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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably — 231 episodes
#231: A Business Based on Scraps – Kat Camfield with Justice McNeil
#230: How to Teach Repair Skills with Jeanna & Mary
#229: Further Fabric Confessions with Lise Bauer
#228: Crafting with Neurodivergence with Kim Witten
#227: Threading Change – Kat Camfield with Sophia Yang
#226: Sashiko, The Untold Story with Atsushi Futatsuya
#225: Destashing Online with Caroline from Destasher
#224: Sewing When You’re Skint
#223: An Alternative Fashion Future with Charlotte from Stitched Up
#222: Neurodiversity and Craft with Kim Witten
#221: Upcycling Secrets – Kat Camfield with Brynn, Emily & Meagan
#220: How to Save and Make Money with Sewing
#219: Flux-Friendly Sewing Patterns with Sasha Starlight
#218: Fabric Confessions with Lise Bauer
#217: Mending for Mental Wellbeing with Rebecca from The Big Fandango
#216 : Replay – No Small Business on a Dead Planet
#215: How to Dress Kids More Sustainably with Izzie from ApparelXchange
#214: Is Inclusivity Enough? – Kat Camfield with Frances from Sincere Studio
#213: A Self-Sufficient Maker with Shams el-Din Rogers
Episode 212: Creativity, Craft and Clutter with Shams el-Din Rogers
#211: More Sewing, Less Overwhelm with Sew Hayley Jane
#210: How Frugality Builds Community with Mariel Davies
#209: Mending ideas you never thought of
#208: Challenging Consumption and Perfectionism with Jeanna Wigger
#207: Style Shifts and Sustainability with Lindsay Ashworth Fraser
#206: How to Sew More Sustainably for Kids
#205: Selling Fabric More Sustainably with Tanya Brooman
#204: The Sewing Machine, A Novel – Kat Camfield with Natalie Fergie
#203: Sewing with Scraps with Birgitta Helmersson & Sam Grose
#202: London Fabric Swap 2025
#201: Making Check Your Thread – with Zoe & Kat, Part 2
#200: Making CYT with Zoe & Kat, Part 1
#199: Wardrobe Curation and Care
#198: Shopping Strategically with Numba Pinkerton
#197: Can I Dig It? Podcast – Glut Management Tactics
#196: Eco Printing – Kat Camfield with Carly from Lorelei Textile Design
#195: Replay – Introduction to Pattern Hacking
#194: Replay – Fabric First with Rachel Kirby
#193: Replay – Introduction to Garment Fabrics
#192: Replay – Stashes and Spaces with Shams el-Din Rogers
#191: Stitch it, Don’t Ditch it with Mary Morton & Jeanna Wigger
#190: Sewing and the Four Tendencies with Jeanna, Kim & Lise
#189: Are Zoe & Lise still in Last Sewist Standing?
#188: Stop Wearing Black! Colour Choice with Numba Pinkerton
#187: Spicy questions in the Virtual Sewing Room
#186: What sewing machine technicians actually do with Bizz McKilligan
#185: The Best Knitwear Repair Techniques with Skye Pennant
#184: Mending and Overcoming Perfectionism with Skye Pennant
#183: Get Your Stash Sorted!
