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#223: An Alternative Fashion Future with Charlotte from Stitched Up

The next installment of the SIDDI tour with Jeanna and Mary. I speak to Charlotte from Stitched Up – a Manchester-based not-for-profit with the goal of building an alternative fashion future by sharing sewing, mending and upcycling skills, and facilitating clothing swaps and textile recycling. I spoke to Charlotte Vinsen who freelances with Stitched Up,…

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#223: An Alternative Fashion Future with Charlotte from Stitched Up

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#221: Upcycling Secrets – Kat Camfield with Brynn, Emily & Meagan

April 13, 2026 Zoe

What are the biggest challenges AND the biggest joys of running a business making products from upcycled textiles? Legendary guest interviewer, Kat Camfield, has rounded up three intensely talented Canadian upcyclers: Brynn from B-Bot Clothing, Emily from Woodbrick and Meagan from Salt Legacy. We hear how they each started their businesses and their different approaches…

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#221: Upcycling Secrets - Kat Camfield with Brynn, Emily & Meagan

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#171: Restoring and Upcycling Vintage Clothing with Debbie Murphy

February 17, 2025 Zoe

Do you love bringing new life into existing clothes? How do you decide when a vintage garment should be faithfully restored, or upcycled and transformed? And what is the environmental impact of saving old clothes from landfill anyway? This week I’m bringing you a fascinating conversation with micro-business owner, Debbie Murphy. Debbie explains how a…

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#171: Restoring and Upcycling Vintage Clothing with Debbie Murphy

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#170: Curtains to Couture with Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes

February 11, 2025 Zoe

Do you have a passion for vintage textiles but have yet to work them into your wardrobe? Are you unsure of how to deal with the limited yardage of thrifted textiles? Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes, along with the rest of their collective, ‘Curtains for Couture’, share a desire to demystify working with existing textiles…

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#170: Curtains to Couture with Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes

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#149: Replay – Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez

August 26, 2024 Zoe

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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#149: Replay - Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez

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#137: 5 Ways to Update Unworn Me-Mades

June 3, 2024 Zoe

Whether it’s because you just participated in Me-Made-May, or you’ve recently had a wardrobe sort out, what do you do with the items you find yourself no longer wearing? In this week’s solo episode, I advise you on how to diagnose why you’re not wearing them. I then suggest five different ways you can update…

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#137: 5 Ways to Update Unworn Me-Mades

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#116: Improv Scrap Play with Sherri Lynn Wood

December 11, 2023 Zoe

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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#116: Improv Scrap Play with Sherri Lynn Wood

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#103: Swimming in A Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff

September 11, 2023 Zoe

What do you do when you’re swimming in a sea of fabric and yarn scraps? Previous guest Meg Grandstaff has recently been concerning herself with just this question! This week’s episode is a highly unstructured conversation between myself and Meg, who is currently hosting the #ScrapBustingSeptember challenge. We talk about scraps, of course, but also…

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#103: Swimming in A Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff

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#83: The Role of Refashioning with Portia Lawrie

March 27, 2023 Zoe

What are the benefits of refashioning for those of us who like to sew our own clothes? For years, Portia Lawrie has focused her creativity on refashioning, and has just written an excellent book, ‘The Re:fashion Wardrobe’, which contains all her hard-won knowledge, approaches and tips. In this episode, Portia makes the case for why…

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#83: The Role of Refashioning with Portia Lawrie

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#75: Go Recreate with Linnea Larsson

January 30, 2023 Zoe

Linnea Larsson is a multidisciplinary creative from Sweden with a passion for reusing existing materials. An architect by day, Linnea spent the nap times during her maternity leave sewing her own unwanted garments into baby clothes. She also decided to make a book to encourage and guide others to do the same! ‘Restyle & Restitch…

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#223: An Alternative Fashion Future with Charlotte from Stitched Up

#221: Upcycling Secrets – Kat Camfield with Brynn, Emily & Meagan

#171: Restoring and Upcycling Vintage Clothing with Debbie Murphy

#170: Curtains to Couture with Marcia Riddington and Lisa Hughes

#149: Replay – Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez

#137: 5 Ways to Update Unworn Me-Mades

#116: Improv Scrap Play with Sherri Lynn Wood

#103: Swimming in A Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff

#83: The Role of Refashioning with Portia Lawrie

#75: Go Recreate with Linnea Larsson

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