Saremy of SewSewLive and was on the podcast in November 2020. Saremy is number 17 in the Top 20 Countdown. 

While you can find Saremy on Instagram, you’ll always find Saremy teaching on YouTube. She’s industry trained and Saremy has a really full commitment to providing great teaching content in her sewing school.

On her Instagram account, she posts her weekly schedule.

Saremy provides an amazing community space for curios sewists of all abilities and it’s free to join her sewsewguild.com

On Wednesdays she funs a live stream sewing a project from cutting to finish. That’s a huge commitment but so valuable to improve your own sewing skills from an industry professional.

Saremy started her sewing channel in 2018 and she’s almost hit 2 million views, with over 730 videos.

Let’s go back and hear how Saremy was building her ability to provide great sewing content to us in the sewing community.

Suzy, Sue and Hélène are the Make a garment a month or Magam sewalong team who's podcast was published in July 2020. Suzy and Sue and Hélène gave their time to tell us about how Magam sewalong began and what they do to keep this initiative running. Magam Sewalong is number 18 in the Top 20 Countdown.

You would have noticed that since 2020, they have had guests to run this challenge each month and with a theme. Love a good theme. They’ve had about 37 guests.

Here’s an interesting fact. They try not to count entries, but they’ve have had over 8,000 posts.

Sue said ‘People love the refashioning/sustainable themes, but also any theme that allows them to work it into their monthly sewing.’

This Check Your Thread Podcast episode #54 is the first of two featuring a conversation with Swedish-Australian designer Birgitta Helmersson.

Known in the sewing community as a zero waste (ZW) pattern designer, Birgitta also produces a range of ZW clothing which she sells from her shop/studio in Malmö. Prior to this, Birgitta had a diverse and convoluted career in fashion design, costume, alterations, pattern cutting and garment manufacture, which makes for a fascinating tale that we’ll hear in this episode. We also learn what sparked her interest in ZW design, the route she took to adopting ZW practices in her own business, and why Birgitta transitioned into producing sewing patterns for her designs as well as physical garments.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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Sewn Adaptive is an educational platform for tailors and existing/new sewists to learn alteration techniques to adapt fashion to make it more accessible to all parts of the community.

Lynn Brannelly Costume Designs of @lws_lynnwardrobesews and Alexander Andronescu Fashion designer of @AlexofArabia are the co-founders of Sewn Adaptive.

In this recording, you’ll hear what motivates them to use their industry experience to help adapt clothes for all parts of the community. They’re sharing their knowledge with us through their videos on their Instagram account Sewnadaptive.

Home sewists and new sewists can learn adaptation techniques they can do for themselves or for their loved ones with a few sewing notions. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free so subscribe today.

Diane is the creator of Style Falcon.

How Diane found a suitable fit model and why she established the name Style Falcon are some of the topics Diane discusses in her first podcast for SewOver50.

She's a home sewer, writer, researcher, wife, daughter, sister, friend and poodle mama.

She lives in in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

As Diane's says, 'I'm the visionary and creative force behind Style Falcon, but I don't do it alone. I work with a skilled professional team - a patternmaker, a grader, an illustrator and a graphic artist - to bring Style Falcon patterns to you.

The patternmaker is Christine Groom, owner of ZigZag Designs, a pattern company and custom couturier in California. Christine has a degree in Fashion and Apparel Design. She really understands how to design for mature figures. Her expertise makes each Style Falcon pattern work.'

Camilla  or frkc.lindberg on Instagram did promise to tell us about the sewing community in Sweden in her 2 podcasts earlier this year. Please excuse us for digressing to talk about wombats. Camilla is obsessed with wombats, an Austalian native animal.

Camilla's first podcast was about sewing for the men in her life. Her second podcast was about her sewing passion.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Lindy of Stokx Patterns has been working on a measurement chart since she publised her blog post on The Missing Measurements chart.

Lindy takes the emotion out of measurements and sizing. Many thanks to Lindy for supporting the SewOver50 community on her third podcast!

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Carmen Bouchard won the first series of the French Sewing Bee in 2014 and in this podcast she discuses what she gained from this experience and how this has continued to influence her sewing life. She also coined the term 'fabric famous'.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Carmen Bouchard won the first series of the French Sewing Bee in 2014 and in this podcast she talks about how sewing has been a part of her life since the age of 5. She's supported SewOver50 since it began. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Many people listened to Lou talk about her recent experience where she almost lost her Instagram account Sewmuchtodesign. Lou gave us lots of good ways to keep our accounts safe in her first podcast. In this podcast you'll hear Lou's sewing story and how she's now been a guest editor for SewOver50.

