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Sew organised style- listen to people just like you. We'll cover sewing, style and interview people who are the backbone of our sewing community and provide you with reputable organisations you can go to for help when you need it. Go to our website: https://seworganisedstylepodcast.com/ There will be evolving playlist series as we find experts with gems of information and resources to keep you creative. Don't keep our podcast channel a secret. Tell your friends and rate us on Itunes.
Episodes
Melanie is Sewmelwyk and she's been sewing and blogging for many years.
Melanie also a cofounder of the Stratford Garment Guild and has a great group of local sewists that meet monthly to share their makes.
You'll also find Melanie share her book reviews on her book IG account.
If her home ec teacher could see the sewing Melanie does now, she wouldn't believe it.
You can find Melanie's Following the Thread blog here
Matthew describes himself as a heel wearing stud muffin channelling his authentic otherness.
You'll find Matthew on Instagram and Tik Tok @hessewmatthew
Did I mention Matthew was a contestant on the Great British Sewing Bee Series 9? He is very easy to chat to and so supportive of the people around him. Matthew is a huge fan of Esme.
You'll hear his story and the type of sewing he is known for. Matthew breaks the rules and is alway...
Today's podcast features Lisa in a discussion where she reveals the heartbreaking story behind her dedication to spreading awareness for missing persons on her Instagram account, intertwined with her love for sewing.
What you will hear is how the sewing community has embraced both her sewing love and commitment to posting missing person posters on her Instagram account.
Please be aware, the discussion includes topics that might be ...
Kay, Sarah and Jo talk about how they're involved with The Nest Community and how their involvement means something to them too.
Kay and Sarah volunteer at The Nest Community. Jo is a teacher at Mitchelton High School and has brought groups of students to take part in The Exhange Project since 2021.
The Nest Community is a Brisbane charity that connects women purposefully through craft. The organisation has just undergone expansion...
Louisa describes herself as the oldest person within the SewOver50 community. damselfly.ca
She describes her body shape a diamond related. Louisa is a rarity and talented with her sewing, gardening and anything textile related.
Did you know she reads 200 books a year? This means her online friends at SewOver50 are who she hangs out with when she's not sewing or crafting.
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Sarah of Sarahcsewing makes her sewing posts fun.
She looks at life. She sees the humour in life. Then Sarah consults with her kids and her husband. The mirth from their conversations comes through in her posts.
Sarah is a long time SewOver50 follower and she happily discusses a few of the videos she's posted that show just how funny life can be.
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In January we heard from Yvonne – The Wheelie Stitcher tell us about her experience in finding Mimiquins to create her seated dress form.
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Roz Holt is the founder and CEO of The Nest Community in Brisbane, Queensland. She tells us about how her initial Craft Nest Project was the starting point for future collaborations and the eventual creation of The Nest Community.
The Nest Community is a Brisbane charity that connects women purposefully through craft. The organisation has just undergone expansion and moved from a beautiful old house in Everton Part to a larger comm...
Alethia of Sew Much Talent has created a community of sewists that share their sewing and design skills through their joy of being a community. "Sew, Create, Inspire, Teach"
Have you seen their facebook group yet?
Sew Much Talent has continued since the periscope days and with Alethia's various moderators, sewing challenges and stash busting are among the various activities this group thrives on.
Alethia talks about how she loves t...
In today's podcast Julie Eilber talks about sewing vintage styles and gives us some tips to sew fabric on the bias
In last week's episode you would have loved listening to Julie's knowledge of Claire McCardell and all the influences Claire had on American fashion in the early 1900s.
Julie is a fashion historian who re-creates 20th century designer looks.
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Julie Eilber talks about Claire McCardell and all the influences Claire had on American fashion in the early 1900s.
Julie is a fashion historian who re-creates 20th century designer looks.
Julie is very fascinating and has sewn since she was 8 years old. I first followed Julie on her blog Jet Set Sewing.
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Yvonne shares her story of finding a seated dressform.
She was also an amazing guest editor for SewOver50 recently too. Yvonne's guest post has been liked by over 1,300 accounts on the SewOver50 Instagram account. There were over 120 really insightful comments as well.
Please consider using #SewnShownSeated on your social media posts to provid...
Yvonne is an enthusiastic sewist and she's really keen to find makes that use #SewnShownSeated.
There are many people who also need to wear clothes that fit them well when they're seated so the need to sewn makes where you model them is a seated position is actually bigger than anyone realises.
In the next podcast, Yvonne is back to discuss some groundbreaking work she has been a part of.
I hope you enjoy Yvonne's sewing enthusiasm...
Lisa Walters is the owner and creator of A Sewing Life Sewing kits and sewing patterns for stuffed animals (asewinglife.com)
Her sewing journey started at the tender age of 8 years old when she sewed soft toys and sew each toys clothes. You could say those early days are what we’re able to now enjoy through the toy patterns Lisa creates.
On today’s episode you’ll hear h...
Jenny Rushmore is Cashmerette patterns. She's a supporter of the SewOver50 community on Instagram.
Representation is definitely very important to Cashmerette patterns and as Jenny says, 'while we can always improve, I'm pleased that we are doing a fairly decent job.'
Earlier this year Jenny helped SewOver50 with their ve...
Kathryn Hoang approached a few of us on Instagram to help her engineer a cutting tool to make the sewing process easier.
Did you comment on the 2 SewOver50 posts recently? Those 2 posts that many of you commented on, were designed to add a practical element to Kathryn's engineering project.
Kathryn's project scope was to design a product that ...
Today we hear how sewing vintage clothes takes time and is great to do no matter what your body shape is or what your age is.
Sewing and wearing vintage clothes is not age defined.
Make sure you go to Jo's Instagram account to marvel at the well constructed vintage clothes she keeps sewing and loves to wear.
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Joanna found her style when she turned 50. Did you have the same experience when you turned 50?
On the podcast, Jo talks about how her natural grey hair and vintage style preference makes her work as an 'extra' a fun part of her lifestyle.
Jo started working as an 'extra' at a time when she needed to closely care for her son.
Being an 'extra' can be confronting. Especially when you're on a production set getting your hair and make...
Christina not only sews her own activewear, she road tests them and will share those reviews on her Instagram account and on her YouTube account.
Here's how she reviews her work, "I started the day in a Rad CYOA slim and sweats (with an LBB and hellebore) and then changed for running into Sparks, Endurance, secret tank, pacific pullover. It started as 52F and overcast and poured rain when I was 3/4mi from home. Damp. The only thing...
Jody Halliday upcycles because there's really no need to create new clothes from fresh fabric.
The British Fashion Council tells us there are enough garments already on planet Earth to clothe the next six generations of humanity.
As Jody says, 'I invite you to join me in using upcycled, existing materials as you continue your sewing journey.'
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