Matthew describes himself as a heel wearing stud muffin channelling his authentic otherness. You'll find Matthew on Instagram and Tik Tok @hessewmatthew Did I mention Matthew was a contestant on the Great British Sewing Bee Series 9? He is very easy to chat to and so supportive of the people around him. Matthew is a huge fan of Esme. You'll hear his story and the type of sewing he is known for. Matthew breaks the rules and is always interested in showing a bit of skin with his designs. I love his plaid fabric works Sew Organised Style features people who freely support the sewing community. Yo ..read more

Today's podcast features Lisa in a discussion where she reveals the heartbreaking story behind her dedication to spreading awareness for missing persons on her Instagram account, intertwined with her love for sewing. What you will hear is how the sewing community has embraced both her sewing love and commitment to posting missing person posters on her Instagram account. Please be aware, the discussion includes topics that might be distressing. Below are the links to the organisations Lisa mentions in her podcast. Locate International Missing People Missing People podcast If you are able, consi ..read more

Kay, Sarah and Jo talk about how they're involved with The Nest Community and how their involvement means something to them too. Kay and Sarah volunteer at The Nest Community. Jo is a teacher at Mitchelton High School and has brought groups of students to take part in The Exhange Project since 2021. The Nest Community is a Brisbane charity that connects women purposefully through craft. The organisation has just undergone expansion and moved from a beautiful old house in Everton Part to a larger commercial space in Brendale. Reselling fabric and notions through their 130 volunteers at the shop ..read more

Louisa describes herself as the oldest person within the SewOver50 community. damselfly.ca  She describes her body shape a diamond related. Louisa is a rarity and talented with her sewing, gardening and anything textile related. Did you know she reads 200 books a year? This means her online friends at SewOver50 are who she hangs out with when she's not sewing or crafting. 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 Se ..read more

Sarah of Sarahcsewing makes her sewing posts fun. She looks at life. She sees the humour in life. Then Sarah consults with her kids and her husband. The mirth from their conversations comes through in her posts. Sarah is a long time SewOver50 follower and she happily discusses a few of the videos she's posted that show just how funny life can be. 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 SewOver50 intersects with all com ..read more

 In January we heard from Yvonne – The Wheelie Stitcher tell us about her experience in finding Mimiquins to create her seated dress form. Today we’ll hear from Jaire and Mia, the team who created mimiquins. Mimiquins is based in the UK. While they’re based in the UK Jaire and Mia are making Mimiquins available to people who live outside of the UK. Mia’s background is in biochemistry and she has always sewn her end of year ballgowns, during her university years. Jaire describes her background as boring ‘business by accident’. If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our p ..read more

Alethia of Sew Much Talent has created a community of sewists that share their sewing and design skills through their joy of being a community. "Sew, Create, Inspire, Teach" Have you seen their facebook group yet? Sew Much Talent has continued since the periscope days and with Alethia's various moderators, sewing challenges and stash busting are among the various activities this group thrives on. Alethia talks about how she loves to keep the group humming along and from this group of 10,000 on Facebook, there are constant Live chats, celebrations within the group and more sewing skill developm ..read more

In today's podcast Julie Eilber talks about sewing vintage styles and gives us some tips to sew fabric on the bias In last week's episode you would have loved listening to Julie's knowledge of Claire McCardell and all the influences Claire had on American fashion in the early 1900s. Julie is a fashion historian who re-creates 20th century designer looks. Julie is very fascinating and has sewn since she was 8 years old. I first followed Julie on her blog Jet Set Sewing. You can read some of Julie's background on her blog. You can keep up to date with Julie through her Instagram account. She als ..read more

Julie Eilber talks about Claire McCardell and all the influences Claire had on American fashion in the early 1900s. Julie is a fashion historian who re-creates 20th century designer looks. Julie is very fascinating and has sewn since she was 8 years old. I first followed Julie on her blog Jet Set Sewing. You can read some of Julie's background on her blog. You can keep up to date with Julie through her Instagram account. She also discusses her book about Claire McCardell. If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gra ..read more

Yvonne shares her story of finding a seated dressform. She was also an amazing guest editor for SewOver50 recently too. Yvonne's guest post has been liked by over 1,300 accounts on the SewOver50 Instagram account. There were over 120 really insightful comments as well. Please consider using #SewnShownSeated on your social media posts to provide valuable visibility for people who make clothes for seated positions. Mimiquins is the seated dressform Yvonne has bought. If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually ..read more