sew organised style

Listen to people just like you on Sew Organised Style podcast. Australia's first sewing podcast. Sewing community contributors welcome. Sewover50 Thursdays give a voice to over 50 sewists and their allies. Partners: Sewover50, SewEnabled, Mending Mayhem, Sew Busty, Sewcialists, Online Sewing Weekender and the ASG. Listen to your sewing community friends.

Whendy7 12/06/2021

Whendy7 Wendy or Whendy7 was nominated to be on the podcast recently because she does some very creative mending. Visible mending is a skill she is developing everyday. Her parents gave her the lifelong value to mend. Wendy tells a great story about how both her mother and father helped her save both her school skirt and her bike. Wendy is inspired by the efficiency and cleverness of zero waste patterns. She particularly enjoys Liz Haywood’s patterns as well as Mending Mayhem and Tricia of Morrissews. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21366092

librarianka and solizziesews 12/01/2021

librarianka and solizziesews @librarianka Dorota and @solizziesews Lizzie are both local and online sewing friends. Dorota and Lizzie are both makers and thankfully they were brought together through SewOver50 and their friendship now spans beyond sewing. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21335549

Love a slug too 11/29/2021

Love a slug too Emily is careful about online safety and keeps their password and identity safe, as well as their own mental self. The ongoing phishing that happens online doesn't stop Emily from sharing their sewing projects or on their views of life. They have tapped into a rage of voices of women who are over 50 and fat who are silenced by many parts of the media, by makers and by influencers. Emily discusses images and influencers to be thin through various generations. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21304544

Mad Sewing Scientist 11/24/2021

Mad Sewing Scientist Jacqui Mendez-Johnson or @mad_sewing_scientist is a Sew Over It Inside and part of the Sewover50 community. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21256817

Lynne and Linda 11/22/2021

Lynne and Linda Lynne @lyonsmadewithlove and Linda @grannylindasews are today's Sewover50 sewing friends guests. Special mention to Marilyn as well. They are now part of the Sewing Angels of the North. They're sewing friendship goes beyond sewing but sewing is a great basis to start a solid friendship. Sewover50 provides amazing support to sewists on Instagram and friendships are a wonderful result of this online community. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21232121

Creator's block 11/17/2021

Creator's block As we wind down to the end of 2021, if you're creative mind is feeling worn out, you can listen to how Katrine of Mending Mayhem also felt the same way for many months this year. She tells her story so that listeners who are also feeling deflated can know they are in good company to feel this way too. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21162857

Protect your accounts 11/15/2021

Protect your accounts Using passwords on all your apps and devices protects your accounts and your identity. Unsolicited emails and messages and links are confidence tricks that allows scammers to steal from you. This podcast gives you some simple ways to protect yourself online. Jenny chats about the levels of protection she uses on her all of her online devices. This way she feels much safer online shopping and gaming. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21159236

ooobop 11/10/2021

ooobop Janene Spencer or Ooobop is one of the pattern cover models for Sew Over It and she represents SewOver50 community. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21112031

James Munroe 11/08/2021

James Munroe James of craftspacecontinuum is today's Sewover50 podcast guest. He's a cosmetologist and he enjoys crafting, sewing and hoola hoops. There's a story behind that. He is inspired by remnants and you'll see from his IG account that his creativity is endless - of course. He has some great advice to teach others what you know. The online community like Sewover50 has kept him connected with other sewists and crafters. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21098363

Goodenoughsewist 11/03/2021

Goodenoughsewist Cara Lee is a Sewover50 follower that was featured in their Chronically sewn series. Cara talks about how to make time in your limited hours of energy to be able to do the things you want to do amongst the tasks you have to do each day. If it's good, then it's good enough. She talks about the challenges of having health issues people can't see. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/21041699

Denise Archer replay 10/30/2021

Denise Archer replay As Denise Archer says, Breast cancer isn’t curable. 30% of all survivors will die from this disease because it will return—one, five or twenty years later. That’s 42 thousand BC deaths every year in the US alone. The cancer treatment causes lymphedema. A compression arm sleeve is a great reminder of our cancer survival as well as many other physical challenges breast cancer treatments affecting patients. Thank you Denise for your permission to replay your podcast. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20994677

