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Carol chatted with me LIVE on Instagram. Carol https://www.instagram.com/anncie2001/ officially announced the date for Chicago Frocktails 2025. Make sure you follow Chicago Frocktails on Instagram and on their website . Get on their email list today. https://chicagofrocktails.com/ Subscribe to Carol's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@carolssewingcorner/featured Also in 2025, you can stay i...

Sandy's 2 podcast about hashtags in 2020 are numbers 1 and 2 in the top 20 countdown. This recording is the audio version of the Instagram LIVE chat Sandy did on both SewOver50 and Sew Organised Style podcast Instagram accounts. I encourage you to go to the YouTube account so watch the hashtag research Sandy shared with us. Sandy updates us about the best ways to now use hashtags. In 2025, to be v...

This year has given Carrie more to enhance her sewing life and the sewing lives of others. Last episode was about the community work Carrie does. In this episode Carrie talks about her website, private Facebook group, Instagram , YouTube account and the Black Sewing Network she's a part of on TikTok. Her highlight for 2024 was being a committee member of Chicago Frocktails . Get ready for 2025 eve...

This week, I'm featuring 2 new episodes of Carrie Cunningham. Her original podcast was listened to over 15,000 times. Carrie is number 3 in the Top 20 Countdown. Carrie asked that we record a new podcast and that's what we've done. In this first episode I ask Carrie about the two community works she told us about in 2020 to see how these works were still happening. Spoiler alert: They're both goin...

Rebekah Johnston is a textile artist and educator from Nottingham, UK. Her art intertwines artistic self-discovery, sustainability, and the meditative practice of hand stitching. Embracing the unhurried rhythm of her craft, she finds solace and introspection in the deliberate act of slow stitching, allowing her thoughts to settle and reflect. Rebekah Johnston is a brilliant textile artist sharing...

Cennetta was on the podcast in October 2020 for SewOver50 Thursday. Today this episode is number 6 in the Top 20 Countdown and her podcast has been downloaded over 15,000 times. Now the great news is Cennetta is teaching sewing at Calumet Middle School in Chicago. The school has established an after-school enrichment program that includes tailoring and sewing, culinary, theatre, music and more. Ce...

Carol or CeeSews was on the podcast in November 2020 for SewOver50 Thursday. Today this episode is number 6 in the Top 20 Countdown. Carol continues to run sewing classes to help people know how to sew knit fabrics. Thank you Carol for staying in contact with me and providing advice about how to go about retiring from working full time. One of the great things about bringing people for you to list...

Tricia was on the podcast in August 2020. Today this episode is number 7 in the Top 20 Countdown. One of the key themes know about Tricia is her strong values to not add to landfill. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are what Tricia's followers have seen on her Instagram account and through her SewOver50 posts. You need to follow Tricia to find out all the ways to bring new life to not just your existing...

Alma from SewOverItLondon tells us about The Big Sew Off, a 24 hour charity sewathon now in its 3rd year. The Big Sew Off starts on Thursday 7 November at 10am UK time As Alma says: 'The Sew Over It Team will be sewing at the HQ based at the gorgeous New Craft House in East London, together with many exciting sewing personalities. We'll be raising money for mental health charity Mind and sewing cl...

Susan Young has written many researched pieces for SewOver50 and this podcast is a reflection of one of those she wrote back in 2020. This episode is number 8 on the Top 20 Countdown! Susan Young Sewing blog is still available and I encourage you to pop into it and read the full research she published. You'll find Susan on Instagram under Susan Young Sewing. While the number of bricks and mortar s...

Last episode I did say Karen is an ongoing contributor to the podcast and Sewover50. Today Karen's second episode called Style is Ageless is number 9 on the Top 20 countdown. This is a true reflection of not just Karen's contribution to our community but also how relevant this topic continues to be for us as sewists. Karen provides some really simple ways to find your style because you can find al...

Karen Dolen was kind enough to be on the podcast in 2020. Today's episode is the initial podcast about Karen and this is number 10 on the Top 20 Countdown. Karen has an inspiring sense of style that is reflected in not just what she sews but how her work is photographed too. She does credit her daughter for some of her photos and if you go to the SewOver50 account, Karen was a guest editor sharing...

Susan Young has written many researched pieces for SewOver50 and this podcast is a reflection of one of those she wrote back in 2020. This episode is number 11 on the Top 20 Countdown! Susan Young Sewing blog is still available and I encourage you to pop into it and read the full research she published. If you're at London Frocktails this week, say hello to Susan. Thank you again Susan for being o...

