and Clare share their love of couture sewing and repurposing fabric. Yes, These two concepts do compliment each other. The ancestors of Margo and Clare have sewn for generations and you'll hear how they're able to support each other while appreciating sewing from their unique perspectives. Go to our podcast website for a listener discount on pdf patterns by our sponsor Style Sew Me patterns. We appreciate your supporting us through our...
Make hashtags work for you
April 08, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBBefore the long weekend starts, Sandy Bach of @sewover50 talks about hashtags. This is part 1 and you'll hear part 2 on next Thursday's Sewover50 podcast. Sandy really knows her way around hashtags. Hopefully you'll have some sewing time this long weekend.
Meet Shannon Pearson
April 07, 2020 20:00 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBThere are quite a few Brisbane Spoolettes and each one has their individual take on sewing. Shannon is one of them in conversation with Amy they get around to rating sewing reality shows. Have a great Wednesday. Send us your support on our Patreon page so we can continue to support the sewing community.
Tuesday with the Sewcialists
April 06, 2020 20:00 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MBIt's Tuesday and the Sewcialists aim to get your sewjo prepped for the day. Chloe Read, their Aussie representative gives us an insider view on how this sewing group operates. The nuts and bolts behind their ongoing work is due to their dedication to the sewing community. Keep up to date with the Sewcialists every Tuesday. Make sure you follow the Sewcialists blog and Instagram account.
#sewapril2020
April 05, 2020 22:11 - 7 minutes - 9.66 MBToday is Day 6 of #SewApril2020 and we're kick starting this short week with a part of Anne Whalley's interview with Sewing and Design School owner, Ryliss Bod. Anne Whalley, the Pattern Whisperer was in the US in March and presenting workshops at Sew Expo. Anne shared an an exhibitor booth with Sewing and Design School owner, Ryliss Bod for 4 days and you can hear their joy in this snippet of their full podcast. The full podcast will be published later this month. For now, get the details...
Friday Daily start
April 02, 2020 19:00 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBWe've all made it through another week of working from home and being sew inspired to sew. That's what we're all about. Get your sewjo motoring for the weekend ahead with Virtual Frocktails. Stay home and stay safe listeners.
Friday Morning start
April 02, 2020 19:00 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBWe've all made it through another week of working from home and being sew inspired to sew. That's what we're all about. Get your sewjo motoring for the weekend ahead with Virtual Frocktails. Stay home and stay safe listeners. Make sure you stay in touch with Amy Tuite through her podcasts and on Instagram
SewOver50 Thursday SOS Daily
April 01, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBSewover50 grows each month by 1,000 followers that they know about. They have many keen followers who haven’t officially followed their IG account. SewOver50 group of dedicated volunteers have been running since August 2018. Judith Staley is the founder and she picked up the call from @sewcialists to identify a group for equality within the sewing world. Judith and Sandy Bach work solidly with their teams for the sewing community raising the profile of the over 50 group with kindness. Susan ...
SewOver50 Thursday
April 01, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBSewover50 grows each month by 1,000 followers that they know about. They have many keen followers who haven’t officially followed their IG account. SewOver50 group of dedicated volunteers have been running since August 2018. Judith Staley is the founder and she picked up the call from @sewcialists to identify a group for equality within the sewing world. Judith and Sandy Bach work solidly with their teams for the sewing community raising the profile of the over 50 group with kindness. Susan ...
Wednesday morning podcast
March 31, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBCatch up with Amy Tuite and Maria to see what's on their sewing table. Shout out to @daisysewcrazy and @raches with their #daisyandrachesvirtualsewalong, @facesofgippsland and the team behind @canyousewthisforme. Happy Wednesday everyone.
Wednesday Daily podcast
March 31, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBCatch up with Amy Tuite and Maria to see what's on their sewing table. Shout out to @daisysewcrazy and @raches with their #daisyandrachesvirtualsewalong, @facesofgippsland and the team behind @canyousewthisforme. Happy Wednesday everyone.
