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#235: Make Quilts Political Again Kat Camfield with Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Textiles have a long history of being used for political discourse and protest. Lorraine Woodruff-Long is a self-taught and now award-winning quilt artist who is continuing that tradition today by creating exciting and powerful work on political and social issues that are important to her. Legendary guest-host Kat Camfield talks to Lorraine about her journey…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
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#235: Make Quilts Political Again Kat Camfield with Lorraine Woodruff-Long
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#175: The Secret History of Quilt Making with Deb McGuire

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been looking at how to make quilts more sustainable, but what do you know about the quilt makers that came before us? What motivated their practices and influenced their designs? What techniques were deployed to be as economical with their fabric and fibres as possible? Did they make…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#175: The Secret History of Quilt Making with Deb McGuire
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#174: How to Make Quilts More Sustainably

Do you dabble in quilt making? Or are you curious to give it a go someday? Well this episode is PACKED full of amazing tips submitted by CYT listeners on how to do so more sustainably. So you can get maximum enjoyment from the process and finished item, whilst knowing that the negative impact it…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#174: How to Make Quilts More Sustainably
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#173: Quilting Through Burnout with Radha Weaver

Hopefully, full-on burnout is not something you have, or will, experience yourself. However, we all encounter periods of pressure and stress. My guest, Radha Weaver, is a recovering overachiever who worked in a demanding role at Levi’s for fifteen years. Travelling all over the globe developing multiple product lines eventually proved too much, and it…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#173: Quilting Through Burnout with Radha Weaver
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#149: Replay – Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez 

This week’s episode provides a window into the ideas and processes of quilt artist Eliu Hernandez. Much of Eliu’s practice focuses on the reuse of existing materials, and he’s taken this further than you might previously have thought possible! I loved nerding out about denim with him, and even if denim isn’t your jam, this…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#149: Replay - Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez 
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#116: Improv Scrap Play with Sherri Lynn Wood

Would you like to get more creative with your fabric scraps, but you’re just not sure how to approach it? You could be missing out on a whole heap of fun, if only you could learn how to be more receptive to their potential. My guest this week is improv quilting artist and teacher, Sherri…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#116: Improv Scrap Play with Sherri Lynn Wood
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#106: Reframing A Relationship with Clothing with Heidi Parkes

The materials of quilt making and garment sewing are the same. But what can quilt artists teach garment sewists about embedding meaning and connection into our creations? And should our sensory experiences of the textiles we wear alter our career paths? Just two of many intriguing threads of conversation that come up in today’s episode,…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#106: Reframing A Relationship with Clothing with Heidi Parkes
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#105: A Habit of Curiosity with Heidi Parkes

Are you, like me, fascinated by people who have been able to express themselves in a variety of disciplines? My guest, Heidi Parkes, is an improvisational quilt artist, mending expert, garment sewist, and so many more things, living in Wisconsin, USA. Heidi explains how developing a habit of curiosity has allowed her to explore her…

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
#105: A Habit of Curiosity with Heidi Parkes
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