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Resources:This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community, and ConnectionJen's previous Stitch Please podcast episodeBlack Women Stitch 2022 Wall Calendar available here. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

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Support Black Women Stitch and the Stitch Please podcast. Pre-Order your Black Women Stitch 2022 Wall Calendar today. Find out more about Brittany J Jones!InstagramWebsite/BlogYouTubeOn Creative BugSew It AcademyMelanated Fabrics Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Learn more about Sew Creative Lounge here! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Thank you to volunteer sound designer for her work on this episode including the following music: “Chill Lo-Fi Hip Hop” by Skilsel; “News Corporate” by Skilsel; “Hip Hop Lo-Fi” by John Sib; “Hip Hop Funk” by John Sib and “African Percussion” by SofraMore about Rita DoveWhether she is crafting a line of poetry or stitching together her husband’s lavender velvet wedding suit, Rita Dove is a master of storytelling. In this episode of Stitch Please, Lisa talks with former US Poet Laureate, Rita Dove, about her introduction to sewing, the relationship between poetry and sewing, and how to walk along the seam sewn by those who have come before us. After graduating from Buchtel High School as a Presidential Scholar, Dove went on to graduate summa cum laude with a B.A. from Miami University in 1973. In 1974, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship from the University of Tübingen, Germany and later completed her MFA at the Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1977 where she met her husband, Fred Viebahn. In 1987, Dove received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. In 1992, Dove was named US Poet Laureate and served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—a position she would later hold again as a Special Bicentennial Consultant in 1999. In addition to being the youngest individual and the first African American to hold the position of Poet Laureate, Rita Dove is the recipient of 28 honorary doctorates and numerous awards, some of which include: Poet Laureate of Virginia, the National Humanities Medal presented by President Bill Clinton, the National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama, several lifetime achievement awards, and the Gold Medal in poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Dove has published the poetry collections The Yellow House on the Corner (1980), Museum (1983), Thomas and Beulah (1986), Grace Notes (1989), Selected Poems (1993), Mother Love (1995), On the Bus with Rosa Parks (1999), American Smooth (2004), Sonata Mulattica (2009), Collected Poems: 1974-2004 (2016) which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and her most recent work, Playlist for the Apocalypse (2021). In addition to poetry, Dove has published a book of short stories, Fifth Sunday (1985), the novel Through the Ivory Gate (1992), and the play The Darker Face of the Earth (1994). Rita Dove is currently the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. When she’s not writing timeless literary gems, Dove might be found thumbing through High Fashion Sewing Secrets and creating her own wearable works of art. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Details on Bratober 2021 Theme: Bralettes & BottomsCheck out these websites and IG accounts.www.bratalkboutique.comNikki GriffinIG: @bratalklive DeWahn CoburnIG: @sewdd1104 Naomi JohnsonIG: @naomipjohnson Deborah Graysonwww.colorfulfindings.comIG: @colorfulfindingsQueenora Irvinwww.queenorareneefabrics.comIG: @queenorareneefabrics Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Learn more about Carolyn Norman, Diary of a Sewing Fanatic!BlogThe Sewing Cave (before the move) InstagramPrevious podcast episode Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Learn more about this fantastic project here! Ragbaby Exchange has held workshops with the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, Prince Georges County Maryland's Arts Humanities Council, and with Community Family Life Services in Washington, DC with women and young mothers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TxcNwidivAhttps://www.wusa9.com/video/news/local/i-wish-i-wasnt-fat-young-girls-make-dolls-to-remove-negative-self-image/65-8124805https://fb.watch/6bjSm59EBS/ Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Many thanks to Guest Producer Christina Wisboro for being an amazing Catchafire volunteer. Find out more about Christina here and see