Sew & Tell Sew Daily
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Three sewists from different backgrounds — fashion, indie sewing and theater — discuss sewing topics and chat with big names from the sewing world. Join Meg Healy, Amanda Carestio and Kate Zaynard as they share their collective knowledge, insight and inspiration, connecting the sewing community and keeping listeners up-to-date on news and trends of sewing and fashion.
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Live from Sewcation
On this episode of the Sew & Tell podcast, we are LIVE in Boulder Colorado at SEWCATION! We have a heated pocket conversation and then play our favorite game, the bowl sewing generator.
Episode Summary
Welcome
Discussion Segment 1: Pocket talk!
Discussion Segment 2: The Sewing Bowl Game
SewJo
Show notes: https://www.sewdaily.com/sewandtell/live-from-sewcation-episode-82
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Sewing & the Art World
Today on the podcast, we have got a very special guest: Julian Majewski. He’s an art handler, artist, embroiderer, and of course, Meg's husband. We are going to chat about the crossover between sewing and the art world including textile art, sustainability, and more!
Episode Summary
Welcome
Discussion Segment 1: Sewing and the Art World
SewJo
Listener question: Have you ever used sewing or embroidery to create art in your home?
Show notes: https://www.sewdaily.com/sewandtell/sew-and-tell-episode-81/
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Sewing Silliness
On this episode of Sew & Tell, we’ve got some sewing silliness for you! Sewing trivia, this or that, and then a round of what do I make with this fabric. It’s going to be a good time — play along! Then we'll share our sewjo and listener comments!
Episode Summary
Welcome
Discussion Segment 1: This or That
Discussion Segment 1: What do I do with this fabric?
SewJo
Show Notes: www.sewdaily.com/sewandtell/sewing-silliness-episode-80
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Sew Biz
On this episode of Sew & Tell, we welcome Kimberly Payne of Straight Stitch Designs to discuss the business of sewing. Kimberly is a pattern designer, teacher, retreat organizer, and everything in between — including designing patterns for Sew News. Then we will share our sewjo and answer a listener question.
Episode Summary
Welcome
Discussion Segment 1: Sewing Biz with Kimberly Payne
SewJo
Question: What’s your favorite pattern hack?
Show Notes: https://www.sewdaily.com/sewandtell/sew-biz-episode-79/
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Spring/Summer 2022 Trends
In this episode of Sew & Tell, we’re covering Spring/Summer 2022 trends! Yes, it’s the trend report episode, where we discuss the latest runway looks and discuss how (and if!) we want to incorporate them into our seasonal sewing. Then we will share our sewjo and answer a listener question!
Episode Summary
Welcome
Discussion Segment 1: Spring/Summer 2022 Trends
SewJo
Question: What’s the most tedious part of sewing or your least favorite sewing task?
Show Notes: https://www.sewdaily.com/sewandtell/spring-summer-2022-trends-episode-78
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Sewing by Hand
In this episode of Sew & Tell, we are talking about hand sewing with very special guest Alexis Bailey of Fibr + Cloth Studios. Then we share our sewjo and answer a listener question.
Episode Summary
Welcome
Discussion Segment 1: Hand Sewing
SewJo
Question: What’s the most tedious part of sewing or your least favorite sewing task?
Show Notes: https://www.sewdaily.com/sewandtell/sewing-by-hand-episode-77/
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Customer Reviews
Unpopular sewing opinions
Love this episode, one for me that id love you hear an episode on is” seam allowances” I hate that most patterns have a 5/8 inch seam allowance! It’s a waste of using extra fabric, and even if you trim its bulky! I much prefer 1/4-1/2 inch . I’d love to know how to easily grade down seam allowances in standard patterns while accounting for fit.
Disorganized
Wish I could have learned something new about the subject, i.e.-Sewing…even when they did stay on topic it seemed like nervous rambling or chit chat.
Pass on this.
Not impressive
It’s not just that’s these women don’t know very much, it’s that they don’t even try. No research or thought goes into these pods, or even any idea that sewing and textiles are ancient crafts with long histories to draw from. It’s all Me And My Credit Card, that’s the only song they can sing. Buy this from our friends!
The worst was “zero waste sewing”, a subject humans figured out as they created the first textiles. Waste and scraps are a product of the Industrial Revolution, and these women have no idea what that is, or that textiles jump started it, or that natural fibers compost but polyesters are plastic so avoid them.
In a well run sewing room scraps have uses, but that’s a secret from these people as well as the facts that producing the fabric does the harms, not a few scraps. Polyesters come from the toxic sludge at oil refineries.
The breaking point though? One of these girl children moaning about how her carpenter boyfriend “with wood at least he doesn’t have to worry about the grain”.
Really?