A Long Line of Seamstresses
4/28/202655 min
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Today’s guest is nationally-known sewist, author, and educator Katrina Walker. In her own words, she “comes from a long line of seamstresses”—women who sewed not because they wanted to, but because they had to. Katrina has taken that legacy one step further. After graduating from college and realizing that investment banking was not for her, she returned to her home state of Washington. A series of serendipitous encounters, a job with Nordstrom Product Group, and winning the National Make It Yourself With Wool competition launched Katrina into the world of sewing as a sought-after expert and educator. Her journey is one of humor and determination and we are delighted to share that story with listeners.
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[upbeat music] Welcome to The Straight Stitch, a podcast about sewing and other fiber arts. This is episode 120, and my name is Janet Zabo. I'll be your guide as we explore all things sewing. I hope that I don't sound too strange. I lost a crown off of one of my molars over the weekend, and I was able to get it put back on temporarily, but I had to visit the dentist at 7:00 this morning, and they had to do a little bit of work in my mouth, and so the left half of my face is still numb. But I don't wanna wait to record this because I've got some other stuff happening today, and I need to get this done. So bear with me. Hopefully I won't sound too bizarre. I said on my blog the other day that I think the universe is conspiring against me because it's just been one thing after another after another, and I haven't been able to get into my sewing room. But I'm hoping, I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that this week I will get to do some sewing. I have been pulling out my bins of summer fabric