Special Guest: Steph from our fulfillment mateam

In this episode we talk about making muslins, starting tools for new sewists, boiled wool, Rayon/Modal/Tencel, what several natural fibres come from, and how to get over the fear of using special fabrics.

New sewist and Chalk talk recs: Scissors

Glass head pins

Tape measure

Chaco

Triangle Chalk

Gold headed sewing needles

Little button on the back of your presser foot (video)

Boiled Wool Suggestions: Fleece Needle

Leather Needle

Sashiko Thread

Using a thimble

Kiriki Press Needle Threaders

Info on many natural fibres

What is Cotton Linter

How cotton grows

How Linen grows

How linen is made (video)

How hemp grows

Ramie

Sisal

Ingeo

Corn Fibres

Wool

That place in England that sells lots of different fibres

Pom pom magazine

Champagne cardigan

Melody Dolman by Love Notions

Skulls + flowers fabric

Glow Dino Fabric

Books we mentioned: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

How To Do The Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Dr. Nicole LePera

A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

TV Shows we mentioned: Tell Me Your Secrets

The Underground Railroad

Them

Coronation Street

Loki

Sweet Tooth

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