Used2Sew

By Used2Sew

"Used2Sew" is an entertaining podcast about one of the most important inventions to impact American lives outside of the automobile: the sewing machine.

Mother-daughter team TR and Aradia will ... more

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The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.

Used2Sew episodes:

March 29, 2026 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire pt2
We’re finally ready to tackle the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Last week set the stage mechanically to understand how the factory worked and where it fit into the landscape of United States manufacturing. This week we will look at the immediate and long term impacts of the disaster.

Reading references:
https://www.kurtgippert.com/pages/books/001446/chris-llewellyn/fragments-from-the-fire-the-triangle-shirtwaist-company-fire-of-march-25-1911
https://www.osha.gov/aboutosha/40-years/trianglefactoryfireaccount
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/el-monte-sweatshop/raid-and-trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Dhaka_garment_factory_fire

Historical drama about Triangle from 1979: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niyubQuH7Is&t=5652s

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew
Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

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58min
March 22, 2026 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire pt1
We’re finally ready to tackle the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This week sets the stage mechanically to understand how the factory worked and where it fit into the landscape of United States manufacturing. Next week we will look at the immediate and long term impacts of the disaster.

Reading references:
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/singer_machines/industrial/industrialmodels/
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/1891-amoskeag-mill-disaster/
https://everydayfamilystories24h.com/hieubtv/the-spinning-giants-flywheels-that-stored-dangerous-power/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-makes-complicated-history-180971019/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Dhaka_garment_factory_fire
https://www.core77.com/posts/58982/how-did-factories-get-power-to-their-machines-before-electricity
https://blog.phillyhistory.org/index.php/2010/05/the-corliss-engine/

Videos showing how the line shaft system worked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8LXlNuh8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWVEJdWJvA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzOQDBU2KY

Historical drama about Triangle from 1979:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niyubQuH7Is&t=5652s

Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew
Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew
Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
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Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
1h 11min
March 15, 2026 Fabricating Consumers pt2
We return to reading sections of the book Fabricating Consumers by Andrew Gordon, specifically the parts about the growth of Singer sales once the ice had been broken and before WWII.

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/fabricating-consumers/hardcover https://www.siuslawpioneermuseum.com/ https://letsgetsewingspokane.com/
Kirin music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lHnv3RYwhg&list=PL6SV1HfRa_6LUbFkQFPewLkXmuMAQBKFO&index=14

Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew
Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
59min
March 08, 2026 Will it Sew Leather? (and more)
We’ve got a collection of small topics today, from sewing leather to recollections of snow storms.

https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cool-people-who-did-cool-96003360/episode/czm-rewind-part-one-all-hail-king-ludd-how-the-luddites-almost-saved-us-310110626
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-fabric-of-civilization-how-textiles-made-the-world-virginia-postrel/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
1h 3min
March 01, 2026 The Rise and Fall of Kilbowie
The story of Singer in Scotland is vital to understanding how Singer changed the world, and fortunately we have the work of Alex Askaroff to guide us through understanding how that factory rose and fell.

Sewalot.com
https://www.youtube.com/@alexaskaroff

Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
40min
February 22, 2026 Space Sewing
From Ida Holdgreve last week we continue to follow the story of sewing in flight, onwards and upwards towards space with the help of Jean Wright and the Sew Sisters.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
54min
February 15, 2026 Plane Sewing
Early flight wouldn’t have started the way it did if not for bicycles and typos, and fabric.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
53min
February 08, 2026 Shanks and Fasteners
By listener request we take a highly specific deep dive into shank systems and fastener attachments.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
47min
February 01, 2026 Precursor Machines
TR explains the four precursor machines to the sewing machine, Aradia explains the geology of the region where it all happened.

HistoryCrunch.com
Fairbult Mill
HowStuffWorks.com
The Golden Thread book
Garrett Ryan Youtube channel
Library of Congress Storymap

Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
1h 5min
January 25, 2026 White
The White sewing machine company started out very scrappy, then rose to the heights of being “Singer, but backwards.”

https://ismacs.net/white/white-sewing-machine-company-history.html
https://www.treadleon.net/WhiteSM/whites.html

Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew

Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com

Logo and music by TR Kelley
Editing and production by Aradia
A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com

Check out other FARM podcasts
Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap
Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut
WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
44min

FAQs about Used2Sew:

How many episodes does Used2Sew have?

The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.