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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How many episodes does Used2Sew have?

The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.

Used2Sew episodes:

May 24, 2026 U2S Rewind: Fabricating Consumers pt2
Originally published on March 15th 2026

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

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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

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WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
...more
59min
May 17, 2026 U2S Rewind: Fabricating Consumers pt1
Originally published January 11th 2026

Thanks to our Patreons we have a hefty new book to talk about over this entire season of Used2Sew! We also have fanmail, exciting supply hoards, and a new Patreon to thank.

Fabricating Consumers by Andrew Gordon: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/fabricating-consumers/hardcover

Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew
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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
49min
May 10, 2026 Fabricating Consumers pt3
From Brazil in the 1980s to Seattle in the 1880s to Japan in the 1950s, sewing machines are always relevant, though not always in the ways you might expect.

Quest details
Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MIihflZLA
Mystery Singer at 40:00, mystery machine at 102:00.

https://www.argonelectronics.com/blog/goiania-incident-radiological-safety-lessons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MIihflZLA
https://www.fulcrumcoffee.com/blogs/all-blog-posts/the-ladies-that-sewed-seattle-back-together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI&t=502s
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/08/lou-graham-brothel-madam-seattle-history-underground-tour

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 4min
May 03, 2026 The Style-O-Matic
Though it wasn’t as expensive as a Slant-O-Matic, the Style-O-Matic and other mid-tier mid-century Singer sewing machines were just as well constructed and run just as well. We shine some light on those machines and also talk about how to clean them up after decades in the dark.

https://prometheansewingmachines.blogspot.com/
https://youtu.be/azqZ4a261HY?si=HBxn6aU74FuYYkdl
https://www.lrcrafts.it

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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
April 26, 2026 Wheeler and Wilson
Inspired by our trip to the museum, this week we are wandering down the rabbit hole of the Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine company.

https://www.fiddlebase.com/reading-room/room-11/
https://www.fiddlebase.com/american-machines/wheeler-wilson/the-no-3-4-machines/
https://umpquavalleymuseums.org/visit/umpqua-lighthouse-museum/http://www.sewmuse.co.uk/
https://ismacs.net/wheelerandwilson/wheeler-wilson-d9-sewing-machine.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
43min
April 19, 2026 Artemis and Childhood Sewing
An update on Artemis II! We also talk about our inciting sewing incidents as kids.

Book: https://www.shambhala.com/this-long-thread.html?srsltid=AfmBOooYwU68DAP8jZ49K29o5MaIeeNk2tXcU7XiTCS2UKNxkIrR55XM

News: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-investigates-artemis-ii-spacecraft-heat-shield-rcna331593

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
35min
April 12, 2026 Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
TR was invited to a local museum to demonstrate a treadle sewing machine, and we made a whole podcast episode about it.

https://www.siuslawpioneermuseum.com/
https://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/florence/activities/exploding-whale-memorial-park/

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
39min
April 05, 2026 Patents and Chainsaws
US patent laws come from sewing machines, and Husqvarna sewing machines come from an ancient musket company.

Reading references:
https://www.gsnsp.com/sewing-machine-war-elias-howe-vs-isaac-singer/
https://ismacs.net/husqvarna-viking/index.html
https://silverbobbin.com/vintage-viking-sewing-machine/

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 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
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

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 KelleyEditing 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
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
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 11min

FAQs about Used2Sew:

How many episodes does Used2Sew have?

The podcast currently has 90 episodes available.