Latest Garmentsewing Podcast Episodes
Episode 233: Gathers, Shirring, and Flounces
Love to Sew Podcast - May 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsIn this episode, we share all the info you need to get gorgeous gathers, stretchy shirring, and fluttery flounces. This episode is packed with techniques and tips! We also recommend lots of patterns and share pattern hack ideas. Plus: a listener writes to us about gathers in quilting. Show N...
Episode 232: WIP Woes
Love to Sew Podcast - April 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsCrack that WIP! In this episode, we chat about why projects become works-in-progress, how to organize your WIP pile, and strategies to work through your WIPs. We also answer a listener question about brushed fabrics - and share an upcoming sewing-themed cozy mystery novel that features Helen’s C...
Episode 231: Double Gauze
Love to Sew Podcast - April 18, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsDouble gauze is a lightweight, breathable, cloud-like fabric that often has a nice crinkly texture. In this episode, we answer all your questions about sewing it - how to pre-wash it, how to keep it from fraying too much, and most importantly: DO YOU PRESS IT?! Listen in for all our best tips an...
Episode 230: Love to Quilt
Love to Sew Podcast - April 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsYOU can quilt! In this episode, Helen shares a bunch of reasons to love quilting, walks quilting newbie Caroline through the steps of the quilting process, and recommends projects for beginner quilters. If you’re quilt-curious, this episode may just make you a quilter! Plus, we answer a listene...
Episode 229: Kids and Teens Who Sew
Love to Sew Podcast - April 04, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsWelcome to the future of sewing! We share stories from kid and teen sewists - creative, kind, enthusiastic young people who are getting ready to take on the world. We also share resources to help the kids in your life learn to sew! Plus, we answer a listener question about telling pattern pieces...
Episode 228: Garment Guts
Love to Sew Podcast - March 28, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsGarment guts are the hidden parts of the garment that give it shape, structure, and functionality. In this episode, we talk about boning, padding, underskirts, horsehair braid, waist stays, pad stitching, and more! We also answer listener questions about fabric labeling, wringing out fabric, and...
Episode 227: Sewing for a Changing Body
Love to Sew Podcast - March 21, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsBodies change - it’s a fact of life! In this episode, we share strategies for how to sew for yourself when your body is changing - from making new garments that will fit over several sizes to altering and refashioning old me-mades. This episode is packed with info! Plus, we answer a listener que...
Episode 226: Fabric Q&A
Love to Sew Podcast - March 14, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsWe answer questions from our listeners about a variety of fabrics, including ramie, cupro, silk pique, bull denim, tulle, and more! Plus: the perfect T-shirt fabric, burn testing, and fabric for work pants that won’t wrinkle. We also share listener feedback from the Home Decor episode. Show N...
Episode 225: Sleeves
Love to Sew Podcast - March 07, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsJoin us for a discussion of everything sleeves! We review the three main types of sleeves, walk you through several methods of attaching set-in sleeves, and offer lots of sleeve sewing tips. Plus, we cover sleeve fitting, sleeve pattern hacking, and our favourite sleeve styles. Show Notes
Episode 224: Sewing Help Line
Love to Sew Podcast - November 29, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsHello Caller, this is the Love to Sew Help Line! What’s your sewing struggle? We answer questions from our listeners about pattern alterations, interfacing, re-fashioning, regaining sewjo after a long break, and more! We also share an inspiring listener email about whether or not to go to fashio...
Episode 223: Fancy Weaves
Love to Sew Podcast - November 22, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsWe dive into fancy weaves - those fabrics that are made with special looms, special tools, special yarn twists, or otherwise unusual processes! We cover satins, jacquards, velvets, dobby weaves, and more, describing what they’re like, how they’re made, and how to sew with them. We also give advi...
Episode 222: Machine Stitches
Love to Sew Podcast - November 15, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsHave you ever looked at all the stitches you can do on your machine and wondered, “What’s that one for?” In this episode, we explain the function of each stitch, give tips on how to get the best results from machine stitching, and share some ideas for how to use decorative stitches. We also shar...
Episode 221: Home Decor Sewing
Love to Sew Podcast - November 08, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsHome decor sewing can make your house into a warm, inviting home! In this episode, we chat about the home decor fabrics, notions, and tools you’ll need to do a bevy of projects. We also give home-decor specific sewing tips, share the projects we’ve made ourselves, and discuss inspiring project i...
Episode 220: Bralettes
Love to Sew Podcast - November 01, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsSoft, cute, and always wire-free, we are HERE for bralettes! In this episode, we talk about the fabrics, patterns, and techniques you can use to make the perfect bralette for you. We review the different ways bralettes can give support, notions you might need, and how to switch out finishes. We ...
Episode 219: Sewing Horror Stories
Love to Sew Podcast - October 25, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsIs there anything scarier than a really bad sewing mishap? Okay, there are a few things, but this episode is about the sewing moments that made our listeners’ hearts drop. We share their funny and harrowing stories, plus answer a listener question about getting a flat bias tape-finished neckline...