Wendy Ward beginner sewing advice 10/27/2021

Wendy Ward beginner sewing advice Wendy Ward has written 4 sewing guides for beginners. If sewing masks and PPE was your first sewing experience, Wendy shares her sewing advice she gives her sewing students. She began teaching in 2012 and Wendy shares her sewing advice that will help new sewists keep developing their sewing practice. This is Wendy's third podcast and if you enjoy her work, go back and listen to her previous podcasts on sustainability and sewing for everybody. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20964605

Sheila and Sue 10/25/2021

Sheila and Sue Sheila of Sheilasewsherclothes and Sue of Modelled_by_Madge are today's sewing friend guests from the Sewover50 community. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20941313

Nikki Ansell 10/20/2021

Nikki Ansell Nikki or @itchycoopark23 lives with long covid and she shares how her life has changed since March 2020. She tells us about her personal losses during covid. This year Nikki is living with long covid and tells us how she is living her best life and how sewing and crafts play an important role in her life. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20864384

Accessibility in Sewing 10/18/2021

Accessibility in Sewing Using redundant queues, avoiding colour use, placing sizes on pattern lines, applying pattern layers, being aware of hearing loss and yellowing of eye lens, sewn shown seated, designing for seated people, text to voice enabling to read pdf patterns - these are some of the podcast gaps Sue Stoney identified that we needed to talk about. Sue references WHO stats to state her case about how pattern designers can make their patterns more accessible to their customers who love their patterns. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20841260

Making Zen Online Retreat 10/18/2021

Making Zen Online Retreat This is the week to join into the free retreat organised by Kate Ward - Making Zen Online Retreat. There are 15 experts in their field presenting close up details of their hand stitching techniques this week. Make sure you head over to www.zenstitching.ca to join this free online event, follow @making.zen on Instagram and share your makes on the Making Zen Online Retreat Facebook group. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20847131

Sew Over It embraces SewOver50 10/13/2021

Sew Over It embraces SewOver50 Lisa Comfort the founder of Sew Over It decided to feature SewOver50 sewists, recognising their support by Sew Over It and ensuring representation of sewists over 50 in their social media and on their designed pattern covers. Sew Over It is the very first sewing company to embrace SewOver50 in their social media and also on the cover of their sewing patterns. Many SewOver50 followers were included in Sew Over It media in October 2021. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20801762

Eleanor Thomson 10/11/2021

Eleanor Thomson Eleanor Thomson or @nelnanandnora established a facebook group for sewing flat and asymmetrical clothes. This is a safe group to share sewing knowledge as well as they surgical and cancer journeys. Eleanor set up this group while she was facing her own breast cancer journey and found that sewing helped her build her body confidence. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20774534

Justinmakesmyown 10/06/2021

Justinmakesmyown Justin first started in early 2020. He made masks for his sister and since then he has continued to sew for his own needs like his new 2022 back to work clothes. Finding patterns and fabrics are a challenge and you'll find the patterns he's used are worth considering for any body. Justin does reuse and recycle fabrics, materials and projects he's made but won't get any wear out of. As Justin says, the sewing community is more than just talking about sewing. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20722532

Jennie of Annie and Myras 10/04/2021

Jennie of Annie and Myras Jeannie of Annie and Myra's is a bra sewing expert from regional Victoria. Jennie answers a few bra sewing questions so we have more information about sewing bras that fit us using the correct underwires, fabrics and bra notions to suit all skin sensitivities. She does emphasis her love of couture sewing. Jennie tells us about Free the Girls and their donating bras program. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20694746

Sewing for post mastectomy bodies 09/29/2021

Sewing for post mastectomy bodies Tina or Bricolagedk is back for Sewover50 and she updates on some of the new useful patterns resources she has found to sew for a post mastectomy body. There are many new patterns and resources to create clothes that Tina has in her sewing queue. Tina also lives with chronic fatigue and she continues to give back to the sewing community with her pattern ideas and resources both on her Instagram account, as a guest post for Sewover50 and on this podcast. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20640095