#182: How to Organise a Fabric Swap with Nike Baruwa
#181: Secrets of Successful Destashing, Part 2
#180: Secrets of Successful Destashing, Part 1
#179: The Five Fabrics Rule with Judith Staley
#178 What you should know about fitting with Kate Roberts
#177: Me-Made-May Explained in Under 5 Minutes
#176: Creating Connection Through Embellishment with Cal Patch
#175: The Secret History of Quilt Making with Deb McGuire
#174: How to Make Quilts More Sustainably
#173: Quilting Through Burnout with Radha Weaver
#172: Sewing More Sustainably in the Virtual Sewing Room
#171: Restoring and Upcycling Vintage Clothing with Debbie Murphy
#170: Curtains to Couture with Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes
#169: Mending Motivation
#168: Is DIY Publishing the Future of Sewing? with Liz Haywood
#167: No-Rules Outdoor Clothing Repair with from Rosanna Snowdonia Gear Repair
#166: Pro Tips for Outdoor Wear Care and Repair with Rosanna from Snowdonia Gear Repair
#165: 5 Easy Garment Care Habits to Adopt in 2025
#164: Sewing Wins and Fails in 2024 with Lise and Meg
#163: How to Effect Change This Winter with Jeanna Wigger
#162: How to Solve Your Next Sewing Problem with Kim Witten
#161: How to Refashion with Portia Lawrie
#160: What We Do Now
#159: Small and Shared Space Sewing, Part 2
#158: Small and Shared Space Sewing, Part 1
#157: The challenges and joys of micro business with Bevan O’Daly
#156: How to Run an Ethical Textiles Shop with Bevan O’Daly
#155: Make it Your Own with Elisalex Jewell
#154: Clothing Self-Sufficiency
#153: The Provenance of Materials and Techniques – Shams with Allie Davis
#152: Sewing for Stillness and Community with Mel Keane
#151: Explaining Deadstock Fabric with The New Craft House
#150: Momentum and Motivation with Meg Grandstaff
#149: Replay – Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez
#148: Replay – Mending Workshops with Carla & Meg / Community Glue
#147: Replay – The Joy of Reclaimed Fabric with Sarah aka Sew Love NZ
#146: Replay – Hand Stitching Clothing with Louisa Owen Sonstroem
#145: 5 Simple Tactics to Save on Sewing
#144: London Destash Fabric Swap 2024
#143: No Small Business on a Dead Planet
#142: Values Based Spending and Making with Shams el-Din Rogers
#141: Resourcefulness, Resilience and Wealth with Laura Oldanie
#140: Sew Organised Style Podcast – The Nest Community
#139: Behind the Scenes of Podcast Making with Maria Theoharous
#138: Making Sewing Podcasts with Maria Theoharous
#137: 5 Ways to Update Unworn Me-Mades
#136: Activism in Real Life with Beedy Parker
#135: How to Triage your Mends with Jeanna Wigger
#134: You Can Mend Clothes
#133: Mending in Public
#132: A season of mending with Jeanna Wigger
#131: Self-Drafting for Fitting Success with Elisalex Jewell
#130: Zoe & Kim go to The Stitch Festival
#129: How to Sew Clothes From Fabric Scraps
#128: Scrap Strategies, Part 2
#127: Scrap Strategies, Part 1
#126: Sew the Precious with Stephanie Canada
#125: Vintage Sewing Not Vintage Values with Stephanie Canada
#124: Fearless Sewing with Tony Rea
#123: Sewing When Your Wardrobe is Full
#122: Zero Waste Sewing for Kids with Liz Elliott
#121: Creative and Resourceful Sewing with Judy Williment-Ross
#120: How to care for your sewing machine with Bizz McKilligan
#119: Seasonal Stash Organisation
#118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise Bauer
#117: Fabric Goals for 2024
#116: Improv Scrap Play with Sherri Lynn Wood
#115: Winter of Care and Repair with Jeanna Wigger
#114: More Sustainable Haberdashery with Richard Mendham
#113: More Sustainable Gifts to Make & Buy
#112: Gardening More Sustainably with Pippa Chapman
#111: Joyful, Mindful Sewing with Lena King
#110: Knitting & Stitching Show 2023
#109: More Sustainable Thread Options with Richard from James Tailoring
#108: A More Sustainable Halloween
#107: Sewing is Political
#106: Reframing A Relationship with Clothing with Heidi Parkes
#105: A Habit of Curiosity with Heidi Parkes
#104: How to Successfully Shop for Second-Hand Sewing Machines
#103: Swimming in A Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff
#102: Sustainability in Food Production with Helen Metcalfe
#101: How to Prioritise Sewing with Jenny Drew
#100: 100 Lessons from CYT
#99: Sewing Confessions with Julia and Naomi
#98: Zero Waste Patterns Book with Birgitta Helmersson
#97: Introduction to Garment Fabrics
#96: Pattern Fitting Q&A with Kate Roberts
#95: Refining Fit with Kate Roberts
#94: Garmology Podcast – Design for Repairability with Rosanna Watson
#93: Sewing for Social Empowerment with Poornima at Kundakala
#92: Self Coaching for Sewing Success with Kim Witten
#91: Self Knowledge for Sewing Success with Kim Witten
#90: Introduction to Pattern Hacking
#89: Threads of Sustainability with Bridget O’Flaherty
#88: Natural Dyeing Q&A with Amy Taylor
#87: Sew Sustainable Fair 2023
#86: Garment Alterations with Naomi Fata
#85: Everyday Activism with Rachel AKA the Crap Activist
#84: What is Me-Made-May?
