Pressing Matters: A Few Good Irons and One Amazing Collectible

A Christmas Kee-Kee with Lisa, her mother, and her sisters!: Merry Christmas (for those who celebrate)! Happy Holidays. And Welcome to all! It is December 25. We have a very special episode of the Stitch Please podcast. Lisa is joined by her mother and her two younger sisters as they discuss their mother's Christmas sewing and overall amazing creativity. Tune in as they share memories of past Christmases and kee-kee over youthful shenanigans! And find out who is waaaay beyond receiving gifts for Christmas. Spoiler alert: it is NOT Lisa. by Stitch Please

47 min listen

Introducing Stitch Please, the Black Women Stitch Podcast: A brief overview of Stitch Please, the Black Women Stitch podcast. by Stitch Please

2 min listen

Halloween Sewing: Lisa's Past and Current Costumes plus What's NOT a Costume: A discussion of a few of Lisa's favorite costumes from when her kids were little; a chat about her husband's love of Halloween; what she's sewing this year and what is NOT a costume. by Stitch Please

29 min listen

Centering Blackness in Fabric Design, "Fabric That Starts a Conversation": See how the film Black Panther inspired a black woman to take matters into her own hands. Queenora Irvin, owner of the custom fabric shop Finer Fabrics by Queenora, talks about the benefits and risks of centering blackness in fabric design. by Stitch Please

39 min listen

"You Know Your Style Faster When You Pattern Draft" and other tips from a Nigerian sewist: Lisa talks with Chioma Amanoh (Chi9ja) a sewing and style blogger based in Enugu, Nigeria who shares her love of sewing on social media. Her YouTube channel has weekly videos about garment construction and other elements of sewing. by Stitch Please

30 min listen

Black Women Stitch: Past Present and Future. Plus a Preview of Episode 2: A brief discussion of Black Women Stitch: Past, Present, and Future Plus a preview of Episode 2: Pressing Matters by Stitch Please

4 min listen

Marking Tools Series: FRIXION pens: Today's episode is part of a periodic series about Marking Tools. Many of us have a box of marking tools for different fabrics and purposes. In this episode, Lisa will explore the large and complex world of FRIXION pens. She will talk about how they came to prominence in quilting world and the wide variety of options available. She will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using them. This is episode *not* sponsored by or affiliated with Pilot/Frixion. Amazon links to the products mentioned are in the Episode Notes. If you'd like to buy them, the Stitch Please podcast will get a small portion of the sale. by Stitch Please

38 min listen

Nude for Who?: Sheer Stretch Fabrics with Melanin: Natasha Clute is a owner of Ta-osh Designs, a company specializing in custom sewing including dancewear and other beautifully elaborate costumes with the illusion of skin. In addition to offering travel sewing services and alterations, Natasha has revolutionized what it means for black women sewists to be able to select "nude" fabrics that actually match our skin. by Stitch Please

52 min listen

Bonus: Intro to Custom Fabric and BLACKTOBER sneak peek by Stitch Please

11 min listen

Pressing Matters: A Few Good Irons and One Amazing Collectible: A chat about small craft irons, tiny companion irons, a dearly departed steam generation, my gravity feed iron and a new Oliso that's joined the family. Plus an interview with Melvinia Smith of Designer Fresh Custom Tailoring about her utterly unique vintage iron. by Stitch Please

26 min listen

Melaninated Embroidery on Leather and Fashion Week: Bonita Hinton of BabycakesBagsAndRags talks about her beautifully melaninated machine embroidery work, sewing with leather, her first Fashion Week, and meeting Dapper Dan! by Stitch Please