SOS with Sewcialists
March 30, 2020 19:00 - 11 minutes - 15.1 MBSewcialists are a sewing blog for everyone! They run 4 fun theme months and this morning Chloe Reid updates us on their current challenges, in case you missed Sewcialists on instagram. They continue to host discussions about diversity, and feature posts by our community! You'll find Sewcialists podcasts and so much more on the Sewcialists blog next week.
SOS Daily with Sewcialists
March 30, 2020 19:00 - 11 minutes - 15.1 MBSewcialists are a sewing blog for everyone! They run 4 fun theme months and this morning Chloe Reid updates us on their current challenges, in case you missed them on instagram. They continue to host discussions about diversity, and feature posts by our community! More from the Sewcialists next week.
KATM Kylie and the machine
March 30, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBKylie of Kylie and the Machine (KATM), and I chatted in January and today is her birthday. Happy birthday Kylie. KATM was launched 2 years ago with her cool labels and now cute buttons. She has the sewing community at the heart of everything she does. You’ll hear how what makes Kylie happy also fuels her agility and creativity. Her free Ida clutch is such a Frocktails favourite. Send us your support through our Patreon page so we can continue to support the sewing community.
SOS morning series
March 29, 2020 21:30 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBWe're all in some type of lockdown and podcasts published regularly on weekdays are to help you deal with feeling socially isolated. From Monday to Friday you'll hear short podcasts from people across the sewing community talk about what's motivating them while we're all dealing with social isolation in all its forms. Contact us on our Instagram account if you want to be part of this community podcast series. What's motivating you in the sewing community? Challenges. Hashtags. If you enj...
SOS daily series
March 29, 2020 21:30 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBSew Organised Style Daily. Yes. As well as our planned podcasts you know and love, from Monday to Friday you'll hear short Daily podcasts from people across the sewing community talk about what's motivating them while we're all dealing with social isolation in all its forms. Contact us on our Instagram account if you want to be part of our Daily podcast series. What's motivating you in the sewing community? Challenges. Hashtags. If you enjoy our daily series, go to our Patreon page to sup...
Perfect again
March 16, 2020 06:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBPerfect again is where you go to find a light bra form that suits your personal needs after a mastectomy. These breast forms are just one option to consider when you've already endured the medical and personal trauma of breast cancer and want to look like yourself again. You won't feel weighed down. These breast forms are made in Australia. All the links to Perfect Again are on our website at https://seworganisedstylepodcast.com/
Sewing community help
March 15, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 4.82 MBAs we’re all coping with staying home for various periods to slow down the spread of COVID-19 as recommended by the medical profession in your country, remember your online sewing friends can lend you a hand if you’re struggling during this time. Amy @makingmarilynemulatingelle, Gillian @sewcialists and Elizabeth @elizabethmadethis have a few tips to keep you feeling positive, and we’re sharing these ideas in this podcast. This is only a sewing community support podcast.
Stitchless TV
March 02, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBTree of Stitchless TV has constantly provided Youtube videos to demystify sewing. Any type of sewing is no mystery to Tree and her videos are her way of sharing her curious mind. You'll kick yourself if you haven't already access Tree's many sewing videos. She just makes sewing that much easier and isn't that what the online sewing community is about? You'll hear the fire inside her that keeps her video development an ongoing resource for us all.
Maz Lifestyle
February 23, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBWhen you live in rural Australia and wouldn’t live anywhere else, you’ll hear how Maz of Maz Lifestyle goes about her busy life, battling the elements and finding time to sew. We think Maz is the type of person you want as your neighbour.
Find your tribe in Brisbane
February 10, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 37.2 MBFinding your tribe in Brisbane is brought to you courtesy of our Brisbane correspondent, Amy Tuite. You’ll find Amy on Instagram at’ making Marilyn emulating Elle’. Amy interviewed a sample of the amazing sewing people within the Brisbane Spoolettes, at this pre-Christmas get-together to celebrate their 2019 sewing achievements and pass on their New Year wishes to us all. You’ll find the Brisbane Spoolette group on facebook and also on Instagram. The wonderful bar atmosphere in the backgroun...
