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Yasmin Andrews, Community Programs Manager develops and runs the community programs at Reverse Garbage. Reverse Garbage is celebrating 50 years of operations and Yaz discusses the breadth of programs provided to the community. Did you know there are 7 types of plastic? There's so much Yaz discusses that you'll want to get involved with the community programs. At Reverse Garbage, they offer a fanta...

Kirsten Junor, CEO of Reverse Garbage in Marrickville is making sure everyone celebrates 50 years of operating to give a second life to industrial and home 'waste'. Reverse Garbage rescues between 4 to 6 tonnes of material each month. Reducing landfill, providing a safe space for social impact, giving people low cost items, providing education. These are just some of the ways Reverse Garbage has b...

Jeanna Wigger and Mary V Morton are the authors of Stitch it, Don't Ditch It. Mary direct messaged Jeanna when Mary heard Jeanna on Check Your Thread podcast. They teamed up and wrote this really helpful book about mending via hand sewing. As a sewist, you would assume mending clothes is the focus of this book. What Mary and Jeanna have created is a resource for anyone to mend not just clothing bu...

Ronda Hazell's story started in June 2024 when an echocardiogram showed she had a dilated ascending aorta (a dilation is a bulge where the diameter of the aorta gets bigger when it is more than 1.5 times normal size it is called an aneurysm). This is a life-threatening medical condition because larger aneurysms can rupture or dissect. Aortic disease is linked to problems with the aortic valve of t...

Christine is Sewing and the City. Her current life in Valencia Spain allows Christine to reuse existing linens with great embroidery for making garments. She was introduced to SewOver50 by Suzy because of their connection in Spain. This year Christine is using her fashion training to run Fit Clinics and she constantly creates new sewing patterns when she's not getting inspiration from others in th...

Lou and Lynn organise Coastal Sewcial. They met through a local sewcial called Sew-Toon. Tamlyn who runs Sew-Toon helped Lou and Lynn borrow some equipment when they first started Coastal Sewcial. Coastal Sewcial is run onsite at a charity and the bonus for the sewists is there is an onsite cafe there as well. The location is by the sea hence the 'coastal' part of their group's name. If you're thi...

Claire-Louise Hardie shares her clothes cloning experience in her latest book - Clone Your Clothes. Claire-Louise is a career costumer. All the images Claire-Louise refers to are on the podcast website and on the YouTube version of this podcast. Creating clothes for productions means she is constantly ensuring costumes are created for productions in multiples and to last the production run. This m...

Sew Like Dotty returns this week with ideas about starting your own sewing group. I'm thrilled to welcome back Alison Martin, the heart and hands behind Sew Like Dotty, for the second episode in our series! Alison is a beloved figure in the sewing world – a SewOverIt Pattern Insider, YouTuber, and the creator of the inspiring A Gift to November Challenge. In this episode, Alison dives deeper into...

Welcome to Part 1 of our inspiring conversation with Alison Martin, the creative force behind Sew Like Dotty and the Sew Virtual community. Over the past four years, Alison has grown Sew Like Dotty into a safe and fun online space for sewists. She also manages an encouraging and thriving Facebook group, which she now focuses on full-time after retiring earlier this year. Alison's passion for sewin...

In this episode with Melanie Keane, she gives us an insightful chat about how running the sewing groups for refugees has impacted her personally. In the 18 months after beginning sewing Melanie was asked 'Do I know anyone who can sew...? 2 weeks later she arrived at the refugee centre with 2 old sewing machines and some donated fabric. 4 months later Melanie had 3 volunteers working with her, 8 fa...

Melanie Keane's sewing journey is very community driven. This is a two-part series and Melanie began sewing 9 years ago through quilting. In 2020 Melanie and her family sewed over 100 pairs of scrubs for frontline workers, transforming sewing into a meaningful family activity. This experience deepened her connection to the craft and led her to explore garment and bag making, where she found joy in...

Micah Clasper-Torch is a Los Angeles-based artist, designer, and educator helping to lead the modern revival of punch needle rug hooking. With a background in fashion design from The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, Micah blends fine art, heritage craft, and wearable design to create one-of-a-kind textile pieces that range from coats and acce...

