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The lead copy-editor of the Sewcialists, Anne discusses the issues around masks and ppe as this is now an issue we're facing in many Australian states. The posts about DIY mask and ppe were published earlier this year. We're fortunate that the behind the scenes conversations about masks and ppe have been developed into 3 key posts - what it's like to sew masks ; Kate's current research into making...

Another Australian local supports sewists and Australian Sewing Guild members with special discounts. Alison is the pattern designer and blogger for Lorelei Jayne patterns working from her home in Perth, Western Australia. Alison has so many resources for sewists that are just starting on their sewing journey. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

Des Whitehorn is back again this week talking about 2 more sewing saves. She's our second sewing save guru that has bravely come onto the podcast to chat about how to save garments and even furniture for future use. Make, do, mend is something we're all able to do and Des gives us her knowledge to do just that. Go to her podcast blog post to hear both of her podcasts. Catch up with all the Sewing...

Make do and mend is now a mantra for Tricia. She supports Extinction Rebellion , contributes to Make A Garment a Month Sewalong and has been a guest editor for Sewover50. Where does she get the time to do all of these things? You'll find out what drives her when you grab a cuppa to hear from Tricia. You'll have to join Visible Mend once you hear about this from Tricia. Tricia decided to help Briti...

There's a whole team of people who keep the sustainability of Sewcialists. Anne Blayney also known as Anniebeeknits , is the lead copy-editor behind the Sewcialists team. Make sure you have a read of their latest About us post featuring the Copyediting team . The inclusive nature of Sewcialists is a fundamental when editing blog post contributions either from the sewing community of from the volun...

Sarah Pondevie is the designer behind Pattern Union patterns . She is an Industry Partner of the Australian Sewing Guild. Members get a discount when they purchase any Pattern Union Pattern. As Sarah says, inclusivity isn't just about size. Her patterns can be adapted to different body types. Her patterns can be adapted to different body types and she is committed to ensuring her patterns are alwa...

Des Whitehorn can sew and has been sewing for years. She doesn't like to leave a garment unused or not worn. Once you know your style, it takes courage and thinking outside the box to figure out how to not let your fabric end up as landfill. Des discusses what her remake options where and what she decided would bring her joy. Des Whitehorn is the next contributor to our latest Sewing Save Series s...

Karen Dolen wrote a 2-part guest post about Style for Sewover50. On today's podcast, Karen talks more about the path to finding your signature style without needing to pay a 'style consultant'. There are so many resources online and you can have a look at Karen's style board on Pinterest. Go to the Sewover50 podcast blog post to catch up on all the Sewover50 podcasts available featuring Judith Sta...

Whitney Remington recently posted her historical costume journey on the Sewcialists blog . The research behind Whitney's makes has influenced her to encourage others to incorporate historical styles into their everyday wardrobe. Whitney can be found twirling in her historical makes on her instagram account Whitneygoose . You can find Whitney's story on our podcast website with all the links to abo...

All Buttons Great and Small is a Sydney button retailer that provides buttons and closure both at the store and online. They have always provided a mail order service and you can order via their online collection . If you're looking for buttons online, you can contact All Buttons Great and Small. They have over 15,000 buttons in their store in Sydney. Their online store only lists 1,000 buttons so...

Sue Stoney is back this week to tell us about how she saved a vintage linen table cloth and linen napkins. Sue is an avid op shopper and saving or reusing existing items are her speciality. You can read her blog post about more linen refashions too. You can read about all the sewing save series podcasts and hear them listed on the Sewing Save Series blog post. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

Karen Dolen or IntoStitches is an example of the depth of style within the Sewover50 community . You will know her as @intostitches on Instagram. She's a wonderful Sewover50 Stalwart, as they all are. This is part 1 of Karen's story. You'll find her guest Sewover50 instagram style post ( part 1 and part 2 ) where Karen shares her style hints and tips and she showcases Sewover50 followers to demons...

