All Episodes

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  Episode 15

  Creative Community with Kristine Vejar

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  Kristine Vejar is an author, natural dyer, and owner of A Verb for Keeping Warm. In 1999, she took her first trip to India. There, she met the Rabari, a small community that changed her perspective and direction for the future.

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  Episode 14

  Beating the Odds with Melissa Fehr

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  Melissa Fehr knows activewear. In 2008, she revealed something on her blog: she'd been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. She'd need a complete bone marrow transplant. This life-changing experience eventually led her to designing patterns.

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  Episode 13

  Loving a person, not their gender with Marie Koupparis

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  In September 2015, Marie of the blog A Stitching Odyssey wrote a post called "Loving a Person, Not Their Gender" about the experience of her partner coming out as transgender. In this episode, we speak with Marie and Charlotte.

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  Episode 12

  The Learning Process with Joost De Cock

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  Have you ever wanted to just punch in your measurements somewhere and get a pattern that's drafted just for you? Joost De Cock went from sewing pillows to making his own wardrobe to creating this incredible online service in just a few years.

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  Episode 11

  The "head stuff" with Felicia Semple

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  Felicia Semple is the creator of The Craft Sessions, an incredible sewing retreat she created to help teach women to find joy and meaning - not perfection - in the practice of craft.

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  Episode 10

  Let's talk money with Heather Lewenza

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  Talking money is tough. In this episode, designer and founder of Closet Case Patterns Heather Lewenza talks about how money and spending have shaped her values and led her to a career in sewing.

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  Episode 9

  A Shift in Mindset with Jacqui Palhegyi

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  Jacqui Palhegyi is the blogger behind Birds of a Thread, a sewing and ethical fashion blog. She's always been passionate about issues of social justice. On a trip to Egypt, an encounter forever shifted what she knew about clothing.

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  Episode 8

  Open Up with Jennifer Wiese

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  Jennifer Wiese is the founder of Brooklyn Sewing Studio. In this episode, she tells the story of putting on a major sewing event, and the unexpected benefits of being open to mistakes.

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  Episode 7

  Design, Fame, and Villainy with Gretchen Jones

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  Cast as a villain on Project Runway season 8, Gretchen Jones talks about life and design after her experience after her controversial win.

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  Episode 6

  The Opposite of Creative Block with Leah Price

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  After spending ten years in what she describes as almost complete isolation, caring for her two children with special needs, Leah discovered a deep and abiding creative energy in repurposing what is unloved and wasted.

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  Episode 5

  A Dream of Self-Sufficiency with Morgan Meredith

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  From the time she was little, Morgan knew she wanted a life that she could control. But when her husband decided to join the military, she thought those dreams might be shattered.

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  Episode 4

  It's Worth It with Sadie Roberts of Tradlands

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  Sadie Roberts and her partner started their label, Tradlands, without a lot of money or experience. Hear Sadie's story of starting a US-made clothing label from the ground up, and how and why labels like hers can thrive.

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  Episode 3

  The Proud Sewist with Matthew Holloway

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  Growing up in Oklahoma, Matthew always had the sense that he wasn't "normal." As he grew up, he began to ask questions. What's wrong with being interested in "feminine" things?

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  Episode 2

  Making Your Own Mold with Charlie Wensley

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  Before she rediscovered her love of making clothes, Charlie Wensley struggled to meet expectations about the kind of person she thought she was supposed to be, culminating in a battle with post-natal depression.

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  Episode 1

  A Radical Change in Confidence with Jenny Rushmore

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  Jenny Rushmore founded Cashmerette and The Curvy Sewing Collective. She's a woman who exudes confidence in everything she does. But it wasn't always this way. Learn how Jenny overcame childhood bullying and found her voice in the sewing community.