Sewmanyflowers

 In January we heard from Yvonne – The Wheelie Stitcher tell us about her experience in finding Mimiquins to create her seated dress form.

Today we’ll hear from Jaire and Mia, the team who created mimiquins. Mimiquins is based in the UK. While they’re based in the UK Jaire and Mia are making Mimiquins available to people who live outside of the UK.

Mia’s background is in biochemistry and she has always sewn her end of year ballgowns, during her university years.

Jaire describes her background as boring ‘business by accident’.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Roz Holt is the founder and CEO of The Nest Community in Brisbane, Queensland. She tells us about how her initial Craft Nest Project was the starting point for future collaborations and the eventual creation of The Nest Community.

The Nest Community is a Brisbane charity that connects women purposefully through craft. The organisation has just undergone expansion and moved from a beautiful old house in Everton Part to a larger commercial space in Brendale.

Reselling fabric and notions through their 130 volunteers at the shop provides lots to see and buy by over 500 visitors per week. Unlike many thrift stores, The Nest Community manages to sell over 65% of their donations, in their bid to reduce landfill.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Alethia of Sew Much Talent has created a community of sewists that share their sewing and design skills through their joy of being a community. "Sew, Create, Inspire, Teach"

Have you seen their facebook group yet?

Sew Much Talent has continued since the periscope days and with Alethia's various moderators, sewing challenges and stash busting are among the various activities this group thrives on.

Alethia talks about how she loves to keep the group humming along and from this group of 10,000 on Facebook, there are constant Live chats, celebrations within the group and more sewing skill development happening each week.

Make sure you also subscribe to their YouTube channel for their Sew Let's Talk series.

Previous Sew Much Talent followers have made a hugh contribution to this group and individually, they have taken their experience with Alethia to create their own online presence. 

'Sew Much Talent is a DIY and lifestyle network centered around all things sewing and handcraft related. The mission is to shine a light on the many talented sewists and crafters all around the world. By bringing together "sew" much talent ...in one community consisting of newbies to more skilled DIYers, some will teach, others will learn; yet we all will be inspired and share our makes and creations.'

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

In today's podcast Julie Eilber talks about sewing vintage styles and gives us some tips to sew fabric on the bias

In last week's episode you would have loved listening to Julie's knowledge of Claire McCardell and all the influences Claire had on American fashion in the early 1900s.

Julie is a fashion historian who re-creates 20th century designer looks.

Julie is very fascinating and has sewn since she was 8 years old. I first followed Julie on her blog Jet Set Sewing.

You can read some of Julie's background on her blog. You can keep up to date with Julie through her Instagram account.

She also discusses her book about Claire McCardell.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Julie Eilber talks about Claire McCardell and all the influences Claire had on American fashion in the early 1900s.

Julie is a fashion historian who re-creates 20th century designer looks.

Julie is very fascinating and has sewn since she was 8 years old. I first followed Julie on her blog Jet Set Sewing.

You can read some of Julie's background on her blog. You can keep up to date with Julie through her Instagram account.

She also discusses her book about Claire McCardell.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

Sound with permission by bensound.com

 SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Yvonne shares her story of finding a seated dressform.

She was also an amazing guest editor for SewOver50 recently too. Yvonne's guest post has been liked by over 1,300 accounts on the SewOver50 Instagram account. There were over 120 really insightful comments as well.

Please consider using #SewnShownSeated on your social media posts to provide valuable visibility for people who make clothes for seated positions.

Mimiquins is the seated dressform Yvonne has bought.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Yvonne is an enthusiastic sewist and she's really keen to find makes that use #SewnShownSeated.

There are many people who also need to wear clothes that fit them well when they're seated so the need to sewn makes where you model them is a seated position is actually bigger than anyone realises.

In the next podcast, Yvonne is back to discuss some groundbreaking work she has been a part of.

I hope you enjoy Yvonne's sewing enthusiasm and help out by posting seated photos for your future makes.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Lisa Walters is the owner and creator of A Sewing Life Sewing kits and sewing patterns for stuffed animals (asewinglife.com)

Her sewing journey started at the tender age of 8 years old when she sewed soft toys and sew each toys clothes. You could say those early days are what we’re able to now enjoy through the toy patterns Lisa creates.

On today’s episode you’ll hear how her daughter Grace adds the story for each of the toy patterns and kits both Lisa and Grace create.

Lisa’s sewing life has gone through many stages including sewing her own clothes to sewing soft furnishings for her home.

Sewing is definitely in Lisa’s blood and storytelling through the toys is something Grace and Lisa creates that we can now enjoy.

As with all sewing projects, you will find that you can lose yourself in creating something of absolute joy out of a pile of fabric.

Listen to how Lisa shares her love of fabric, colour and texture on today’s podcast.

Once you’re hooked, head over to Lisa’s YouTube channel and start your sewing journey with toy and bag patterns.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Jenny Rushmore is Cashmerette patterns. She's a supporter of the SewOver50 community on Instagram.

Representation is definitely very important to Cashmerette patterns and as Jenny says, 'while we can always improve, I'm pleased that we are doing a fairly decent job.'

Earlier this year Jenny helped SewOver50 with their very first visibility research project.

In this podcast we hear how Jenny saw the need to develop sewing patterns that she wanted to wear and that catered for women needing full cup adjustments, like Jenny.

Jenny has a fulltime team of 3 people with lots of expertise that work for Cashmerette patterns.

Head over to Cashmerette Patterns and let Jenny know if you're a Boston local and would like to be a model for her pattern company.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist.

Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.

Kathryn Hoang approached a few of us on Instagram to help her engineer a cutting tool to make the sewing process easier.

Did you comment on the 2 SewOver50 posts recently? Those 2 posts that many of you commented on, were designed to add a practical element to Kathryn's engineering project.

Kathryn's project scope was to design a product that aids in cutting fabric so that seniors may engage in their sewing hobby conveniently and with less strain compared to current tools on the market. 

Now be aware, her project scope was not a cure health issues like mobility and vision but work out a way to make the sewing process easier.

On the SewOver50 account, there were hundreds of suggestions and ideas that you provided about ways you make sewing easier for yourself. Hop over to the SewOver50 account on Instagram and get involved in helping each other find helpful sewing solutions so you can sew more easily everyday.

We discuss some of your ideas on today's podcast.

If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. Every podcast is free and the archive is gradually being uploaded on to the podcast YouTube channel.

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SewOver50 intersects with all communities. SewOver50 where we are so over ageism. 

Our focus is the sewing talent each person shares on social media and providing recognition of their willingness to share their skills whether a beginner or experienced sewist. Make sure you listen to your SewOver50 friends in our SewOver50 podcast archive.