Joost FreeSewing dot org 09/26/2021

Joost FreeSewing dot org Joost is the creator of freesewing.org Makers, designers and developers contribute to this free resources so there are sewing patterns anyone can access for free, as the name free sewing suggests. These designs have been used by previous men who sew podcasts guests Wouter.vdub and Enno Swets. FreeSewing is an open source software project with the aim of becoming the Wikipedia of sewing patterns. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20607857

Thread Theory 09/22/2021

Thread Theory Thread Theory provides great patterns for men and all bodies. They are a great supporter of Sewover50 and this series about the men who sew in the sewing community. Adrianna loves mens tailoring and has worked in the industry. She shares her sewing experience in this series. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20547083

Lolie B Yergeau 09/20/2021

Lolie B Yergeau Lolieya on Instagram, put together guidelines for taking #sewnshownseated photos. In this podcast you'll hear about how she has adapted and continued to adapt to sew and quilt while living with chronic illness. On her Instagram account you can download her #sewnshownseated guidelines to help provide more photos of patterns in seated photos. The best “seat” is a simple stool because it lets us see the garments from all angles without obstruction. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20530061

Christopher sews 09/15/2021

Christopher sews Christopher is now investing in his sewing practice while he continues in his day job manufacturing DNA. Christopher follows many online sewing communities including Sewover50 so that he can hear the view points of many people and learn along the way. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20480402

Amelie dress sewalong 09/12/2021

Amelie dress sewalong The Button Challenge is the August and September sewalong run by Sew Busty with Brittani of Untitled Thoughts. Brittani is back on the podcast to share her sewing experience with new sewists. This is a simple pattern - the Amelie dress is designed by Brittani. She has written some great posts on Sew Busty website for new sewists to follow and get a better fitted bodice on this dress. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20443148

Andie Wells 09/08/2021

Andie Wells Andie (sewprettyinpink) is an artist, sewist, writer and improv comedian. Andie also describes themselves as a disabled fat Endy Babe interested in sewing, fashion, Lingerie, Swimwear and EDS. Andie talks about their developing @Chronicallysewn and the current #slowprojectchallenge. Chronicallysewn is an inclusive space for chronically ill (mental/physical) sewists. Slow Project Challenge runs over 3 months and the emphasis is on rest. There's no need to finish a project or projects. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20401937

Check your thread SoZo 09/05/2021

Check your thread SoZo Zoe Edwards is a podcaster with her podcast Check your threads. Have you subscribed to check your thread podcast yet? This is a joy to listen to. I'm sure you're already familiar with her existing blog 'So Zo what do you know. She's always posted her makes, her free patterns and her concern for the environment as well as the highly successful Me Made May each year. Zoe says she enjoys engaging with people about being sustainable with their sewing. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20331722

Sewing basics for every body 09/01/2021

Sewing basics for every body Wendy Ward talks about the capsule wardrobe she's created for anyone to sew. The details are in her book 'Sewing Basics for every body'. Wendy has taught sewing locally for many years and her depth of teaching experience has led her to writing this book for people to create clothes they want to reflect who they are. Make sure you go back and listen to Wendy's earlier podcast about sustainable sewing for Sewover50. There is one more Wendy Ward podcast to come. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20315720

Nancy and Julia 08/29/2021

Nancy and Julia Nancy Chen Bajraktari of @iusedtobeacurtin is back on the podcast with her friend Julia Cost of @juliaallissoncost, that is with 2 L’s and 2 S’s in Allisson as we look at how online friendships develop. Nancy is a sewist who lives on O’ahu for the last year and she enjoys print mixing and upcycling clothing. This feeds her obsession with vibrant prints and exploring all sewing possibilities. Julia Cost is a painter and textile designer born, raised, and based on Maui. /episode/index/show/seworganisedstylepodcast/id/20265422

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