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#216 : Replay – No Small Business on a Dead Planet

February 16, 2026 Zoe Check Your Thread

It seems like every day, another small craft business announces that it’s closing down. In this solo episode I’m looking at the causes. What can we do to both support small businesses AND buy less new stuff for the sake of our planet? Support the podcast over on Patreon! Image source: Tim Mossholder via Unsplash…

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#216 : Replay - No Small Business on a Dead Planet

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#142: Values Based Spending and Making with Shams el-Din Rogers

July 1, 2024 Zoe Check Your Thread

Do you practice values-based spending? You probably do, but possibly never thought of it in such terms. In this episode, regular guest Shams el-Din Rogers and I discuss how to align your spending and your making with what’s really important to you. Plus, Shams and I share what we think, or rather hope, our wardrobes…

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#142: Values Based Spending and Making with Shams el-Din Rogers

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#118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise Bauer

January 8, 2024 Zoe Check Your Thread

Could you go for a year without buying fabric? Or even a couple of months? I speak to Lise Bauer about what Last Sewist Standing, the ultimate stash busting challenge that she created, can do for you. In this episode, the second in the Fabric Stash mini-series, we discuss shopping habits and motivations, perfectionism, habit…

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#118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise Bauer

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