#223: An Alternative Fashion Future with Charlotte from Stitched Up

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

The next installment of the SIDDI tour with Jeanna and Mary. I speak to Charlotte from Stitched Up - a Manchester-based not-for-profit with the goal of building an alternative fashion future by sharing sewing, mending and upcycling skills, and facilitating clothing swaps and textile recycling. I spoke to Charlotte Vinsen who freelances with Stitched Up, about what Stitched Up do, how it works and who it’s for. I also catch up with Jeanna and Mary after they deliver their first interactive talk, and we debrief on what went down and what went well.  Support the podcast over on Patreon! Charlotte Vinsen freelances at Stitched Up. Follow Stitched Up on Instagram @stitchedupcoop and Charlotte @charlottevinsen.  The Stitched Up team are (l-r) Winona, Sarah, Charlotte, Katy & Bryony: Jeanna Wigger can be found @thepeoplesmending on Instagram. Jeanna also has an excellent Substack.  Mary Morton can be found @edinburghstreetstitchers and @mvm13 on Instagram. Mary volunteers at the Shrub Coop, a ZW charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland (@shrubcoop on Instagram).  Listen to my previous conversations with Jeanna and Mary: 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 Ep. #217: Mending for Mental Wellbeing with Rebecca from The Big Fandango Find their awesome book, ‘Stitch it, Don't Ditch it’. Mary and Jeanna giving their interactive talk and triaging the damaged items brought by attendees:

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The next installment of the SIDDI tour with Jeanna and Mary. I speak to Charlotte from Stitched Up - a Manchester-based not-for-profit with the goal of building an alternative fashion future by sharing sewing, mending and upcycling skills, and facilitating clothing swaps and textile recycling. I spoke to Charlotte Vinsen who freelances with Stitched Up, about what Stitched Up do, how it works and who it’s for. I also catch up with Jeanna and Mary after they deliver their first interactive talk, and we debrief on what went down and what went well. Support the podcast over on Patreon! Charlotte Vinsen freelances at Stitched Up. Follow Stitched Up on Instagram @stitchedupcoop and Charlotte @charlottevinsen. The Stitched Up team are (l-r) Winona, Sarah, Charlotte, Katy & Bryony: Jeanna Wigger can be found @thepeoplesmending on Instagram. Jeanna also has an excellent Substack. Mary Morton can be found @edinburghstreetstitchers and @mvm13 on Instagram. Mary volunteers at the Shrub Coop, a ZW charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland (@shrubcoop on Instagram). Listen to my previous conversations with Jeanna and Mary: 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 Ep. #217: Mending for Mental Wellbeing with Rebecca from The Big Fandango Find their awesome book, ‘Stitch it, Don't Ditch it’. Mary and Jeanna giving their interactive talk and triaging the damaged items brought by attendees:

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