#53 - Zoe Edwards helps me with the foundation for a more sustainable sewing practice

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Zoe Edwards joins us again! This time, we covered sustainable sewing and lots of things in between. I've asked Zoe to help me while I'm still quite new to sewing, to get a good foundation to a more sustainable sewing practice. From learning how to choose patterns to fit your body so you will get the most wear out of them -always the most sustainable option after not getting or making anything at all- and discussing different fabrics, you’ll learn a lot in this episode!

MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE on the show-notes page (link below)

LINKS

Sewing Patterns for Bigger Bodies, shared by Zoe:

Cashmerette - https://www.cashmerette.com/collections/cashmerette-patterns
Muna and Broad - https://www.munaandbroad.com/collections/patterns
GOTS Certification - stands for Global Organic Textile Standards, Learn More at https://global-standard.org/

QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

“Every company has its own “sample size”-- its own set of proportions that they work to. Some of them.. they’re not gunna fit so well to your body and you’re gunna have to do a bit of work to make it fit. So always, always, always measure yourself before you start a new project.” They’re just numbers. They don’t mean anything.

CONNECT WITH ZOE

Her podcast: https://checkyourthread.com/
Her blog: https://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com/
The first time she was on A Smaller Life: https://www.ja-wol.com/blogs/podcast/34-zoe-edwards-from-the-check-your-thread-podcast-on-me-made-may
About her annual 4-week challenge, Me Made May https://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com/p/about-me-made-may.html

This episode was sponsored by Ja, Wol. I promote my own services and products in my podcast rather than working with sponsors. I will share the odd-discount for things I fully support and use.

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1. #53 - Zoe Edwards helps me with the foundation for a more sustainable sewing practice (00:00:00)

2. How to start your sewing practice? (00:02:50)

3. Making garments that fit your personal style. (00:08:01)

4. Measuring yourself before you start a project. (00:16:16)

5. Fitting into a size range. (00:21:56)

6. The art of pattern alteration. (00:31:22)

7. How much stretch should you look for in fabrics? (00:35:28)

8. How to find sustainable patterns for leggings? (00:39:19)

9. How to find more sustainable fabric? (00:45:54)