Have you taken part in #mymakesforthemonth yet? This monthly sewing challenge was founded by Lou and it's almost 2 years old now.

You can find Lou on Instagram and on her blog. You'll be seeing more of Lou as she's recently retired. Congratulations Lou.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

#SewColourblocking and #SewColorblocking is the July Instagram challenge hosted by SewOver50 and managed by Judy Williment Ross with her judging panel - Sheila and Sue. This challenge is open to everybody. There are a few easy guidelines and you can enter previous colour blocking makes in a new post for July 2022. 

Remember to tag @sewover50 and you are encouraged to also tag #waiwot and #so50reworn and many other hastags with your posts for this challenge.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Luanne has recently returned to sewing and her heart is very much about the fabric. You can now find her at Luannesewcializes on Instagram and you'll hear how she created a public account and has experienced the best that the SewOver50 community gives us all.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free with ongoing loyal patron support.

Bernadette @littlemissdressco is new to reels but she's managed to create a reel to teach people how to cover buttons and with great online success too. Bernadette has sewn for many years and you'll be amazed at the breadth of her sewing experience.

One of her sewing jobs is to sew for Stuart Hillard, who was in the first Great British Sewing Bee series.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

A behind the scenes chat with Zoe Edwards. Her sewing podcast Check Your Thread keeps her motivated. Actually her manifesto is what drives Zoe's podcast.

What drives your podcast?

Everyone wants to podcast about a topic that is close to their hearts. That's what both Zoe and I do every week and in this episode we chat on about the processes behind making a sewing podcast, or any podcast for that matter.

As always in this episode I've edited it so you hear Zoe's personal dedication to her podcast as it fulfills much of her manifesto. Any new podcast Zoe may develop in the future will also fulfill the aspects of her very personal manifesto. She's really interesting to listen to and learn from.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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You know Lou of Sewmuchtodesign because she's a SewOver50 follower and the organiser of hashtag MyMakesForTheMonth Challenge.

In this podcast Lou shares her recent experience where her Instagram account was hacked and the good news is, she was able to get her account back with help from SewOver50's Sandy and Judith. Lou also shares handy tips about keeping your account safe that she's learned through this upsetting experience. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able to, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Lindy of Stokx patterns is back to share the support she's recieved from the SewOver50 community. Has you started to follow #stokxinthewild yet? Hop over to her blog post about The Missing Measurement Chart.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

This is one of three special Sewing Weekender 2022 podcast, featuring 2 of the chatty video presenters - Michelle of Michelle.a.sews and Emily of Emilynetsai.

Following four sell-out annual events in Cambridge, The Fold Line and Charlotte Emma Patterns are bringing The Sewing Weekender online for a third year, on Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd May 2022

10% of proceeds will be donated to the following charities: Missing People and The British Red Cross Crisis Appeals (supporting work in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen).

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

This is one of three special Sewing Weekender 2022 podcast. Wis talks about her experience at both the in person event and at the online event. She loves both formats and says how great Rachel, Kate and Charlotte are to develop this event in such a flexible way to meet our sewing needs when we were all in some type of lockdown since 2020.

Following four sell-out annual events in Cambridge, The Fold Line and Charlotte Emma Patterns are bringing The Sewing Weekender online for a third year, on Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd May 2022

10% of proceeds will be donated to the following charities: Missing People and The British Red Cross Crisis Appeals (supporting work in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen).

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

This is one of three special Sewing Weekender 2022 podcast, featuring 3 tutors - Lisa from The Avid Seamstress patterns, Alison from School of Sewing UK and Harriet of Sew Me Sunshine.

Following four sell-out annual events in Cambridge, The Fold Line and Charlotte Emma Patterns are bringing The Sewing Weekender online for a third year, on Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd May 2022

10% of proceeds will be donated to the following charities: Missing People and The British Red Cross Crisis Appeals (supporting work in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen).

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

In April Elle and Suzan talked about Sewing Machine Magic. Today they tell us about Love Binti, which is where Sewing Machine Magic is a part of.

