Lisa Woolfork

Stitch Please

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Dive deep into the vibrant world of sewing with the award-winning Stitch Please podcast, an official show of Black Women Stitch – the sewing group where Black lives matter. Uniquely crafted for those who love sewing, this sewing podcast is a gem that centers around Black women, girls, and femmes, weaving threads of creativity, technique, and passion with every episode. Hosted by Lisa Woolfork, a 6th generation sewing enthusiast, this podcast not only mirrors her ardor for the craft but also her roles as an artist, activist, and academic. Specializing in African American literature and culture,...

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Lisa Woolfork

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Sew Tales with The Telltale Tasha 24.05.2023 32:41

Registration info: KINDRED SPIRITS: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTERS CONVERGENCE , June 15-17, 2023, Durham, NC  Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter!   Check out our   merch too!  Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.  Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store     Tasha Hen...

African Stretch Fabric with Danielle Pierce 17.05.2023 51:18

Celeste Haselrig, Senior Student at Parsons School of Design 10.05.2023 31:46

Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter!   Check out our   merch too!  Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.  Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Amazon Store Dubsado helps me organize the podcast. Try it for 20% off.    Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American lite...

Studying the Art of Weaving Liberation a chat with Amina Coleman 03.05.2023 39:08

Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter!     Check out our  merch here  Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.  Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Amazon Store Dubsado helps me organize the podcast. Try it for 20% off.  Amina Coleman Amina Coleman was born and raised in the East End of Richmond, Virginia, and found he...

Upcycling with Shorti J., the Cottoncandifro 26.04.2023 31:10

Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter!   Check out our   merch too!  Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.  Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store   Shorti J. Shorti J is an artist who expresses herself through photography and fashion. She recently went viral on TikTok and Insta...

Sewing Shoes and More with Jaimie Black 19.04.2023 36:10

Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter!   Check out our   merch too!  Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.  Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store   Jaimie Black Jaimie Black is a wife and mother that has fallen in love with DIY sewing, shoemaking, and the occasional bagmaking a...

Spring Cleaning the Sewing Space 12.04.2023 27:54

Sign up for the Black Women Stitch QUARTERLY newsletter.  Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon  Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Lisa is connecting with Julian Collins for Menswear Sunday, April 16th, at 3 pm on the Black Sewing Network on TikTok. They will sew the boxer brief pattern the Gable by Made for Mermaids. Lisa enjoys the Gable pattern because of its simplicity (3 seams, 2...

Spring Sewing 2023 05.04.2023 23:16

Sign up for the Black Women Stitch QUARTERLY newsletter. Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Lisa is connecting with Julian Collins for Menswear Sunday, April 16th, at 3 pm on the Black Sewing Network on TikTok. They will sew the boxer brief pattern the Gable by Made for Mermaids. Lisa enjoys the Gable pattern because of its simplicity (3 seams, 2 hems, 1 wa...

Sew Much Soul Conference Quilting Edition 2023 29.03.2023 38:48

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store SEW MUCH SOUL Register for the conference here Order the supply kit! About SEW CREATIVE LOUNGE Cecily Habimana and Tisha Thorne met by chance in the hallway of a new building they both moved into back in 2006. They soon realized that they both had a passion for sewing. The pair noticed that there really weren...

BTS with Sew Black Live Show Producer Latrice Sampson Richards 22.03.2023 37:32

Latrice Sampson Richards LPC-S, CLC is a Mental and Emotional Wellness Creative, Podcast Host & Producer, and CEO of STS Productions. Learn more about Latrice and her work here. Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and Americ...

Unearthing Unicorns with Simone Elizabeth Saunders 15.03.2023 34:37

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Simone Elizabeth Saunders Simone Elizabeth Saunders (b. 1983, Calgary, Canada) is a textile artist who focuses primarily on punch-needle and tufting tapestries to create allegorical narratives of Blackness and Womanhood using polychrome and textural portraits. Based in Mohkinstsis, Canada, she hol...

