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Sam and Ruan discuss how SewFrugal began in 2020.

The amazing discovery people experience when researching for free patterns when taking part in SewFrugal.

Then we discuss how when a pattern becomes a paid pattern how much people continue to support the pattern designer so they can continue to develop new patterns for the sewing community.

Searching for patterns has also affected the challenge and Ruan suggests people pop over to SewOver50 to learn more about using Instagram as Instagram keeps changing.

We discuss how there are great opportunities for people who don’t know about sewing companies outside of the Big 4 patterns to find sewing patterns from around the world.

Through Instagram and You Tube, there are many more connections people can make both online and in real life.

Sam’s dream to run a sewing studio came to life 3 years ago.

Ruan is also part of the Northern Sewl Sisters on YouTube.

We talk tech as well as the series both Sam and Ruan have created. Freebie Friday and Tummy Friendly patterns.

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Fashion, Disability, and Co-Design A human-centered design approach is authored by Grace Jun. This practical resource enables people with various skills to collaborate to create clothes to increase social inclusion for all people with specific needs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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M Elaine Mackay, author of 19th Century Patterns for the Modern Body, gives listeners insight into a world where historical dressmaking can be used for modern day clothes design.

In this episode, Elaine discusses the artistry, clothing features, and everyday practicality behind adapting 19th‑century pattern drafting for today’s bodies to create your own garments.

Elaine guides us through each decade in the 1800s with the techniques featured in her Bloomsbury‑published step‑by‑step book—revealing how to interpret period silhouettes, translate classic drafting, and reshape historical garment elements for our bodies.

You’ll be able to draft your own pattern blocks with the details provided in chapter 1.

Elaine shares her clothing analysis process in chapter 2 so we can create our own analysis of clothing details from any era.

Elaine provides clear instructions, rich historical context from many sources, and plenty of encouragement so you can create something you want, no matter what sewing level you’re at.

Whether you’re a patternmaker, or sew your own clothes, a fashion student, or simply fascinated by how clothing connects past and present, this episode with Elaine Mackay offers an inspiring blend of pattern drafting, design creativity, and hands‑on guidance. Elaine’s thoughtful teaching style makes complex pattern design accessible.

You might just decide that garment you saw at the V&A museum or at your local museum might just have the garment feature you want to create for your own clothes

As a university lecturer, Elaine also provides the basic block drafting knowledge and her step by step period clothing analysis so we can benefit from her decades of experience working in museum collections including the V&A Museum.

Her connections to Canadian museums are the historical dressmaking information Elaine shares in her insightful book. Hearing how these clothes became part of local museums is fascinating.

This is a must‑listen and watch for sewists, patternmakers, and anyone who loves the intersection of fashion history and practical sewing in our current times.
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Today’s podcast is about the 100 plus hearts project. In July last year, Ronda Hazell came on the podcast to discuss what she went through to diagnose her heart condition.

This diagnosis experience turned Ronda sewing efforts to create a quilt from now over 200 heart patches from around the world. These heart patches became a reality through the dedication and support of the Guardians of the Heart that you’ll hear from in this episode.

The Guardians of the Heart are Julie @the_seams_i_sew Suzy @sewing_in_spain Lindy @Stoxkpatterns Diane @StyleFalcon Helen @new_by_helen  Nicole @nikheartandlight

Ronda was also able to provide video from Dr Linda Worrall-Carter. Dr Worrall-Carter is the founder and CEO of Her Heart Australia.

Ronda to start off this conversation about the 100 hearts project and women’s heart health and is joined by the Guardians of the Heart and Dr Worrall-Carter.

You'll love the YouTube version that has all the heart patches with their stories.

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Stash Hub has quickly become one of the most used sewing apps our sewing community — and at the heart of it is Yvette, a sewist who transformed her own organisational challenges into a powerful digital tool.

Her husband Doug, designed Stash Hub to help Yvette manage her fabrics and patterns so she could be happier to keep sewing. Together they listen to the needs of sewing people to continue to improve Stash Hub all the time!

Stash Hub website (new and improved!): https://stashhubapp.com/

Stash Hub Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stash_hub/

Surrey Sews Insta: https://www.instagram.com/surreysews/

SewFruity26 details/Blossomsandwich

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYh49lmCplz/?img_index=1

This is the vertical storage reel: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4XEUbC3xWlo

Listeners of the podcast will get 1 month's free of their Stash Hub subscription. Use the code 'SOpod'

SewFruity26 is Yvette as well

This month (June) you might also know Yvette as the SewFruity sewing challenge leader. SewFruity is a month long sewing challenge that at the heart of it is all about fun.
SewFruity is the most colourful sewing challenge on Instagram and began 6 years ago by Yvette.

The easiest way to take part is to find a fabric that is 'fruity' and sew something new. Sew clothes, bags, whatever you want to sew using 'fruity' fabric.

SurreySews

Yvette with Melanie Keane help run SurreySews. Surrey Sews is also running SewFizzTeaCated on 17 October. Many online sewing people will be attending SewFizzTeaCated to meet in real life!
What’s Next for Stash Hub?

With Yvette and Doug working to improve Stash Hub through feedback from us all, Stash Hub continues to evolve with new features, improved usefulness, and worthwhile ways to support sewists in their day to day sewing lives.

Whether you’re a beginner building your first stash or an experienced maker with shelves of fabric, Stash Hub is one tool that helps you stay organised.

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