what Catchafire does here. Music Christina used in this episode: Find The Good by Sarah the Illstrumentalist ; Longings by justnormal; Manhattanite by Frook; Caribbean Christmas by GuustavvRemember the Patreon drive? The one with the goal of 100 new Patreon supporters in about 6 weeks?WE DID IT! THANK YOU SEW MUCH!!! We are grateful to our 100 new Patrons including those who helped us cross that threshold into our goal! Lee Aaron, Kristi, V, Nancy, Adriene, Katy, Tenia, Cee, Jennie, LaWanda, Tara, Vignette, Gerard, Amanda, Renee, Danyel, Kecia and Iris! If you are interested in joining the fun--watching videos of audio episodes as well as monthly original art and other supplemental podcast information--sign up for our Patreon! Thanks to those who supported and promoted the Black Women Stitch Patreon drive! Thank you SEW much! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. Thank you SEW much to our new Patrons! Welcome Cynthia, Terry, Kacina, Alyssa, Cathy, Heather, Shannon, Brandy, Gaëlle, Kristi, Lee, Mo Jo, Alison, Shonkeisha, and Kate. THANK YOU! Learn more about Catherine McKinleyInstagram: @the_african_lookbook and@cemck2 www.catherinemckinley.net www.themckinleycollection.comCatherine says that some of her "most meaningful experiences were sitting at sewing tables in Africa and watching the contact between a seamstress and clients. Sewing orders or elaborate alterations are a weekly or monthly indulgence for many women, so the gossip and planning, the low grade competition, and the intimacy of fittings, etc. was wonderful, not to mention the latest styles and new cloth designs, which changed so rapidly." Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. We are 24 Patrons away from the 100 mark! Thank you to our new supporters: Amy, Greta, Erin, Marsha, Aarthi, Tanita, Allison, Natalie, Shermaine, Shanna, Syreeta, Beth, Marie, Cassie, Lotta, Kathlene, Cheryl, Jennifer, Liz, Deborah, Valerie, Kathleen, Rashida, Aleen, Jeanne, Grace, Megan, Kathleen, Paul and Ebony. Thank you! Find out more about Syreeta Price.Her Etsy shopWebsite/BlogInstagramYouTube Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

An explanatory note: This audio was recorded using a new online audio recording program. It was a mistake. Not only did my input sound terrible, the software failed to upload (or backup) LaTerry's audio. The only audio that the software managed to save was a combination of both of our voices, impossible for my limited skills to repair. All of this is to say that I apologize for the audio quality of this episode. It's a podcaster's nightmare. So I've tried to make it as audible as possible. As a bit of compensation for the poor audio, I am offering everyone access to the video of the interview. LaTerry looks wonderful! And you can see part of her amazing studio in the background. Thank you for your patience and for your support. Learn more about LaTerrySew Modest Studio’s Lead Instructor and Founding Director, LaTerry Abdulnoor Yaseen Mohsin, is an internationally-trained Fashion and Jewelry Designer, having studied Fashion Design and Photography in London, England. After her undergraduate studies, she attained a degree in Business Management, Fashion Marketing & Merchandising with a minor in Public Speaking & Communications. She also has a master’s degree in Design and Technology.IG: Sew.ModestFB: Sew Modest StudioWebsite There's still time for Sew Modest Summer CampThe Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. We are 47 Patrons away from the 100 mark! Thank you to our new Patrons! Kati, Jody, Liz, MOnica, Heather, Christine, Amanda, Sally, Marianne, Mindy, Emma, Ada, Cat, Kristen, and Amy. Thank you! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Thank you to our friends at KAMsnaps for donating a KAM snap starter set (hand pliers and snaps) and a 10% discount code (stitchplease10). Thank you also to our friends at I Like Big Buttons for a 10% off discount code good until September 15, 2021. (stitchplease) And a special thanks to GG's Designs in Wood for donating a KAM 1 Plier Base! The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support.Thank you new Patreon Supporters! Ann, Carol, Kimberly, Ali, Whitney, Sonja, Eric, Courtney, Olivia, Carole, Laquana, Beth, Ianthia, Renee, Laurel, Sarah, Claire, Nina Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Learn more about Florence! On InstagramHer Acting: Florence plays Juror 6 in 12 Angry Jurors (Name changed to be more inclusive but most would recognize it as 12 Angry Men) Her Sewing: Florence says, "When thinking about meaningful events or experiences in sewing [two benefits stand out] mentally: