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Sew & So...

Flint Rock LLC, BERNINA

Sew & So is a casual conversation with a special member of the sewist and quilting community. A casual conversation about how they got started, what inspires them and what excites them. Sew & So is brought to you by BERNINA - Made To Create.

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00:48:05

Jean Wright - From the Day I Looked at the Moon

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2022/03/31

As a young girl, Jean would look at the moon at night and dream of working for NASA. That dream came true when she became one of 18 seamstresses that built (sewed), created, and repaired thermal protection, flight hardware, and parachutes. This dedicated team of women dubbed themselves the Sew Sisters.Jean felt that getting her initial interview with NASA was a miracle. “The second time Kennedy Space Center came on the caller ID, I thought somebody was playing a cruel joke.” It was no joke. Jean

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00:48:46

Christy Burcham & Aaronica Cole - Plus Size Sewing

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2022/03/17

As the conversation begins, we learn about the individual journeys of Christa and Aaronica, and how sewing has influenced each of their lives. Christy, a plus-size sewist herself and daughter of a tailor, grew up around sewing, and notes that the sewing industry has adapted over the years to be more accommodating to sewists of all sizes. Although she sewed on and off since a young age, Aaronica’s real passion for sewing started when she was pregnant with her second child. For her, quilting is one of

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00:42:20

Joe Vecchiarelli - Keeping America "Fit"! My Life in...

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2022/03/03

SHOW NOTES:(1:50) Joe takes us through his early work with his father and his easily found interest in the studios. He talks about entertainment and fashion and how these two industries merged for him.(3:13) Joe meets Mr. Spock on the set of Star Trek. It’s this meeting that led to Joe’s lifelong career. His courage and moxie led the way…with a little help from his friends!(9:00) Learn about the beginning and early days of Vecchiarelli Brothers.(10:40) Joe initially knew nothing about fashion. He

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00:44:32

Justine Seymour - The Key Is Observing!

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2022/02/17

Born in the United Kingdom, Justine began her first career as a model at 16. From created performance art costumes for artists, plays, and television commercials while earning her master’s degree in Design at the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School.Seymour designed the wardrobe for the Apple TV+ adaptation of The Mosquito Coast. Her award-winning costume design in the Netflix hit miniseries Unorthodox, was nominated for an Emmy and won the German TV Award for Best Costume Designer.She did

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00:27:18

Marisa Marquez - Everyone Is an Artist

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2022/02/03

After living in the United States for seven years, Marisa and her husband moved back to Spain in the late 1990s to help her parents with their sewing machine business. While working at the store, she and her sister introduced quilting to help modernize the business. Marisa also managed the store and taught sewing before returning to the United States in 2019.It was while she was in Spain that Marisa discovered her love of free motion quilting. Although she’s been quilting for the past 22 years,

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00:28:35

Kelly Rae Roberts - Let Art Out, Let Love In

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2022/01/20

As a former social worker with zero art experience, Kelly Rae picked up her first paintbrush at age 30 - that's when everything started to change. Although she had been collaging and card making at home after work, it was when she started adding painting to her cards and scrapbooking that Kelly’s passion ignited. She explains painting brought her what she was craving: healing, unburdened joy, and awakening. Kelly Rae started blogging about her process, and before long, her cards turned into

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00:49:28

Becky Glasby - National Quilt Museum

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2022/01/06

Becky loves all aspects of quilting—from choosing the pattern to cutting the fabric, to stitching and piecing and mixing up patterns and colors. She also loves machine quilting—especially free motion quilting. Because she doesn’t have to follow a set pattern and can basically do whatever she wants, she feels that it enhances her ability to create and be artistic. She compares free motion quilting to handwriting. “Whether it's meanders or stipples, or swirls or squiggly lines, you know whatever it is

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00:19:27

Sew & So Christmas Holiday Special 2021

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2021/12/20

After hearing how the dedicated teachers at North Charleston High School created a Makerspace for their students, BERNINA and Craig Conover from Bravo TV, Southern Charm, and the owner of Sewing Down South, decided to outfit the space so that NCHS scholars could dream, create and pursue their passion.This story of creativity and hope began when Ms. Connell, an art teacher at NCHS and founder of the school’s Makerspace, noticed that there was a lot of interest in sewing and fashion. After receiving a

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00:39:37

Paul Ashworth, CEO - BERNINA North America - Quality,...

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2021/12/09

British by birth, Paul Ashworth is an avowed world traveler and has lived and worked in multiple countries. Bernina of America represents half of Bernina's business worldwide, and during his time there, he has successfully grown the business by over 65%. When asked what brought him to Bernina, he says, “…I guess you can say it’s luck.” He shares that if someone had told him he’d one day be joining the sewing industry, he probably would have chuckled to himself. He had it in his head that the wine

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00:42:22

Ricky Tims - As You Quilt, Life Unfolds

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2021/11/24

Ricky began designing and making quilts in 1991 and has been named one of the 30 most distinguished quilters in the world. He was selected by the readers of Quilters Newsletter Magazine as the most influential person in the quilting industry and was profiled on CBS Sunday Morning. Ricky is passionate about sharing his creative experience and enthusiasm and encourages individuals to cultivate self-expression, to reach for the unreachable, and to believe in the impossible. His discovery story is rich

