#229: Further Fabric Confessions with Lise Bauer

Zoe Edwards· Host0:00

To be honest, this episode's link to sustainability is very tenuous, but when repeat guest Lisa Bauer hits you up saying she needs to talk to you, you drop everything and talk. The main topic of conversation is where we're both at with the latest round of the Last Sewist Standing challenge. I wonder if our statuses will surprise you. So hold tight a few minutes and we'll get into it. Welcome to Check Your Thread, the podcast that will help you sew more sustainably. [upbeat music] My name's Zoe and I'm obsessed with sewing. I've been blogging about it for over 18 years, and I'm the creator and host of the popular handmade wardrobe challenge, Me Made May. But like many people, I've become increasingly concerned about the climate and ecological crises, and I'm looking at the way that my lifestyle contributes to them. So in this podcast, I'll be nerding out about making clothes whilst exploring how to minimize the negative impact that it may have. I really hope you'll join me in this journey. Hi, lovely listener. How are you doing today? I hope you're doing well. I've just wrapped up a bunch of freelance sewing work that I crammed into my recent evenings and weekends. So I'm super excited to be getting back to some selfish sewing for a week or so before I take on the next batch. Um, last night I hosted a Sew Together session via Zoom for patrons of the podcast, which was super lovely as always. But I got a bit overexcited with my freedom [laughs] and I spent the session prepping literally four different sewing patterns that I now want to jump into. Speaking of patrons,