Episode 218: History of Sewing Patterns
Love to Sew Podcast - October 18, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsHome sewing patterns put knowledge and power in the hands of ordinary people, changing fashion forever. In this episode, we go back to the beginnings of sewing patterns in the mid-19th century (and a little bit earlier). We talk about the enormous shifts in technology and lifestyles through the ...
Episode 217: Sewing Quilted Garments
Love to Sew Podcast - October 11, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsThis episode is all about making cozy cool quilted garments! We talk you through every step: choosing fabric, making patchwork, quilting, assembling, and finishing. We also review batting options, give seam finishing tips specifically for those bulky quilt seams, and chat about inspiring quilted...
Episode 216: Caring for your Me-Mades
Love to Sew Podcast - October 04, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsFrom laundering to mending, this episode is all about caring for your precious me-made garments! We cover pre-washing, sewing tips to make your clothes last, stain removal, storage, and more. Plus, a listener letter about swim trunks notions! Show Notes
Episode 215: Surprising Gadgets and Guidance
Love to Sew Podcast - September 27, 2022 04:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsWe share your most unexpected tips and tools in this community episode! From fun gadgets to expert guidance, be prepared to have your mind blown! Show Notes
Episode 214: What's your Me-Made Style?
Love to Sew Podcast - September 20, 2022 04:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsIn this episode, we review components of design (volume, colour, texture, print, and more) so that you can pinpoint your ideal personal style. Then we offer suggestions to bring your ideal down to earth so that it’s wearable in your everyday life. Plus: how to have fun with fashion, a listener q...
Episode 213: Hems
Love to Sew Podcast - September 13, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsA-HEM! In this episode, we get to the bottom of hems: techniques, tools, and tips for wovens and knits. Plus: marking hems, adjusting hem depth, and fancy hems! The listener feedback is all about changing robes/ponchos. Show Notes
Episode 212: 5th Anniversary Special
Love to Sew Podcast - September 06, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsWe celebrate five years of Love to Sew with a chatty catch-up, a bit of reflection, and a bunch of sewing-themed games! Thank you for five wonderful years! Show Notes
Episode 211: Sewing Love Letters
Love to Sew Podcast - May 31, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsGet ready for the lovey-dovey-est episode ever! We share your touching, funny, creative love letters to sewing teachers, sewing tools, sewing machines, fabric, friends, family, and sewing itself. Show Notes
Episode 210: Boldness and Buttons with Tabitha Sewer
Love to Sew Podcast - May 24, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsTabitha Sewer is a sewing content creator, button designer, and business expert. We chat with her about sewing with unusual fabrics, creating designer looks for less, thrift flipping, and her amazing buttons! She also takes us behind the scenes of creating content for some of the biggest brands ...
Episode 209: Sewing Swimwear 2.0
Love to Sew Podcast - May 17, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsFour years after our first Sewing Swimwear episode, we’re back on the topic with more sewing tips, better fabric information, and lots of great pattern recommendations! We also cover ideas for adapting non-swimwear patterns into swimwear, swim coverup ideas, places to buy swimwear fabric, and a ...
Episode 208: Asian Sewist Collective with Ada Chen and Nicole Angeline
Love to Sew Podcast - May 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsThis week’s episode is a podcast crossover! We chat with the hosts of the Asian Sewist Collective Podcast, Ada Chen and Nicole Angeline, about making a sewing podcast, issues that affect sewists of Asian descent, and their personal sewing stories. Listen in to learn about how the Collective got ...
Episode 207: Chest Fitting
Love to Sew Podcast - May 03, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsChests come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes - and patterns usually don’t. In this episode, we go over the ways that patterns are shaped (or not) to accommodate a bust, how you can tell if you need a pattern adjustment, and how to adjust patterns to fit your unique chest. Show Notes
Episode 206: Sewing Ergonomics with Rose Parr
Love to Sew Podcast - April 26, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsRose Parr is a sewist and ergonomics expert. In this episode, we get her best advice for sewing practices that are kind to your body, including how to set up your sewing space, which ergonomic tools make a difference, and what stretches to do. Show Notes
Episode 205: Vintage Patterns and Machines with Sewrena
Love to Sew Podcast - April 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsSerena (a.k.a. Sewrena) makes her fabulous vintage wardrobe using vintage patterns and vintage machines! We chat with her about her favourite vintage styles, the differences between vintage and modern patterns, and what to look for in a vintage machine. Plus, vintage maternity clothes, making am...
Episode 204: How Fabrics Get Made
Love to Sew Podcast - April 12, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratingsAs sewists, we know a lot about finished fabrics - but how much do we know about how they get made? In this episode, we walk you through all the steps of the fabric-making process, from raw materials to finished bolts. We also cover ethical considerations, fabric certifications, and how finished...
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