the friendships I have made and more confidence and love for myself and body. Professionally: being part of Art Gallery's lookbook and blog tours. Look for her in an upcoming collaboration with Art Gallery Fabrics Boscage---Special thanks to guest producer, Christina Wisboro. Music credits: "Buttercup" Dylan Sitts; "Make It Real" by Wildson and "Voicemail" by Felix Johansson Carne---The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ready to sign up for the DREAM BIG QAL? Details here and Register here.Learn more about Mary Davis and MaryGoRoundQuiltsHer websiteHer Membership ProgramFacebookInstagramMary Says: "After completing the Quilter's Candy pattern writing course last year, Elizabeth helped me realize my vision of a membership that features quilters of color. She gave me the confidence to start designing quilt patterns and to date, I have released two. This is the first time I have started a legit business - besides selling quilts on Etsy. My ultimate goal is to make my quilt business a career and quilt my day job. I'm also a 2021 Aurifil Artisan and I'm excited for the opportunity to work with this great thread and create some fun projects."Learn more about Shereece Spain and SewHookedonTreasuresWebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeShereece Says: "My quilting and crocheting journey began in 2010 out of boredom. I was living in a new, small town and I was looking to meet new people. Thanks to a local program, I started to learn to crochet. Then I was reintroduced to quilting (the “correct” way). My travels and everyday life began to inspire patterns I wanted to create." She is also an Eversewn Maker for 2021-2022. She began releasing crochet and quilt patterns in August 2020 and her first pattern publication in a magazine is coming November 2021.100+ BY 100th The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. We are 75 Patrons away from the 100 mark! Thank you to our newest Patreon supporters: Emily, Lee, J. , Katie, Elizabeth, Veronica, Maureen and Calvin, Emily, Bettina, Sara, Shanna, Shasta, Julia, kweilin, Diane, Stephanie, and Linda. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. We are 79 Patrons away from the 100 mark! Thank you to our newest Patreon supporters: Bettina and Sara! Learn more about Sarah!Trailer for Quilt Show episode aired June 20Article on the Schweinfurth Exhibit. Her exhibit at the Schweinfurth. Learn WITH Sarah! THIS WEEK!Her online class at the Schweinfurth. Coming up July 31-Aug 1. STARTS THIS SATURDAY!Sign up for Sarah's in-person class at the ATLANTA QUILT FESTIVAL --August 20, 2021 Learn to create a dynamic quilt with movement and a touch of three-dimensional illusion by combining color and contrast with angles and orientation. Master quilter Sarah Bond will teach you how to make her Diamond Stairstep quilt. The class will be held at Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331 from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. We are 80 Patrons away from the 100 mark! Thank you to our newest Patreon supporters: J., Kt, Elizabeth, Veronica, Maureen, Calvin, and Emily. Special thanks to my guests Nesha Wright, Allysia Holland, Laverne Benton, and my mother, Ianthia Woolfork. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

The Stitch Please podcast will celebrate its 100th episode on 9/15/2021. As part of that effort, we are looking to add 100 additional Black Women Stitch Patreon supporters by the 100th Stitch Please podcast episode publication date. These funds will be used to build financial stability for the podcast while alleviating the pressure of a solo operation. Will you join us? For as little as $2 a month, you can help Lisa hire consistent editorial and production support. We are 86 Patrons away from the 100 mark! Thank you to our 14 newest Patreon supporters: Theresa, Ayesha, Lisa, Suzanne, Stacie, Aniko, Angel, Carolyn, Kate, Nikki, Preston, CiCi, Julia, and Lee. Thank you SEW much! Learn more about Jacinta Green, Pink Mimosa by Jacinta and the Whole 30 Fabric ChallengeLearn more about Nesha Wright on IG , Sheree's Alchemy and the 60 Day No Buy Challenge Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find out more about Stacie!Her websiteYouTubeFacebookInstagram Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find our more about Jacqueline ShawWax and Wraps subscription box with fabrics Jacqueline sources from African manufacturers Fashion Africa published by Jacaranda Books available on Amazon.comwww.africafashionguide.comWww.fashionafricatradeexpo.com www.fashionafricaconference.comwww.fashionafricasourcingtrips.comFeatured in: Vogue Italia, Al Jazeera, She Leads Africa, BBC Africa, Guardian newspaper, BBC Women's Hour, Fashion United, Vogue Business, Monocle magazine and more Speaker/Moderator: U.K. Gov DIT, European Commission, African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa, FIT NYC, and more Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue site Sustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonOur website is getting its stitch together. Click here to stay in the loop!FREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Learn about Lydia!InstagramYouTubeEtsyWebsiteCheck our her Juneteenth craft collaboration with Michaels! