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#171: Restoring and Upcycling Vintage Clothing with Debbie Murphy
Do you love bringing new life into existing clothes? How do you decide when a vintage garment should be faithfully restored, or upcycled and transfor…
1 year, 4 months ago
#170: Curtains to Couture with Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes
Do you have a passion for vintage textiles but have yet to work them into your wardrobe? Are you unsure of how to deal with the limited yardage of th…
1 year, 4 months ago
#169: Mending Motivation
Do you find that sometimes you lack the necessary motivation to tackle your mending tasks? Like many Check Your Thread listeners, you might be taking…
1 year, 4 months ago
#168: Is DIY Publishing the Future of Sewing? with Liz Haywood
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, a whole industry has built up around home sewing with the primary goal of selling us lots of stuff. Most businesses rely …
1 year, 5 months ago
#167: No-Rules Outdoor Clothing Repair with from Rosanna Snowdonia Gear Repair
Outdoor clothing and equipment often pose some very specific problems when they start to break. This is my second episode with Rosanna Watson from Sn…
1 year, 5 months ago
#166: Pro Tips for Outdoor Wear Care and Repair with Rosanna from Snowdonia Gear Repair
The clothes and equipment you buy to spend time outdoors often requires a sizable investment. And when they break, the idea of fixing them yourself m…
1 year, 5 months ago
#165: 5 Easy Garment Care Habits to Adopt in 2025
If I asked you what you consider fun, my guess is that laundry and garment care do not immediately spring to mind. However, keeping our clothing in g…
1 year, 5 months ago
#164: Sewing Wins and Fails in 2024 with Lise and Meg
Are you ready to wrap up 2024, to look back at a year’s worth of sewing wins and fails, and consider some hopes and plans for 2025? I got together wi…
1 year, 6 months ago
#163: How to Effect Change This Winter with Jeanna Wigger
Did you participate in the Winter of Care and Repair challenge last year? Do you plan to do so this year? I’m welcoming Jeanna Wigger, the challenge’…
1 year, 6 months ago
#162: How to Solve Your Next Sewing Problem with Kim Witten
Do you find yourself coming up against sewing related problems that leave you stumped and that subsequently sap your momentum? Today, regular CYT gue…
1 year, 6 months ago