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Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos host Love to Sew, a fun weekly podcast about making clothes, sewing community, and small business. They talk about their passion for sewing a handmade wardrobe and their daily lives as creative entrepreneurs. Listen to interviews with indie business owners and inspiring sewists who totally understand your obsession with sewing.
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Block Prints
This episode is about one of our very favourite fabrics - Indian block prints! We explore the rich history of these textiles, the process of making them, and where to buy them. We also share a bunch of pattern ideas and sewing tips so you can incorporate these dreamy, light, beautiful fabrics into your wardrobe! Plus, we answer a listener question about sewing rulers.
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Pattern-Free Design with Daisy Braid
In this episode we’re interviewing Daisy Braid, also known as DIY Daisy! We chat with her about her book, Sew it Yourself, which is filled with pattern-free, wearable projects. She also tells us about her personal style evolution, how to find the good stuff when you’re shopping secondhand, and her year of DIY!
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Mini-Episode 54: Refashioning Ideas
This month's mini-episode is full of ideas for refashioning clothes, whether they come from your own closet for from the thrift store. We go over some general tips before diving into a bunch of specific ideas - our upcycling senses are tingling!
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Overalls and Jumpsuits
We love overalls and jumpsuits! In this episode, we talk about choosing the right style for you, matching it with the perfect fabric, and the pattern adjustments that are super important for these all-in-one garments. Plus: indie patterns, installing hardware, and more! And in the listener question section, we give some gift ideas for the sewist who has everything.
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Intuitive Sewing with Natalie Ebaugh
In this episode, we interview pattern designer, sewing teacher, quilted coat maker extraordinaire, and snappy dresser Natalie Ebaugh! She talks to us about her design process, her long career in the sewing community, and how she puts her amazing outfits together.
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Bonus Episode 73
In this month’s bonus episode, Helen recaps a fun trip to Vegas and shares all about her new induction range. Caroline talks about teaching her sister-in-law to sew and the relief she feels after BF Patterns’ big release. They also chat about upcoming releases at Blackbird and Helen’s Closet, share a bunch of new indie patterns, and make a big prediction about Beyoncé’s next album. Plus: a fabulous cocktail recipe, a comforting book, and a super fun indie notions shop.
Customer Reviews
Just the best podcast
Honestly it’s been about 7 years since this was the first podcast I ever listened to and I’m yet to find another podcast that I enjoy as much as this one. I’ve tried a lot of educational and chatty podcasts but none of them hold my attention in the same way or are as relevant to my interests. Thanks for all the hours of content Helen and Caroline!
Beginner Sewist Bliss!
I’m a confidant beginner sewist and LOVE this podcast. So much depth of information delivered delightfully by Helen and Caroline. Really enjoy the guests they have on and finish every episode feeling inspired to continue my sewing journey!
Super informative and super easy to listen to
Wow! What a great podcast! I’ve been listening for quite a while now and I don’t like to review too soon but I really needed to get behind this one, I’m such a fan I’m also a Patreon supporter!
The guests are great, the research into the topics is obvious and the topics are so varied, there’s something for everyone.
Thanks team!
Thanks also so so much for being so conscious