Ep. 42: Deadstock Fabric, with The New Craft House Founders Hannah and Rosie
Release Date: 07/29/2021
Ep. 53: Looking Back Over The Last Year
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As 2021 comes to a close, we're taking this chance to look back and reflect on all the amazing episodes, guests and laughs that we've had over the last year.
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Ep. 52: Digital Pattern Cutting, with Ben Cooper
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With over 27 years of industry experience, it's safe to say that Ben Cooper really knows his stuff! In this episode we discuss digital pattern cutting as a whole, his journey and how his love for technology has fuelled his professional work. He now passes on that knowledge to his students through teaching at Gerber, Fashion Enter and Fashion Tutor so we felt he was the perfect person to discuss this great topic with us!
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Ep. 51: Subtraction Cutting, with Julian Roberts
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Julian Roberts, a creative pattern cutter, teacher and academic joins Kathryn to talk about his unique method of creating garments and patterns called Subtraction Cutting. This was a hugely inspirational chat and I hope that it brings you all a fresh perspective on creative pattern cutting. A big thank you to Julian for joining me on the podcast!
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Ep. 50: Biggest Pattern Cutting Mistakes
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For our 50th episode we're covering some of the biggest pattern cutting mistakes that we’ve made and been witness to.
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Ep. 49: Seams & Seam Allowances
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This episode is all about seam allowance! That often overlooked, but 100% essential part of our patterns and garments. Expect to hear about how to add it, different types of seam finishes and the relating seam allowance. As well as how you can reinforce your seam allowance to ensure your garment lasts as long as possible.
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Ep. 48: Sustainable Pattern Cutting, with Sarah Rozelaar, Founder of The Sewing Retreat
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Sarah is a fellow teacher of pattern cutting and a long time advocate of sustainability within the fashion and sewing industries. She founded her business with sustainability at its centre and while it’s grown and evolved over time, this remains one of her core values.
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Ep. 47: Where to Learn Pattern Cutting
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So you want to learn to make your own patterns but you're not sure how to find the right teacher, course or resource?
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Ep. 46: Our Special VIP Guest...Say Hello to Kathryn's Mum, Jill!
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We often get asked about how we got into sewing and pattern cutting. For Kathryn the answer always includes her mum, Jill!
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Ep. 45: Understanding Necklines & How to Change Them
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Necklines aren’t as easy to change as you might think, there’s a whole host of things to consider and tweak for different types of styles so sit back and relax as we explain what they are, how we do it and what you need to keep in mind when doing it.
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Ep. 44: How to Label Your Pattern and Why It's Important
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Join us, Caroline and Kathryn, as we dive into the important world of pattern labelling. We're giving you the low down on what exactly we write on our patterns, why we do it, what the abbreviations are, what they mean and why they're so essential!
info_outlineWe are joined by Hannah and Rosie, the founders of The New Craft House to chat about the link that they've created between the fashion and sewing worlds through selling deadstock fabrics.
Anyone in the sewing world will be familiar with these ladies and their business, whether it's through their wonderful workshops or their fabrics, and be just as excited as we are about where they're heading in the future.