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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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01:16:37

Episode 197: Fitting Expert Advice with Alexandra Morgan

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/11/30

Alexandra Morgan is a fitting expert - and today, she brings her expertise to our listeners! Alexandra shares a bit about her experience in the fashion industry and in the home sewing world, walks us through the steps of her fitting process, and helps six listeners with their fitting issues. The fitting photos are in our show notes, so visit lovetosewpodcast.com to follow along! Show Notes

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35:31

Episode 196: Silk

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/11/23

There’s no fabric more glamorous than silk! In this episode, we take a deep dive into this fancy fiber - its history, how it’s made, and how to work with it. Plus, we share a source for custom cutting mats, an amazing sewing song made by a listener, and alternatives to silk! Show Notes

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01:10:45

Episode 195: Quilting 101 with Bhiravi Rathinasabapathi

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/11/16

Interested in quilting, but don’t know where to start? Start here! Bhiravi Rathinasabapathi, quilt designer and owner of Strawberry Creek Quilts, teaches us all the basics in this episode. Show Notes

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01:30:56

Episode 194: 4th Anniversary Q&A

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2021/11/09

Four years of Love to Sew? This calls for a celebration! In this fun, chatty episode, we share big changes in our lives from the past year, answer questions from listeners, and play a game with our partners, Sam and Shea! SHOW NOTES

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43:19

Episode 193: Collars

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2021/11/02

Collars can be tricky to sew, but they’re worth it! In this episode, we go over the parts of a collar, the different kinds of collars, and lots of collar sewing tips. Plus, we answer a listener question about how to make more things you like, share some collared sewing patterns, and even talk about how to eliminate a collar! Show Notes

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59:23

Episode 192: Choosing the Perfect Fabric

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2021/10/26

A great garment pairs a good design with the perfect fabric. In this episode, we guide you through pattern and fabric matchmaking, whether in-person or online. Plus, we answer a question about using natural fiber fabrics for interfacing, share a listener’s recommended sewing gadgets, and share our best and worst fabric choices. Show Notes

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01:10:32

Episode 191: What I Wish I Knew When I Started Sewing

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2021/10/19

What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started sewing? In this episode, Love to Sew listeners share the hard-earned advice they wish they had when they were new sewists - and Helen and Caroline commentate! Show Notes

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01:11:27

Episode 190: Mystical Stitches with Christi Johnson

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2021/10/12

Christi Johnson is a textile artist and teacher. We talk with her about mystical empowerment through wearable embroidery, clothing vs. fashion, and her new book! Show Notes

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01:04:57

Episode 189: Cutting Patterns & Fabric

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2021/10/05

Cutting is a big part of every sewist’s life. In this episode, we share tips for cutting patterns and fabric, recommend the best cutting supplies, and have a Team Rotary Cutter vs. Team Scissors smackdown! Show Notes

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01:25:28

Episode 188: Tailoring for Them with Emilia Bergoglio

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2021/09/28

Tailoring for everyone! Emilia Bergoglio makes amazing tailored garments. In this episode, they chat with us about tailoring techniques, degendering fashion, and their favourite learning resources.

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40:32

Episode 187: Lining

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/09/21

Linings can make your clothes last longer, make sheer fabrics more versatile, and even make your jackets warmer. In this episode, Helen and Caroline review how to sew linings, how to draft linings, and how to choose the perfect lining fabric for your garment.

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50:04

Episode 186: Transforming Thrifted Textiles with...

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/09/14

Francisco Diaz is an artist, slow fashion sewist, and upcycler extraordinaire! In this episode, we pick their brain about sewing with thrifted fabrics, painting and drawing on garments, earth day goals, queer creator collabs, and more.

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01:07:19

Episode 185: Fabric Stash Organization

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2021/09/07

An organized stash is the key to enjoying your fabrics! We share small-space strategies, listener tips, cataloging methods, and more in this comprehensive episode. Big stash? Small stash? We’ve got ideas for any stash!

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45:10

Love to Sew Favourite: Create your Dream Wardrobe

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2021/08/24

This episode was originally released on August 26, 2019. What does your style say about you? From assessing your current style to designing your dream wardrobe, we will have you inspired to create the looks that best suits you.

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52:30

Love to Sew Favourite: Thread

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/08/10

This episode was originally released on March 23, 2020. This Love to Sew Favourite is all about thread! We discuss the different types of thread, their properties and weights, and how to find the right thread for your sewing project. We also discuss top tips for finding a good quality thread and ways to strengthen your thread when hand-stitching!⁠

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01:01:43

Love to Sew Favourite: Know Yourself Better with...

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/07/27

This episode was originally released on November 19, 2018. In this Love to Sew Favourite, Gretchen Rubin joins us to talk about her Four Tendencies framework and how it relates to our creative hobbies. We talk about knowing yourself better, finding accountability, facing your fears, and how colour can influence our everyday lives. Gretchen is a happiness expert and she gives us loads of tips on how to be happy and productive in our sewing practice.

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47:38

Love to Sew Favourite: Linen

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2021/07/13

This episode was originally released on July 6, 2020. In this Love to Sew Favourite, we discuss the fascinating history of linen, common characteristics of linen, and the many great pattern suggestions for sewing with linen. We also touch on some tips and tricks for sewing with linen and our favourite linen makes!

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01:00:45

Love to Sew Favourite: Designing Vogue Patterns with...

Love to Sew Podcast ·

2021/06/29

This episode was originally released on October 28, 2019. In this Love to Sew Favourite, Vogue Patterns designer Carlos Correa gives us a behind-the-scenes preview of the making of Vogue sewing patterns! Carlos also chats about his own sewing journey, his love for high fashion, and his approach to making a handmade wardrobe.

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01:28:45

Love to Sew Favourite: Why Do We Sew?

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2021/06/15

This episode was originally released on May 20, 2019. In this Love to Sew Favourite, we share the wonderful, heartfelt, and surprising reasons why we sew. Listeners all around the world wrote in to tell us their ‘why’ and celebrate this wonderful hobby with us!

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01:10:34

Love to Sew Favourite: Block Printing with Jen Hewett

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2021/06/01

This episode was originally released on September 17, 2018. In this Love to Sew Favourite, Jen Hewett shares her passion for block printing and tells us how we can print our own fabrics! She walks us through how she got started with block printing, why she loves turning her printed fabrics into garments, and what makes a good block. We also discuss listening to your body while you work, wearing prints, and why not to turn your hobby into a business.

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