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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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43:26

Episode 216: Caring for your Me-Mades

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2022/10/04

From laundering to mending, this episode is all about caring for your precious me-made garments! We cover pre-washing, sewing tips to make your clothes last, stain removal, storage, and more. Plus, a listener letter about swim trunks notions! Show Notes

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39:48

Episode 215: Surprising Gadgets and Guidance

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2022/09/27

We share your most unexpected tips and tools in this community episode! From fun gadgets to expert guidance, be prepared to have your mind blown! Show Notes

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37:43

Episode 214: What's your Me-Made Style?

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2022/09/20

In this episode, we review components of design (volume, colour, texture, print, and more) so that you can pinpoint your ideal personal style. Then we offer suggestions to bring your ideal down to earth so that it’s wearable in your everyday life. Plus: how to have fun with fashion, a listener question about getting flat knit neck bands, and our favourite part: the phrases listeners use to describe their style! Show Notes

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50:30

Episode 213: Hems

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2022/09/13

A-HEM! In this episode, we get to the bottom of hems: techniques, tools, and tips for wovens and knits. Plus: marking hems, adjusting hem depth, and fancy hems! The listener feedback is all about changing robes/ponchos. Show Notes

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54:50

Episode 212: 5th Anniversary Special

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2022/09/06

We celebrate five years of Love to Sew with a chatty catch-up, a bit of reflection, and a bunch of sewing-themed games! Thank you for five wonderful years! Show Notes

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41:18

Episode 211: Sewing Love Letters

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2022/05/31

Get ready for the lovey-dovey-est episode ever! We share your touching, funny, creative love letters to sewing teachers, sewing tools, sewing machines, fabric, friends, family, and sewing itself. Show Notes

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01:00:00

Episode 210: Boldness and Buttons with Tabitha Sewer

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2022/05/24

Tabitha Sewer is a sewing content creator, button designer, and business expert. We chat with her about sewing with unusual fabrics, creating designer looks for less, thrift flipping, and her amazing buttons! She also takes us behind the scenes of creating content for some of the biggest brands in the world. Show Notes

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52:15

Episode 209: Sewing Swimwear 2.0

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2022/05/17

Four years after our first Sewing Swimwear episode, we’re back on the topic with more sewing tips, better fabric information, and lots of great pattern recommendations! We also cover ideas for adapting non-swimwear patterns into swimwear, swim coverup ideas, places to buy swimwear fabric, and a review of all the swimwear we have sewn ourselves. Plus: listener feedback from our Getting Started with Pattern Drafting episode! Show Notes

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01:02:11

Episode 208: Asian Sewist Collective with Ada Chen...

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2022/05/10

This week’s episode is a podcast crossover! We chat with the hosts of the Asian Sewist Collective Podcast, Ada Chen and Nicole Angeline, about making a sewing podcast, issues that affect sewists of Asian descent, and their personal sewing stories. Listen in to learn about how the Collective got started, how they make decisions, and how the podcast sausage gets made! Show Notes

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40:28

Episode 207: Chest Fitting

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2022/05/03

Chests come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes - and patterns usually don’t. In this episode, we go over the ways that patterns are shaped (or not) to accommodate a bust, how you can tell if you need a pattern adjustment, and how to adjust patterns to fit your unique chest. Show Notes

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01:13:35

Episode 206: Sewing Ergonomics with Rose Parr

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2022/04/26

Rose Parr is a sewist and ergonomics expert. In this episode, we get her best advice for sewing practices that are kind to your body, including how to set up your sewing space, which ergonomic tools make a difference, and what stretches to do. Show Notes

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01:22:34

Episode 205: Vintage Patterns and Machines with Sewrena

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2022/04/19

Serena (a.k.a. Sewrena) makes her fabulous vintage wardrobe using vintage patterns and vintage machines! We chat with her about her favourite vintage styles, the differences between vintage and modern patterns, and what to look for in a vintage machine. Plus, vintage maternity clothes, making amazing hats, and #VintageStyleNotVintageValues. Show Notes

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52:21

Episode 204: How Fabrics Get Made

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2022/04/12

As sewists, we know a lot about finished fabrics - but how much do we know about how they get made? In this episode, we walk you through all the steps of the fabric-making process, from raw materials to finished bolts. We also cover ethical considerations, fabric certifications, and how finished fabrics get from factories to your doorstep. Show Notes

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01:12:04

Episode 203: Colour, Print, and Patchwork with...

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2022/04/05

Samantha (aka @purplesewingcloud) is a sewist known for her fun, colourful makes. In this episode, we chat with her about mixing prints, incorporating patchwork into garments, and how to make the sewing community more accessible. Sam also shares the design process for her handmade wedding dress, her personal accessibility strategies, and how to do foundation paper piecing. Show Notes

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12:52

A Free Mini-Episode for All of our Listeners

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2022/04/01

Every month on Patreon, we release a mini-episode for our patrons at the "Love to Sew Superfan" level! These episodes are short versions of our main episodes. We have done episodes on sewing techniques, fabric deep dives, and pattern ideas. We often make episodes based on questions or topics from our patrons! Patrons at this level also get 15% off discount codes to Helen's Closet and Blackbird Fabrics. ⁠ In this free mini-episode, we share five methods for making a dress form that looks just like

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58:13

Episode 202: Getting Started with Pattern Drafting

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2022/03/29

Take your sewing to the next level by learning how to draft patterns! In this episode, we list the materials you need, give you an overview of the drafting process, and share resources to help you learn this skill. Also, Helen tells the story of her business, Helen’s Closet Patterns! Show Notes

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01:14:32

Episode 201: Beadwork & Design with Kat Brown Akootchook

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2022/03/22

Kat Brown Akootchook is a Native American artist and designer who blends contemporary and traditional with a wink and a smile! We chat with her about her wonderful work in many mediums: beadwork, sewing, block printing, and hide tanning. Show Notes

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55:28

A Free Bonus Episode for All of our Listeners

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2022/03/18

Every month on Patreon, we release a fun, chatty, full-length bonus episode. This month, we are giving it away to all our listeners! March's bonus episode is full of adventure! Caroline went on a dangerous hike and saw a bobcat in her yard; Helen tried basket making and signed up for a pottery course. Plus: exciting Helen's Closet news, Caroline's wedding guest dress, tons of cool pattern releases, and a tool that will keep your fabric from twisting and bunching up in the washer and dryer. If you

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51:56

Episode 200: How I Learned to Sew

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2022/03/15

For our 200th episode, we asked our listeners the question we ask all our guests: “How did you learn to sew?” In this episode, we share some of the many great responses we got - funny, touching stories of discovering this skill we all love. Show Notes

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46:47

Episode 199: #SelfDrafted with Donny Q

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2022/03/08

Donny Hoang (aka Donny Q) is a sewing influencer and microbiologist with a unique, textural personal style. In this episode, we chat with him about self-drafting, taking great photos, working with leafcutter ants, and his dream style aesthetic: looking like a pile of unfolded laundry. Show Notes

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