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Seamwork Radio: Sewing and Creativity

Why You Hate Sewing Basics (And How to Make Them FUN)

Seamwork Radio: Sewing and Creativity

Colette Media

Sewing, Dressmaking, Crafts, Sew, Hobbies, Fashion, Craft, Making, Arts, Knitting, Clothing, Fashion & Beauty, Leisure, Sustainability, Hobby, Wardrobe, Creativity

4.9763 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're talking about how you can make even the most basic patterns feel exciting to sew. We'll cover choosing the colors that make you feel your best, picking out fabrics that you’ll love, and how to find ideas for details that really make a basic garment feel special.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Sari.

0:05.0

And I'm Haley.

0:06.0

And this is Seamwork Radio.

0:09.0

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio, where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

0:17.0

And today we're talking about how you can make even the most basic patterns feel exciting to sew.

0:21.5

We're going to cover choosing the colors that make you feel your best, picking out fabrics that you love, and how to find ideas for details that really make a basic garment feel special.

0:30.7

All right, let's get into our icebreaker for today.

0:33.7

So, Haley, what's the item in your wardrobe that you wear the most?

0:37.3

So we're going to pick one meMade item and then just one overall.

0:41.1

Okay.

0:42.0

For MeMade, this really changes from season to season for me.

0:46.9

Right now, as we're recording this, it's January, and it's cold.

0:50.7

And so I have this Oslo sweater cardigan that I wear all the time at home because it's

0:57.7

basically like a glorified robe. It's a little bit like too big for me. So it's maybe a little like

1:04.7

slumpy, but I wear it constantly at home. Non-me-made, I have a boring answer, just jeans.

1:13.8

Whatever my gene of the moment is,

1:19.9

right now I have some kind of like buttonfly high-waisted boyfriend jeans that I'm quite fond of.

1:27.4

I think jeans would probably be my overall as well. I have a pair of jeans that I have in five different colors, including black and white,

1:30.8

and that's, you know, 90% of what I wear most days if I'm not in likings or something at home.

1:36.7

I think my me made, there's quite a few that I wear pretty often. One that comes to mind is I have a,

1:43.1

it's actually not something I sewed, but something I

1:45.9

knit, which is this really cozy wool sweater that I wear just all the time. It's just so warm and

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