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00:44:11

Leah Pitkin - A Dream Come True – Vintage Little Lady

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2021/11/11

Leah’s passion for fashion began when she was a young girl. When she was in the fifth grade, her mother enrolled her in a summer sewing class. Leah loved it and begged her mom to enroll her in another class. Unfortunately, none were available, so her grandmother became her teacher. Her first major creations were three hand-sewn A-Line dresses for herself, her sister, and their friend. Once they all had their dresses on, they decided to try them out on a friend’s trampoline. According to Leah,

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00:45:15

Deanna Springer - The Legacy Carries On

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2021/10/28

Deanna’s love for all things sewing began when she was a young girl when she was nurtured by her mom, her grandmothers, and 4H. She talks fondly of the many memories she has of growing up among sewists, including how, every Christmas Eve she and her three sisters would listen to the hum of the sewing machine from the other room, and awaken Christmas morning to find new robes hanging on their doors. These priceless memories of creating and sharing gifts from the heart played an important role in her

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00:38:19

Amanda Carita - Self-Made Fashion for All!

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2021/10/14

Amanda Carita began her sewing adventures at age 5 on her grandmother’s hand-crank sewing machine, and although she prefers the modern technology of her BERNINA 850, she still has her grandmother’s machine. She talks about her those early years; her family’s history in textiles, and what it was like growing up with four generations of women in the same house, and how it created such a strong bond between them. She shares a similar bond with her current sewing community.Amanda talks about going to

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00:28:10

Mary Margaret Pettway - Gee's Bend Quilters and the...

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2021/09/30

Born and raised in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, Mary Margaret is a third-generation quilter. She says that it didn’t matter if you were a boy or a girl: If your mother was a quilter you were going to learn how to quilt. What they did was a way of life and a necessity. They didn’t know what they were doing would be considered art. All that changed in the late 1990s and early 2000s when a man by the name of William Arnett came and bought quilts from everyone in town. It is because of Arnett and the Souls

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00:54:10

Lindsey Kurowski & Stacey Gilfillan - Inn The Works

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2021/09/16

As we begin our casual conversation with Lindsey and Stacey, we learn that Lindsey has four full-time jobs, which doesn’t leave much time for sewing. Lucky for her, Lindsey’s mom Stacey comes from a long line of sewists and has been an avid quilter since 1991. The two share a charming story about an heirloom quilt Stacey made Lindsay for her 30th birthday; a quilt her dog soon discovered. After taking a few deep breaths, Stacey patched the corner and embroidered, “Finn was here,” creating an

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00:39:43

Tristan Detwiler - Surf's Up!

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2021/09/02

From his dorm room to his mom’s garage to a storefront workshop at the Platform in Culver City, Tristan continues to pursue his passion, with surfing and travel as his inspiration. According to Tristan, “After an hour in the water, I get out and I’m ready to create.” Tristan launched STAN in 2019, and In March of 2020 Rowing Blazers wanted to add his designs on their website. His 18 one-of-a-kind blazers sold out the same morning they debuted. A month later, he was invited to show a spring/summer

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00:44:15

Gail Yellen - The Accidental Second Career

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2021/08/19

Early in our conversation, Gail shares that after one class at the Manchester Sewing Machine Center in Connecticut, she was hooked. She describes it as being a transformative experience for her. “Honestly,” she says, “it was like someone pulled back a curtain on a whole new world.” She took the class right after buying a new mid-range machine that had about 50 built-in decorative stitches. It was then that she realized there were a lot of techniques she could do on a home sewing machine; things

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00:39:40

Shelancia Daniel - Sewing Hope for the Future

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2021/08/05

In our casual conversation, Shelancia shares that her first-born, Elijah, is on the spectrum, and that much of her work since his birth has been trying to find ways to connect and create with children—especially those who are not within the standard deviation. Located in Houston, Texas, and Rochester, New York, Creativity Shell teaches classes in sewing, textile arts, cooking, building, and other trades. These classes are held in their private studios, as well as libraries, ABA Therapy Centers, the

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00:55:39

Kristina Wong - The Auntie Sewing Squad

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2021/07/22

Kristina started the “Auntie-Sewing Squad” as a way to connect with friends during the pandemic. Today it’s a national network with more than 800 volunteers doing their part to help vulnerable communities. Like Kristina, many members of the Sewing Aunties are of Asian descent, and their families’ involvement in the garment industry played a role in their passage to America. Although sewing has been a part of Kristina’s life since she was young, she shares that she only took it up seriously when she

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00:29:33

Dr. Karen Nyberg - Space, Time, Sewing Continuum

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2021/07/08

In this enlightening and aspirational conversation with Dr. Karen Nyberg, we learn how she combines her experience in space with her passion for textile art and design—especially as it relates to conservation and sustainability. Karen’s mom taught her to sew at the age of six, and she made her first shirt complete with interfacing before she was 10. When she wasn’t making her own clothes, Karen was drawing with pencil and charcoal. Eventually, she started mixing her art with fabric. When she got

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