Love to Sew Podcast
Caroline Somos & Helen Wilkinson : Sewing Enthusiasts and Entrepreneurs
Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos host Love to Sew, a fun weekly podcast about making clothes, sewing community, and small business. They talk about their passion for sewing a handmade wardrobe and their daily lives as creative entrepreneurs. Listen to interviews with indie business owners and inspiring sewists who totally understand your obsession with sewing.
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Nov 3, 2020 • 33min
Episode 169: Sewing for Kids
Planning on sewing for kids? We discuss some differences between sewing for kids and adults, considerations for making kids garments, and special techniques you may encounter in the sewing process. We also share our tips and experience in sewing for young ones.
Oct 27, 2020 • 1h
Episode 168: Sewing and Chronic Illness with Andie Wells
Andie Wells joins us to talk about their sewing practice and how the community can better support sewists living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. They also discuss fat sewing, who they love following in the online sewing community, and some of their favourite sewing resources!
Oct 20, 2020 • 42min
Episode 167: Elastic
Learn all about elastic! We dive into different types of elastic, and which ones you should be using for your next project. Plus, we share our tops tips for sewing with elastic, along with our favourite elastic sources!
Oct 13, 2020 • 42min
Episode 166: Feedback Fest 5
We share some of the amazing feedback we have received over the past 6 months in this semi-annual feedback fest! We cover sewing confessions, sewing tips, helpful resources and so much more!
Oct 6, 2020 • 37min
Episode 165: Sewing Loungewear
Get comfortable because we are chatting all about loungewear! We talk about the importance of sewing loungewear as a form of self-care and what sewing patterns you can sew up for maximum comfort!
Sep 29, 2020 • 54min
Episode 164: Wool
Learn all about wool! We discuss common characteristics of wool, how to care for your wool garments, and why you should wear wool even in warmer weather. We also touch on some tips and tricks for sewing with wool and our favourite wool makes!
Sep 22, 2020 • 59min
Episode 163: Maker Affirmations with Maressa Fernandez
Maressa Fernandez joins us to talk about maker affirmations! She shares how maker affirmations can help us to work through creative struggles, and also inspire a breakthrough in your creative practice!
Sep 15, 2020 • 53min
Episode 162: Sewing Undies
We discuss our favourite sewing tips for sewing undies and the supplies you need to sew your own undies. From period panties to boxer briefs, we've got you covered in our sewing patterns round-up too!
Sep 8, 2020 • 44min
Episode 161: Social Justice Sewing Academy with Sara Trail
Sara Trail from the Social Justice Sewing Academy joins us to talk about how SJSA's workshops and programs support youth in their exploration of social justice issues through quilting as textile artivism. We also talk about the SJSA business incubator and exciting ways that you can help and get involved!
Sep 1, 2020 • 35min
Episode 160: Free Sewing
From sewing patterns to online educational sewing content, we cover lots of free sewing resources to help you save costs and keep sewing!
