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In recognition of Black History Month, we are rereleasing this podcast to recognise the black sewists in the Sewover50 community. Carol's podcast was published in July 2020 and listeners love her work and her sewing journey.

Carol or Anncie2001, is our next Sewover50 stalwart that kindly gave her time for this podcast. Her sewing story is compelling and heartwarming.

Carol hosts a private Facebook Sewing group called Carol's Sewing Corner and a youtube channel and a blog - G-CAS dot net. Carol is self employed and had a sewing business for 12 years.

You'll hear Carol's excitement when she took her first sewing classes. She's sewn for her son and is proud of the clothes she made him. That's why her tailoring skills are embedded in her tutorials and sewing advice. Keep an ear out for her Elmo robe story.

Carol continues to champion diversity through the Black Makers Matter Coalition.

Karen Dolen or IntoStitches is an example of the depth of style within the Sewover50 community. You will know her as @intostitches on Instagram. She's a wonderful Sewover50 Stalwart, as they all are. This is part 1 of Karen's story.

You'll find her guest Sewover50 instagram style post (part 1 and part 2) where Karen shares her style hints and tips and she showcases Sewover50 followers to demonstrate how style exists within the Sewover50 group. You'll find the full details of these instagram posts on the podcast website.

Carrie Cunningham began sewing garments when she was 11 years old. She was self- taught until she started High School. She is the owner of Endless Dzns by Carrie, which is a custom garment, alterations, and accessory business that she began in 2007. You'll hear the breadth of work Carrie does in the sewing community, her local community through weekly food drives and for little dresses in Africa. Her heart fills with joy through her philanthropic work.

You may already be a fan of Sue Stoney through her blog fadanista - for indulging in fads or through her intagram account. Sue has always been on our list of people to chat to and thankfully Sue was able to fit in a chat with Maria over a morning coffee in Sue's home, via Zoom of course.

You may have already met Sue through her travels as she meets fellow sewists and discovers fabric retailers and suppliers.

It's the connections you make that makes Sewover50 a great account to follow. Cathy discusses her sewing journey and now that she's found the Sewvover50 account, Cathy has made global sewing connections.

On her most recent holiday in Scotland, Cathy met Judith Staley and she also attended Edinburgh Frocktails. What a great holiday!

You'll hear so many wonderful Sewover50 followers on the Sewover50 podcasts.