We're ending season 5 with the second part of our Quilting Through the Ages episode! In this episode, we focus on popular quilts throughout the ages, ranging from the Young family's quilts made in the late 1800s to the AIDS Memorial Quilt and quilts made by Rohingya women refugees. 

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In this week's episode, we're taking you through the history of quilting. We talk about what a quilt is, techniques used in quilting, common types of quilts and the history of quilting - and how its evolved and changed over time. We wrap up this episode by looking into quilting in Asian cultures and traditions.

Next week, we'll end season 5 (and kick off the new year!) with a focus on popular quilts throughout the ages.

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: https://asiansewistcollective.com/episode-54-quilting-through-the-ages-part-1/  

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In this week's episode, we're chatting with Man Yee Woo (@manyee.woo). Man Yee was a 2022 finalist on the Great British Sewing Bee, and we talked about her time on the show, what she learned from the experience, how she got started sewing and her favorite makes & indie pattern recommendations. 

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: https://asiansewistcollective.com/53-a-chat-with-man-yee-woo/ 

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In this week's episode, we're talking about wedding garments and wedding sewing. And for more in-depth sewing talk, we're joined by Collective team members Shilyn (@ShilynSews) and Esther (@EstherMakesAdventures) who share a bit more about their own wedding sewing. 

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: https://asiansewistcollective.com/episode-52-wedding-sewing/ 

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In this week's episode, we're exploring the history of the ao dai, a traditional Vietnamese garment. We explore the construction of the ao dai, variations in its design and how it evolved from other garments.

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: asiansewistcollective.com/episode-51-history-of-the-ao-dai/ 

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Today, we're sharing part 2 of our deep dive into historical costuming! Our guest is AJ @confusedkittysewing - and AJ speaks about her experience getting into historical costuming, her sewing practice and collaborations, and her experience as an Asian costumer with Nicole. 

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In this week's episode, we're deep diving into historical costuming! We're talking about what historical costuming is, inclusivity in the historical costuming community, historical Asian garments and more. 

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: https://asiansewistcollective.com/episode-49-historical-costuming-part-1/

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In this episode, we're chatting with Jeff van Damme (@yang_cheon_shik). Jeff is a daily traditional and Shin hanbok wearer, designer, collector and music director. We talk about wearing and creating hanbok, cultural identity and his experience as a transracial Korean adoptee. 

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please visit our website: https://asiansewistcollective.com/episode-48-modern-hanbok-with-jeff-yang_cheon_shik/ 

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We're back for Season 5! Join Ada and Nicole in a conversation about upcycling, upcycling practices within Asian cultures and the greater diaspora, and our experiences (and yours!) with upcycling.

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For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: https://asiansewistcollective.com/episode-47-a-conversation-about-upcycling/

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We celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) in May by hosting an Instagram Live chat with Know Me Patterns Designers & past podcast guests Ella Clausen (@handmademillennial) and Gwen Heng (@gwenstella.made). If you missed the live, listen along in this episode! Or re-watch our full conversation over on our Instagram. 

For show notes and a transcript of this episode, please see: https://asiansewistcollective.com/episode-46-know-me-patterns-with-ella-gwen/ 

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