51 min listen

Cultured Expressions with Lisa Shepard Stewart: It is a tale of two Lisas!! Lisa sits down with Lisa Shepard Stewart, owner and operator of Cultured Expressions in Rahway, New Jersey. And it's a Patreon Special Episode! If you support the Black Women Stitch Patreon, you will get the video of today's episode! Lisa Shepard Stewart is a fabric industry insider and African fabrics enthusiast. She also hosts sewing events (workshops, classes, trunk shows) locally, throughout the US and in Ghana and Senegal. This week, she will be presenting online at the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild (listen to episode 22 of the Stitch Please podcast to learn about the group which is celebrating its 20th anniversary). You can still register for her trunk show this Friday, October 16. But wait! there's more! On INSTAGRAM, Lisa Shepard Stewart is giving away a lovely fat quarter bundle of hand-curated African fabrics with a button and postcard! Follow Black Women Stitch and Cultured Expressions. Tag a by Stitch Please

53 min listen

Cosplay and Blerdery: I talk with Ayesha Depay about cosplay and blerdery. Listen to learn how sewing made her cosplay more accessible, creative, and fun. Find out why Mr. T holds a special place in her cosplay heart and see what she's up to for Halloween. by Stitch Please

47 min listen

Stitch Please Episode 1 Preview: Back to School Sewing: Brief introduction to the first episode of STITCH PLEASE, which will discuss Back To School Sewing. by Stitch Please

3 min listen

Marking Tools Series: Wax and Wheels: This week's episode continues the MARKING TOOLS series. The first installment was on Frixion products in episode 19. (A link to that episode is in the Episode Notes.) This episode focuses on wax transfer papers, wax-free transfer papers and the tracing wheels used to transfer markings from the pattern onto the fabric. by Stitch Please

46 min listen

That "Flesh" Colored Crayon and Other Fake Nudes: A brief discussion of the ways that Crayola's "flesh" colored crayon (from back in the day) is part of the larger problem of centering and naturalizing whiteness as the default position in America. From Band Aids to Breathe Rite strips to drugstore lipsticks, black folx struggle to find "nude" shades that are not a lie. Nude fabrics are a similar problem. by Stitch Please

17 min listen

Pressing Matters: General Info and ONE BIG SECRET: This episode talks about the differences between pressing and ironing. We also talk about how to get that tissue paper or printed PDF pattern BACK IN THE ENVELOPE! by Stitch Please

30 min listen

Stash Free Sewing (and Formalwear!) with Patrice J Bridal: Patrice Johnson is a multimedia marvel with exquisite sewing. And she has a STASH FREE SEWING philosophy! She can count the pieces of her fabric stash on ONE hand. Listen to her stories of formal wear sewing--the triumphs and the trials. Hear how she has always been a "serial entrepreneur", even selling candy (and candy apples) at school! And learn how she came to cherish experiences more than collecting things. by Stitch Please

58 min listen

Cirque de SEWING--A chat with SewMuchAerial: Lisa talks with an AERIAL ARTIST who sews. Marissa Friesen chats about the practice, trust, and comfort required to suspend your body into the air. And she reveals the connections between her aerial tricks and sewing. by Stitch Please

45 min listen

Holiday Gift Guide by Stitch Please

81 min listen

The 5 W's of a Sewing Retreat: Who, When, Where, What, Why: It is BLACK WOMEN STITCH BEACH WEEK!! This episode talks about Sewing Retreat basics. Hear more about why sewing retreats are opportunities for building community one stitch at a time. by Stitch Please

37 min listen

#SewcialDistancing: Stitching Community One Screen At a Time: Lisa talks about the ways that sewists and makers are coming together digitally rather than physically. Social Distancing remains in effect for many in the United States and across the globe as a result of COVID19 or coronovirus. Some are making virtual connections to reduce feelings of isolation in quarantine, while others are building upon digital networks that they already had. Tune in to hear about how sewing has changed in some ways and yet the joy in the craft persists with creative solutions. by Stitch Please

