Making History by Pin Cut Sew Studio

By Nikki SchreinerHistory

Making History by Pin Cut Sew Studio episodes

December 01, 2025 Weird Christmas
In our last episode of 2025, we’re chatting about some weird and funny historical Christmas crafts and customs. This is such a fun one!

Notes:
www.pincutsewstudio.com
Layla's art: www.instagram.com/laylajanestudio_
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast
Send us listener mail! [email protected]
Stephanie Canada on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StephanieCanada

34 min
November 03, 2025 Buttons: A surprisingly ancient history
In this episode, Layla and I have a chat about the ancient history of buttons! Buttons through the ages, what they were used for, how they evolved, and those who collect them today.

The book I read to prepare for this episode: All Buttons Great and Small
The National Button Society
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast
Send us listener mail! [email protected]
35 min
October 06, 2025 Quilts for Funerals and Friendships
In this episode, listen as Layla and I chat about the tradition of signature quilts and coffin quilts.

The book I read to prepare for this episode: Remember Me: Women & Their Friendship Quilts

See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast
or on the accompanying web page: https://www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-8-quilts-for-funerals-and-friendships

Send us listener mail! [email protected]
31 min
September 01, 2025 Polyester: A Gift and a Curse
In this episode, Layla and I are chatting about the chemical history of polyester, why we're both grateful for it and loath it at the same time.

See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast
Send us listener mail! [email protected]
Also find me:
On my website: www.pincutsewstudio.com
On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinCutSewStudio
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pincutsew/
On Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pincutsewstudio

35 min
August 01, 2025 Jim Henson's Muppets
In this episode, Layla and I are chatting about the iconic Muppets and their creator Jim Henson!

I prepared for this episode by reading these two books:
Jim Henson: The Biography
Jim Henson, the Works

I also watched Adam Savage's Tested on YouTube, he has several great videos about the Muppets!

See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast

Send us listener mail! [email protected]

Buy us a coffee

43 min
July 07, 2025 Gunny Sacks and Gunne Sax
In this episode, we're chatting about clothes made from Feed Sacks, AND the legendary Jessica McClintock and her Gunne Sacks brand.

Have a comment, question, or podcast topic request? Send us an email! [email protected]

See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram @makinghistorypodcast OR on this episode's web page: www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-6-gunny-sacks-and-gunne-sax

Support the podcast by buying us a coffee :) coff.ee/pincutsew

Also find me:
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PinCutSew
On my website: www.pincutsewstudio.com
On Etsy: https://tidd.ly/3ZM2LI6
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pincutsew/
And on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pincutsewstudio
31 min
June 01, 2025 Levi Strauss and the Real Inventor of Blue Jeans
In this episode, Layla and I are learning about denim! How it's made, who invented blue jeans, and how it became so wildly popular worldwide.

References and Links:

Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World by Lynn Downey

The Levi Strauss & Co. Unzipped Blog

See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast

A full transcript of this episode is available here: www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-5-levi-strauss

40 min
May 01, 2025 The Kentucky Derby and Its History of Hats
It's Derby week here in Louisville and Layla and I are spilling all the tea, while diving into the history of hats and millinery -- how they're made, and why they're so crazy!

References & Links:
Watch By Ilona Millinery on Youtube
The Hat Girls
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast

Visit the episode web page to view the full transcript: www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-4-derby-hats

Buy us a coffee (we love you for it!): https://buymeacoffee.com/pincutsew

Also find me:
On YouTube: www.youtube.com/pincutsew
On my website: www.pincutsewstudio.com
On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinCutSewStudio
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pincutsew/

Thanks for Listening!
Love, Nikki
42 min
April 01, 2025 Murder In Miniature: Frances Glessner Lee and Her Crime Scene Dollhouses
In this episode, Layla and I have a chat about the woman who invented modern forensics, and how she did it using miniatures!

References:
18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of the Woman who Invented Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb

See the accompanying Instagram post @makinghistorypodcast

Buy Me a Coffee!

See the full transcript for this episode here: www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-3-murder-in-miniature
50 min
February 01, 2025 The Evolution of Sewing Patterns and the Rise of home Sewing
Show Notes:
References and Links:

A History of the Paper Pattern Industry by Joy Spanabel Emery

See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast

The McCall Magazine digital archive

Digital version of Demorest’s Illustrated Monthly

Shop my patterns!

Buy us a coffee!
59 min