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.
Episodes
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Jan 21, 2020 • 1h 34min
Episode 129: Sewing Careers
Learn how to turn your sewing passion into a full-time career! This week we are chatting about the different sewing careers out there and how you can make a living doing what you love.
Jan 14, 2020 • 49min
Episode 128: Cotton
Learn all about cotton! We discuss the history of cotton, common characteristics of cotton fabric, and the many popular cotton fabrics we use to sew our garments. We also touch on some tips and tricks for sewing with cotton and our favourite cotton makes!
Jan 7, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode 127: Sewing Challenges with Paulette Erato
Paulette Erato joins us to chat about the sewing challenges happening in our community in 2020! We chat about her successful blog, Petit Font, and her annual round-up of sewing challenges each year. We also touch on Paulette's involvement in this year's Sew My Style challenge.
Dec 31, 2019 • 56min
Episode 126: New Years Goals
Let's chat sewing goals! This week we are talking all about our sewing and business plans for 2020. We also share your sewing goals and ambitions for the new year too!
Dec 24, 2019 • 1h 3min
Episode 125: Behind the Scenes with Melanie
Our Podcast Assistant Melanie joins us on this holiday episode! We chat about what went down in 2019, what Melanie does for the show, and our podcast plans for 2020.
Dec 17, 2019 • 53min
Episode 124: Curvy Sewing 101
Get to know your curves as we dive deep into the curvy sewing resources in our community! We discuss go-to curvy sewing communities, curvy sewists and bloggers to follow, and the sewing tips you need to get that perfect fit.
Dec 10, 2019 • 1h 6min
Episode 123: Fitting Solo with Linda Lee
Linda Lee joins us this week to chat about creating a great fit for any garment! We also touch on The Sewing Workshop sewing patterns and Linda's expansive teaching and business experience in the sewing community.
Dec 3, 2019 • 49min
Episode 122: Sewing Gifts
Are you looking for the perfect sewing gift to give to a loved one? What about gifts to give to your sewing friends? We've got you covered with all our favourites, so your gift can be both as special and unique as your loved one!
Nov 26, 2019 • 45min
Episode 121: Can You Sew This for Me?
We can all relate to the situation when someone asks us to make or mend something! Do you sew for others, or is sewing a solo, self-care activity for you? We discuss how to create sewing boundaries to keep your sewing passion ignited, and also how to graciously say no to those sewing projects you don't want to tackle.
Nov 19, 2019 • 1h 10min
Episode 120: The Mindful Wardrobe Project with Meg McElwee
Meg McElwee joins us to chat about how we can mindfully sew our wardrobes as a form of self-care. Meg chats all about the early days of Sew Liberated Patterns and her recent course release of The Mindful Wardrobe Project!
