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Used2Sew

"Used2Sew" is an entertaining podcast about one of the most important inventions to impact American lives outside of the automobile: the sewing machine.Mother-daughter team TR and Aradia will be talking about sewing machines, sewing history, and sewing culture in the past and present. With comedic timing and far-ranging references, we will explore topics including (but not limited to) textiles, technology, transportation, industry, women, business, home sewing, social movements, politics, and the

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35:02

Bernina

Used2Sew ·

2025/06/15

By request we are exploring outside of our usual Singer wheelhouse into Berninas!Alex Askaroff: https://sewalot.com/bernina_sewing_machines.htm Bernadette’s book: https://www.powells.com/book/make-sew-mend-traditional-techniques-to-sustainably-maintain-refashion-your-clothes-9781645674863 Singer sewing reference library: https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/singer-sewing-reference-library/ Get ad-free episodes through our

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51:12

Bernadette Banner

Used2Sew ·

2025/06/08

It’s time for fashion nerding! Or at least fangirling over one fashion nerd. TR and Aradia have discovered Bernadette Banner on YouTube, and are here to talk about her construction of a Wheel of Time show outfit.Bernadette’s book: https://www.powells.com/book/make-sew-mend-traditional-techniques-to-sustainably-maintain-refashion-your-clothes-9781645674863 Making Moiraine’s outfit videosVideo 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PHQgJj4kBc Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLnWlKdxRNA Video

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50:39

Necchi and Elna

Used2Sew ·

2025/06/01

Singer might have been the most well known name in the US before WWII, but eventually European machines began to make up more and more of the new machines US customers bought. Here are the tales of two of the European machines that challenged Singer for the US market.The Silver Bobbin: https://silverbobbin.com Elna Supermatic: https://silkmothsewing.blogspot.com/2011/09/green-machine-elna-supermatic.html Vittorio

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52:46

The Singer Featherweight

Used2Sew ·

2025/05/25

The Singer Featherweight is perhaps the most well known sewing machine of all time. Let’s talk about how it got such a rabid cult following. The Featherweight Shop: https://singer-featherweight.com Vintage Sewing Center and Museum: https://www.facebook.com/VintageSewingCenterandMuseum/ Custom paint jobs for featherweights: https://www.sewserious.com and https://www.stillstitching.com/p/paint-restoration.html Ready to be restored featherweight in Mike’s

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44:36

People Powered Sewing Machines

Used2Sew ·

2025/05/18

Off-grid sewing can be accomplished in a variety of ways, all of them fun.Treadle belt: https://cottagecraftworks.com/rubber-treadle-sewing-machine-belt Installing a treadle belt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoOWxXUWY6Q LED sewing machine light: https://singer-featherweight.com/products/light-bulb-led TreadleOn: https://www.treadleon.net Jackary power station: https://www.jackery.com/products/explorer-240-portable-power-station Podcast about Luddites:

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33:42

Edit Your Wardrobe

Used2Sew ·

2025/05/11

Fighting fast fashion begins at home!Victorian Sweatshop: https://www.victoriansweatshop.com/victorian-sweatshop-501752 TreadleOn: https://www.treadleon.net Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and

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54:02

The Swing Needle

Used2Sew ·

2025/05/04

What is a zig-zag, and how were consumers sold on the idea? Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Swing needle bits and bobs: https://cyndykitt.com.au/a.main/index.htm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiapediaA

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38:04

The Singer 201

Used2Sew ·

2025/04/27

Another installment of our ongoing series of episodes that focuses on a specific Singer model. This episode is about the Singer 201 and was inspired by a friend showing us a picture of a particularly rusty specimen.Pungo Living Homes comparison between the 201 and 15-91: https://pungolivinghome.com/2020/02/05/a-simple-but-in-depth-comparison-the-differences-between-a-singer-201-2-and-a-singer-15-91/ Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon:

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37:09

Tension (and more)

Used2Sew ·

2025/04/20

It’s time to talk about tension, and a new-to-us Singer 101, and even some fan mail! Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiapediaA Fox And Raven Media

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54:00

Sears and Kenmore

Used2Sew ·

2025/04/13

Sears was Amazon.com first, they are indirectly responsible for the creation of the Delta Blues, and their Kenmore sewing machines can give Singer a run for its money… and win. It’s time for a deep dive into the history of how sewing machines exist inside the larger story of American

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34:40

Dead Featherweight (and more)

Used2Sew ·

2025/04/06

A collection of three topics: featherweight repair, sewing machines as cultural power in colonial Africa, and sewing technology as military infrastructure in the US civil war.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR

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37:05

The Singer 301

Used2Sew ·

2025/03/30

We went on a thrifting adventure and found some cool stuff, including a Singer 301!Dedicated to Mom/Grandma, 1938-2025.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.comLogo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiapediaA Fox And

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44:28

Field Trip

Used2Sew ·

2025/03/23

We went on a thrifting adventure, and found some cool stuff.Dedicated to Mom/Grandma, 1938-2025.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiapediaA Fox And Raven Media production

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37:35

Davis Vertical Feed

Used2Sew ·

2025/03/16

Sewing machines all work basically the same way, right? WRONG! Today we are on a history tangent learning about a totally different way for the basic action of a sewing machine to be accomplished.Dedicated to Mom/Grandma, 1938-2025.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine:

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32:28

Chinuk Wawa

Used2Sew ·

2025/03/09

We’re back! We’ve got trivia! Join us today in learning about PNW history and speculating on how the sewing machine fits into it all.Look up your location: https://native-land.ca PNW history video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSX0Bc3Mvs Seattle train history: https://trainmuseum.org/ Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon:

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66:44

Crossover episode: Kate Elliott interview by Hot...

Used2Sew ·

2025/03/02

We had some things come up to interrupt our usual publishing schedule, so rather than leave you without an episode this week we’ve got a crossover from one of Aradia’s other podcast projects that focuses on books.Hot Nuance Book Club episode: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hot-nuance-book-club--5873018 Get ad-free episodes through our

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Crossover episode: Kate Elliott interview by Hot...

Used2Sew ·

2025/02/23

We had some things come up to interrupt our usual publishing schedule, so rather than leave you without an episode this week we’ve got a crossover from one of Aradia’s other podcast projects that focuses on books.Hot Nuance podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hot-nuance-book-club--5873018 Get ad-free episodes through our

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44:26

No Perfection

Used2Sew ·

2025/02/16

We start on how all these new tariffs will affect the world of sewing, wander through international sewing supply commerce, confess our imperfections, and give ourselves a pep talk about how perfection isn’t possible anyway.Rit-dye: https://www.ritdye.com How2Make: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK4JTIuerSE Behind the Bastards: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/ Project Hail Mary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon:

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33:44

Retail Fabric Fail

Used2Sew ·

2025/02/09

What happened to retail fabric stores? TR was there to see the end of the good times. This is the start of an ongoing conversation about fabric as an integral part of sewing machine history. Sewing Parts Online: https://www.sewingpartsonline.com Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage

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32:22

Patsy Cline

Used2Sew ·

2025/02/02

Travel back with us to the 1950s, where a mother-daughter team used sewing and singing to create one of the most iconic country music acts of the midcentury.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Sewing Machine Song:

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