The Art of Slow Sewing: 10 Tips to Enjoy the Process
Seamwork Radio: Sewing and Creativity
Colette Media
4.9 • 763 Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In a world of fast everything, sewing can be your sanctuary.
Imagine spending a little extra time on your favorite projects, feeling less rushed, and discovering a renewed love for sewing. In the latest podcast, Sarai shares tips on embracing slow sewing. She explores 10 simple, approachable tips to help you slow down
This topic frequently comes up in our community, as many of us are looking for ways to slow down and truly enjoy the process, so this episode gently reminds us that sewing can be more than just the clothes we create; it can also be about the journey of making them.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio. |
| 0:10.8 | Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy. |
| 0:18.4 | And today I'm talking about the art of slow sewing. So this is a topic that |
| 0:24.2 | comes up in our community all the time. And I know that there are many of us who are looking for |
| 0:28.3 | ways to take time and enjoy the whole process. I know that I definitely am. So I'm going to be sharing |
| 0:33.5 | 10 quick tips on how you can slow down, enjoy the process more, and really connect with |
| 0:39.9 | the garments that you create. All right, let's get into it. So in this fast-paced world that we |
| 0:46.0 | live in, I think it's really easy to feel like we need to rush through absolutely everything |
| 0:51.1 | and even the things that bring us joy. And I don't know about you, but for me, |
| 0:56.3 | that often can kind of suck the actual joy out of those things. If I feel rushed, my head is in |
| 1:02.6 | a totally different space. And it actually, it feels almost like kind of being on a drug when you |
| 1:09.0 | feel rushed. It's just a completely different mindset. And if you can slow down and kind of being on a drug when you feel rushed. It's just a completely different mindset. |
| 1:13.3 | And if you can slow down and kind of take the rush out of things, you just tend to enjoy them |
| 1:18.6 | more, at least I do. So I want to offer a gentle reminder that sewing doesn't have to be like that. |
| 1:24.2 | It doesn't have to be something that you rush through and it doesn't have to be all about the end result. You know, sewing is really, it's like an art, and like any art, |
| 1:33.2 | it can be savored. The creative process can really be savored and enjoyed. And for me, sewing is about |
| 1:40.5 | more than just the clothes that I make. It's really about the journey that I'm |
| 1:45.4 | taking to create them and the memories that are even created along the way as I'm making |
| 1:50.7 | the thing that I'm going to wear. So that's what sewing's about for me. So let's talk about |
| 1:55.4 | some creative ways that we can enjoy all the little parts of sewing our own clothes and not just the end result. |
| 2:02.6 | So we're going to talk about 10 actual things that you can do that are going to help you to slow down. |
| 2:08.4 | And sometimes you might not want to slow down. |
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