Episode Details

Sewing can be an important component of the slow fashion way of life. This is part 2 in a series about all things sewing with Ruby Gertz of Spokes & Stitches. This episode is full of information and advice for anyone who is already sewing or looking to get started:

• Advice for finding your own secondhand sewing machine: where to look, what to look for, how to choose a good one, and even how much you should expect to spend.
• Sewing patterns: how to choose them, how to use them, and what to expect.
• And Ruby will explain why she has started her own line of petite plus sewing patterns, Starling Petite Plus and all of the work that goes into creating a sewing pattern.

Amanda gets things started with a history of how home sewing has been marketed over the last 100-ish years.

Find Ruby on Instagram: @spokesandstitches
Starling Petite Plus
Spokes & Stitches

Some deadstock/closeout fabric recs for you:
L'Etoffe Fabrics
FABSCRAP
Jomar
Make + Mend

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