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Chinese Textiles in 18th-Century Britain: An Interview with Shilei Zeng
Season 4 · Episode 30
samedi 29 novembre 2025 • Duration 47:46
In this episode, Isabella interviews Shilei Zeng, Assistant Curator of China at the Victoria and Albert Museum and final year PhD student at King's College London. The two discuss Shilei's research into the use of Chinese textiles in 18th-century Britain and beyond.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
You can find Shilei on Instagram at Instagram.com/fashioneastandwest.
The History of Punch Needle: An Interview with Micah Clasper-Torch
Season 4 · Episode 29
jeudi 23 octobre 2025 • Duration 01:01:52
In this episode, Isabella interviews Micah Clasper-Torch, an artist, designer, and educator whose work is centred around the traditional craft of punch needle rug hooking. The two talk about the history and use of punch needle in all of its forms.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
You can find Micah on Instagram @claspertorch and @punchneedle.world. Her websites are https://www.punchneedleworld.com/ and https://www.micahclasper-torch.com/. Her book, Punch Needle Fashion, is out now.
Cambodian Textiles: An Interview with Dr Magali Berthon
Season 4 · Episode 20
jeudi 18 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:01:15
In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Magali Berthon about Cambodian silk weaving and how textiles were affected by the Khmer Rouge regime.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
The History of Crochet: An Interview with Eleanor Gilchrist
Season 4 · Episode 19
jeudi 23 mai 2024 • Duration 48:14
In this episode, Isabella interviews PhD student Eleanor Gilchrist about her fascinating and surprising research into the history of crochet.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
Women in Stitches: An Interview with Marcia Goldenstein
Season 4 · Episode 18
jeudi 18 avril 2024 • Duration 39:51
In this episode, Isabella interviews artist Marcia Goldenstein about her series "Women in Stitches," consisting of tiny embroidered portraits of women past and present.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
Naval Embroidery: An Interview with Maya Wassell Smith
Season 4 · Episode 17
vendredi 29 mars 2024 • Duration 55:21
In this episode, Isabella interviews Maya Wassell Smith, assistant curator of art at the National Maritime Museum and a PhD student at Cardiff University. The two discuss naval embroidery in all of its forms.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
Men at (Needle)work: An Interview with Jamie Chalmers
Season 4 · Episode 16
jeudi 29 février 2024 • Duration 47:36
In this episode, Isabella interviews Jamie Chalmers, AKA Mr X Stitch, the Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery. The two discuss what's happening in the world of contemporary embroidery and what it's like to be a man who embroiders.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
The Modern Venus: An Interview with Dr Lis Gernerd
Season 4 · Episode 15
jeudi 21 décembre 2023 • Duration 44:46
In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Lis Gernerd about her new book, The Modern Venus: Dress, Underwear and Accessories in the late 18th Century Atlantic World. The two talk about all sorts of undergarments, embroidered muffs, networks of women, and how to build a fashionable woman's body in the late 18th century.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
Fashion City: An Interview with Dr Lucie Whitmore and Dr Bethan Bide
Season 4 · Episode 14
jeudi 14 décembre 2023 • Duration 59:28
In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Lucie Whitmore and Dr Bethan Bide about the Museum of London's exhibition Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style and the accompanying Bloomsbury exhibition catalogue.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
Elizabeth Hall and Friends: An Interview with Rebecca Scott
Season 4 · Episode 13
jeudi 26 octobre 2023 • Duration 52:43
In this episode, Isabella interviews English embroidery expert and Witney Antiques director Rebecca Scott. The pair talk about their new exhibition and accompanying catalogue, "Choice and Precious Work": Treasures from the Schoolroom, 1650-1750, centring on an embroidery suite made by 17th-century London Quaker girl Elizabeth Hall and multiple generations of her descendants.
Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.









