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While hand sewing at Social Sewing in Brisbane, Ali May chats to our Brisbane correspondent Amy Tuite. You may know Amy on IG as Makingmarilynemulatingelle. Amy is one of Brisbane Spoolettes sewing focused group. Yes the Brisbane Spoolettes sew but they social sew and give each other lots of support and friendship through their creative pursuits. Sewing is just one of them. Ali May shares her latest sewing joys and her travel experiences on instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Until 22 March 2020, The Powerhouse Museum has a special collection by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson: Step Into Paradise. This audience view hears Jenny and Linda talk about this collection that captures their creative partnership of more four decades as one of the most influential pairings in the history of Australian fashion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erica Bunker has been providing her sewing experience to the sewing community for over 10 years. It's Erica's style that has always taken our design ideas those offered by commercial patterns to make styles that reflect who we are. Erica's style and sewing experience offers us a raft of options to make our clothing runway worthy. We've loved following Erica's work for a long time and you'll be able to hear that in this podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Erica Bunker DIY Wardrobe and Eryn launched their first collaboration pattern - Erica Dress - at 'Style Sew Me' patterns. You'll hear how they've built on their long term friendship to develop this new pattern design so we can benefit from Erica Bunkers' DIY wardrobe style aesthetic. Erica Bunker's innate style sense with Eryn's trusted pattern design process is the magical formula that gives us a stylish and achievable pattern suit any body type. Listen closely about the block sizing used for this new dress from Erica Bunker and head over to Eryn's StyleSewMe.com website and grab your Erica dress today. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adelaide had their first 'frocktails' in September. @groovygreylook Meridy Dunn gives us an insight about how with Betty and Fiona, they brought together country and city sewists together. How do you find your tribe? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Selective Fine Fabrics. With the opening of their new Upper Mt Gravatt store, Anna and Louise explain why they are definitely a fabric store to visit when you visit Brisbane. Their flagship store in Logan is much loved by their loyal customers. Listen to how they are enhancing the bridal experience. You'll love their Instagram account fabric specials. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tatyana has a great studio and she chatted about her design aesthetic and her couture heritage and how her love of couture sewing is helping Australian develop these techniques through her sewing/couture workshops and Australian Sewing Guild leadership. You'll hear how her dedication to keeping these skills alive in Australia means that she does answer couture questions well into the night through her social media networks. https://www.tatyanadesign.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tatyana_design/ https://www.facebook.com/Tatyana-Design-796181200445614/ https://www.pinterest.com.au/TatyanaDesign/?autologin=true Tatyana Anderson's heritage is witnessed in the detailed elegance of her luxury bedroom wear collections. Born and trained in couturier designing, pattern making and sewing in Russia, Tatyana migrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1989. A third-generation couturier, she started sewing at the age of 5, "helping" her grandmother with an evening dress for one of her many clients. She then applied her talents to suits, corsets, children's wear, evening garments and wedding gowns, but it is luxurious and sophisticated bedroom wear that has captured her passion and imagination. Her magnificent work has been described as structured, demure and as understated opulence. Tatyana is passionate about her new home country and her hand selected talented team of artisans. She is dedicated to designing and producing her luxurious garments at her boutique studio here in Melbourne under Ethical Clothing Australia standards. She also works tirelessly with global artisans to take her garments to the new level of luxury. Elegant embroidery, luxurious laces, Swarovski crystals and handmade jewellery adorn her every garment with loving care. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There was a time when the thought of online fabric shopping was an idea sewing and craft people would not consider or want. Elizabeth of Elizabethmadethis.com has created a couple of very helpful blog posts about online fabric shopping. Elizabeth has always shared her research and ideas for sewing people because she has always been supportive to the community. Earlier this month Elizabeth wrote a great blog post called '16 tips for better fabric shopping online'. Elizabeth has now added The ultimate jumbo mega guide to online fabric stores with a spreadsheet containing over 200 online fabric retailers that span across 5 English speaking countries - The States, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. This is just the start of a great resource from Elizabeth that you can contribute to. Join me now and hear the real story behind Elizabeth's research. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The sewing community is very cohesive on Instagram. Everyone has their favourites and build friendships about sewing but it's their life that keep them together. Raquel refashions and develops her sewing skills using dead stock clothes from local Taipei resellers. She has ventured into pattern testing and is now a Minerva maker. She's used her sewing passion to create clothes she is comfortable to wear everyday. Raquel also shared her breast cancer resources with us in this episode. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Melbourne's an easy place to get around if you're staying for a short visit. Jump on a tram to get to Jimmy Buttons - an icon to the sewing community. It's where we can source all sorts of notions locally. Jimmy has been serving the clothing community and the sewing community now for 31 years and he confessed to us that he wants a holiday. You can find Jimmy Buttons online too. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.