#186: What sewing machine technicians actually do with Bizz McKilligan

from Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably · host Zoe Edwards

What do sewing machine repair and servicing professionals do that you can’t do yourself at home? And what CAN you do at home to make problems with your machine less likely? And what noises coming from your machine should you definitely NOT ignore? These are just some of the many questions that sewing machine technician, Bizz McKilligan, answers for us today. I first spoke to Bizz over a year ago when she’d just started up her sustainability-focused sewing store, The Green Thimble. She gives us an update on how it’s going and what she’s learnt over that time.    Support the podcast over on Patreon! You can learn online about sewing machine maintenance and repair via Sewing Doc Academy.  Bizz McKilligan in her self-made hoodie!: Bizz McKilligan is the owner of The Green Thimble, an online and bricks and mortar sewing shop in Victoria, Canada, that helps to recirculate existing sewing resources. Here’s their new logo: Follow them on Instagram @thegreenthimble.ca. Listen to Bizz’s first appearance on CYT: Ep. #120: How to care for your sewing machine with Bizz McKilligan If you rely on a needle threader but your machine’s one keeps breaking, Bizz recommends purchasing an external needle threader like this one: Check out Bizz’s incredible self made knit dress that she made for, and wore at, a Frocktails event:

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What do sewing machine repair and servicing professionals do that you can’t do yourself at home? And what CAN you do at home to make problems with your machine less likely? And what noises coming from your machine should you definitely NOT ignore? These are just some of the many questions that sewing machine technician, Bizz McKilligan, answers for us today. I first spoke to Bizz over a year ago when she’d just started up her sustainability-focused sewing store, The Green Thimble. She gives us an update on how it’s going and what she’s learnt over that time. Support the podcast over on Patreon! You can learn online about sewing machine maintenance and repair via Sewing Doc Academy. Bizz McKilligan in her self-made hoodie!: Bizz McKilligan is the owner of The Green Thimble, an online and bricks and mortar sewing shop in Victoria, Canada, that helps to recirculate existing sewing resources. Here’s their new logo: Follow them on Instagram @thegreenthimble.ca. Listen to Bizz’s first appearance on CYT: Ep. #120: How to care for your sewing machine with Bizz McKilligan If you rely on a needle threader but your machine’s one keeps breaking, Bizz recommends purchasing an external needle threader like this one: Check out Bizz’s incredible self made knit dress that she made for, and wore at, a Frocktails event:

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