The Secret to Designing a Travel Wardrobe That Actually Works
3/30/202638 min
Planning a trip and want to pack light while still looking great? In this episode, Sarai and Haley share 6 practical tips for sewing a travel capsule wardrobe that's comfortable, versatile, and perfectly suited to your destination. Plus, Sarai shares her own plans for an upcoming trip to Paris with her mom.
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First 90 secondsSarai· Host0:00
[upbeat music] I'm Sarai.
Haley· Host0:05
And I'm Haley.
Sarai· Host0:06
And this is Seamwork Radio. Welcome back to Seamwork Radio, where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy. And today, we're talking about one of my absolute favorite topics, sewing for travel. So we're gonna cover six tips for creating a travel capsule wardrobe that's practical, packable, and still feels like you. And I'm also gonna share my own plans for a trip I'm taking with my mom to Paris this May, and how I'm using these tips to build a wardrobe in what's gonna be really, like, going into my suitcase- Mm-hmm ... for this trip. So I'm excited to talk about that. Uh, all right, let's talk about our icebreaker for today, Haley. Tell me about a time when you packed something you made and either totally saved the day or you regretted bringing it.
Haley· Host0:56
That's dramatic. [laughs] [laughs] That's [laughs] I don't know if something like that, like, if anything has ever, like, saved the day for me like that. The memory that's standing out to me is when I, I went to Hawaii maybe 15 years ago [laughs] Mm-hmm ... and I decided I was going to make myself a swimsuit. Granted, I had made swimsuits before. I'd never made a swimsuit for myself.
Sarai· Host1:28
Mm-hmm.
Haley· Host1:28
Um,