Fund raising for the programs run by Love Binti are needed to help run their local programs to help the local communities raise their living standards. They’re currently fund raising for sewing menstral pads.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Judy made the Epic dress and Hexi coat by upcyling fabrics from clothes she's bought from Op shops as well as fabrics from her stash. However, there are some very thoughtful rules Judy uses to ensure she is using fabric already in circulation but not removing garments that are limited.

Judy talked about making the Epic dress and Hexi coat for SewOver50 in April, on the podcast.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Camilla @frkc.lindberg from Sweden is back as today's Sewover50 guest. She's been blown away by the encouraging comments she's received from her podcast in March.  She is now working on her upcoming podcast about the sewing community in Sweden.

Frk is short for fröken - Miss in English so it’s Miss C Lindberg. I label my work with Frk C/ Miss C.  Fröken is also teacher in Swedish.

Camilla what she enjoys sewing in a really fun way. She doesn't follow rules as you'll hear in this podcast and in her earlier podcast. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

On Monday 15 May, Sew50Live launches on Instagram. This is an IG LIVE event hosted by the sewing minds of Byrd and Molly. They've both been recent SewOver50 podcast guests too. Their first guest is Zoe Edwards of #memademay and Check Your Thread podcast.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

The Big Sew Off is on 12 May 2022.

Sew along with many sewists on 12th May to raise money for Mind. The key sewing hub is the 24-hour non-stop the Big Sew Off hub in London along with lots of other sewing businesses and personalities. There will also be a hub at Guthrie and Ghani in Birmingham along with others around the UK and overseas. This sewathon will be broadcast list on Sew Over It You Tube channel throughout the whole 24-hours to keep you company. All monies raised will go to Mind.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Zoe Edwards has just finished a very successful Me Made May 2024. She's here to Feed swap from her podcast Check your thread. 

We're sharing one podcast episode next week from our own archives. This is really exciting to know 1 episode from Sew Organised Style will forever be available on Check your thread podcast.

However this week we're playing a variation on '20 questions'.

In today's episode, we delve into the feedswapping concept.
I've never heard about feedswapping and I am thankful to Zoe for proposing this entertaining initiative, which is our focus today.

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to both of our podcasts. We have each edited the same recording in our unique styles.

As a heads up, you'll realise that our version of '20 questions' will be included in the next podcast with Zoe 'BTS podcasting life'.

Many people want to podcast and our podcast experience will help you understand how the hard work behind the scenes using much of our sewing time and has its rewards.  

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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He had always wanted to sew and once Steven retired he discovered tailoring was a skill his grandfathers had.

All four of his grandparents migrated to the States as refugees from Russia and Poland.

Steven decided to make his own indie designed bowling shirts when the store he used to buy them ready made, closed down.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you list to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

Sierra of Threaded Together talks about the programs run for the local community and developed from community needs.

Threaded together is about inspiring creativity and connection through textile arts programs that partner with participants to nurture inclusive communities, cultivate agency, and provide employment pathways for people who have faced institutional injustice. Threaded Together has a facebook page, a website and their Instagram account. Sierra manages their social media accounts.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Ellie Beck is an artist, a published author, a creative maker and an educator. Her creative making encompasses slow stitching, natural dye, mindful making and impro quilts. This is all part of her everyday life.

Ellie is also a web designer, mentor and writer. She runs online craft workshops and she's a mum of 3. You'll enjoy her workshop at the Making Zen Online Retreat and you can find her on her amazing website and instagram account.

Making Zen Online Retreat 2022 is a five day event from 2 to 6 May to inspire creativity and help you find your zen.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Amanda Nadig is a textile artist who finds inspiration in keeping with and breaking away from traditions in quilting. Her hand quilted compositions explore colors and shapes sourced second hand from garments and home textiles. Inspired by life as a mother and high school teacher, Amanda incorporates embroidered drawings, an unexpected mix of synthetic and natural fibers, and monoprints into her work. You'll find Amanda at her website and on Instagram.

