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Fashion Revolution Week is the time when we come together as a global community to create a better fashion industry. It centres around the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1,138 people and injured many more on 24 April 2013. This year, as we mark 8 years since the tragedy, Fashion Revolution Week will focus on the interconnectedness of human rights and the rights of nat...

Today's Sewcialists podcast is The Green Violet or Megan Green to discuss her 2021 update to the plus sized pattern companies tables she had collated in 2019. This is one of the accessibility podcasts developed for the latest Sewcialists theme month. Make sure you listen to all the Sewcialists podcasts and stay up to date with their theme months. Megan is a hydrologist by day, but spends most of h...

Kate Ward has done her research into Project 333 and has been trialling this since December 2020. She's discovered her style and also a jacket that she hasn't worn as yet. Would you leave space in your collection of 33 items for new pieces or simply replace existing pieces with new pieces? Do you have any suggestions on how to repurpose a houndstooth jacket that Kate has made but now won't wear as...

Today is the part 2 this breast cancer podcasts for Sewover50 . Today Tina of Bricolagedk talks about her breast cancer experience, how she found support through the Sewover50 community; her decision to keep 1 breast and the pattern choices she now uses to live her best life. The first part of our breast cancer series was with Denise Archer talking the very graphic details of cancer treatments and...

Samantha has shared her disabilities on social media and is making strides to provide ideas about making sewing more accessible. You can find great information on Samantha's blog as well as on her Instagram account where she shares her makes and ideas with the sewing community. Samantha is a positive voice within the sewing community and also for the Sew Enabled team. Sewcialists are focussing on...

Kate Ward shares her research to show how mending helps save our resources. Kate has also shared this research on her blog so you can do additional reading about how textile manufacturing techniques pollute our planet. By extending the life of your clothes by months or by years, lessens your carbon foot print. What you pay for clothes impacts the working conditions of factory workers. The less you...

Today is the first part of our breast cancer podcasts for Sewover50 . Denise Archer came back to talk about sewing for a chest with no breasts but we focussed on the very graphic details of cancer treatments and post cancer reality. Please skip this podcast as the depth of Denise's cancer details may upset you. This podcast is not medical advice. If you want information about breast cancer treatme...

Selina has given her permission to replay her podcast from November for #Mendmarch Selina 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 podcas...

Uli has agreed to replay her original podcast from October during this month for #mendmarch. You'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, cro...

Sew Enabled is an online community group that values empowering diverse makers. Abi is one of 4 team members that have formed Sew Enabled. They rely on community submissions and suggestions to develop blog posts and resources to promote accessible ideas and solutions that others in the wider can use and benefit from. In this podcast Abi talks about the range of accessible needs people have and how...

The details maketh the shirt is the presentation you'll love watching by Pete Sews at the Australian Sewing Guild 's first online Autumn Sewing Celebration on 27 March 2021. Pete has a flair for detail and accuracy when he sews, come along on a little journey where fingers get very close to the iron, pinning is preferred and you'll realise the true meaning of 'measure twice, cut once'! In this pre...

Kate Sekules is the author of Mend! a Refashioners Manual and Manifesto. She's also the force behind #mendmarch each year. Kate has done so much in her life including being in a rock band and supported Joy Division; boxed professionally, started the Refashioner and now is studying her phd in mending. She has taken refashioning and made it engaging and fun. You'll get addicted to visible mending. T...

Sheila O'Kelly is a sewists who contributes to both Sewover50 on Instagram and Curvy Sewing Collective on facebook. Sheila has picked up sewing again more recently and she shares the techniques she's picked up from her fellow sewists. Sheila has now got access to more fabrics due to the increase in fabric suppliers in Ireland. Make sure you catch up with all the Sewover50 podcasts here . Hosted by...

Jenny is getting ready to attend the Australian Sewing Guild 's first online Autumn Sewing Celebration on 27 March 2021. Jenny is getting her sewing room, home, and technology ready so she can enjoy all the presentations at the Autumn Sewing Celebration. You'll get the chance to ask each presenter questions on the day at the Autumn Sewing Celebration and have access to all the presentations for 6...

Brianna is a Sewcialists team member who talks about the changes she has made to make sewing more accessible in her life. Accessibility is the theme at Sewcialists for March and April. Brianna has kicked off this theme with her personal story and how we can learn about making sewing accessible by following #sewingdisabled and #chronicallysewn. In the next Sewcialists podcasts you will hear from Ab...

Trish Hargrave of Draft T Studio is presenting at the Australian Sewing Guild's first online Autumn Sewing Celebration on 27 March 2021. This podcast is a replay of Trish's original podcast she published in July 2020. You'll get the chance to ask Trish questions at the Autumn Sewing Celebration and have access to all the presentations for 6 months. Draft T Studio is one of the Australian Sewing Gu...

MendMarch starts in a few days time. Katrine of Mending Mayhem is back to talk about all the mending options she uses when she takes part in this challenge each year. Kate Sekules hosts this month long challenge that anyone can hop into or just watch what happens. Kate will be on the next Sewing save and Mending podcast so keep an eye out for her podcast debut. Tricia is also mentioned as she was...

More recognition for Black History Month, as we rereleasing this podcast to recognise the black sewists in the Sewover50 community. Cennetta Burwell is today's Sewover50 replay 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 e...

Linda Jobson is presenting at the Australian Sewing Guild's first online Autumn Sewing Celebration on 27 March 2021. This podcast is a replay of Linda's original podcast she published in October 2020. You'll get the chance to ask Linda questions at the Autumn Sewing Celebration and have access to all the presentations for 6 months. Linda Jobson has taken her 24 years of custom bra making experienc...

CeeSews is back to share her knowledge of sergers/overlockers. Cee has extensive experience using sergers/overlockers and runs workshops to use sergers/overlockers to her ASG friends. Cee talks about how she learnt to use her serger/overlocker the hard way. Make sure you take notes as Cee provides listeners to get more use from your serger/overlocker. There are great features now available on dome...

More recognition for Black History Month, as we rereleasing this podcast to recognise the black sewists in the Sewover50 community. Carrie Cunningham's podcast was published in June 2020 and you'll love the breadth of work Carrie has done and continues to do today. Carrie Cunningham began sewing garments when she was 11 years old. She was self- taught until she started High School. She is the owne...

In 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 Sewci...

Sarah 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 conferen...

Kate 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 publish...

In recognition of Black History Month, we are rereleasing this podcast to recognise the black sewists in the Sewover50 community. Carol's podcast was published in July 2020 and listeners love her work and her sewing journey. Carol or Anncie2001 , is our next Sewover50 stalwart that kindly gave her time for this podcast. Her sewing story is compelling and heartwarming. Carol hosts a private Faceboo...