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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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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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    Lace

    Lace

    This episode is all about lace! What it is, how to sew with it, and WHAT to sew with it. Plus, an overview of the history of lace, the different kinds of lace, and your lace questions, answered! We also answer a listener question about how to draft a paneled circle skirt.
    Show Notes

    • 46 min
    Mini-Episode 53: Coverstitch 101

    Mini-Episode 53: Coverstitch 101

    This month's mini-episode is about coverstitch machines - what they do, how to use them, how much they cost, and how to decide whether to get one! Helen has one, so she speaks from experience. And she has some thoughts about whether Caroline should get her own!

    Haute Couture with Kenneth D. King

    Haute Couture with Kenneth D. King

    In this episode, we interview Kenneth D. King - couture designer, technical sewing wizard, teacher, writer, and contributing editor to Threads Magazine. We chat with him about the couture techniques he developed himself, his storied career, and his latest book: Doll Couture!
    Show Notes

    • 1 hr
    Muslins/Toiles 101

    Muslins/Toiles 101

    In this episode, we’re taking you through all the steps of making test garments, a.k.a. muslins, a.k.a. toiles! From choosing the right fabric to how to cut it, baste it, and adjust it, we’ll demystify this sewing step so you can get your perfect fit and style. Plus, we have a little chatty catch-up about what we did during our winter break. 
    Show Notes

    • 58 min
    Bonus Episode 72

    Bonus Episode 72

    This month's episode is so much fun - February was a way better month than January! 😅 Helen recaps her amazing quilting retreat, her gym's karaoke night, her new car, and her new bangs! Caroline shares the ups and downs she's had with all of her furry friends, the wonderful Valentine's Day dinner she made, and some exciting things coming up at Blackbird and BF Patterns. Plus: new indie pattern releases, a sewing tip for avoiding pointy darts, and lots of great media recommendations.

    Mini-Episode 52: Sweatshirts

    Mini-Episode 52: Sweatshirts

    Today's mini-episode is all about that cold-weather classic: sweatshirts! We chat about fabric options and indie sweatshirt patterns, share the why and how of ribbing (and what to substitute for it), and give a bunch of sewing tips. Plus: a few fun embellishment options!

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1K Ratings

1K Ratings

MattP.220 ,

New listener

Found your podcast while searching for something new to listen to. You are just right for me! I’m a quilter but love to venture out and see other things. Your giving me inspiration to do just that. Also like the episode where you provided other podcasts, movies, and music while sewing. Normally I watch Judge Judy while sewing and I know I need to expand my tv life.

lucyhoffy ,

Such a treat

For the creative side of my brain

Kaliannae ,

Amazing wealth of information, but left-wing

This is a wonderful podcast, full of charmingly delivered and abundant advice on garment sewing. The hosts, Caroline and Helen, are so sweet. With their team, they plan and research each episode so well, packing it with helpful information sourced from many people. Love to Sew is also the best produced podcast I have ever heard, and I appreciate the consideration for listeners demonstrated by the consistently high quality audio as well as the focused nature of the discussion. I enjoy playing Love to Sew as I do various tasks throughout my days. By starting from the first episode, progressing chronologically through the next episodes, and taking notes on points that interest me, I have gained an incredible free education in garment sewing as someone who does not know how to sew but would like to learn.

I had to remove a star from the rating because unfortunately, Helen and Caroline have “drunk the Kool-Aid” of left-wing propaganda, not realizing that it aims to destroy marriage and the family, for the sake of destroying faith in Christianity—as marriage represents Christ and the Church, while the family represents the Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I am sure that Caroline and Helen mean no harm, particularly since they are echoing what has become trendy in our culture. But in the name of inclusion, they frequently espouse views or promote guests’ platforms that contradict the teachings of the Catholic Church, making me feel alienated. For example, in the first more than 200 episodes, only once have they had a Christian guest, Brittany J. Jones, whereas they have hosted countless people who advocate for grave sexual sins or Marxism, to the point that I have had to skip certain episodes or stop playing them because they effectively show contempt for my religious views. I would be grateful if Helen and Caroline could make the podcast concentrate on garment sewing and minimize engagement with controversial ethical standpoints that marginalize certain listeners. As a second-best, they could at least feature equal representation of people across the political or religious spectrum, including conservative Christians and Jews.

Thank you for all your hard work, Love to Sew team!

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