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Suzy Sewing in Spain

This is Suzy’s Guardian of the heart contribution to the full podcast episode that was published on 14 July 2026. The Guardians of the Heart are Julie @the_seams_i_sew S

Sew Frugal sewing challenge

Sam and Ruan discuss how SewFrugal began in 2020. The amazing discovery people experience when researching for free patterns when taking part in SewFrugal. Then we disc

Grace Jun

Fashion, Disability, and Co-Design A human-centered design approach is authored by Grace Jun. This practical resource enables people with various skills to collaborate to

M Elaine Mackay

M Elaine Mackay, author of 19th Century Patterns for the Modern Body, gives listeners insight into a world where historical dressmaking can be used for modern day clothes

100 plus hearts project

Today’s podcast is about the 100 plus hearts project. In July last year, Ronda Hazell came on the podcast to discuss what she went through to diagnose her heart condition

Yvette is Stash Hub

Stash Hub has quickly become one of the most used sewing apps our sewing community — and at the heart of it is Yvette, a sewist who transformed her own organisational cha

Tracey Clement

Tracey Clement is a sewist, an artist and a writer. An academic writer based in Sydney Australia. Tracey is an academic and in her spare time, she creates textiles to re

Maddie Ballard: Patchwork-A sewists diary

Maddie Ballard (she/her) is a writer of mixed Chinese heritage from Aotearoa New Zealand. Her debut essay collection was published as Bound: A Memoir of Making and Remaki

Sewing to support a loved one during cancer treatments

This is not a medical episode — it’s an episode born from care. When Sheila’s daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, sewing became one of the ways she could offe

Ruth Collins is back

Ruth Collins is back on the podcast and she's so insightful. Ruth Collins is a researcher and creative thinker. As a biological scientist Ruth is interested in the chall

Gabby Brown: Plus-Size Patternmaking

Maria catches up with Gabby Brown, now an author. Gabby Brown wrote the technical articles for Sewcialists from 2020 and Gabby recorded 10 podcasts about fitting clothes

Lily Fong is Lilypadesigns

LilypaDesigns is run by Lily Fong—designer, pattern maker, and proud bra nerd with a master’s in education and over 30 years of sewing experience. Her patterns are all a

Leesa Simpson is Sneaker Stitch

Leesa Simpson is a lifelong maker, business builder and a creative soul with fabric running through her veins. Her current obsession of quilted sneakers started in 2025.

Ida Victoria

Ida Victoria is a Norwegian independent sewing‑pattern designer known for creating modern, easy‑to‑follow patterns for makers of all skill levels. She's one of Norway's

Fabcycle in Vancouver Canada

Irina McKenzie is today's podcast guest. Irina and Erin are the fab faces behind Fabcycle! The account FABCYCLE (@fabcyclevan) developed as a Vancouver-based social ente

Nicole Nehrig

Nicole Nehrig is a clinical and research psychologist based in Brooklyn, New York, with a deep passion for knitting and textile arts. She holds a PhD in clinical psychol

Alexandra Wall

Digital Pattern Library is Alexandra's sewing community resource for us to use. Alexandra lives in Cardiff, Wales and she's trained in the fashion industry. Once she was

Jane Milburn OAM

Jane Milburn OAM is TextileBeat on Instagram. She's a sustainability consultant, Slow Clothing pioneer, TEDx speaker, Churchill Fellow, upcycler and agricultural scienti

Amanda dot Stitches

Amanda.Stitches on Instagram is both today's podcast guest and guest editor on SewOver50 Her standout roberts.woods drafters grid dress at Perth Frocktails this year too

Leanne Munro

It's not everyday you find an English woman in New Zealand who specialises in sewing kilts. Leanne Munro sewed 15 kilts in less than 12 months as part of her kilt making