For today's Sewcialists Tuesday, we hear from Claire Emerson. She's a bespoke tailor and you may not believe that when she first started, Claire didn't know how to thread up a sewing machine. Today she's a fully qualified coat maker and she has trained apprentice tailors. You can read her story on the Sewcialists website . You'll hear how much joy tailoring brings Claire in this podcast . Thanks f...

Louise Sparrow updates us on the Pleated Skirt challenge. With the lockdown in Melbourne, Speciality Pleaters will be closed for 3 weeks. This challenge is being extended to ensure everyone gets their pleated skirt made. You still have time to join this challenge. There's more time to get your project done. Also get ready for more workshops. The triangle bound buttonhole and banded v-neckline work...

Sue Stoney is a creative and is an educator, hence we're excited for Sue to start this series where you can get to share your sewing saves with our listeners. Like many of us, Sue love remnants. The dilemma is remnant fabrics are often too small for what you thought they could become. Each episode Sue will give us the back story behind each project/s. You can be included in this series. Just drop...

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 Facebook Sewing group called Carol's Sewing Corner and a youtube channel and a blog - G-CAS dot net. Carol is self employed and had a sewing business for 12 years. You'll hear Carol's excitement when she took her first sewing classe...

Nicole Mallalieu is well known in the Melbourne sewing and design community. Sewists would have been to her workshops or have bought her You Sew Girl patterns. Today we hear how Nikki is teaching and how thriving through crisis is her super power. She's in the midst of developing chemostylehats that I know you'll find out more about in the coming months. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

Chloe Read, the Australian Editor is back to update us about the now series on Vintage sewing; All chests welcome theme month of August and making on their goal is to build community and make everyone feel welcome through their comment policy. Make sure you subscribe to Sew Organised Style podcast so you are always up to date with the latest blog posts and theme months discussed each week on Sewci...

The Australian Sewing Guild has a number of Industry Partners. Some offer Guild members special discounts. Draft T Studio is one of those Industry Partners that does just that. Have a listen to Trish Hargrave to hear about her online sewing classes. Trish has since launched the online dress course and the online trouser course. These online workshops are specific to teaching and creating block pat...

Juliet Walsh answers a few questions from our Instagram account. Listeners were asked to submit their questions and Juliet answers them in this Thread Talk episode. She's a Sydney local who lives and breathes thread technology. Experimenting with good threads is the key to successful projects. Go to the podcast website to find all of Juliet's podcasts about threads. You'll find her troubleshooting...

#magamsewalong for June was all about #jugglingjune ...whether it's patterns, prints, styles, projects or even time! Hope you were able to juggle and to join in with Sue Stoney @suestoney , Helene @hportemanteau and Suzy Roberts @sewinginspain in June! You'll know that their monthly challenges can overflow into the next month or two depending on your precious sewing time. Sewing a garment each mon...

Monserratt Lopez wrote her story - Fat, mindful and happier than ever - June. This was a follow up story to Gillian's story - Sewing tips for gaining weight series. Sewcialists is a blog for everybody and their goal is to build community and make everyone feel welcome. We support crafting as an inclusive and welcoming space for people of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, genders, orientations and...

ASG joins with Specialty Pleaters once again, to bring you this AUSSEW-Along. Last time this sewalong was a circular skirt. This year it's a simpler version - a straight piece of fabric pleated into a yoke. A supply list will be emailed to you on Monday, 6th July. Instructions will be sent to you at regular intervals over the following 8 weeks. You'll find all ASG podcasts on our website . Hosted...

In Sydney we have a local group of volunteers who are running a local sewing camp. It's Camp Stitch Sydney. This groups of 6 friends have a camp style learning environment that gives everyone who attends a supportive community to simply focus on sewing. Their first Camp Stitch experience was fabulous for sewists and the team and fingers crossed they will run this again in 2021. Hosted by Simplecas...

When lockdown took place in the UK, Susan Young felt like many of us. Paralysed by the quick changes we quickly had to make. This was coupled with lots of time on your hands but with restrictions to our previous lifestyle. Her blog posts contains many insights offered by the Sewover50 community. Did you know that when a post like this one on batch sewing was published on IG, comments flooded throu...