The Sewcial Hour

My name is Duana Chandler. I am a wife and mom of a beautiful girl named Blaire. I am a Chemistry teacher, but sewing has been a major part of my life since I became a teacher. I learned how to sew in 2015, but stopped sewing soon after getting married. In 2018, I had my daughter. She was a major part of the reason that I started sewing again. She was born a micro preemie and was too small for the standard size preemie clothes, so I began to sew her clothes that fit. That reignited my passion for sewing. In 2019, I discovered an entire sewing community on social media and made a lot of new friendships. In 2020, I started learning about pattern design through online videos and through that, I released my first pattern. I have since released a total of 4 indie patterns on my Etsy shop. In 2022, I became a Know Me Pattern Designer under Mimi G and have since released two patterns. I have enjoyed the process. I have learned so much and I am continuing to learn and grow more as I go. 

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Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat with Sheredith of Projector Sewing!

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Episode 25: Back to Basics - Sewing Essentials

On this week's episode of The Sewcial Hour Podcast we talk all about the basic necessities when getting started in sewing and essential tools we feel like we can’t live without when sewing. Share with us in the comments your favorite sewing notion you can’t live without! 

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Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat with Duana Chandler about her passion for designing PDF patterns and so much more!!

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Kassiah Schern Myers has been in the bag making world for a few years. After wishing she could find more tutorials on bag making, she decided to start her own channel to record herself figuring out patterns and making bags. She soon added selling specialized threads and bag hardware to her website and now runs her business named Siah Swag. Her main love is teaching and helping others to make bags and loves every chance she gets to teach through a recorded video, live video, or in person. She is really excited for her upcoming sewing events that she will be teaching at. 

She is the mother of 6 children ranging in ages from 10-24 and loves spending time with them in all of their various activities. She has 2 dogs, Marlee Mae and Oaklie, that she adores who regularly make appearances on her channel.

Kassiah is super surprised and excited about how this business has grown so quickly and is always looking for ways to grow the business while still keeping the original intent- to help others and connect with people from all different walks of life. 

Kassiah will be teaching at the Wizardry Getaway May 25-28 in Quitman Texas, with 4 other amazing teachers. Link: https://geekyhardwarepre-orders.com/collections/wizardry-getaway-2?fbclid=IwAR11GsHWxlt9yHw_8aRH5P9U8rA3XX3sdqIjQ4SLwWlDyX7BRQKZJACZBBM

Kassiah will be teaching two days at the Garner Sewing Room August 26th and 27th, in Raleigh North Carolina. Link: https://garnersewingroom.com/

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Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat about the sewing basics and must have notions for getting started. 

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Emma’s Bio:

I live in Camberley, Surrey (about an hour south west of London, England) with my two girls and husband. All my life I have been creative, I can't remember when I wasn't - whether i was pretending to be a blue peter presenter or scavenging the toilet rolls to make something! As a career I went to London College of Fashion and then I was a creature costume maker in film and tv since 2002. I have helped to create iconic costumes such as The Batsuit, Iggle Piggle, The Flash and probably most people's favorite; Chewbacca. In 2020 I finally started a youtube channel after procrastinating for about 5 years before that! Then in late 2021 I bought out my first pattern; the dinosaur pencil case. In March 2022 I started The 7t7 Club, a fun, community based membership for bag makers and now I am full time in Studio 7t7. Outside of the business I love long walks in the local army ranges/woods and have a newly discovered love of flavoured teas!

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www.studio7t7.co.uk 

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tiktok.com/studio7t7 

facebook.com/studio7t7 

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Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat with Kassiah, owner of Siah Swag Bags!

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On this week's episode of The Sewcial Hour Podcast the hosts chat with Jessica - the sewist and blogger of Let's Go Hobby. 

Guest Bio:
Hi, I'm Jessica! I have a blog called Let's Go Hobby where I post about my hobbies - mostly sewing and gardening. I sewed a bit growing up, but truly got invested in sewing 6 years ago when I discovered PDF patterns. My sewing space and closet have been filling up since. I'm married to a wonderful man and we have three cute young boys. I have a college degree in Aviation, Flight Operations with a Minor in Spanish and worked at an International Airport for over a decade before quitting my job to stay at home with my children. For my part time job, I am the Social Media Manager for Ellie and Mac Patterns (which I love). It's fun to be creative and engage with the sewing community each day! When I'm not working or hanging out with my family, you'll find me in my sewing room on Winter nights and out in the garden all Spring and Summer.

www.letsgohobby.com
www.instagram.com/sewletsgohobby
www.facebook.com/letsgohobby
www.pinterest.com/letsgohobby

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Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat with Jessica sewist & blogger of Let's Go Hobby!

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On this week's episode of The Sewcial Hour Podcast we talk all about loving your sewing space no matter how big, how small, how clean or how messy. A space to create is a blessing no matter what. 

Leading up to this podcast we asked our listeners on social media to submit photos of their sewing space to help show that no two sewing spaces are alike and all can be a wonderful space to create beautiful things. After seeing everyone's beautiful and unique sewing spaces we have definitely gotten some great ideas we want to implement into our own sewing spaces. We truly believe a sewing space is always an evolution and work in progress to get it to work for you. 

