The Straight Stitch: A Podcast About Sewing and Other Fiber Arts.
By Janet Szabo, Sewing and Quilting Expert
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Hosted by Janet Szabo, The Straight Stitch explores sewing, quilting, and related fiber arts. Weekly episodes feature interviews with makers, highlight what is new and noteworthy in the world of sewing, and delve into what's on Janet's cutting table and under the needle.
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Beat the Holiday Rush: Gifts to Sew Now
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Developing Good Sewing Habits
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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The Business of Wool
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Is Machine Embroidery Right for You?
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Fabric Shopping in Oregon
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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What Is Your Project Trying to Tell You?
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Rescuing History One Pattern at a Time
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Just Because You Sew, Doesn't Mean You Hem Pants
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Costumes, Couture, and Custom Fit: A Conversation with Brooks Ann Camper
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Sew Smarter, Not Harder
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May 26, 2026 |
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Gadgets and Tools
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May 19, 2026 |
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An Unusual Connection Between Quilting and Electricity
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May 12, 2026 |
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The Fabric is the Project
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May 05, 2026 |
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A Long Line of Seamstresses
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Sewing the Spectrum: Basic Color Theory for Sewists
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Your Sewing Skills Can Make Money
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Bagmaking as a Business, From Patterns to Production
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Listener Questions!
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Sergers and Coverstitch Machines: Functional and Fabulous
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Become a Mad (Garment) Scientist
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Wear Your Quilts
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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A Week in the Life of a Sewing Teacher
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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PatternCon: A Party for Those Who Love Patternmaking
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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A Journey Towards Circularity
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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When Your Sewing Machine Suddenly Hates You
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Where to Shop Now and Other Questions
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Where Do Your Dreams Take You?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Chasing Goals in 2026
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Your First Quilt Starts Here
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Getting Professional (Sewing) Help When You Need It
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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A Crisis of Confidence and the Importance of Community
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Women Weaving Their Stories with Nicole Nehrig
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Travel Recap and a Broken Machine!
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Listener Q&A!
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Smart Sewing Storage
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Sew, Sew With Saremy Duffy
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Quilt Class with Kaffe and Brandon
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Piecing Tiny Quilts with Amy Pabst
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Machine Embroidery for Beginners
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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National Sewing Month
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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A Deeper Dive Into Industrial Machines
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Creativity and Community: A Conversation with Marianne Buller
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Rulerwork Quilting: From Straight Lines to Designs
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Expand Your Serger and Coverstitch Horizons
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Detours on the Way to A Dress
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Mastering Buttonholes for Gorgeous Garments
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Do You Need an Industrial Machine?
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Back in the Trenches with Kira Hartley
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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What I Did on My Summer Sewing Vacation
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Good, Better, Best: Leveling Up Your Sewing Skills
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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To Err (While Sewing) Is Human
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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The Weaver Sews
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Calling All Bagmakers
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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From the Fashion Industry to Indie Designer
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May 27, 2025 |
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Where Did My Sew-Jo Go?
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May 20, 2025 |
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Disappearing Fabric Stores
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May 06, 2025 |
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The Sacks that Spoke: Branding with Humble Textiles
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Sashiko with Sylvia Pippen
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Getting Started with Projector Sewing
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Favorite Sewing Tools
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Andrea Blohm, Milliner
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Who Am I and How Did I Get Here?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Emma Jones of Vintage Sewing Box
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Sew Expo 2025
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Ins and Outs of Interfacing
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Dispatches From the Sewing Room
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Using a Die Cutter for Sewing and Quilting
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Making a Custom Dress Form with Inge deGroot
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Fall in Love with Your Stash With Stash Hub
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Zip It Up
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Local Fleece to Local Clothing: Putting the Fibershed Concept Into Practice
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Looking Back and Looking Forward
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Sewing Sophisticated Bags
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Teaching the Next Generation of Sewists
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Fibersheds—Linking Producers to End Users
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Sewing After the Apocalypse, Part 2
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Sewing After the Apocalypse
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Trouser Class with Kenneth D. King
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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How to Sew When You Don't Have Time to Sew
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Quilting at Camellia Palms
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Serger Presser Feet
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Farmers' Markets and Craft Shows As a Retail Outlet
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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The Mountain Brook Craft Cooperative
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Project Dress a Girl 2024
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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National Sewing Month and Fall Sewing Plans
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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A Presser Feet Primer, Part 2
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Developing a Love of Pattern Drafting
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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A Presser Feet Primer, Part 1
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Travel, Machines, and Fabric
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Why Do We Sew?
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Love of Vintage Patterns is in the Details
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Lifelong Learning at the Sewing and Design School
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Giving New Life to Vintage Textiles
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Mending and Making a Difference
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Process or Product? What Kind of Maker Are You?
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Kick Those Bad Sewing Habits to the Curb
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Who Was Isaac Merritt Singer?
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May 28, 2024 |
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Leather is a Textile—Custom Bootmaking with Lisa Sorrell
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May 21, 2024 |
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The Old Ones are Worth Saving—An Interview With JoJo Beazel
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May 14, 2024 |
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Sewing for Every Body at TomKat Stitchery
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May 07, 2024 |
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Sewing in the Heartland with Hoosier Handmade
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Sew Butte!
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Establishing a Sustainable Clothing Business with Alex Jackson
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Scrap Quilts are My Favorite Quilts
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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A Thread Runs Through It
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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March Miscellany in the Sewing Room
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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A Visit with Kate McIvor of The Confident Stitch
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The Basics of Bagmaking
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The 2024 Sewing and Stitchery Expo
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Fabrication—Knits, Part 2
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 22—Kira Hartley, Vintage Fabric Hunter
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Fabrication—Knits, Part 1
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Banishing "Quilt Guilt"
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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John Willis of Special Operations Equipment—Short Version
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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John Willis of Special Operations Equipment—Extended Play Version
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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A Pair of Baby Shoes Inspired a Dream
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Let's Go to Sew Expo!
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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You Need a Needle
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Heading Into a New Year
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Lessons in Life and Sewing With Nan
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Walking the Line Between Life and Craft
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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A Birthday Trip, a Sewing Class, and Some Fabric
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Oh Say Can You See How That Top Goes Together?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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A Conversation with JC Briar
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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My Love Affair with Necchi Sewing Machines
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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All About Coverstitch Machines
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Traveling
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Let's Talk About Sergers
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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What Is Happening in My World
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Classes—What to Expect as a Student or Teacher
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Choosing a Sewing Machine
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Introduction
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Can I Sew My Own Clothes?
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Sep 12, 2023 |