Caroline and Erin talk about clunky bobbins, sergers acting up, quilting cotton, seam finishes, plant feelings, and ketchup.

Seam finishes:

What we're excited about:

What we're reading and watching:

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Bonus time! We often forget we’re recording a podcast and just end up chatting. We talk about going to therapy, Erin being an inexplicably positive influence in (most of) our brains, and we say absolutely nothing about sewing.

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.

Scissors

Fleece Needle

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

Tell Me Your Secrets

Caroline and Erin discuss healthy sewing habits, a neat solution for raising your cutting surface, sewing for weddings, attaching sleeves, how much we love working from home, and how the shop employees are the best. Erin forgets they’re recording and rides the podcast like a minecart so far off the rails that they both forget to find out what Caroline is excited about (apologies).

Things we mentioned:

Sewing your own wedding dress classes:

Cashmerette Shirt Making for Curves Class

Sewing in Sleeves with Blueprints for Sewing 

Melly Sews Leggings Tutorial

Espresso Leggings

We’re excited about and reading / watching:

5th anniversary giveaways 

Slime Mold

Wheel of Time Amazon Series

Questland by Carrie Vaughn

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour by Hank Green

The Green Brother’s Mighty Empire

Crash Course

Music in this episode by Justin Mathews on Spotify

This week, Erin and Caroline tackle more of your tough questions. They cover topics ranging from how too tell if your pants are see-through to the ethical quandaries of Star Trek.

Things we mentioned:

Fifth Anniversary hijinks; follow us on instagram, or join our newsletter

Bookhou’s Book

Swift Loom

Lightweight Washed Linen

Good Omens on Amazon

Penelope PG cut

Loki on Disney Plus

Voyager episode: Tuvix

Join by Steve Toutonghi

Throg (apologies I kept saying Thog but it’s Throg. Words are hard)

No Rats in Alberta

Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz

Behind the Bastards Podcast (content warning: they’re talking about terrible people from history. There are a LOT of upsetting things they talk about; genocide, murder, abuse, drug use, cults.)

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Justin Mathews on Spotify

Ask your questions about sewing, or life, on our website sewquest.ca. 

This week we troubleshoot some sewing machine issues and become very invested in someone’s project. We love on twin needles, talk about our first (and second, and third) sewing machines, tell some stories about our missteps, and give some tips about how to get sewing if you’re just starting out.

What did we mention?

Seamwork Tutorials

Tilly and the Buttons tutorials

Indigobird

Decaf Coffee (Caroline recommends this or this)

Great British Sewing Bee

Pattern Notcher

Rotary Cutter

Non-Violent Communication Marshall Rosenburg

Becky Chambers pre-order pin

Our choose-your-own adventure

Invisible Kingdom Graphic Novel

The Deepwater Bride by Tamsin Muir (I was wrong, it’s been reprinted a few times, so should be easier to find)

Floralinda and the 40 flight tower by Tamsyn Muir (available in ebook)

While we’re at it you should also read Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton Series

Ask us more questions right here!

Introducing Sew Quest; a podcast where two sewists answer your questions, talk about sewing, and geek out. Are we qualified to answer your sewing questions? We like to think so, but you’ll have to tune in to find out.

Ask us more questions right here!

Caroline and Erin answer questions about sewing, share the story of how Spool & Spindle got started, talk about their favourite fabrics, and realize neither of them actually know how to make a podcast. Listen now to find out which of them has an awesome blanket fort and which does not. 

What did we mention?

And don't forget to ask questions for future episodes.