#188: Stop Wearing Black! Colour Choice with Numba Pinkerton
Have you ever made a garment that you thought you were going to love, but ended up rarely reaching for it because you’ve realised that the colours drains you, or somehow makes you feel meh? It’s so disheartening when that happens. So this week I’m talking to stylist and colour consultant, Numba Pinkerton, about how to make successful colour choices for our garment projects, and the rest of our wardrobes. Plus, Numba tells us why most of us should remove the black holes from our clothing selections!Support the podcast over on Patreon!Find out more about Numba’s work at her website, and you can follow her on Instagram (@stylemeflawless). You can sign up to Numba’s weekly newsletter at the bottom of the homepage on her website, and check out her e-book, ‘The No Black Project’. If you are interested in studying colour analysis, Numba recommends checking out the London College of Style which offers an online Advanced Diploma in Colour Analysis for Creatives.
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#187: Spicy questions in the Virtual Sewing Room
How do I resist temptation whilst working in a fabric shop? Do I feel conflicted working for a fabric company whilst also personally promoting a reduction in consumption? Just two of the fun and occasionally spicy questions posed to me when I was invited to chat with attendees in the Virtual Sewing Room at the beginning of the year.Support the podcast over on Patreon!My blouse that I rarely wear because I feel the base colour doesn’t look good on me:Learn about the Last Sewist Standing challenge: Ep. #118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise BauerThe Whole 30 Fabric Challenge is hosted by @pinkmimosabyjacinta. We heard about the Five Fabrics rule in:Ep. #179: The Five Fabrics Rule with Judith StaleyYet again, I mentioned the Four Tendencies framework devised by Gretchen Rubin. The discussion about deadstock fabrics:Ep. #151: Explaining Deadstock Fabric with The New Craft HouseCan we reduce consumption whilst still supporting small business?:Ep. #143: No Small Business on a Dead PlanetAn alternative way to be a small business in the sewing industry:Ep. #156: How to Run and Ethical Textiles Shop with Bevan O’DalyMy response to one particularly spicy email:Ep. #107: Sewing is PoliticalRead more about B Corp Certification for businesses.
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#186: What sewing machine technicians actually do with Bizz McKilligan
What do sewing machine repair and servicing professionals do that you can’t do yourself at home? And what CAN you do at home to make problems with your machine less likely? And what noises coming from your machine should you definitely NOT ignore? These are just some of the many questions that sewing machine technician, Bizz McKilligan, answers for us today. I first spoke to Bizz over a year ago when she’d just started up her sustainability-focused sewing store, The Green Thimble. She gives us an update on how it’s going and what she’s learnt over that time. Support the podcast over on Patreon!You can learn online about sewing machine maintenance and repair via Sewing Doc Academy. Bizz McKilligan in her self-made hoodie!:Bizz McKilligan is the owner of The Green Thimble, an online and bricks and mortar sewing shop in Victoria, Canada, that helps to recirculate existing sewing resources. Here’s their new logo:Follow them on Instagram @thegreenthimble.ca.Listen to Bizz’s first appearance on CYT:Ep. #120: How to care for your sewing machine with Bizz McKilliganIf you rely on a needle threader but your machine’s one keeps breaking, Bizz recommends purchasing an external needle threader like this one:Check out Bizz’s incredible self made knit dress that she made for, and wore at, a Frocktails event:
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#185: The Best Knitwear Repair Techniques with Skye Pennant
For most of us who sew our own clothes, basic garment repairs are not often a huge challenge. However, encountering knit items that are thinning or have holes? That can feel like a whole other ball game, especially if you’re not a knitter. In this episode professional repairer, educator and author, Skye Pennant, teaches us our scotch darn from our honeycomb darn, and shares her sometimes controversial opinions on the best type of threads to use for mending. Support the podcast over on Patreon!Photo credit: Kim LightbodySkye Pennant created Slow Stitch Club as a focus for her mending activities and business. Find the website, Instagram (@slowstitchclub), YouTube channel and the Slow Stitch Club Patreon. Listen to Skye on last week’s episode:Ep. #184: Mending and Overcoming Perfectionism with Skye PennantSkye wrote a book! ‘Well Worn: visible mending for the clothes you love’ is available through her website and elsewhere:Some examples of knitwear repairs by Skye:On Skye’s advice, I successfully mended my socks using the honeycomb darn technique:
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#184: Mending and Overcoming Perfectionism with Skye Pennant
Believing that we won’t be great at something can hold some of us back from giving it a go in the first place. And for those who are confirmed perfectionists, this belief can be even more of a barrier. Skye Pennant, creator of Slow Stitch Club, is a professional mender, mending educator and author, but suffers daily with perfectionism and imposter syndrome. If you experience those tendencies yourself, Skye has some wonderful advice about how to overcome them and become the visible mender you always hoped you’d be! Support the podcast over on Patreon!Photo credit: Celie NigoumiSkye Pennant created Slow Stitch Club as a focus for her mending activities and business. Find the website, Instagram (@slowstitchclub), YouTube channel and the Slow Stitch Club Patreon. The Seam is a UK-based company that matches menders with clients requiring repairs for their item/s. Skye wrote a book! ‘Well Worn: visible mending for the clothes you love’ is available through her website and elsewhere:A chance discovery of a speed weave darning loom in a junk shop kicked off Skye’s fascination with mending:Skye’s favourite mending book is ‘Mend it!: A Complete Guide to Clothes Repair’ by Maureen Goldsworthy, published in 1980.Millie Moon is a fabric and haberdashery shop in Frome, Somerset, UK, that has been a big supporter of Skye and her work.
- Do you love sewing, AND are passionate about fighting the climate and ecological crises?
- Are you wondering if your sewing could be made more sustainable?
- Do you want to enjoy your creative passion in a way that really reflects your values?
Join Zoe Edwards, a sewing nerd and creator of Me-Made-May, on her journey to explore how to sew (and live!) more sustainably.
In this podcast we discover ways to sew with sustainability in mind, by flexing our creativity and resourcefulness in new and exciting ways. Check Your Thread’s goal is to show that sewing more sustainably can be fun and fulfilling, (HOLD the side order of guilt, eco-snobbery and FOMO.)
Topics covered include:
-Mending and garment repair
-Upcycling and refashioning
-Natural fabric dyeing
-Fibre and fabric selection
-Slow stitching
-Zero Waste sewing patterns
-The social and political dimensions of sewing
-Craft as activism
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