Lisa Woolfork
Stitch Please
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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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Stitching Holiday Traditions with Lena King 07.12.2022 16:48
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...
Alexandria Eregbu Stitch x Stitch Live Show 30.11.2022 29:41
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Alexandra Eregbu Alexandria Eregbu is a multimedia artist, writer, and educator whose practice draws from ancestral histories, lived experiences, and her own imagination to deepen her connectivity to the natural world. Her work is driven by travel, storytelling, memories (whether lived or dreamt), and surrealist activity across the diaspora— spanning from Niger...
Blacker Friday 2022! 23.11.2022 32:39
Businesses in this episode (in order of appearance) Baby Cakes Bags and Rags Sew Hooked On Treasures Cultured Expressions African Stretch Fabrics Dru Christine Fabrics and Design at the DC Creative Suite Thanks, I Made Them Mondes Threads Gifted Hands by Chrissy, LLC Nicole Elise, LLC Scraplanta Creative Reuse Center Seams and Such Boutique, Seams and Such Boutique, LLC Beau Jé Designs Sew Creati...
Fat Quarter Episode Swatch Card Switch 16.11.2022 23:02
Preorder the beautiful 2023 Black Women Stitch Wall Calendar here Episode 138 of Black Women Stitch, Fabric Intake Process BlackWomenStitch Instagram, homepage, Patreon 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 Check out our Amazon Store Stay Connected: You...
Fabric Choice is Everything! a chat with LaTisha Porter 09.11.2022 26:02
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. LaTisha Porter LaTisha Porter was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, where she currently resides. She is a mother of two amazing daughters, Maiya Nicole and Makenzie Elise. LaTisha decided to make garments for women adding later both children and men to her line of custom sewing. The choosing of her company's name, NicoleElise LLC, was developed by her desi...
This Long Thread Special Collab with the Asian Sewist Collective and Jen Hewett 02.11.2022 54:58
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Jen Hewett Jen Hewett is a printmaker, surface designer, and textile artist. Depending on how you look at it, artist is either Jen’s second or fifth career. With a degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, she started her working life in education and educational nonprofits. She then briefly ran her own stationery business and to...
Cosplay with Kia Sangria 26.10.2022 48:21
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Kia Sangria Kia Sangria is passionate about cosplay, costume creation, being a sewist, and creating costumes for black people in play. 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...
Sewing FOR Grandma: The Bridgerton Ball 19.10.2022 33:02
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Sarah Hill Dr. Sarah Ashley Hill is a psychologist and lupus warrior who started sewing in 2019, after learning that she had a severe form of lupus nephritis. Having had a knack for fashion from a young age, Sarah has used sewing as an articulation of her style and to suit her current lifestyle. Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English,...
Historical Costuming with Shasta Schatz 12.10.2022 42:08
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Shasta Schatz Shasta Schatz loves to create. Her favorite hobby is sewing, where she dabbles in yarn manipulation, painting, 3D printing, hot gluing, and duct taping. Her costuming inspiration is mainly from the 16th century drawing inspiration from her love of art museums. Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in Afric...
Vintage Sewing with Sewrena 05.10.2022 34:17
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Serena Serena sews and collects vintage patterns and sewing machines. She enjoys creating vintage content from the 1940s-1950s for Instagram and YouTube to help encourage diversity in the vintage world and share her passion for vintage style. She enjoys dressing up and creating her vintage reality. Lisa Woolfork Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of Engli...
It's A Fat Quarter Episode! 4th Quarter Kick Off 28.09.2022 18:02
THank you SEW much for helping get 5-star reviews, 500 total Patreon supporters, and 500k downloads by the end of 2022! Black Women Stitch Patreon Download Stitch Please episodes Share 5-star reviews here Want to participate in Stitching Holiday Traditions? Want to say "hi"? Leave a direct voicemail Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English, specializing in African American literature and...
Stitching Stories for Young Readers: Author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich 21.09.2022 53:30
Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich is a crafter, a blogger, a sewist, and the author of several children’s books, including Operation Sisterhood , It Doesn’t Take A Genius , 8th Grade Superzero , Two Naomis , Saving Earth: Climate Change and the Fight For Our Future , as well as the picture book Someday Is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958...
