Love to Sew Podcast

Gillian Whitcombe chats with us about The Sewcialists, and her blog Crafting a Rainbow. We discuss her experience running an online community and the compelling Sewcialists blog series, Who We Are.

In our first Very Special Episode, we're answering your questions. We chat about fabric, fitting solo, favourite tools, TNT patterns, sewing machines, and much more. We also reflect on podcasting for ten episodes, and discuss how we make it work.

Portia Lawrie joins us to chat about the Refashioners 2017 and all that goes into organizing this fantastic community challenge. Learn how you can participate! Portia encourages us to get creative, overcome sewing fear, and just go for it!

Kelli Ward of True Bias chats with us about her rebrand, her move to paper patterns, and reveals an exciting collaboration that she’s been working on! Kelli’s approach of leaning slowly into her goals proves that big things can happen one day at a time.

Do you enjoy making every detail the best it can be or do you go crazy trying to get everything ‘perfect'? We unpack the topic of perfectionism as a community by sharing your thoughts and discussing how striving for perfection affects our sewing practice.

Christine Haynes tells us all about her epic move NYC, her new job as manager of Purl Soho, and her plans for her pattern line, Christine Haynes patterns. We loved chatting about this new chapter of her life and hearing all about how she got here.

Sewcializing = sewing + socializing! There are so many ways sewists can connect online. We cover everything from Instagram etiquette to our favourite Facebook groups. We also confess how many times a day we check Instagram, and how many people we follow!

Katie Marcus from What Katie Sews shares how she learned to sew, her favourite makes and patterns, and her passion for sustainability through sewing. Katie has a modern approach to sewing, focusing on wearable makes that reflect her strong sense of style.

Learn how we organize our fabrics, what we like to stash, how our partners feel about it, and what to do with unwanted items. We confess how much fabric we are each hoarding and come to realize that it’s OK to collect fabric as part of a sewing practice.

Jenny Rushmore of Cashmerette Patterns comes on the show to talk about her sewing journey, her business, and the Curvy Sewing Collective. She also tells us how sewing has helped her to love and accept her body, and inspire others to do the same.

You're going to get to know us in this episode! We’re talking about how and when we learned to sew, why we love it so much, what we do every day, and how we met.

Helen Wilkinson is the blogger and sewing pattern designer behind Helen’s Closet. Caroline Somos is the founder of Blackbird Fabrics. Together they talk all things sewing and bring you interviews with inspiring creatives and indie business owners.