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#51: Creating Connection with Barley Massey
Barley Massey is the owner of Fabrications, a wonderful shop, studio and maker’s space on Broadway Market in East London. Barley is an artist, maker…
3 years, 11 months ago
#50: The Future of Fabrics
In Episode 50 I report back from my recent visit to the Future Fabrics Expo in London. I got to discover what fabrics, fibres, textiles and haberdash…
3 years, 11 months ago
#49: Sewing as Art and Political Action with Shams el-Din Rogers
Textile activist Shams el-Din Rogers is back on Check Your Thread! In this episode, #49, Shams shares more powerful and thought-provoking ideas focus…
3 years, 11 months ago
#48: How to Knit More Sustainably with Saskia de Feijter
Episode 48 gets stuck into the sizable ‘sister’ topic of how to knit more sustainably! I had the pleasure of talking to knitting podcaster, community…
4 years ago
#47: Introduction to Patching
This episode is something of a love letter to my favourite mending technique: patching! Mending with patches is a beginner friendly option for giving…
4 years ago
#46: DIY Drafting and Inclusive Sewing with Daisy Braid
Daisy Braid, AKA DIY Daisy, produces fantastic garment-making tutorials. Available via her website, and in a newly released book called ‘Sew It Yours…
4 years ago
#45: The Art of Rescue with Noah Hirsch
For Episode 45 I have a fascinating talk with Noah Hirsch, a maker, artist and scavenger based in Washington, USA. Both in his employment and in his …
4 years ago
#44: Me-Made-May and Beyond
As this year's Me-Made-May challenge draws to a close, Episode 44 offers us all an opportunity to gain insights from the experience. In this solo epi…
4 years, 1 month ago
#43: Communication & Conscious Choices with Kate Ng
For Episode #43, I’m speaking with experienced clothes-maker Kate Ng, who has spent years learning and thinking about conscious clothes making, and h…
4 years, 1 month ago
#42: Highest Possible Level of Use with Shelly Sommer
In this episode we’re getting conceptual! Episode #42 explores an idea that is fundamental to living as sustainably as possible: keeping resources at…
4 years, 1 month ago