Stitching History with Janda Lipker and Rebecca Christian-Lipker 08.03.2023 29:27

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Janda Lipker & Rebecca Christian-Lipker This is a mother-daughter duo who creates quilts. They run their family-owned hair and beauty company, James Lauren LLC , out of Maple Heights. The name honors Lipker’s children, Rebecca, whose middle name is Lauren, and her son, James. Lisa Woolfork Lisa Wo...

Valerie Goodwin: Quiltmaker. Worldbuilder. 01.03.2023 38:29

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Valerie Goodwin Valerie S. Goodwin is a mixed-media fiber artist and architect whose works of fine art are included in museum and private collections. Most of her work is inspired by a love of aerial views of landscapes and cities. Many of her quilts are based on maps. Goodwin’s art has moved thro...

Geraldine Wilkins: Living Water Quilter 22.02.2023 37:49

The SEW BLACK GIVEAWAY is on! Enter to for your chance to win a Bernette 33. Sew Black Info Want Behind the Scenes video of QuiltCon? Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon at the $15 level or higher. Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Thanks to our Sew Black underwriters: Spoonflower (SEWBLACKQC for 20%off) and Moda. Additional support: Bernina Material support provided by Accuquilt...

Sandra Lee Chandler: Denim, History, Quilts 15.02.2023 37:46

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Indigo: In Search of the Color that Seduced the World Sew Black Info Thanks to our Sew Black underwriters: Spoonflower (enter SEWBLACKQC for 20%off) and Moda. Additional support: Bernina Material support provided by Accuquilt , , Aurifil, Crimson Tate (enter SEWBLACKQC for 10% off), My Notions , Ruby Star Soci...

Carole Lyles Shaw, Modern Quilt Innovator 08.02.2023 38:23

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Thanks to our Sew Black underwriters: Spoonflower (SEWBLACKQC for 20%off) and Moda. Additional support: Bernina Material support provided by Accuquilt , , Aurifil, Crimson Tate (SEWBLACKQC for 10% off), My Notions , Ruby Star Society , Spoonflower Road to QuiltCon: Trains, Planes, and Automo...

Make it Very Black: Stacey Watson, National Quilt Museum 01.02.2023 39:19

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Sew Black underwriters: Spoonflower (SEWBLACKQC for 20%off) and Moda. Sponsor: Bernina Material support provided by Accuquilt, Amtrak, Aurifil, Crimson Tate, My Notions, Ruby Star Society, Spoonflower Stacey Watson Stacey Watson is the Director of Equitable Partnerships at The National Quilt Muse...

Carol's Sewing Corner with Couture Sewist Carol Ware 25.01.2023 34:14

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Carol Crocker Ware Carol Crocker Ware is a fabric whisperer who runs a Facebook group, Carol’s Sewing Corner . Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black ide...

Black Sewing Network 18.01.2023 36:24

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Carmen Green Carmen Green is a stylist, an influencer, a community builder, an absolute fashionista, and a role model entrepreneur who always aims to learn not only about fashion and sewing but marketing as well. She is the founder of the Black Sewing Network on TikTok. She believes in building cr...

Rest by Len 11.01.2023 29:00

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Black Women Stitch 2023 Wall Calendar Amazon Store Sew Black Info Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Bl...

Happy 2023! Reflect and Look Forward 04.01.2023 20:22

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Check out the Black Women Stitch Amazon store for products mentioned in the podcast and on socials. Buy a Black Women Stitch Wall Calendar Sign up for SEW BLACK AT QUILTCON info Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black i...

Stitching Holiday Traditions with Kamali Obiagu 28.12.2022 14:27

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon.   Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory and American slavery. She is the convener and founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/produce...

Stitching Holiday Traditions with Florence Taylor 25.12.2022 15:49

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon.   Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the convener and founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/produc...

Stitching Holiday Traditions with Martha McIntosh 21.12.2022 17:03

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon.   Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the convener and founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/produc...

Stitching Holiday Traditions with Vanessa Martina 14.12.2022 25:56

Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon.   Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the convener and founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/produc...