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Fabric collections elicit all sorts of feelings. Ideally, they're a source of inspiration that gets our creative juices flowing. But for some of us, especially when the amount we own is out of sync with the speed at which we sew, we might grow to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or even guilty about the resources we’ve accumulated. This episode is Part 1 of a practical deep dive into HOW to do it, so you can reach a point where your fabric stash feels well stocked but NOT overwhelmed.
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Huge thanks to Lindsay Ashworth Fraser (@lindsayashworthfraser on Instagram) for voicing some of the submissions.
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As makers, we need materials to create with. And a love of beautiful textiles is often part of why we got into sewing in the first place. But as residents of a planet experiencing a climate and ecological crisis, we need to be mindful of what we’re consuming and how much. So is there a way to indulge in fabric purchasing that’s also inline with what’s best for our planet? My guest this week, Judith Staley, has recently implemented a system for herself that is backed by research called the rule of five, and it could be the answer for all of us! We also talk about Judith’s personal challenge to track everything she wore in 2024, and she shares what surprising and valuable insights she gleaned from it.
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You can follow Judith on Instagram (@judithroaslind).
Judith founded and co-hosted the @sewover50 account.
Listen to Judith’s first appearance on Check Your Thread:
Ep. #12: Sew Over 50 with Judith StaleyJudith is involved in The Water of Leith Conservation Trust.
Read more about the Rule of Five as invented/interpretted by Tiffanie Darke.
Judith discovered the concept via Gemma Metheringham’s excellent IG account, @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe.
The WRAP NGO is an excellent source of information about the impact of consumption, and how we can move towards a circular economy.
The Hot Or Cool Institute is the source of the research that informed the Rule of Five.
Read more about Judith’s interpretation of the Rule of Five.
One tactic for reducing your fabric stash is to participate in the Last Sewist Standing challenge, invented by Lise Bauer.
Judith makes most of her fabric purchases at Merchant & Mills.
Hear from Tiffanie Darke about the Rule of Five on this podcast:
Ep. 4, Season 2 of The Enoughness - Tiffanie Darke: How to be in fashion now, finding purpose, the joy of being less greedy.Judith also volunteers at The Remakery in Edinburgh.
Previous-guest, Wendy Ward (@thatwendyward), is doing interesting work tracking the frequency of wear of her garments.
Check out the 1908 diary (@the1908diary), an account run by Louise (@theknitnurse).
Judith’s quarterly wardrobe tracking updates were posted to Instagram on:
2nd April 20241st July 20241st October 20242nd January 2025Judith’s method for recording her garment wears:
Read the article ‘Forget Fitness Tracking: Wardrobe Tracking is All the Rage in 2024’ by Emily Chan for Vogue, 21st January 2024.
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Those of us who make our own clothes know that taking the time to make a toile or muslin, and altering our sewing patterns to fit our own bodies are steps we ought to take. We know that they’ll result in better fitting garments that we’ll want to wear more often. But these steps can feel like huge hurdles when you don’t know what to do with a toile or muslin once you’ve made it. Drafting and fitting expert, Kate Roberts from Project Patterns, joins us again to answer a ton of questions that will lift the lid on the whole process. By the end of this episode, I all but guarantee that you will have the confidence to give fitting a go.
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Find Kate’s business, Project Patterns, via her website, on Instagram @projectpatterns and also on YouTube.
Listen to Kate’s previous episode on CYT,
Ep. #95: Refining Fit with Kate RobertsEp. #96: Pattern Fitting Q&A with Kate RobertsKate’s preferred ruler for drafting and pattern alteration is a pattern master:
Mine is a large set square!
Kate would describe a tracing wheel as a ‘nice to have’ piece of equipment.
Dot and cross / spot and cross pattern paper can be bought on large rolls making it pretty inexpensive per metre.
Bella Loves Patterns is a brand that offers two height options for all styles, which might be a handy starting point for those who always have to alter the length of the sewing patterns they wish to make.
For tall sewers, Sew DIY offers patterns drafted to fit a 5ft 10” body.
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Once again, it’s time to consider participating in Me-Made-May, the annual wardrobe challenge I accidentally started 16 years ago. This episode is a super quick explainer, or refresher, on what the challenge is all about and how you can participate.