Making Zen Online Retreat 2022 is a five day event from 2 to 6 May to inspire creativity and help you find your zen.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Elle and Suzan with Sofie for Love Binti presented their programs at this year's Commission into the Status of Women 66 run virtually by the United Nations Women UK group in March 2022. Sewing Machine Magic is just one of their many community programs. The sewing machines used to get Sewing Machine Magic started were initially funded through donations from Zonta International in Taiwan.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Lindsie of Sew Busty Community is back and is now sharing her research on making 7 inch full bust adjustments on patterns. Her research is being shared on the Sew Busty Community and Lindsie wants anyone who has to do these adjustments to have a look at the blog posts she's sharing with the sewing community for free. Make sure you listen to Lindsie's earlier podcast from July 2021.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Michael and Molly met back in 2003 on match.com. They were early adopters to the online dating scene. Molly discusses how they became a family, got rid of their credit card debt and sew together. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Judy judywillimentross responded to covid lockdowns in New Zealand by firstly creating the epic dress and then the hexi coat. The hexi coat has 5,048 fabric scraps.

Judy discusses how she sourced her fabrics and the epic construction journey, with lots of milestones along the way.

Her next podcast will cover her guide to op shopping for fabric.

She has been a guest editor for SewOver50. You can too. SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

Kate Ward has launched this year's Making Zen Online Retreat. There are over 20 textile artists including our very own Katrine of Mending Mayhem and Selina of Selinaam05.

Making Zen Online Retreat is on 2 to 6 May 2022. This year the day's presentations are available for 24 hours for free so log into their website today

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

BoysSewToo  was born out of the shared experience for the love and passion of sewing. Many boys and men are discouraged from sewing as ‘boys don’t sew.’ Clive discusses how the sudden loss of fellow male sewer Rob Dawson made him start developing #boyssewtoo in Rob's memory.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Dell is an avid sewist, a SewOver50 follower and a very supportive listener of this sewing podcast.

She learned to sew from her grandmothers and Dell discusses the value of the sewing teaching by Mary Brooks Picken.

Dell saved lots of money sewing her dresses for vocal performances using Bemberg lining because it was more affordable than silk fabric was. She is a classically trained vocalist...like an opera singer.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Lisa of gizagiza.gorogoro dusted off her sewing machine in March, 2020 to make masks.  Together with her children, they made and donated over 6000 masks through the Million Mask Challenge. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Lindy of Stokxpatterns is a big SewOver50 supporter. Gabriele of Kissntuss discovered Lindy when Lindy first started her business. What you'll hear is the support Gabriele and Julie of consistentlydifferentdesigns have provided Lindy to keep producing sewing patterns that are different to mainstream patterns. You'll hear both Gabriele and Julie talk about their first coat twinning experience in their podcasts.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Janine or @janineerm is a very busy sewist and has been a guest editor for SewOver50. Janine is one of those people who if you need help, she will volunteer her time to you.

In this podcast, she describes the steps she takes to be a guest editor. We discuss what guest editors need to provide and really, Janine has enjoyed being a guest editor for SewOver50 for a very long time.

You’ll hear how Janine did not know Instagram at all when she first began volunteering with SewOver50. 

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Byrd or Yogabyrdsews on instagram, watched her mother contribute to the community through the PTA, through school activities, in political activities and even until her passing, she would collect bread for nursing homes.

Byrd has worked in social services and now in retirement she uses her sewing to help her sorority assist a school and nursing homes by sewing customised bags for residents on as a birthday gift.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you list to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Camilla @frkc.lindberg is our Sewover50 guest from Sweden. 

Frk is short for fröken - Miss in English so it’s Miss C Lindberg. I label my work with Frk C/ Miss C.  Fröken is also teacher in Swedish.

Camilla trained to sew for both men and women and as a tailor, sewing is sewing. The techniques used to sew for all people are the same.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you list to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Steven or @arealheller been sewing for 3 years and he found SewOver50 through people he was following on Instagram. Steven tells us he is in Sewover60 and he should be in Sewover70 as well.

He had always wanted to sew and once Steven retired he discovered tailoring was a skill his grandfathers had.

All four of his grandparents migrated to the States as refugees from Russia and Poland.

Steven decided to make his own indie designed bowling shirts when the store he used to buy them ready made, closed down.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Make sure you list to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

While recording the Sewing Friends podcast with Helga and Nicole, we also discussed sewing bras.

This is an unplanned podcast that we felt might help listeners who want to try sewing bras with some ideas about how to go about planning their future bra sewing projects.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Make sure you list to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Alison Alibobs_sews says the SewOver50 Instagram tip posts are quite useful to her. She’s not over 50 and Alison is a great friend to many sewists online.

Alison had her personal embroidery story published in Threads Magazine issue 212. Alison wrote how doing embroidery on the sofa when Alison was diagnosed with breast cancer, as her mother also also done had breast cancer when Alison was 4 years old.