#83: The Role of Refashioning with Portia Lawrie
#82: Fabric First with Rachel Kirby
#81: Travel, Sustainability and Sewing with Shams el-Din Rogers
#80: Rescuing Resources with Noah Hirsch
#79: Cultivating a Responsible Sewing Business with Sarai Mitnick
#78: Slow Sewing and Seamwork with Sarai Mitnick
#77: Stashes and Spaces with Shams el-Din Rogers
#76: Sewing for Body Changes, Part 2
#75: Go Recreate with Linnea Larsson
#74: Recognition and Responsibility with Alexis Bailey
#73: The Seeds of Slow Sewing with Alexis Bailey
#72: Sewing for Body Changes
#71: Making Personal Manifestos with Kim Witten
#70: The Fold Line with Kate Underdown
#69: Making Mindfully with Judy Williment-Ross
#68: Visible Vs Invisible Mending
#67: Zoe and Julia Sew with Reclaimed Denim
#66: Conscious Yarn Choices with Saskia de Feijter
#65: Sewing Sunflowers with Jess Redgrave
#64: Sewing Trends More Sustainably
#63: Sewing and Personal Power with Brandon Hayden
#62: Made My Wardrobe with Lydia Higginson
#61: Sewing to Keep Warm
#60: Exploring Female Culture and Identity with Sophie Passmore
#59: Tools for Life with Grace Whowell
#58: Sewing on a Budget
#57: Can Sewing Save You Money?
#56: Sustainable(ish) with Jen Gale
#55: The Challenges of Zero Waste Design with Birgitta Helmersson
#54: A Journey to Zero Waste with Birgitta Helmersson
#53: First Birthday / Ask Me Anything with Zoe, Julia and Naomi
#52: Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear with Bella Gonshorovitz
#51: Creating Connection with Barley Massey
#50: The Future of Fabrics
#49: Sewing as Art and Political Action with Shams el-Din Rogers
#48: How to Knit More Sustainably with Saskia de Feijter
#47: Introduction to Patching
#46: DIY Drafting and Inclusive Sewing with Daisy Braid
#45: The Art of Rescue with Noah Hirsch
#44: Me-Made-May and Beyond
#43: Communication & Conscious Choices with Kate Ng
#42: Highest Possible Level of Use with Shelly Sommer
#41: Using Sewing Patterns More Sustainably
#40: Experimend with Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
#39: Modern Mending with Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
#38: Pledge and Participants #2 with Amy and Judith
#37: Pledge and Participants #1 with Rebecca and Meg
#36: What is Me-Made-May?
#35: Mask Making with Sophie Passmore
#34: Ethical Fabric Sourcing with Charlie Bradley Ross
#33 Encouraging Kids to Sew
#32: Textile Activism with Shams el-Din Rogers
#31: Exploring Zero Waste Design with Liz Haywood
#30: Tips and Takeaways from Made Do and Mend
#29: Lessons From the 1940s
#28: Make Do and Mend
#27: Zoe & Julia go Rag Rugging
#26: Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez
#25: Handmade Period Pants with Yelena Buck
#24: Conscious Making in Real Life with Rebecca Evans-Merritt
#23: Sewing Goals for the New Year
#22: Mending Workshops with Carla & Meg / Community Glue
#21: The Joy of Reclaimed Fabric with Sarah aka Sew Love NZ
#20: What thread should I buy?
#19: Quilting and Considered Consuming with Shelly Sommer
#18: Rag Rugging with Elspeth Jackson
#17: What are zero waste sewing patterns?
#16: Patternmaking in Public Places with Louisa Owen Sonstroem
#15: Hand Stitching Clothes with Louisa Owen Sonstroem
#14: Quick and Cheap Handmade Gift Projects
#13: Natural Dyeing with Amy Taylor
#12: Sew Over 50 with Judith Staley
#11: Sewing Vs. Kids
#10: Clothing Systems with Guy – the Light Touch
#9: Overlockers & Coverstitch Machines with Julia Hincks
#8: Is Sewing Sustainable?
#7: Experimental Sewing with Riccardo Guido
#6: Life, Sewing and Sustainability with Amy Dyce
#5: Craft & Thrift with Amy Dyce
#4: My 5 Favourite Scrap Projects
#3: African Textiles Today with Jacqueline Shaw
#2: How to Sew Sustainably with Wendy Ward
#1: Introductions