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Latest Episodes:

Curvy Pattern Database Jan 24, 2022

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Sarah Thomas talks about how she started sewing and the Curvy Pattern Database. Sarah loves spreadsheets and she runs the Curvy Pattern Database for everyone to share. She puts in her personal time into it, the website and the instagram account so everyone in the sewing community can also find sewing patterns in their sizing. Listeners can show they support her work by using #sewingcpd on patterns that should be on the database. A great piece of work supported by the SewOver50 community.

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Julie and Gabriele's 2022 plans Jan 19, 2022

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Gabriele and Julie are back to talk about what they have planned for 2022 and beyond. This is part 2 of their SewOver50 sewing friends story.

In part 1 you heard about how they met via Instagram when Julie needed help with using Instagram functions to create stories they way Gabriele makes.

In this podcast, their 2022 plans and their high regard for SewOver50 really shines through.

Sewing is the thread that brought them together. They're friendship has continued through their shared values and interests. Make sure you go back and listen to all the SewOver50 podcast. SewOver50 intersects with all communities.

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Gabriele and Julie Jan 17, 2022

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Gabriele and Julie met via Instagram when Julie needed help with using Instagram functions to create stories they way Gabriele makes.

You've heard from Gabriele and Julie on earlier podcasts. This is part 1 of their story as SewOver50 sewing friends.

Sewing is the thread that brought them together. They're friendship has continued through their shared values and interests.

There is more to Gabriele and Julie's story. Make sure you go back and listen to all the SewOver50 podcast. SewOver50 intersects with all communities.

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Uthando project Jan 12, 2022

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Uthando Project is a small registered Australian Charity based in Perth, Western Australia.

Since 2004 Uthando Project has built and maintained partnerships with 5 not for profit organisations in KwaZulu Natal, a province of South Africa. These 5 organisations work with vulnerable children and communities and all promote the importance of play in early childhood development, education, social and emotional wellbeing. Uthando Project supports the organisations by donating hand made dolls, puppets, balls and African animals for use in their work and for distribution to the children they work with.

Ann Vivers discusses the work that is being done by volunteers and how listeners can help, if they wish to. Have a look at their IG account by their growing Sydney Dollmaker group.

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About Mimi Jackson Jan 09, 2022

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Mimi Jackson talks about her sewing life. She's the person behind Shop the garment district on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shop_the_garment_district/ Mimi's first podcast was about Shop the garment district IG account.

As Mimi talks about her sewing, you can hear the joy it creates for her. She shares this joy with everyone Mimi sews for. She is also grateful for the ideas her clients bring to her to then create with fabrics and notions.

Make sure you also listen to Mimi's first podcast about Shop the garment district. Mimi is now aware of the Sewover50 community and the depth of talent in this global community. Sewover50 intersects with all communities.

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Katrine for Chronically sewn Dec 22, 2021

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Katrine talks about how she lives with lupus, dyslexia and adhd while managing her energy levels to mend and craft in her everyday life.

Mending and always doing something with her hands helps her focus on everyday things like speaking to health services, teachers and even her neighbours. Katrine is a great supporter of sewover50, chronically sewn as she runs mending mayhem to encourage visible mending.

Katrine tells us about how her life changed with her final diagnosis and she has created her new normal. She's been living her life with chronic illness for over 20 years.

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Shop the garment district Dec 20, 2021

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Mimi Jackson runs Shop the garment district on Instagram. She is inspired by all the fabrics and notions available in the fashion district and her blog has a speak easy map you can use when you visit NYC. This is Mimi's first podcast and you'll hear more from Mimi again soon. Her sewing history is fascinating.

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Seam ripper and friends Dec 15, 2021

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Seam ripper and friends is a collaborative Instagram account that was an idea of Sabina and her friend Murni supported her to start this very recent sewing account.

Seam ripper and friends has a team of volunteers that are experimenting with this account to engage a variety of people since they started this account this year. Murni stated that Sewover50 rocks and Sabine is also in awe of the work that Sewover50 does to engage people from all communities on Instagram. Their friendship and online team demonstrates that Sewover50 does intersect with all communities.

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Made by Silver Fox part 2 Dec 13, 2021

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Part 2 of this conversation with Simon Turner builds on from his previous podcast talking about the men who sew in the sewing community and how SewOver50 represents the real people in the community. The work done by SewOver50 brings real people onto social media that counters the algorithms that skew our view of society.

Make sure you listen to the first part of this chat with Simon Turner or @madebysilverfox. You'll understand why he is excited to start working on the 10 metres of fabric he's just digitally printed for the sewing project that ignited his new sewing skills.

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Made by Silver Fox Dec 08, 2021

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Simon Turner @madebysilverfox on Instagram is a new sewist. He counters the saying 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks'. He's a part of the SewOver50 community and one of the men who sew.

In this first episode his sewing skill story centres around a family market umbrella that he hand sewed to stop the fabric from deteriorating any further. Restoring this umbrella has led to Simon investing in his sewing skills.

He shares his sewing skills for sewing his own clothes as well as for his family and friends.

Simon has been sewing for 2 years. Sewing is his Covid skill.

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