Black Girls Sew: The Book! a chat with Hekima Hapa and Leslie Ware 14.09.2022 26:03
Black Girls Sew Projects by Hekima Hapa and Lesley Ware available here Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon. Hekima Hapa Hekima Hapa is the founder of the nonprofit, community organization Black Girls Sew in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Not only is Hapa the founder, but she is a fashion designer and a business owner of Harriet’s by Hekima (HbyH), a Harriet’s Alter Ego company. Hapa is investing her over two...
Represent! with Bianca Springer 07.09.2022 42:05
Support Black Women Stitch on Patreon . Bianca Springer was born and raised in The Bahamas, now lives in Pearland, Texas, with her husband and two children. She learned to sew as a child, but says motherhood cultivated her passion for the craft. Representation matters and Bianca always tries to honor that through her writings. Recently she wrote REPRESENT! an embroidery book that looks like you!...
Dollmaking with Seams Like Tracy 31.08.2022 33:36
Join Black Women Stitch on Patreon . Tracy Perry is a self-taught artist with 30+ years of experience in sewing and art to create unique dolls using fabric or clay. She's been creating and selling dolls since 2008. Tracy was the owner and operator of ImaginePerryDolls and TerranDollmaker. Tracy endeavors to make dolls that show the many colors and uniqueness. She strongly believes that everyone...
Studio Tissue 8 with Chris Cooper 24.08.2022 32:01
Host: Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of African American Literature and Culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of 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/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Bl...
Black Material Geographies 17.08.2022 38:22
Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of African American Literature and Culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of 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/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black wo...
Breaking the Rules with Textile Artist Angela Franklin 10.08.2022 29:22
EMERGENCY SUPPORT REQUEST: Sew Hope Community Sewing Room, a Black woman led nonprofit sewing studio was recently damaged by severe flooding: 16 inches of water saturated the newly opened venue. Please donate to the Go Fund Me or directly to the project . CashApp$SewHopeSTL If financial support is not possible, Sew Hope is accepting donations of machines and fabric. About the episode: Lisa Woolf...
Fabric Intake Process 03.08.2022 21:34
Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of 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/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast...
Sewing Road Trip: A Visit to Cultured Expressions 27.07.2022 17:09
Cultured Expressions on the Stitch Please podcast: episode 52 and episode 78 . Find Lisa Shepard Stewart on social media Website: www. CulturedExpressions.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CulturedExpressions/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culturedexpressions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/CEFabricVideos/Videos Blog: www.culturedexpressions.wordpress.com Sign up for the Black Women Stitc...
Marcia Spencer, KeechiiBStyle 20.07.2022 32:22
Host: Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of African American Literature and Culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of 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/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Bl...
Fabric Alchemy with Mahdiyyah Muhammad 13.07.2022 36:45
Mahdiyyah Muhammad is a self-taught Artist, Fashion Designer, and Instructor who began designing at a very young age, breathing new life into discarded clothing. She draws inspiration from her practice of fabric alchemy; with an ability to take recycled, bio-based materials and turn them into one of one works of wearable art that boost healing properties. Taken from her research of naturally oc...
Cinnamon Annie with Step Stitches 06.07.2022 28:16
Lisa Woolfork is the convener and founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black Lives Matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she became a founding member of Black Lives Matter Charlottesville. Actually, she is active in a variety of university and community initiat...
Stitching Abolition with Dr. Sharbreon Plummer 29.06.2022 35:11
Dr. Plummer's website Stitch x Stitch conference 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 Check out our Amazon Store Stay Connected: YouTube: Black Women Stitch Instagram: Black Women Stitch Facebook: Stitch Please Podcast
Stitch Please Live Show! 22.06.2022 25:46
Deborah's gorgeous is shop, Our Fabric Stash, located within Seattle's Pike Place Market . This show was supported by Afros and Audio , ( instagram , facebook ) and by Bernina Bernina ambassadors and past Stitch Please guests include Aaronica Cole and The Corny Rainbow, Nefertiti Griggs Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and...
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