Sew Quest

Episode 5: The fulfillment team runs the store


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Special Guest: Steph from our fulfillment mateam

In this episode we talk about making muslins, starting tools for new sewists, boiled wool, Rayon/Modal/Tencel, what several natural fibres come from, and how to get over the fear of using special fabrics.

New sewist and Chalk talk recs:

Scissors

Glass head pins
Tape measure
Chaco
Triangle Chalk
Gold headed sewing needles
Little button on the back of your presser foot (video)

Boiled Wool Suggestions:

Fleece Needle

Leather Needle
Sashiko Thread
Using a thimble
Kiriki Press Needle Threaders
Info on many natural fibres
What is Cotton Linter
How cotton grows
How Linen grows
How linen is made (video)
How hemp grows
Ramie
Sisal
Ingeo
Corn Fibres
Wool
That place in England that sells lots of different fibres
Pom pom magazine
Champagne cardigan
Melody Dolman by Love Notions
Skulls + flowers fabric
Glow Dino Fabric

Books we mentioned:

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

How To Do The Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Dr. Nicole LePera
A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

TV Shows we mentioned:

Tell Me Your Secrets

The Underground Railroad
Them
Coronation Street
Loki
Sweet Tooth

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