47 min listen

Melanated Custom Fabric with Emerald Curtain Fabric: Lisa sits down with Pamela Hinton-Prado, owner of Emerald Curtain Fabric. Emerald Curtain Fabric specializes in Afrocentric prints, LGBTQIA positive prints, and lots of whimsical colorful prints for everyone! Such representation is important for black and other marginalized communities. It is vital that we can see ourselves reflected in the garments and other projects we make. Tune in to this conversation and learn about the WORLD of custom fabrics which has its own vocabulary and rules. by Stitch Please

62 min listen

Back to School Sewing by Stitch Please

24 min listen

BLACKER FRIDAY: Welcome to our special BLACKER FRIDAY episode! Black Women Stitch recognizes the structural inequities that disproportionally impact black women, girls, and femmes. The wage/income gap for Black women is a staggering example of how racism and sexism combine to do harm. But rather than give you an economic analysis that you could easily find on your own, we are doing our part to elevate black women owned sewing and crafting businesses. In this episode, we center the voices of Black women makers as they talk about their work. So. When you’re shopping next week for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, remember these creative ventures and #payblackwomen by Stitch Please

19 min listen

Stitching Truth to Power: Quilting and White Fragility: The Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is a youth art project founded by Sara Trail in 2017. SJSA helps young people create quilt art that reflects their reality and hopes about the most pressing social issues of our time. SJSA will exhibit quilts at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY from January 10 to March 10, 2020. The museum also invited SJSA to contribute a quilt block for their ongoing Block of the Month challenge. Each block reflects a museum exhibit. When the SJSA block was posted to the Block of the Month Facebook page on January 1st, the reaction swiftly revealed that white fragility is widespread in quilting, sewing, and maker spaces. Lisa analyzes this reaction and shares action steps to support the SJSA's young artists (including a chance for a free printout on her favorite foundation paper!). by Stitch Please

52 min listen

Don't Save It, Just Sew It!: Lisa shares a few ideas for sewing your stash even when the fabrics are really special. Tune in to get ideas about ways to appreciate and cherish your fabric while freeing it from storage. Listen to how she managed to make a complete party dress--from pattern to fabrics to notions--from her stash. She was still on theme for the party AND matched her husband's outfit too. Other "Don't Save It, Just Sew It!" Projects include putting fabric in embroidery hoops, making picture frames, stitching commemorative quilt blocks, keeping the selvages of fabric for a larger future project (selvages are much easier to store than fabric yardage) and more. by Stitch Please

40 min listen

Sewing Supplies Beyond the Fabric Store: Listen to the discussion of the many places you can visit to get sewing-related things. Lisa talks about the sewing gear that you can get from the art supply store, automotive store, camping store, grocery store, hardware store, medical supply store, thrift stores and variety stores. Also listen out for the four WINNERS of our four prizes from last week's "Yes, You Can Make A Bra" episode. If your name is called -- it will be your IG handle --please contact Lisa @blackwomenstitch via direct message by Friday, June 5th. by Stitch Please

52 min listen

Sankofa! Happy New Year!: Happy New Year! We are starting 2020 with SANKOFA. Sankofa is a word from the Akan people of Ghana. It often translates to "go back and get it," though other translations are also popular. In general, Sankofa reflects the idea of learning from the past. "Remembering our past to protect our future" and "Go back to the past and bring forward what is useful" are two examples of this. The word is visually represented by two Adinkra symbols. One symbol is of a bird with its feet facing forward, its head turned back to retrieve an egg. The second symbol is of a styled heart. Today's episode looks back at the origins of Black Women Stitch, some of our 2019 events, and what we are excited about in 2020. by Stitch Please

41 min listen

Sustainable Style: Thrifting an Eclectic Look with Jabellafleur: A chat with Alissa Bertrand of Jabellafleur. Alissa Bertrand is a designer who creates stunning organic eclectic looks for women and girls. Her three daughters are her muses and models for her joyful creativity. We talk about how she crafts her amazing garments without fabric shopping. And she shares tips for her showstopping photography. Spoiler alert: she does not use a camera! by Stitch Please

46 min listen

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