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For a lengthier, fuller explanation of the challenge, what it is, what it isn’t, how to participate and why you might want to, listen to:
Ep. #84: What is Me-Made-May?Visit this page if you’d like to learn more about the Me-Made-May workbook:
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I’m guessing that there are at least a few garments in your wardrobe that fit you ok, but you’ve kind of fallen out of love with. Or maybe you fancy injecting even more of your personality and style into your handmade wardrobe. This week I’m bringing you a conversation with legendary sewing and craft teacher, Cal Patch. Cal shares heaps of tips, tricks and info on how you could go about embellishing your clothes to create a deeper connection to the items you own.
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Find out more about Cal via her website and on Instagram (@hodgepodgefarm)
One of my first encounters with Cal was via her book, ‘Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified’:
I thoroughly recommend you listen to these other episodes of podcasts that feature Cal:
Ep. #90 of Making Conversation: Color - Discovering your craft with Cal PatchEp. #63 of Pattern Shift: Taking Yourself Seriously as a Business Owner with Cal PatchNew for 2025 is Cal’s year-long virtual class, the Artful Garment.
Learn more about the Print Gocco home-printing set.
Unfortunately not currently available, a screen printing kit by Bobbinhood is what I occasionally use to embellish sewing projects.
Watch the ‘One Stitch, Every Size’ videos by The Stitchery on the different effects you can get using different embroidery threads and thicknesses.
If you haven’t already, listen to:
Ep. #173: Quilting Through Burnout with Radha WeaverFind Radha’s Thrift Your Fabric map on her website.
Check out Cal´s Hack Club.
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Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been looking at how to make quilts more sustainable, but what do you know about the quilt makers that came before us? What motivated their practices and influenced their designs? What techniques were deployed to be as economical with their fabric and fibres as possible? Did they make their quilts alone? And how did quilt making change with the introduction of the sewing machine? We hear from historian Deb McGuire who lifts the lid on all these questions and explains how we can reintroduce some of these practices into our making future.
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Discover Deb’s work at her website plainstitch.co.uk.
Read more about Deb’s research with Dr Jess Bailey into the history of quilt making in the British Isles at withintheframe.co.uk.
An example of a quilted petticoat from the V&A’s collection, made approx. 1750-1770 and later altered approx. 1870-1910:
You can also follow Deb on Instagram (@plainstitchdeb) to see what she’s working on.
Deb also writes a column for The Quilter magazine, a quarterly publication for members of the Quilter’s Guild.
The Within The Frame website provides a resource on where to source small flock fibre in the UK, as well as where you can buy an actual quilt frame (they start from just £160!).
You can check out all Deb’s quilts in her gallery, including the Waste Not Want Not quilt:
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Do you dabble in quilt making? Or are you curious to give it a go someday? Well this episode is PACKED full of amazing tips submitted by CYT listeners on how to do so more sustainably. So you can get maximum enjoyment from the process and finished item, whilst knowing that the negative impact it had on the environment is just about as low as it could get.
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Quilt top made by Katie from scraps:
Hannah made a quilt from her dad’s shirts:
Another amazing scrap quilt, this one by Kathryn:
Andrea was inspired to try quilt making after visiting the American Museum in Bath, UK.
Andrea’s quilting related book suggestions:
Books
World of Quilts - Cassandra Ellis
Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy - Sara Larson Buscaglia
Parson Gray Trade Quilts - David Butler
Inspiration Kantha - Anna Hergert
Countless ones by Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably, but these use their fabric collections.
Some free and pay-what-you-can resources, also suggested by Andrea:
Matchy Matchy quilt patterns (one is free)
Cedar Quilt Co (free pattern available)
Farm & Folk I have Sara's amazing book, 'Quilt Alchemy' which focuses on dyeing fabrics to then use in quilts; her blog also has lots of useful information on how to quilt.
Sew Diy - Beth has a pay-what-you-can course on improvisational quilting. I haven't purchased the course but I basically stole the idea to make various bags as gifts. I think I've posted some photos in the Patreon group.
Watch the YouTube video by Mary B about sorting scraps that Louise found inspiring.
