zerowastesewing

Zoe Edwards is a podcaster with her podcast Check your threads. Have you subscribed to check your thread podcast yet? This is a joy to listen to. I'm sure you're already familiar with her existing blog 'So Zo what do you know. She's always posted her makes, her free patterns and her concern for the environment as well as the highly successful Me Made May each year. Her instagram account also reflects her sewing point of view and makes. In this podcast Zoe says that she enjoys engaging with people about being sustainable with their sewing.

Make sure you go back and listen to our #so50SustainableSewing podcasts and Sewover50 podcast archive.

Thank you Zoe for being on the podcast again. It's an honour and joy to have you back for the sewing community and Sewover50.

Following our theme of sewing for men for Sewover50, Wendy Ward talks about the capsule wardrobe she's created for anyone to sew. The details are in her book 'Sewing Basics for every body'. Wendy has taught sewing locally for many years and her depth of teaching experience has led her to writing this book for people to create clothes they want to reflect who they are.

Make sure you go back and listen to Wendy's earlier podcast about sustainable sewing for Sewover50. There is one more Wendy Ward podcast to come.

There are many great podcasts about sewing for men and men who sew that are also available on Sew Organised Style podcast that you can go back and listen to for free. There are more to come in this series so subscribe to Sew Organised Style podcast.

Jen Hogg is both a Sewover50 guest post contributor and a sponsor for Sewover50's #So50SustainableSewing challenge. Jen has long valued being a sustainable sewist and she discusses the many examples of how you can adopt sustainable sewing actions as part of your entry for the Sewover50 #so50SustainableSewing challenge this month.

In the wealth of sustainable examples Jen covers, she talks about 3 local textile suppliers who she has sourced 'textile waste' and given them a second life.

There are more #so50SustainableSewing podcasts to come. Make sure you go back and listen to our Sewover50 podcast archive.

Thank you Jen for being on the podcast again. It's an honour and joy to have you back for the sewing community and Sewover50.

Wendy Ward's most recent publication focusses on Sustainable Sewing. Wendy has now written 5 books to help sewists learn their sewing skills using her easy to follow instructions and patterns.

Wendy discusses how sustainability has always been an interest of hers and she has helped her local communities build sustainable sewing skills.

She's also a sponsor for Sewover50's #So50SustainableSewing challenge and we're so thrilled she gave us her time to talk about her knowledge in fashion design. Wendy did churn out fast fashion designs in first role after her degree. Wendy continues to provide sewists with ways to sew sustainably, when they decide to take that first step.

There are more #so50SustainableSewing podcasts to come. Make sure you go back and listen to our Sewover50 podcast archive. 

Judith Staley of Sewover50 updates us about #So50SustainableSewing challenge for August. This challenge is all about using 'waste' fabric to make a garments or accessories using fabric that is already in the system.... your remnants, charity shop or thrift fabric from estate sales, vintage fabrics, manufacturing waste. fabric picked up from fabric swap tables at meet ups or from your fellow sewist's destashes, discarded garments or tablecloths or bed linen.

Please avoid buying charity shop garments that you might think are worth remaking because they are a very large size. These garments should be left for people who are looking for these sizes for themselves to wear. This challenge is essentially to use what you or a friend/family member/ fellow sewist already have available.

Seeing how you give fabric or garments a second life will spark your creativity so follow and use both #So50SustainableSewing and #Sewover50 to tag your make.

Keep an ear out for the next 3 special sewover50 podcasts to inspire you to sew sustainably.

Today's Sewcialists podcast is about scrap busting and you'll hear from Sewcialists team member, Denise Archer. February theme month is Zero Waste Sewing.

One of the 3 ways to contribute to this month's theme is to scrap bust your way through your fabrics.

Denise has contributed 2 articles to this month's theme month on the Sewcialists blog. In this podcast, Denise talks about the People's Sewing Army. You'll love the values and ways the People's Sewing Army is creating acts of love by stash busting.

Today's Sewcialists podcast is the first of 2 Zero Waste podcasts to support the first 2021 theme month - Zero Waste Sewing.

You'll hear from Liz Haywood, the Australian author of Zero Waste Sewing. Her Zero Waste Sewing book was a recipient of a 2020 NYC Big Book Award in the craft/hobby category.  

Liz is a trained pattern maker and has over 20 years experience in the clothing industry. Her clothing manufacturing experience spans Australia and the UK.

You can join the Sewcialists theme month by 1: Sewing a Zero Waste pattern 2: Making a low waste garment or 3: Making a scrapbusting project.

Next Sewcialists podcast will be about scrapbusting! 

You'll find the 2020 Sewcialists podcast here. They feature many of the Sewcialists team included their Australian editor, Chloe Read and sewing community people who contributed their sewing stories on Sewcialists.