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#149: Replay – Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez

Episode 149

Monday, August 26, 2024 • Duration 00:00

This week’s episode provides a window into the ideas and processes of quilt artist Eliu Hernandez. Much of Eliu’s practice focuses on the reuse of existing materials, and he’s taken this further than you might previously have thought possible! I loved nerding out about denim with him, and even if denim isn’t your jam, this conversation may help you take reusing garments to a whole new level. We also discuss the portability of hand stitching and unpicking, crafting as a new parent, and consider the likelihood of a pair of jeans having been worn to rob a bank!

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Find Eliu via his IG account @madeorremade.

Eliu has made a series of quilts entitled ‘Waist Not’, which are made almost entirely from reclaimed materials, including the backing and thread used for quilting (see below).

‘Cutting Up Jeans’ is a fabulous little zine that Eliu made in collaboration with quilt artist Zak Foster.

Find out more about Zak Foster.

Eliu is friends with fellow quilt artist, Heidi Parkes.

Listen to my subsequent episodes with Heidi:

Eliu makes use of the reclaimed zips from deconstructed jeans by making these wonderful, and very useful, zippered pouches (see below):

A selection of Eliu’s reclaimed, handmade, leather thimbles:

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#139: Behind the Scenes of Podcast Making with Maria Theoharous

Episode 139

Friday, June 14, 2024 • Duration 00:00

This is the second part of my conversation with Maria Theoharous in advance of our feed swap next week. In this part we find out just how organised IS the maker of the Sew Organised Style podcast?! Plus we share which of our previous guests have surprised us and how…

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This is the second instalment of a two-part conversation. Listen to the first part:

Ep. #138: Making Sewing Podcasts with Maria Theoharous

Maria Theoharous makes the Sew Organised Style podcast.

Follow Maria on Instagram (@velosews).

Days for Girls is an organisation that attempts to eliminate the stigma and limitations associated with menstruation.

I worked out my manifesto with my friend and former coach, Kim Witten, and encouraged others to do the same in Ep. # 71: Making Personal Manifestos with Kim Witten.

Maria was deeply moved when Denise Archer relayed her experience of living with breast cancer and the after effects.

Birgitta Helmersson surprised me with an Australian accent when we met up to record:

#48: How to Knit More Sustainably with Saskia de Feijter

Monday, June 27, 2022 • Duration 00:00

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 leader, marketing expert and former yarn-shop owner, Saskia de Feijter from Ja, Wol and A Smaller Life podcast as the second part of our recent podcast swap. She explained to me how as a beginner knitter, I could approach knitting from a more sustainable angle. Then we dug into the similarities between our respective crafts and communities, and also the differences (spoiler: there aren’t many!). I particularly loved exploring the topic of stashes and resource accumulation, as well as Saskia’s awesome tips for using up leftover yarn. Saskia is such a fun, interesting and knowledgeable person, and I think she has the loveliest voice!

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Find out more about Saskia, her business, her Ja, Wol knitting community, business mentoring and podcast HERE.

Listen to Episode #34 of A Smaller Life featuring me HERE.

Author and designer Anna Matlz has a website HERE. Her knitting book ‘Marlisle’ is pictured below:

Saskia recommends UK women owned yarn brand, The Grey Sheep (formerly known as ‘Little Grey Sheep’) is HERE.

I bought my kit to knit my first cardigan from We Are Knitters HERE. See below for the finished project.

An interesting and heartbreaking explanation of mulesing from the RSPCA can be read HERE.

#47: Introduction to Patching

Monday, June 20, 2022 • Duration 00:00

This episode is something of a love letter to my favourite mending technique: patching! Mending with patches is a beginner friendly option for giving most types of clothing and fabrics a longer life. Depending on your choice of patching fabric, it can be a bold statement, or a subtle repair. It offers plenty of opportunities for creativity, it can be achieved without a sewing machine AND can be deployed when other mending options fail you. Expanding on the patching sections from my book, ‘Mend it, Wear it, Love it!’, in this solo episode I offer up ideas for creative patching and share practical advice on achieving a successful repair. Plus I talk through the steps for two different approaches to patching for those who are new to garment mending.

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The step by step techniques outlined in this episode are adapted from my book ‘Mend it, Wear it, Love it!’ which you can find HERE.

List of materials and equipment you’ll need for basic patching:

Fabric to make patch

Fabric scissors

Iron

Tape measure

Fabric marking tool

Hand sewing needle

Thread (colour to match or contrast with your patch)

Safety pins (use regular pins if your fabric is likely to be damaged by safety pins)

Thread snips or small scissors

A basic running stitch technique is shown in THIS VIDEO.