Here’s some of the strips and 5” blocks that Louise has been creating from her scraps:
The mini quilt and the Wild Star quilt from Plains and Pine made by Kat:
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Hopefully, full-on burnout is not something you have, or will, experience yourself. However, we all encounter periods of pressure and stress. My guest, Radha Weaver, is a recovering overachiever who worked in a demanding role at Levi’s for fifteen years. Travelling all over the globe developing multiple product lines eventually proved too much, and it was sewing and quilt making that Radha turned to to reconnect with her creative identity. And, ironically, it was reclaimed denim that she’s since been most drawn to working with. In stark contrast to her former job role, Radha is now carving a path for herself promoting the reuse of existing textiles, and she explains how and why we could incorporate them into our own work also.
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Find Radha Weaver via her website, Sewing Through Fog, and follower on Instagram (@sewingthroughfog).
Radha mentioned the Fibershed movement that’s committed to the production of ethical and environmentally sound local textiles.
Radha compared two Check Your Thread episodes:
Ep. #151: Explaining Deadstock Fabric with The New Craft HouseEp. #156: How To Run and Ethical Textiles Shop with Bevan O’DalyI recommend you check out Radha’s appearance on the Quilter on Fire podcast which was episode #177.
Radha has developed a range of patterns and online classes to help people work with reclaimed textiles and upcycle their jeans, including her amazing tote bag backpack combo pattern:
Find the Thrift Your Fabric map to discover your nearest creative resource centres.
Radha volunteers at Scrap SF, the happiest place on earth, apparently!
Swanson’s Fabrics is a well known source in the US for preloved fabric and notions.
Radha recently acquired Feel Good Fibers, a US-based destash market place!
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Get a sneak peek into the Virtual Sewing Room, a business set up by Jenny Babey that offers online connection with other makers around the globe. Jenny invited me to talk in the VSR last month about my specialist subject: sewing more sustainably. You’ll hear from Jenny about what drew her to setting it up and why you might want to attend, and then you’ll hear the first half of the session I participated in. We get into the fundamentals, as I see them, of sewing more sustainably and I offer up some easy starting points. And we get into a discussion about zero waste sewing patterns, and Jenny and another attendee share their experiences.
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Find the Virtual Sewing Room website to learn more and book a session.
During the Making for Charity sessions, Jenny often makes washable menstrual pads for the Pachamama Project to help fight period poverty.
A couple of the regular attendees took part in the Last Sewist Standing challenge last year, inspiring other attendees to be more mindful in their fabric purchases also.
We also talked about the Stash Hub app as a way to track your project ideas and inspiration.
Zero waste pattern designers we mentioned:
Liz HaywoodGoldfinch Textile StudioThread Faction StudioBirgitta Helmersson (in particular, her ZW Cropped Shirt pattern and ZW Workwear Jacket pattern)My version of the ZW Workwear Jacket pattern:
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Do you love bringing new life into existing clothes? How do you decide when a vintage garment should be faithfully restored, or upcycled and transformed? And what is the environmental impact of saving old clothes from landfill anyway? This week I’m bringing you a fascinating conversation with micro-business owner, Debbie Murphy. Debbie explains how a youth spent sewing clothes to fit in with the style tribes of the 1980s led her to a career in costuming and vintage clothing restoration. She also shares how a health diagnosis sharpened her commitment to zero waste practices in her business, and the study that was done on her business which revealed incredible facts about the impact she's having.
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Check out Debbie’s creations on her website, Missfit Creations, and follow her on Instagram (@missfitcreates).
We referred to the small and shared spaces sewing episodes. Queue them up to listen if you haven’t heard them already!
Ep. #158: Small and Shared Space Sewin, Part 1Ep. #159: Small and Shared Space Sewin, Part 2Read the study undertaken on the environmental impact of Debbie’s business.
Debbie referenced mender, Suzie Ellis (@tailsandtextiles on Instagram)
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Do you have a passion for vintage textiles but have yet to work them into your wardrobe? Are you unsure of how to deal with the limited yardage of thrifted textiles? Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes, along with the rest of their collective, ‘Curtains for Couture’, share a desire to demystify working with existing textiles and to encourage people to wear what they really want. In this episode, Lisa and Marcia share their tips on sourcing, sewing and styling, so you too can wear ‘curtain couture’ with confidence and joy.
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Follow Marcia Riddington on Instagram (@marcialoisriddington).
Follow Lisa Hughes on Instagram (@vintage_dahling).
Along with Jill, Sorrel, Claire and Nicky, they form the Curtains to Couture collective that can be followed on Instagram also (@curtainstocouture). Four members of the crew:
You can use their hashtag #curtainstocouture to share your own upcycled curtain creations!
