- Do you love sewing, AND are passionate about fighting the climate and ecological crises? - Are you wondering if your sewing could be made more sustainable? - Do you want to enjoy your creative passion in a way that really reflects your values? Join Zoe Edwards, a sewing nerd and creator of Me-Made-May, on her journey to explore how to sew (and live!) more sustainably. In this podcast we discover ways to sew with sustainability in mind, by flexing our creativity and resourcefulness in new and exciting ways. Check Your Thread’s goal is to show that sewing more sustainably can be fun and fulfilling, (HOLD the side order of guilt, eco-snobbery and FOMO.) Topics covered include: -Mending and garment repair -Upcycling and refashioning -Natural fabric dyeing -Fibre and fabric selection -Slow stitching -Zero Waste sewing patterns -The social and political dimensions of sewing -Craft as activism Find out more... checkyourthread.com
Episodes
Showing 20 of 21- #231: A Business Based on Scraps – Kat Camfield with Justice McNeil6/29/202626 min
- #230: How to Teach Repair Skills with Jeanna & Mary6/22/20261 hr 2 min
- #229: Further Fabric Confessions with Lise Bauer6/15/202647 min
- #228: Crafting with Neurodivergence with Kim Witten6/8/202650 min
- #227: Threading Change – Kat Camfield with Sophia Yang5/26/20261 hr
- #226: Sashiko, The Untold Story with Atsushi Futatsuya5/19/202657 min
- #225: Destashing Online with Caroline from Destasher5/11/202644 min
- #224: Sewing When You’re Skint5/4/202620 min
- #223: An Alternative Fashion Future with Charlotte from Stitched Up4/27/20260 min
- #222: Neurodiversity and Craft with Kim Witten4/20/20260 min
- #221: Upcycling Secrets – Kat Camfield with Brynn, Emily & Meagan4/13/20260 min
- #220: How to Save and Make Money with Sewing3/23/20260 min
- #219: Flux-Friendly Sewing Patterns with Sasha Starlight3/16/20260 min
- #218: Fabric Confessions with Lise Bauer3/9/20260 min
- #217: Mending for Mental Wellbeing with Rebecca from The Big Fandango3/2/20260 min
- #216 : Replay – No Small Business on a Dead Planet2/16/20260 min
- #215: How to Dress Kids More Sustainably with Izzie from ApparelXchange2/9/20260 min
- #214: Is Inclusivity Enough? – Kat Camfield with Frances from Sincere Studio2/2/20260 min
- #213: A Self-Sufficient Maker with Shams el-Din Rogers1/26/20260 min
- Episode 212: Creativity, Craft and Clutter with Shams el-Din Rogers1/19/20260 min