Love To Sew Explained

Love To Sew
Language:English
Updates:Active, weekly
Length:ca. 60 minutes
Production:Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos (2017–present)
Provider:Independent
Num Episodes:121

Love To Sew is a Canadian sewing podcast hosted by Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos focused on handmade clothing.[1] [2] In 2019, Love To Sew was included on Simply Sewings list of best sewing podcasts.[3]

Description

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia the podcast launched in August 2017 as a way to address a lack of sewing related podcast options.[4]

The weekly episodes include interviews with sewers, pattern designers or small business owners, along with discussions and advice about sewing techniques, pattern adjustments, fabric choices, sewing machines, and notions.[5] [6] Guests on the show have included former The Great British Sewing Bee contestant Tilly Walnes, actress Jasika Nicole, author Gretchen Rubin and independent designer Jen Beeman.[7] The hosts, who met on Instagram, both run small sewing related businesses in Vancouver. Wilkinson is the operator for pattern company Helen's Closet Patterns and Samos runs the online fabric store Blackbird Fabrics.[8] In 2019, Love To Sew was included on Simply Sewings list of best sewing podcasts which highlighted the show's discussions about pattern hacking and sewing swimwear as part of the Sewing Skills series.

Notes and References

  1. Stively . Meg . The Love to Sew Podcast . Seamwork Magazine . January 2019 . 1 December 2019 . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720152539/https://www.seamwork.com/articles/the-love-to-sew-podcast . live .
  2. Book: Ball . Karen . The Little Book of Sewing . 4 April 2019 . Head of Zeus . 9781788546690 . 1 December 2019 . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720152538/https://books.google.com/books?id=U7VgDwAAQBAJ&q=%22love+to+sew%22+podcast+helen&pg=PT43 . live .
  3. Web site: 8 of the best sewing podcasts. Williams. Z.. 8 January 2019. Simply Sewing Magazine. 1 December 2019. 14 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114004434/http://www.simplysewingmag.com/blog/8-best-sewing-podcasts/. live.
  4. Web site: About. 9 February 2016. Love To Sew Podcast. 1 December 2019. 2 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202144747/http://lovetosewpodcast.com/about/. live.
  5. Web site: LOVE TO SEW : l'inspirant podcast couture . ApiCouture . 1 December 2019 . fr-FR . 27 August 2018 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020030743/http://www.apicouture.com/love-to-sew-linspirant-podcast-couture/586/ . live .
  6. Web site: Lundström . Johanna . The big list of sewing podcasts . The Last Stitch . 1 December 2019 . 8 November 2016 . 30 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030035752/https://www.thelaststitch.com/big-guide-sewing-podcasts/ . live .
  7. Web site: Episodes . Love To Sew Podcast . 1 December 2019 . 9 February 2016 . 18 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191118225914/http://lovetosewpodcast.com/episodes-feed/ . live .
  8. Web site: Hajdukovic . Daniela . Love To Sew . CiTR . 8 May 2017 . 1 December 2019 . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720152542/https://www.citr.ca/discorder/february-2018/love-to-sew/ . live .