The Sussex-based fabric and pattern company, Merchant & Mills, started the #lessthanametre hashtag, in part to showcase their range of ‘Less than a Metre’ patterns.
Recommended patterns:
The Pilvi Coat pattern from the book ‘Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Patterns’ by Lotta Jansdotter. The Trapeze Dress pattern by Merchant & MillsThe Carson Dress pattern by Paddle Boat StudioThe 52-3 Unlined Coat with Shawl Collar pattern by sisterMAG Patterns(image source: The Trapeze Dress pattern by Merchant & Mills)
Marcia recommends following mending expert Alexandra Brinck (@alexandrabrinck)
A detail from Marcia’s favourite pair of mended jeans:
The jeans are worn here with the jacket Marcia made from a thrifted needlecord tunic:
Marcia’s Christmas frock is a great example of how you can incorporate smaller pieces of fabric into a larger garment by combining them with other fabrics:
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Do you find that sometimes you lack the necessary motivation to tackle your mending tasks? Like many Check Your Thread listeners, you might be taking part in the Winter of Care and Repair challenge at the moment, and the zeal you experienced at the beginning might be flagging at this point. But even if you’re not participating in that challenge, today I’m bringing you a dose of motivation to help you tackle the broken items that need your love and attention. We’ll hear from a bunch of lovely CYT patrons who have kindly shared what mending they’ve been up to, to remind us that we’re part of a wider global community of people who are all trying to care for our belongings.
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Learn about the Winter of Care and Repair challenge and hear from its creator here:
Ep. #115: Winter of Care and Repair with Jeanna WiggerEp. #132: A Season of Mending with Jeanna WiggerEp. #135: How to Triage Your Mends with Jeanna WiggerEp. #163: How to Effect Change This Winter with Jeanna WiggerHannah’s awesome jeans repairs:
A related episode is:
Ep. #137: 5 Ways to Update Unworn Me-Mades -
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, a whole industry has built up around home sewing with the primary goal of selling us lots of stuff. Most businesses rely on shifting a large volume of products, so much of what’s been designed for us is pretty bland and homogenous, including a lot of what comes out of the traditional publishing industry. However, some creators are sharing their sewing knowledge by creating really interesting products outside of the usual production and distribution methods. In this episode I talk to zero waste sewing expert, Liz Haywood, about her recent innovative project: a series of self-published zines that can be combined to form a book. We explore why creators might choose the DIY route, how you might go about it, AND how it can be better for the planet.
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Listen to my previous conversation with Liz Haywood:
Ep. #31: Exploring Zero Waste Design with Liz HaywoodLiz created an amazing minimal-waste sunhat pattern:
And a zero waste beanie hat pattern!
Read more about Liz’s collaboration with Nicole Akong on the beach towel kaftan pattern:
Liz created the Optimatium dress pattern for Tauko Magazine, see below how the photoshoot looked for the magazine layout:
Check out Liz’s denim coat version of the Optimatium pattern.
All the ‘A Year of Zero Waste’ zines and book are available on Liz’s Etsy shop, and January’s FREE instalment can be downloaded via her ‘The Craft of Clothes’ blog.
Gregory Lagola (Gregory Joseph) is the New York-based designer featured in the December zine.
Quilter Zak Foster has created a range of printable, digital zines. Included in that range is the ‘Cutting Up Jeans’ zine made with previous CYT guest Eliu Hernandez:
Ep. #26: Harvesting Materials with Eliu HernandezLiz made the Cris Wood Sews Cinch Belt Pattern, a FREE sewing pattern.
Liz also made these amazing trousers from the book ‘Couture Zéro Chutes’ by Charline Durpoix and Mylène L’Orguilloux.
AND she made the FREE ZW Eccles Cardigan pattern by Empty Hanger Patterns.
Find all my downloadable resources through which I share my own hard-won sewing knowledge!
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Outdoor clothing and equipment often pose some very specific problems when they start to break. This is my second episode with Rosanna Watson from Snowdonia Gear Repair, and in this one she offers up tips for repairing down and puffy jackets, and items with seams and zips that are glued. And, on top of sharing her practical advice, Rosanna puts everything into perspective with her repair philosophy: that you don’t have to make the garment look like it did when it left the factory, it just has to function!
