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Rhonda Buss or Sewbussted on instagram is today's Sewover50 guest. Rhonda starts chatting about how she saves dogs who go onto doing great things like being therapy dogs. She's a pilot and she uses this skill to help her local community save dogs in states that keep lost dogs for very long.

She has sewn since the age of 5 and was taught by her grandmother. You would have seen Rhonda create and continue her #1yearchallenge on instagram. This challenge was Rhonda's response to being in lockdown last year. 

Yes. Rhonda is a long time member of the Haute Couture Club of Chicago, which is now open to anyone who wants to pop into their monthly Zoom meetings.

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Have you ever wanted to try your hand at making, modifying, or upcycling your own clothes? Today's guest, Sonya Philip, is dedicated to encouraging and teaching people how to do just that! 

In this episode, Sonya is sharing:

• The benefits of being able to make or modify our own clothes,
• Advice for beginners who want to get started with sewing,
• How the movement to make our own clothes contributes to more conscious participation in fashion,
• What sorts of possibilities there are with making our own clothes, and how this gives us more freedom,
• The connections between sewing skills and body acceptance, and more!

FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT

consciouslifeandstyle.com/how-why-make-modify-your-clothes

LINKS REFERENCED:

• The Act of Sewing Book
• Alabama Chanin
• Craft of Use

ABOUT SONYA PHILIP

Sonya Philip is an artist, designer and teacher. In 2012, she started a project called 100 Acts of Sewing, making dresses while documenting the process. Since then Sonya has made it her mission to convince people to sew their own clothes. When not covered in bits of thread, she can be found knitting another shawl or cardigan. Sonya lives in San Francisco with her family. 

CONNECT WITH SONYA:

• 100 Acts of Sewing Website
• 100 Acts of Sewing Instagram
• Sonya Philip's Instagram
• Sonya Philip's Twitter

CONNECT WITH CONSCIOUS STYLE:

• Conscious Life & Style Website
• Instagram
• Pinterest
• Conscious Edit Newsletter