BHMpatterndesigners
February 02, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBIn 2019 Myra @onesewsweet and Nateida @sewnaturaldane ran a challenge in February to use knitting or sewing patterns developed by black designers. That challenge opened their eyes to more designers they are included in this year's challenge. Show notes are on https://seworganisedstylepodcast.com/ Get cracking! Make sure you keep up to date with Myra and Nateida on their YouTube channels.
Lara Thornberry
January 25, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBLara Thornberry is a sewer who blogs. Lara is a Melbourne sewing local that makes everything and gets everything done. That’s our view. You’ll hear Lara’s how she gets things done and what Sewjourn is all about. Sewjourn. It’s like a Sewcation but it's Australian.
Vero Pinson
January 13, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 62.3 MBVero Pinson the designer who is Sacotin patterns has gone from strength to strength since she first decided to take time off and bring her bag designs to life 6 years ago. Sacotin patterns have grown slowly and steadily through word of mouth creating a huge following of Sacotin addicts on facebook. French and English transcripts are now our website. Download the free sewing planner too.
Kenneth D King part 2
December 30, 2019 14:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MBIn this second episode with Kenneth D King we learn 3 more things about his talents. Well there really are more gems we learn about Kenneth in this episode and re-listening to both episodes is a must. Kenneth also gives us some sewing tips he's learnt the hard way. He’s a wonderful bloke and so his podcasts are wonderful. Go and listen to Kenneth’s All Grown Up Now podcast and have a good binge listen to them. Go to his website kennethdking.com or see him at Sew Expo at Friday Night Live o...
Kenneth D King part 1
December 23, 2019 18:13 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBKenneth D King keeps building on his many talents - millinery, jewellery, couture sewing, developing his Kenneth D King bag and more recently barbie doll couture. He's also helped his friend leave a domestic violent relationship and Kenneth show people how to be the person they are. Many people now have patterns that fit them, the skills to sew beautiful clothes and Kenneth keeps on educating people around the world.
Susan Khalje
December 11, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 78.7 MBSusan Khalje, one of the foremost educators and practitioners of couture sewing in the world. Susan is an exceptional and sought-after teacher running couture sewing technique workshops throughout the United States as well as internationally. Here in Australia we’ve had the benefit of having Susan teaching her couture sewing technique workshops during her Australian teaching tours. She’s packing her bags right now so those of us who are going to her workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaid...
Julia Bobbin
December 04, 2019 08:04 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBShe’s coffee person with a sewing problem and today you’ll hear how there’s so much more to this Melbourne sewing icon. Julia Bobbin is featured in Sewn Magazine this month. It’s been 10 years since that fateful day on 27th August in 2009 when she first slouched in front of a sewing machine and sewed two pieces of calico together with a straight stitch. Love at first stitch and ever since then she spends all of her waking hours fantasising about what she’s going to make next. Now with cleane...
Meet Amy and Ali May
November 28, 2019 01:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBWhile hand sewing at Social Sewing in Brisbane, Ali May chats to our Brisbane correspondent Amy Tuite. You may know Amy on IG as Makingmarilynemulatingelle. Amy is one of Brisbane Spoolettes sewing focused group. Yes the Brisbane Spoolettes sew but they social sew and give each other lots of support and friendship through their creative pursuits. Sewing is just one of them. Ali May shares her latest sewing joys and her travel experiences on instagram.
Conversation with Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson
November 20, 2019 21:05 - 1 hour - 104 MBUntil 22 March 2020, The Powerhouse Museum has a special collection by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson: Step Into Paradise. This audience view hears Jenny and Linda talk about this collection that captures their creative partnership of more four decades as one of the most influential pairings in the history of Australian fashion.
Erica Bunker
November 17, 2019 01:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBErica Bunker has been providing her sewing experience to the sewing community for over 10 years. It’s Erica’s style that has always taken our design ideas those offered by commercial patterns to make styles that reflect who we are. Erica’s style and sewing experience offers us a raft of options to make our clothing runway worthy. We’ve loved following Erica’s work for a long time and you’ll be able to hear that in this podcast.
Astratex announcement
November 14, 2019 01:00 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MBAstratex is a long time European textile importer for Melbourne's fashion manufacturers, movie productions and local sewing people like you and me. There are changes ahead in 2020 that Julie shares with us while shopping instore!