Sue Stoney has been on the podcast a few times and this was her first podcast where we met her on the podcast in 2020. This episode is number 12 in the Top 20 Countdown. You heard Sue Stoney in the Magam Sewalong episode with Suzy and Helene. This episode is where we focussed on Sue only. Sustainability and careful use of our resources are important to Sue. She's also one of her local 3 sewing fri...

Lynda Maynard was on the podcast in September 2020 and her podcast is number 13 in the Top 20 countdown. Don't you think we've had a variety of community spirited guests in the Top 20 so far? Back In 2020 I never thought an accomplished teacher like Lynda Maynard would agree to recording a podcast with me and for SewOver50. She was so obliging and there is a link on her website about page to this...

Elizabeth is @earletted on Instagram and I first 'met' her through her blog. When you finally meet an online friend and start chatting you find out how rich their background of experience is. I hope you'll listen to Elizabeth and see she has held half a dozen amazing jobs that have been inspired by her motivation to be creative. She has a music background, a theatre background in both design and w...

Susan Young, the blog writer for SewOver50 was on the podcast in June 2020. She is number 14 in the Top 20 Countdown. You'll find Susan on Instagram under Susan Young Sewing. Most recently you may have noticed that Susan is an organiser of London Frocktails. When the first SewOver50 meet up in London happened before lockdown, you could already see how many of us in the sewing community wanted to b...

Jayne Wright was on the podcast in November 2020. She is number 15 in the Top 20 Countdown. Since 2020 Jayne has moved to Margate and she does a mixture of things now. Violin teaching, ceramic art, open water synchronised swimming and a bit of sewing for herself. She sewed her own wedding dress using a vintage Dior pattern. If you live in the Thanet area, she runs a tile making workshop now with T...

Bobo_bun is Lisa's online name. Lisa was on the podcast in September 2020. She is number 16 in the Top 20 Countdown. At the time Lisa was developing her YouTube channel to bring her vintage sewing joy to everyone who shared a passion for all things vintage. Lisa is a lifelong vintage inspired seamstress and dressmaking teacher. She created Bobo_Bun's sewing school in Norwich UK. As a child Lisa wa...

Saremy of SewSewLive and was on the podcast in November 2020. Saremy is number 17 in the Top 20 Countdown. While you can find Saremy on Instagram, you'll always find Saremy teaching on YouTube. She's industry trained and Saremy has a really full commitment to providing great teaching content in her sewing school. On her Instagram account, she posts her weekly schedule. Saremy provides an amazing c...

Suzy, Sue and Hélène are the Make a garment a month or Magam sewalong team who's podcast was published in July 2020. Suzy and Sue and Hélène gave their time to tell us about how Magam sewalong began and what they do to keep this initiative running. Magam Sewalong is number 18 in the Top 20 Countdown. You would have noticed that since 2020, they have had guests to run this challenge each month and...

Instagram is where SewOver50 account lives and started on 18 August 2018 by Judith Staley. She was shortly joined by Sandy Bach and together they built SewOver50 from 0 to 50,000 followers this month. Their hard work to bring the face of older sewists to Instagram has delivered 1,821 posts; worked with 144 guest editors on a range of topics; created 18 engaging challenges and commissioned #So50Liv...

JenLegg_TeesCreatives is number 19 in the Top 20 Countdown. Most recently you would know Jen @jenlegg_teescreatives who with Sharlene @sosewdressmaking run #SewRecreateTheLook In 2024 they've run Sew Recreate the Look for the fourth time. Sew Recreate the look encourages us to make things we have seen on the high street, IG and designer brands feeding our 'sewing souls'. Jen with Sharlene contribu...

At number 20 is Jen Hogg in the Top 20 Countdown. Jen Hogg is number 20 in the Top 20 Countdown. Jen was my first guest from the Great British Sewing Bee in November 2020 because Jen is a strong supporter of the SewOver50 community. In August 2021 Jen recorded a podcast about So50sustainable sewing. Jen sent through a note about what she's achieved since this podcast was published in November 2020...

Firstly, the Top 20 Countdown starts in August. Have you wondered what the top 20 episodes are after publishing over 440 episodes over 5 years on Sew Organised Style podcast? Grab a cuppa and relax while you hear a retrospective intro to all the people who continue to contribute to the sewing community. Next up. You'll be seeing short tutorials for you to learn how to use your devices without aski...