Alison created embroidered flowers in a vase and did blackwork embroidery to reflect a pixelated portrait.

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you list to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

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Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

Teresa @desewtropia created a list of Etsy digital craft sellers based in Ukraine after Anita of @daydreamofquilts put out a call to support craft sellers directly. Etsy has removed the sellers fees from these businesses as well.

Teresa has web development skills and she's created this listing and a website hosting this list. She will keep updating this list as people let her know about Ukraine craft businesses and the list will be available indefinitely.

A simple version is at www.teresahardy.com/ukraine.  That is one that you can easily copy and paste into a Facebook post or something. The version with photo previews are at https://ukraineetsysellers.my.canva.site/

We also learn about Teresa's sewing life. Her personal Instagram if anyone’s interested in life in the Andes at the equator is @unpaintedhuffheins (As Teresa says, 'Yeah, I don’t make my usernames easy do I?')

SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Forty thousand followers on SewOver50! 40k followers, 40,000 followers….it doesn’t matter which way you write it that’s a LOT of followers. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SewOver50 on Instagram has gone from their humble beginnings in August 2018 when Judith (@JudithRosalind the founder) asked “is there a need for a group for older sewists? to now being the largest active sewing community on Instagram. In the words of Helen Reddy, we’re “in numbers too big to ignore!”  

So…..let’s celebrate with a fun weekend challenge. We have some lovely sponsors for our random prizes too!

1. ANYONE can enter (all ages). 
2. One entry only in the comments below Friday’s post (11 March 2022). 
3. Entries/comments close Sunday midnight GMT 🇬🇧. 

What you need to do:

Describe your “sewing style” in three descriptors.      

That’s it! 🙌

As a way of guiding you here are ours. Can you guess who is Judith and Sandy? 

Reflective, evolving, relaxed. 😊☮️✌️Colourful, distracted, learner. 🌈🤯👩‍🎓 

It’s as simple as that! Just tell us about your sewing style in comments below in three words. 

Why not share your sewing style descriptors in a post or story too and let everyone know that being SewOver50 does not mean invisible. 🙌💪👍 

ALSO: Join us for a LIVE on Friday at 7.30pm GMT 🇬🇧 where we dip our toes into live-streaming for the first time! Send good vibes….we’re going to need it. 😂

We’ve asked a few of our followers to send  us their descriptors to have a bit of fun and you can see who we have chosen! 🎉 🎤 Fingers crossed 🤞 and see you there. 

Special mentions to Gillian, Susan Young and Tree.

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Mitch Bridgewater describes himself as the worst of the best bunch of the Sewing Bee and in this sewing podcast, you'll realise why.

Mitch was in Series 8 of the Great British Sewing Bee in 2022.

During lockdown he learned how to sew and knit and after sewing for 3 months, he entered the Sewing Bee.

In series 8 there were over 8,000 applications for the Great British Sewing Bee so he was in the top 12. If you're interested in TV production or have entered for Series 11, listen to the inside world of producing The Great British Sewing Bee.

He's also a local of Cumbria and is a fan of Linton Tweed too.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

Sound with permission by bensound.com

Pam O'Connor is Sewnonthemap on Instagram. She's a SewOver50 follower who has sewn no matter which country she was living in at the time.

Pam has picked up a few treasured pieces of fabrics in her world travels that she has plans to make in upcoming projects. Each project is unique and has to have a story behind it. She's an active member of Sew Tampa Bay group.

Make sure you follow SewOver50 to encourage more images of mature sewists in sewing media. 

Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. You're welcome to be a podcast guest by contacting us via DM on Instagram.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free.

Did you get a chance to listen to the first part of this SewOver50 sewing friends podcast with Nicole and Helga in episode 305? Today’s podcast is part 2 of the chat we had about their sewing and sewing friendship.

Nicole or Septemberfaden on Instagram and Helga of Salixsews on Instagram discuss the sewing projects on their to-do lists.

They are one of many sewing friends within the SewOver50 community. Do you have a close sewing friend through SewOver50? If you do, DM us on the podcast Instagram account today

Nicole Septemberfaden and Helga Salixsews are today's SewOver50 sewing friend guests.

Would you believe in real life they only live 5km apart?

Their friendship started on Instagram through SewOver50 and you'll hear how they're now friends in real life.

You'll find out about their sewing plans in the next SewOver50 podcast on Sew Organised Style.