A big thank you to all of our listeners who submitted their sewing space photos for us to share. 

Be sure to follow us on Instagram @the_sewcial_hour to participate in future podcasts like this. 

New this year in 2023: THIRSTY THURSDAY - Behind the scenes content to get to know us and our guests on a more personal level. So grab your drink of choice and join us over on Patreon every Thursday for some tea.
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Join us next Tuesday as the hosts chat with Jessica sewist & blogger of Let's Go Hobby!

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Vanessa Vargas Wilson, known as the Crafty Gemini, is an award winning quilter, designer and online content creator. She is known mostly for her clear and concise instructional YouTube videos. Her channel, TheCraftyGemini has over 647,000 subscribers and her tutorials have been viewed 67 million+ times worldwide. A law professor turned entrepreneur, Vanessa now shares her lifestyle and DIY skills with a global audience via the web. She teaches viewers how to do everything from sewing clothes, handbags and quilts to organic gardening, cooking and baking. Her work has been featured on ABC's 20/20, the New York Times, ABC World News, Fox News Latino, Parents Latina, Modern Patchwork and Quiltfolk. She has also been a guest instructor on the PBS crafting shows It’s Sew Easy, Sew It All and Knit & Crochet Now! Vanessa is a first-generation American and a native Spanish speaker. She earned her B.A. and Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. Today she lives on a 5-acre organic homestead in rural North Central Florida with her husband, two children, a bunch of cows, sheep and free range chickens.

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Michele Muska bio:
Director of Content and Community for Oliso, Michele is also the exhibits director, on the product development team and social media director. Oliso is a small family owned company that has big and innovative ideas and manufactures products that will surprise, delight and simplify your life.

The founder and President, Ehsan Alipour, started the Oliso brand with their iconic iTouch Smart iron that he invented for his graduate project at Stanford University. 

Oliso takes pride in the quality of their products and the ProPlus and mini project irons come with a 3 year warranty. The Oliso team is devoted to donating to charity organizations around the world and at home that use irons to make quilts and garments for those in need.

https://oliso.com/
Michele’s Book - https://amzn.to/3XcA9q7
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michelemuska/
Ashley’s Tutorial Accordion pouch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elCRwOQx2v4&t=231s
Brandy quilter on fire podcast - https://quilteronfire.com/podcast/
Quilt Con 2023 - https://quiltcon.com/
Bianca Springer - https://biancaspringer.com/
Amy Barckman - https://amybarickman.com/
Creative Bug - https://www.creativebug.com/
IG/FB: @olisohome

Join us next Tuesday as we chat with the Crafty Gemini, Vanessa!

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In this week's episode of The Sewcial Hour Podcast we chat with Amy who is the new owner of DIBY Club Patterns. Amy has been sewing since she was a young child. It has always been an important part of her life. So when she heard that the founder of DIBY Club was going to close up shop, Amy swooped in to save the day. In this episode Amy shares about how she was originally introduced to DIBY Club Patterns, how the process has been buying the company to keep it going, and her goals for the company in 2023.

If you would like to partner with DIBY Club as a pattern tester please visit their website for more information. Their full catalog of currently available patterns are also on their website along with sewing tutorials and more.
https://doitbetteryourself.club/

Follow DIBY Club on Social Media for the latest news of what's to come.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diby_club/
FB Page https://www.facebook.com/DIBYCLUBPATTERNS
FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/doitbetteryourselfclub
TikTok - just started! https://www.tiktok.com/@dibyclub content soon!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoItBetterYourself

New this year in 2023: THIRSTY THURSDAY - where no topic is off limits and we spill the tea on the good, the bad and the ugly of sewing and more. Behind the scenes content to get to know us and our guests on a more personal level. So grab your drink of choice and join us over on Patreon every Thursday for some tea. 
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Join us next Tuesday as we chat with Michele Muska of Oliso Home!

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Happy New Year! It is time to challenge ourselves and set goals for sewing in 2023. In this episode we share 10 questions to answer that help you reflect and prepare your mindset for setting goals in the new year. Answering these 10 questions helps put your priorities into perspective of things you want to do better or accomplish this year.

We talk about using the S.M.A.R.T. steps to help set achievable goals.
S.M.A.R.T. stands for: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant & Time Bound.

Once you have a SMART goal, write it down and find a friend to hold you accountable. 76% of people who write down their goals and provided weekly progress to a friend successfully achieved their goals. This result is 33% higher than those with unwritten goals. Use a word doc, spreadsheet or calendar to keep track of your goals and the activities you need to complete to reach your end goal.
 
I LOVE using Artful Agenda to keep track of everything going on in my life in one pretty place accessible anytime on my phone, computer or tablet.
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New this year in 2023: THIRSTY THURSDAY - where no topic is off limits and we spill the tea on the good, the bad and the ugly of sewing and more. Behind the scenes content to get to know us and our guests on a more personal level. So grab your drink of choice and join us over on Patreon every Thursday for some tea. 
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Join us next Tuesday as we chat with Amy, Owner of DIBY Club Patterns!

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