Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
by Zoe Edwards
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About this podcast
- 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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Episodes
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- #246: Protecting Our Creativity From Capitalism – Kat Camfield with Kathryn DeZurHave you ever thought about how capitalism might be impacting your creativity? Often we can find ourselves feeling guilty when we are engaging in activities that don’t adhere to…
- #245: The State of Sewing – Knit + Stitch Show 2026 · 50 minThe big sewing shows are potentially a great opportunity to find out what’s going on currently in both the sewing industry and the community. I spent four days earlier this month…
- #244: Holding and Working to Your Values with Tatjana Harttung · 59 minHave you ever found yourself having to justify your values, creativity or worth? I recently had a conversation with psychotherapist and coach, Tatjana Harttung, for her podcast…
- #243: Sew The Precious · 37 minImagine if all of us sewists piled up the contents of our fabric collections into one big heap. That would be a huge amount of fabric! Collectively we have A LOT of beautiful and…
- #242: Quiet Care from Loose Ends – Kat Camfield with Masey Kaplan · 1 minAs crafters, we usually develop a personal bond with our creative projects. But we might not consider the value and importance our crafting projects have for those close to us…
- #241: Teatowel Treasures and a Charity Shop Crawl with Ros Williams · 49 minDo you enjoy the challenge of making new things out of old? My guest for this week’s episode, Ros Williams, reconnected with her sewing machine during lockdown and has been…
- #240: Haptic & Hue – Stories Through a Textile Lens with Jo Andrews · 1 minJo Andrews is the creator of Haptic & Hue, the podcast through which she uncovers fascinating stories always through the lens of textiles, many of which might otherwise have been…
- #239: Replay – Explaining Deadstock Fabric with The New Craft House · 46 minMany of us sewers feel confused and even wary of the term deadstock fabric. Does buying fabric labelled ‘deadstock' really save it from landfill or incineration? Or are we…
- #238: Replay – 5 Ways to Update Unworn Me-Mades · 24 minRight now, the weather is shifting from one season to another, and the clothing items we’re reaching for are altering accordingly. But it’s most likely you’ll find that some of…
- #237: Replay – Activism in Real Life with Beedy Parker · 55 minDo the climate and ecological crises just feel too massive to deal with sometimes? When it all feels so overwhelming, it can be tempting to tap out completely and disengage…
- #236: Replay – Sewing When Your Wardrobe is Full · 22 minIs your wardrobe stuffed with me-mades? Whatever role garment sewing plays in your life, after a while, the clothes can really start to pile up. So how can we continue to take…
- #235: Make Quilts Political Again Kat Camfield with Lorraine Woodruff-Long · 1 h 16 minTextiles have a long history of being used for political discourse and protest. Lorraine Woodruff-Long is a self-taught and now award-winning quilt artist who is continuing that…
- #234: Making Sewing Accessible for All Genders with Tony Rea · 57 minCan a stereotypically female activity such as sewing be an appropriate medium through which to tackle male loneliness and isolation? This is a question that return-guest and GBSB…
- 233: No Stupid Sewing Questions with Julia Hincks · 51 minI’m a firm believer that there are NO stupid questions when it comes to sewing. If you need to ask it, even if it’s something you think you should probably already know, then…
- #232: Magic and Movement for Makers – Kat Camfield with Justice McNeilHave you ever consciously infused your handmade garments with personal magic? And how can we create clothing that feels like emotionally protective armour? This is the second…
- #231: A Business Based on Scraps – Kat Camfield with Justice McNeil · 26 minIs it possible to create a successful sewing business making desirable products using scraps that allows you to leave your corporate job? Spoiler alert: Yes! Amazing guest-host…
- #230: How to Teach Repair Skills with Jeanna & Mary · 1 h 2 minAre you ready to share mending skills with others? Mary Morton and Jeanna Wigger, authors of the excellent book, ‘Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It’, have a ton of practical advice…
- #229: Further Fabric Confessions with Lise Bauer · 47 minTo be honest, this episode’s link to sustainability is very tenuous, but when repeat-guest Lise Bauer hits you up saying she needs to talk - you drop everything and talk. The…
- #228: Crafting with Neurodivergence with Kim Witten · 50 minWhether or not you identify as neurodivergent, you’re going to want to hear this episode. In Episode 222, Kim Witten and I requested submissions about people’s experiences of…
- #227: Threading Change – Kat Camfield with Sophia Yang · 60 minThose of us who make some or all of our own clothes ourselves might feel like we’ve opted out of the fashion industry. However, as citizens of this planet and feminists, we can’t…