Kelsey founded Sew Pittsburg with the vision of creating a sewing community in the Pittsburgh area. As the Instagram account quickly gained traction, Sarah stepped in to help foster the group's growing sense of community. https://www.instagram.com/sewpgh/ Together, they built a welcoming space for sewists to connect, share inspiration, and support one another. Their efforts transformed Sew Pittsbu...

Alison Smith, MBE, is a visionary in the world of sewing and couture techniques. As the UK's leading sewing educator, she has revolutionized garment construction, corsetry, and tailoring, making intricate skills accessible to all. Founder of the School of Sewing, Alison teaches hands-on workshops that empower sewists of all levels. She's also a celebrated author, with books like The Sewing Book an...

Natalie or @Nataliecsews is never seen on her Instagram account until now. On the video version of this podcast, you'll both hear and see Natalie Chim. She has been industry trained and has sewn commercially for over 40 years. While Natalie's mother taught her how to sew, it was her father who showed her how to fit clothes properly. In this podcast Natalie refers to a number of good resources and...

In this podcast, you'll see Mirjam's textile art journey in full colour on YouTube. She does describe her journey so if you want to simply see her textile art, pop on the podcast website . All of Mirjam's links are there. You can find her on Instagram , her website and just googling Mirjam will show you how extensive her workshops are. If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our...

Duane MacLeod is Hold Fast Bespoke. You can find Duane at Mainely Menswear.com In this podcast Duane discusses how he's progressed from completing not 1 but 2 qualifications from The Tailoring Academy. Through some investigation, Duane is really excited and invested in his tailoring business - Hold Fast Bespoke. Also in this podcast, I've used a new sound track so the YouTube version meets YouTube...

Maaike sees everyone as a maker that she's always willing to give them a good customer experience. Maaike created Maaidesign when she thought, having a fabric store would give her more time to sew. Her other reason for creating Maaidesign was to have access to fabrics she wanted to sew for her daughter. Maaike is a trained designer so you can understand why the fabrics Maiike provides us are colla...

Mary Connelly-Gale is back to tell us about Days for Girls Australia. https://seworganisedstylepodcast.com/2025/03/29/days-for-girls-aust/ Days for Girls is an international organisation who's mission is to shatter the stigma and limitations associated with menstruation for improved health, education and livelihoods. The topics discussed in this podcast are very sensitive. Days for Girls Australia...

Jenni Smith and Kay Walsh realised menopause snuck up on them and they shared a few projects to help deal with the effects of menopause. Menopause Makes is their second book containing sewing projects but they're all about helping ease the various effects of menopause. The 'What is the Menopause?' foreward by Dr Hannah Davies is very insightful, and provides the perfect starting point for the proj...

Inge de Groot shares the steps she took to have a custom dressform made locally. Her website customdressform.com is where Inge shares a to-do list of steps and ideas for getting a dressform made locally. You'll hear why she hugged her dressform when it arrived on her doorstep too. Go to her website Custom Dress Form Tutorial | A styrofoam replica of yourself when you want a custom dressform made l...

Isabella Strambio has authored this new macrame book - Mindful macrame - that is also a journalling experience. The projects are created to encourage readers utilise the practice of only using 2 knotting techniques to not just create something for themselves (and others) but to also create a mindful and meditative experience. While Isabella has authored 3 how-to macrame books, in this book she has...

Trixi has been running the Global Kids Sewing Party every year since 2019 for kids to sew a soft toy with the guidance of their parents/grandparents/teachers/carers. The toy is then a gift to someone either to others they know or to a community organisation. In 2024 over 6,500 kids in 22 countries joined the Gobal Kids Sewing Party. Kids and their carers/parents/teachers all learn to sew while eac...

More dressform options are now available from Mimiquins. Jaire and Mia have created - now get this - legs and arms options for their dressforms. On their website, you'll see the people who have now received their Mimiquins and why they chose their dressform for their sewing needs. Luke, the winner of the Great British Sewing Bee 2024 had his dressform created for his drag queen persona. In 2024 we...

Hopefully you watched Lindsie's LIVE chat in January. In this podcast Lindsie discusses how the first 2 patterns she's produced for the SewBusty community were purchased from Firebrand and design modified by Lindsie. Her dress block is being tested and the behind the scenes work is undertaken by experienced people. Lindsie knows what she can achieve and how quality is built in by people who have i...