EPISODE · Dec 15, 2025
#209: Mending ideas you never thought of
from Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably · host Zoe Edwards
Whether or not you plan to participate in the Winter of Care and Repair challenge, we all have items we’re responsible for maintaining. Although, if you’re anything like me, there might be things you don’t even notice that are well within your control to improve, and will make your life better as a result. In this episode, we hear from a bunch of amazing CYT Patrons about what items they intend to fix over the coming season and how they plan to do it, to provide inspiration for the rest of us. Support the podcast over on Patreon! Image source: Kwon Junho via Unsplash Access and download the FREE WOCAR tracker sheet. The Winter of Care and Repair challenge was invented by Jeanna Wigger. Jeanna can be found @thepeoplesmending on Instagram. Jeanna also has an excellent Substack which includes this explainer about WOCAR. Listen to my previous conversations with Jeanna: Ep. #115: Winter of Care and Repair with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #132: A Season of Mending with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #135: How to Triage Your Mends with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #163: How to Effect Change This Winter with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #190: The Four Tendencies and Sewing with Jeanna, Kim & Lise Ep. #191: Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It with Mary Morton & Jeanna Wigger Ep. #208: Challenging Consumption and Perfectionism with Jeanna Wigger Find and order Jeanna’s book written with Mary Morton, ‘Stitch it, Don't Ditch it’. Watch the tutorial by Arkdefo for the reusable party hats that Mary Morton mentioned. Addams Family Stitches by Yonah and Rebecca:
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Whether or not you plan to participate in the Winter of Care and Repair challenge, we all have items we’re responsible for maintaining. Although, if you’re anything like me, there might be things you don’t even notice that are well within your control to improve, and will make your life better as a result. In this episode, we hear from a bunch of amazing CYT Patrons about what items they intend to fix over the coming season and how they plan to do it, to provide inspiration for the rest of us. Support the podcast over on Patreon! Image source: Kwon Junho via Unsplash Access and download the FREE WOCAR tracker sheet. The Winter of Care and Repair challenge was invented by Jeanna Wigger. Jeanna can be found @thepeoplesmending on Instagram. Jeanna also has an excellent Substack which includes this explainer about WOCAR. Listen to my previous conversations with Jeanna: Ep. #115: Winter of Care and Repair with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #132: A Season of Mending with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #135: How to Triage Your Mends with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #163: How to Effect Change This Winter with Jeanna Wigger Ep. #190: The Four Tendencies and Sewing with Jeanna, Kim & Lise Ep. #191: Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It with Mary Morton & Jeanna Wigger Ep. #208: Challenging Consumption and Perfectionism with Jeanna Wigger Find and order Jeanna’s book written with Mary Morton, ‘Stitch it, Don't Ditch it’. Watch the tutorial by Arkdefo for the reusable party hats that Mary Morton mentioned. Addams Family Stitches by Yonah and Rebecca:
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