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The Snowdonia Gear Repair team (left-right: Rosanna, Jos, Sadie and Ceri):
You might have previously heard Rosanna on Check Your Thread in Episode 94 when we had a feedswap with the Garmology podcast and last week’s episode:
Ep. #166: Pro Tips for Outdoor Wear Care and Repair with Rosanna from Snowdonia Gear RepairCheck out the Snowdonia Gear Repair website and follow them on Instagram (@snowdoniagearrepair).
They also now host in-person repair classes!
Other repair experts to follow on Instagram:
@soulandflare@zoepatches@slowstitchclubSkye from Slow Stitch Club has written a book called ‘Well Worn: Visible Mending for the Clothes You Love’:
Rosanna recommends glues/adhesives by Gear Aid. Snowdonia Gear Repair stock some via their website if you’re based in the UK.
Sources for repair-sized (or larger) amounts of outdoor fabrics:
Pennine Outdoor Pro FabricsMake Your Own GearExtrem Textil (Europe)Author Rachel S. Gross wrote a book called ‘Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America’.
Pics of the Snowdonia Gear Repair shop and workshop:
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The clothes and equipment you buy to spend time outdoors often requires a sizable investment. And when they break, the idea of fixing them yourself might seem pretty daunting. Over the next two episodes, repair-expert Rosanna from Snowdonia Gear Repair, is talking us through the repairs you can tackle yourself at home, to keep your favourite jacket or backpack in use for longer. Rosanna also advises on what to look for when buying outdoor gear in the first place, and how to best care for those items to ensure they have a long and useful life.
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You might have previously heard Rosanna on Check Your Thread in Episode 94 when we had a feedswap with the Garmology podcast.
Check out the Snowdonia Gear Repair website and follow them on Instagram (@snowdoniagearrepair).
Jos, Rosanna's partner, doing some sewing machine maintenance in their workshop:
Rosanna recommends the various patches by Gear Aid (US site). Some of which are also available from Snowdonia Gear Repair if you’re in the UK.
Outdoor Gear Advice UK is a valuable Facebook group.
Rosanna is loving the recently published ‘Mountain Style: British Outdoor Clothing 1953-2000’ by Henry Iddon and Max Leonard.
Chris Townsend, whilst not the founder of Karrimor as Rosanna suggested, IS a widely published outdoor writer and photographer.
Nikwax create a wide range of products to help care for laminated and outerwear fabric, including their Tech Wash that cleans whilst retaining water repellency and revives breathability:
Seam seal tape for laminated fabrics are available from many sources. Here’s one source I found via a UK website.
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If I asked you what you consider fun, my guess is that laundry and garment care do not immediately spring to mind. However, keeping our clothing in good, wearable condition for as long as possible, is an important part of living more sustainably. And it really doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming. I’m about to share five simple practices that, if you turn them into habits, will give your clothes the best shot at a long and happy life.
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5 Habits for Easy Garment Care1) Wash as infrequently as possible
2) Don’t sleep on a stain
Writer Nancy Birtwhistle (@nancy.birtwhistle on IG) is an expert on stain removal.
3) Hang dry whenever possible
I´m a big fan of my DriBUDDi!:
4a) Question if it requires ironing
4b) Iron on reverse
If you want to go deep into pressing cloths, check out this guide from Threads Magazine.
5) Store each item in your wardrobe correctly, according to garment AND fibre type
Friday Pattern Company recently released a free/pay-what-you-can garment bag pattern:
(image source: Friday Pattern Co.)
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Are you ready to wrap up 2024, to look back at a year’s worth of sewing wins and fails, and consider some hopes and plans for 2025? I got together with two of your favourite previous podcast guests, Lise Bauer and Meg Grandstaff, to have this unapologetically lengthy conversation. So if you’ve got a long journey this festive season, or you need some company during a stint in the kitchen, let the three of us join you. Also, we answer the all important question: what forms of potato the three of us are going to be enjoying over the Winter.
Stick around a few minutes and we’ll crack on!
