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Sew What?

Isabella Rosner

A podcast all about historic needlework and those who stitched it, hosted by your local historic needlework expert, Isabella Rosner.

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61:52

The History of Punch Needle: An Interview with Micah...

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2025/10/23

In this episode, Isabella interviews Micah Clasper-Torch, an artist, designer, and educator whose work is centred around the traditional craft of punch needle rug hooking. The two talk about the history and use of punch needle in all of its forms. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com. You can find Micah on Instagram @claspertorch and @punchneedle.world. Her websites are https://www.punchnee...

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65:05

The Embroidery of Lorina Bulwer: An Interview with...

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2025/04/17

In this episode, Isabella interviews Ruth Battersby, Senior Curator of Costume and Textiles at Norfolk Museums Service. The two talk about the embroidery of Lorina Bulwer, a Victorian woman institutionalised in the Great Yarmouth Workhouse who spent her days embroidering vibrant, angry, and extremely long biographical scrolls. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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56:28

The Late, Great Major A.T. Casdagli: An Interview...

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2025/03/27

In this episode, Isabella interviews Alexis Penny Casdagli, the daughter of Major A.T. Casdagli, an Anglo-Greek spy famous for embroidering subversive needlework during his time in German POW camps in WWII. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com. You can read Major A.T. Casdagli's wartime diary, Prouder Than Ever, through Cylix Press here: https://www.cylixpress.co.uk/. Also be sure to check ...

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43:39

Sew What? Meets Haptic & Hue: An Interview with Jo...

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2025/02/27

In this episode, Isabella interviews Jo Andrews, host of the wonderful textile podcast Haptic & Hue. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com. You can listen to Haptic & Hue and learn more here: https://hapticandhue.com/listen/. And be sure to check out the Textile Travels guides here: https://www.textiletoursofparis.com/textile-travels.

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59:20

Holiday Special!: Gathered at Gressenhall

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2024/12/19

In this special holiday episode, Isabella interviews a variety of individuals who helped plan and who attended Gathered at Gressenhall, a special textile takeover day at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, which took place on 29 September 2024.Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.Show notes:Fiona Ashley mentions that Gressenhall's flax growing project began in 2023 -- it actually began in 2022You can...

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66:48

Plantation Goods: An Interview with Dr Seth Rockman

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2024/11/21

In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Seth Rockman, associate professor of history at Brown University, about his new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery.Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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52:23

Samplers by Free, Freed, and Enslaved Schoolgirls: An...

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2024/10/24

In this episode, Isabella interviews Sarah Brokenborough, a PhD student at Tulane University, about her master's dissertation entitled "What’s the Use?: A Comparison of Needlework Samples Made By Free, Freed, and Enslaved Schoolgirls in the Early Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World."Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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62:05

Stitching in Prison: An Interview with Fine Cell Work

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2024/09/27

In this episode, Isabella interviews three people from Fine Cell Work, a British charity that runs rehabilitation projects in prisons by training prisoners in paid, skilled needlework.Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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48:13

The History and Power of Mending: An Interview with...

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2024/09/05

In this episode, Isabella interviews writer, historian, teacher, and lifelong mender Kate Sekules about the history and importance of mending and darning.Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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61:15

Cambodian Textiles: An Interview with Dr Magali Berthon

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2024/07/18

In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Magali Berthon about Cambodian silk weaving and how textiles were affected by the Khmer Rouge regime.Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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48:14

The History of Crochet: An Interview with Eleanor...

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2024/05/23

In this episode, Isabella interviews PhD student Eleanor Gilchrist about her fascinating and surprising research into the history of crochet. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.

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39:51

Women in Stitches: An Interview with Marcia Goldenstein

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2024/04/18

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55:21

Naval Embroidery: An Interview with Maya Wassell Smith

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2024/03/29

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47:36

Men at (Needle)work: An Interview with Jamie Chalmers

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2024/02/29

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44:46

The Modern Venus: An Interview with Dr Lis Gernerd

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2023/12/21

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59:28

Fashion City: An Interview with Dr Lucie Whitmore and...

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2023/12/14

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52:43

Elizabeth Hall and Friends: An Interview with Rebecca...

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2023/10/26

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51:29

Stitching, Bright and Bold: An Interview with...

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2023/04/20

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58:34

Weaving and Unweaving: An Interview with Raisa Kabir

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2023/03/30

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38:53

Women's Work: An Interview with Ferren Gipson

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2022/12/08

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