Erica Dress special launch
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutes - 10 MBErica Bunker DIY Wardrobe and Eryn launched their first collaboration pattern - Erica Dress - at 'Style Sew Me' patterns. You'll hear how they've built on their long term friendship to develop this new pattern design so we can benefit from Erica Bunkers' DIY wardrobe style aesthetic. Erica Bunker's innate style sense with Eryn's trusted pattern design process is the magical formula that gives us a stylish and achievable pattern suit any body type. Listen closely about the block sizing ...
Finding your tribe
October 30, 2019 01:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBAdelaide had their first 'frocktails' in September. @groovygreylook Meridy Dunn gives us an insight about how with Betty and Fiona, they brought together country and city sewists together. How do you find your tribe?
Selective Fine Fabrics
October 17, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBSelective Fine Fabrics. With the opening of their new Upper Mt Gravatt store, Anna and Louise explain why they are definitely a fabric store to visit when you visit Brisbane. Their flagship store in Logan is much loved by their loyal customers. Listen to how they are enhancing the bridal experience. You'll love their Instagram account fabric specials.
Oh so fine
October 17, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBWith the opening of their new Upper Mt Gravatt store, Anna and Louise explain why they are definitely a fabric store to visit when you visit Brisbane. Their flagship store in Logan is much loved by their loyal customers. Listen to how they are enhancing the bridal experience.
What influences your 'what to sew next' decision
October 08, 2019 21:12 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBAnne Whalley takes her blog post about planning to sew a travel wardrobe and talks us through a working example to demonstrate the key issues you'll need to figure out along your sewing journey.
Style and invisibility
September 26, 2019 23:20 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBStyle and invisibility can affect how you feel; how people don't see you and how can dampen your spirits. Anne's style expertise offers us a few easy tips to be visible everyday.
Silk, lace and couture sewing with Tatyana Designs
September 20, 2019 02:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBTatyana has a great studio and she chatted about her design aesthetic and her couture heritage and how her love of couture sewing is helping Australian develop these techniques through her sewing/couture workshops and Australian Sewing Guild leadership. You’ll hear how her dedication to keeping these skills alive in Australia means that she does answer couture questions well into the night through her social media networks. https://www.tatyanadesign.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tatyana...
Jumbo mega online fabric shopping guide
September 16, 2019 21:46 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBThere was a time when the thought of online fabric shopping was an idea sewing and craft people would not consider or want. Elizabeth of Elizabethmadethis.com has created a couple of very helpful blog posts about online fabric shopping. Elizabeth has always shared her research and ideas for sewing people because she has always been supportive to the community. Earlier this month Elizabeth wrote a great blog post called '16 tips for better fabric shopping online'. Elizabeth has now added T...
Marooned by Michael Grey Griffith
September 04, 2019 09:05 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIn Australia 3 million Australians are living with anxiety or depression. Each day in Australia 6 men take their lives. However 82 men call an ambulance due to suicidal thoughts or attempts.(Beyondblue.org.au) This episode of Sew Organised Style we listen to one man's journey to open communication about those people who have taken their lives through the people who are left behind. In two days, Michael Grey Griffith wrote Marooned, a new play in memory of a friend he lost. Developing Maroo...
Raquel's refashion journey
August 26, 2019 09:25 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MBThe sewing community is very cohesive on Instagram. Everyone has their favourites and build friendships about sewing but it's their life that keep them together. Raquel refashions and develops her sewing skills using dead stock clothes from local Taipei resellers. She has ventured into pattern testing and is now a Minerva maker. She's used her sewing passion to create clothes she is comfortable to wear everyday. Raquel also shared her breast cancer resources with us in this episode.
Get to Jimmy buttons
August 26, 2019 07:55 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBMelbourne’s an easy place to get around if you’re staying for a short visit. Jump on a tram to get to Jimmy Buttons - an icon to the sewing community. It's where we can source all sorts of notions locally. Jimmy has been serving the clothing community and the sewing community now for 31 years and he confessed to us that he wants a holiday. You can find Jimmy Buttons online too.