GuestsLise Bauer (@miss.taeschli on Instagram)
Listen to Lise in the previous episode:
Ep. #118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise BauerMeg Grandstaff (@the_grand_stash on Instagram)
Listen to Meg in previous episodes:
Ep #22: Mending Workshops with Carla & Meg / Community GlueEp #37: Pledges and Participants #1 with Rebecca & MegEp. #103: Swimming in a Sea of Scraps with Meg GrandstaffEp. #150: Momentum and Motivation with Meg GrandstaffSewing Patterns & Products MentionedDidi Pullover by Fibre MoodBay Pants by Bel’ EtoileBrera Cardigan kit by We Are KnittersSaguaro Set by Friday Pattern CoArcher Button Up Shirt by Grainline StudioDonny Shirt by Friday Pattern CoI Am Sunshine Jeans by I Am Patterns (read my review post)Social Accounts & Businesses Mentioned@sewover50 community@virtualsewingroom Fitting expert Kate Roberts @projectpatterns @destash4palestineCharm PatternsBianca @sleepless_in_bavaria is Lise’s co-host for the Whole 10000 Yards of Yarn challenge @shamseldinrogers@pinkmimosabyjacinta is the creator of the Whole 30 Fabric challenge @craftyguider Projects MentionedMeg's genius reinterpretation of her baby mitten fail into chair socks win!
My daughter’s ‘Goblincore’ scrappy cardigan:
My hideous knitted vest fail:
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Did you participate in the Winter of Care and Repair challenge last year? Do you plan to do so this year? I’m welcoming Jeanna Wigger, the challenge’s creator and host, back onto the podcast. Jeanna and I have both been thinking about how we can use the challenge to implement the changes we want to see in the world, on a personal level, community level and global level. Jeanna and I share what important actions we plan to take in the months ahead.
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Jeanna is the creator of the #winterofcareandrepair challenge, also #winterofcareandrepair2023.
You can follow Jeanna on Instagram @thepeoplesmending.
Listen to my previous conversations with Jeanna about the Winter of Care and Repair challenge:
Ep. #115: Winter of Care and Repair with Jeanna WiggerEp. #132: A Season of Mending with Jeanna WiggerEp. #135: How to Triage Your Mends with Jeanna WiggerI plan to use the WOCAR challenge to help me enact the plans that I laid out in:
Ep. #160: What We Do NowJeanna and I are both supporters of the writer Aja Barber over on Patreon.
UK residents:
find your MP and their email addresspetition Parliament to discuss bills that are important to youUS residents:
find your congress peopleFind your federal, state and local elected officialsLearn more about the OR Foundation
Fashion Revolution is another awesome organisation that can also advise on how to take action.
Discover how ethical or otherwise your current banking or investments are via Bank.Green You can also use the site to find an alternative and learn how to make the switch.
Jeanna suggests taking the Fibershed Sustainable Closet Audit.
Jeanna uses Appblock to set controls on her screen time.
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Do you find yourself coming up against sewing related problems that leave you stumped and that subsequently sap your momentum? Today, regular CYT guest and our resident coach, Kim Witten, explains how to work through our stumbling blocks swiftly and effectively. To do this, Kim shares a series of five simple questions to ask ourselves that break down any daunting challenge into something far more manageable and achievable.
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I mentioned the Buy Me Once website for products that are built to be long lasting.
Kim Witten (@witten.kim on IG) is a transformational coach. She has appeared on the following previous episodes:
Ep. #71: Making Personal Manifestos with Kim WittenEp. #91: Self Knowledge for Sewing Success with Kim WittenEp. #92: Self Coaching for Sewing Success with Kim WittenEp. #110: Zoe & Kim go to the Stitch FestivalThe questions Kim suggests we apply to our challenges are:
What is the problem I’m trying to solve?Where are we trying to get to with this?How will we know when we’ve got there?Why does this matter?So where´s a good place for me to start?Kim’s recent long-term sewing project was the Cosecha Pants pattern by Sew Liberated.
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Are you a regular refashioner of existing textiles? Perhaps you’re into the idea of it, but aren’t sure where to start. Portia Lawrie is a committed refashioner who came on the podcast a year and a half ago to talk about why more of our sewing projects should involve refashioning, and what the benefits are. This week, Portia is back to talk about how to do it. In this conversation, we cover what to look for when sourcing second hand textiles, AND what items she leaves in the shop. Then we cover what to actually do with the item once you’ve got it home, including the all important question: unpick or cut up?
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Portia’s first appearance on CYT can be enjoyed here:
Ep. #83: The Role of Refashioning with Portia LawrieFollow Portia Lawrie on Instagram @portialawrie.
Her book, ‘The Re:fashion Wardrobe’, is published by Search Press:
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