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**Sew & Tell**

Three sewists from different backgrounds — fashion, indie sewing and theater — discuss sewing topics and chat with big names from the sewing world. Join Meg Healy, Amanda Carestio and Kate Zaynard as they share their collective knowledge, insight and inspiration, connecting the sewing community and keeping listeners up-to-date on news and trends of sewing and fashion.

Latest Episodes:

Sewing Freebie Fest — Episode 53 Nov 26, 2020

Show notes

We’re diving into free sewing, yes that’s right, free! We talk about our favorite online free sewing resources including garments, accessories, and even embroidery designs that are all free to download.

Episode Summary

Welcome
Discussion Segment: Gifts to Sew
Discussion Segment: Gifts to Receive
SewJo

Sew & Tell

Last episode's question: What’s your favorite pants pattern?

This episode’s question: What’s on your sewing wishlist?

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Pants Party — Episode 51 Oct 29, 2020

Show notes

We’re talking all things pants! That’s right: it’s pants month on Sew Daily, and we’re jumping in, too. We’ll start with our Pants TNTs, and then welcome special guest Rae Cumbie to discuss pants fitting tips and pitfalls.

Episode Summary

Welcome
Discussion Segment: Pants TNTs
Interview Segment: Rae Cumbie of Fit for Art Patterns
SewJo

Sew & Tell:

What’s your favorite pants pattern?

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50 Episodes On — Episode 50 Oct 15, 2020

Show notes

We’re so excited about this episode, because it is officially our 50th episode! We’ll talk about what we loved about the first 49 episodes and how the podcast has changed us over the past two years, then – of course – we'll play some of our favorite games.

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Pass on the Sewing Passion — Episode 49 Oct 01, 2020

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We’re talking about passing our love of sewing onto the next generation — as moms, aunts, sewing instructors and more. We’ll discuss fun first sewing tasks and then welcome special guest Regena Carlevaro from Janome to talk about next steps.

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Fashion in the Fall of COVID — Episode 48 Sep 17, 2020

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It's our traditional fall fashion trends episode! We look at some of the hottest trends for Fall 2020, share how we feel about them and discuss how likely we are to incorporate them into our own sewing. Then we go through our own sewing plans for this fall.

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Falling in Love with Prints — Episode 47 Sep 03, 2020

Show notes

We’re talking prints! We did a deep dive into this subject while working on the August/September issue of Sew News, so we have a lot to say about it. We discuss some of our favorite ways to use (and create!) prints, then we play a fun random print-mixing game.

Welcome
Discussion Segment: Prints
Game Segment: Print Yay/Nay + Random Print Mixing
SewJo
Sew & Tell

Last episode’s question: What’s your must-have me-made basic?

This episode’s question: What’s your favorite print to work with?

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The Beauty of Basics — Episode 46 Aug 21, 2020

Show notes

We talk the beauty of basics with a very special guest, Adrianna Appl of Hey June Handmade. Then we switch gears from summer sewing to discuss fall & winter basics.

Welcome
Discussion Segment: Beauty of Basics
Discussion Segment: Fall & Winter Basics
SewJo

Sew & Tell: What’s your must-have me-made basic?

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Skirt It! — Episode 45 Aug 07, 2020

Show notes

Today we’re all about skirts – summer skirts, winter skirts, best skirt fabrics, favorite skirt patterns, and Meg’s recent skirt pattern comparison.

Episode Summary

Welcome
Discussion Segment: Skirt Seasons, Fabrics and TNT Patterns
Discussion Segment: Meg’s Skirt Comparison
SewJo
Sew & Tell

This week's Sew & Tell question: What's your favorite skirt style and pattern?

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The Art of Fabric: Painting, Potatoes & More — Episode 44 Jul 24, 2020

Show notes

Join us for a deep discussion about fabric manipulation with designer Bianca Springer. From screen printing to dyeing to wax resists and more, we talk through techniques, tools you need and ways to build experimentation into your sewing time. Then jump in for a fun game of What Would You Make based on prompts from the fish bowls. An inspiring show all around!