#46: DIY Drafting and Inclusive Sewing with Daisy Braid

Monday, June 13, 2022 • Duration 00:00

Daisy Braid, AKA DIY Daisy, produces fantastic garment-making tutorials. Available via her website, and in a newly released book called ‘Sew It Yourself’, Daisy has made drafting and sewing simple, stylish garments incredibly accessible. By removing the need for prior experience of drafting or even using sewing patterns, Daisy’s designs can be created for bodies of any size with just some basic sewing skills. In this conversation, she tells me about her journey from being an op-shop obsessed teenager to a published sewing author, why her designs err towards minimal waste and the motivation behind her #nomakemarch challenge.

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Find out more about Daisy via her website HERE and on IG @_diydaisy.

Details about her book ‘Sew It Yourself’ are HERE.

Daisy’s former works place in NZ is The Fabric Store HERE.

The Stephanie Top project in her book is based on the Rectangle Top tutorial on her website HERE.

Daisy’s Stephanie top variation worn as a jacket:

An example of Daisy’s patchwork:

People who inspire Daisy include:

#45: The Art of Rescue with Noah Hirsch

Monday, June 6, 2022 • Duration 00:00

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 spare time, Noah works to keep materials, particularly textiles, out of landfill. Noah tells me about the motivations behind his activities, his approach to repair and reuse and how to talk to others to inspire them to keep items in use for longer. In particular, I love hearing about his dumpster diving trips and the Sunnyland Free Pantry that he keeps stocked with mended clothes for members of his community in need of warm clothing.

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Find Noah Hirsch on Instagram @yung_curmudgeon

Noah works at a non-profit textile diversion enterprise called Ragfinery. Find them HERE and on Instagram @ragfinery_.

Find the awesome Clotheshorse podcast that aims to decode and demystify the clothing industry HERE.

This frequently mended flannel shirt (see below) is the oldest item in Noah’s wardrobe that is still in regular rotation.

Mending Bloc, the mutual aid clothes-mending group from Portland, Oregon, that inspires Noah can be found HERE.

Follow the Sunnyland Free pantry that Noah stocks with clothing on Instagram HERE.

The patching technique that Noah was describing, we’ve since realised, is reverse applique. See an example that inspires Noah below:

A mend of Noah’s using the same technique:

#44: Me-Made-May and Beyond

Monday, May 30, 2022 • Duration 00:00

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 episode I share my thoughts and observations on what was different about this year’s challenge. Plus, I launch my free resource, the Me-Made-May and Beyond worksheet, which will help YOU capture your experience and take away key lessons from your challenge. These lessons can inform your future making plans, raising your chances of producing items you’ll love and want to wear again and again.

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#43: Communication & Conscious Choices with Kate Ng

Monday, May 23, 2022 • Duration 00:00

For Episode #43, I’m speaking with experienced clothes-maker Kate Ng, who has spent years learning and thinking about conscious clothes making, and how to communicate these ideas. Through her wonderful blog and Instagram account Kate has dedicated untold hours to battling over-simplified messaging and greenwashing in ‘sustainable fashion’ and ‘sustainable sewing’. In this episode we also learn about her observations so far of the sewing scene in the Netherlands (her current home), the epiphany she had around fabric purchasing, and the inspiring IG challenges and hashtags she co-created. Kate always operates with intelligence and nuance, and the shift in her perspective to a healthier balance between ethics and the joy of making is a perfect example of this.

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Find Kate’s blog, Time to Sew, HERE and her Instagram account @timetosew.

Fibre Mood, the sewing pattern and magazine brand that Kate has worked for is HERE.

More info on the Social Sewalongs Kate sometimes hosts can be found HERE.

CocoWawa Crafts, sewing patterns designed by Ana, who currently lives and teaches in Amsterdam HERE.

Take the Four Tendencies quiz HERE.

Kate’s latest blog post, 5 Ways to Think About Your Fabric Stash is HERE.

Kate’s favourite, The Kite Fold Tee by Made It Patterns can be purchased HERE (pictured below).

#42: Highest Possible Level of Use with Shelly Sommer

Monday, May 16, 2022 • Duration 00:00

In this episode we’re getting conceptual! Episode #42 explores an idea that is fundamental to living as sustainably as possible: keeping resources at their highest possible level of use. This conversation is with awesome return-guest Shelly Sommer, who lays out the principles of a circular economy and why we should be aiming for this important goal, within our making practices and beyond. Shelly schools us on all this with her usual fun and joyful approach, whilst also sharing many practical, actionable tips for how we might enact responsible stewardship whilst sewing. In particular, she talks me through her method for making ‘new’ fabric from scraps, which is an approach I’m so inspired by and have been playing with ever since.

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Listen to my interview on the sustainable knitting podcast A Smaller Life HERE.

Find Shelly and her incredible quilts and garment creations on her Instagram feed @encodedstudio.

Listen to Shelly’s first appearance of CYT in Episode #19: Quilting and Conscious Consuming with Shelly Sommer HERE.

Learn more about a circular economy on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation website HERE.

Listen to Episode #24: Conscious Making in Real Life with Rebecca Evans-Merritt HERE.

Listen to Episode #20: What Thread Should I Buy? HERE.

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