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find out more about Jasika Nicole!Her Entertainment Weekly piece on why she will no longer play roles on cop TV showsInstagramWebsiteIMDBWikipedia Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Special Thanks to those who visited the Black Women Stitch Club on Clubhouse and participating in this conversation.Joanna AliLeona BraithwaitheErica BunkerCourtney CooperNikki GriffinNaomi P. JohnsonQueenora IrvinWays to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Learn more about Kamali Obiagu!Instagram: @kamali.obiaguWebpageOn Celebrating a New NameKamali explains, "Making clothes that fit my body NOW instead of waiting in hopes of a different body has been the biggest change in mindset for me on this sewing journey. My body confidence grew when I started sewing because I stopped limiting my wardrobe and made clothes that fit me well. I love to bring my Blackness and power in my photos of my makes. I am proud of my Blackness and being apart of the African Diaspora. In my makes and photoshoots I try my best to embody that pride because it shows the world who I am. Changing my name to reflect my ancestors roots was/is the most important thing I have ever done. When I changed my name to one that reflected who I am, and who I am to become, I felt whole. Like my pride, mindset, and personality matched with my name." Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

FInd our more about Miasa OsbeyOn InstagramHer talk TOMORROW (5/27/21) at the Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House Needlework Show . Register here!Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Mentioned in the episodeRashida Coleman Hale's amazing Hey Ladies machine embroidery collectionFreezer paper roll (grocery store variety)Freezer paper printable sheets (Perfect for applique pieces, bra patterns and small bag patterns) Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Learn more about Moni!!IG @patterncuttingdeconstructed www.patterncuttingdeconstructed.comHow to hack a runway design. How to hack a runway design: Balenciaga Moni says: "My business endeavours are extremely important to me. My fashion design and pattern cutting career has enabled me to now teach dressmakers and the next generation of fashion designers about pattern cutting skills. I give draping masterclasses to John Moore Liverpool fashion design students, via Zoom, which I love. My passion for draping, something I loved at University has been rekindled after my stint at Alexander McQueen in 2019 - 2020." Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find out more about Jasmine Chandler"At the end of February I released my first pattern of my new pattern line J. Desirée Studio Patterns. I realize that I want to shift my business from custom designing for clients to creating Ready To Wear patterns that fit well and have great styling. I also want to focus more on the education aspect of fashion and teaching others."Instagram: here here and hereWebsiteFeatured in the April Issue of Sewn MagazineFeatured on Spoonflower's 10 Black Sewists you should follow Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find out more about the #SewMaxiForMothersDay challenge Sew Bold, Sew BrightBe sure to follow the hashtag on IG and check out the Challenge Launch Video!Crumpets Tea and Sewing Website YouTube Crystal Sews and Stuff Website YouTube Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find out more Reka Barton, The Scholarly SewistHer websiteInstagramTwitterFacebookThe Makings of the Scholarly SewistReka's HERstory: Women of Color Redefining Research event is THIS FRIDAY! Register hereHere are the WOC Scholars that are featured on the PhemmeD Publication Signature TeeDr. Sera J. HernandezDr. Felicia V. BlackDr. Melissa VangDr. Darielle BlevinsVanessa Falcón Orta Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Click to Register for Fabrigasm LIVE! Find our more about Lisa's shop: www.CulturedExpressions.comLearn more about Lisa from her previous visit to the podcastFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/CulturedExpressions/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culturedexpressions/YouTube: www.youtube.com/CEFabricVideos/VideosBlog: www.culturedexpressions.wordpress.com Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Here are a reusable container that you might use for as a small scrap bins with lid: Super Bubble! Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. You can nominate Stitch Please for the Hot 50 Podcasts by Podcast Magazine! Craft/Leisure podcasts rarely make the list. Let's see if we can change that!Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Special thanks to the following stitching sisters for sharing their commentsChiquita PearsonBonita NanceCarole Lyles ShawTierney Davis HoganMichelle RamsayLisa RiceVanessa Dodo SerikiKJH Quilter Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Find out more about the amazing Aiwan Obinyan:Social: @aiwanobinyan (insta & Twitter) Website: www.aiaistudios.comWax PrintKenyan Christian QueerLovers Rock episode of the BBC Small Axe podcast A peek at ONOMEN her clothing line launched In 2014Also mentioned in this episodeThe Lion's Share. The film about Solomon Linda the South African man who wrote the song, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Nana BenzWays to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Supplies neededPattern Discussed: SJSA "Crown" by Latifah Saafir Fusible Web: wonder under, heat and bond, steam a seam Parchment paperIronPencilScissors Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteRecurring donations appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, Join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Learn more about Rashida! WebsiteInstagramShopRuby Star SocietyHer first book, I Love Patchwork, was published by Interweave press in Fall 2009 and was awarded the 2010 PubWest Book Design Bronze Medal in the How-To/Crafts category. Her second book, Zakka Style, was published by C&T Publishing in Fall 2011and was the 2012 International Book Awards winner in the Crafts/Hobbies/How-to category. Rashida's work has been featured on notable design and craft blogs, magazines and books such as: BlogsApartment TherapyDecor8Design SpongePrint and PatternMakezineMagazinesMollie MakesReadyMadeStitchSewNewsBooksPrint and Pattern: GeometricColor and Pattern: 50 Playful Exercises for Exploring Pattern DesignThe Cotton + Steel Coloring BookSignature Styles: 20 Stitchers Craft Their LookBlock Party - The Modern Quilting Bee Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteRecurring donations appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, Join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support also appreciated here: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Find Alissa Bertrand and JaBellaFleur Jabellafleur on InstagramInterview on Junior StyleThings Mentioned in the episodeSewn MagazineDaughters of the Dust, Julie Dash's 1991 filmLemonade, Beyonce visual albumLOL DollsAlissa's phone: iPhone XRSupport the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Ways to support the Podcast and Black Women StitchMake a one-time donation here at our Act Blue siteSustained financial support: For as little as $2 a month, you can join our PatreonFREE SUPPORT Is also appreciated. Please rate, review, subscribe to the podcast. Tell a friend to do the same! Treaure Mallory is a self-taught Handbag Designer. She learned to sew in Fashion Design School but taught herself how to sew/make handbags. Her company Nikki&Mallory specializes in custom leather goods; specifically handbags, accessories and (soon) home decorFind Treasure and Nikki+Mallory on Instagram @nikkiandmallory and Her website And learn more about her work in this article Seamwork Magazine "Sharing the Art of Leathercraft" Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App For longer term support, join our Patreon for exclusive content, such as the video of this interview and many more fun things.Products mentioned in this episodeButtonhole knifeButtonhole scissorsFray CheckFray BlockFrixion PensGlue Pen (for sewing)Iron-Off StabilizerSimflex Expanding Sewing GaugeTearaway StabilizerWater Soluble Stabilizer Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support Black Women Stitch -- Your support is SEW appreciated! Black Women Stitch Act Blue -- one-time donationYou can donate to BWS at the link abovePatreon -- sustained monthly supportAnd all sorts of bonuses! Videos! Resources! Art! Oh My! BigCartel -- BWS goodiesStickers, Embroidered Patches, and Enamel PinsFInd out more about the amazing Black History Month Pattern Challenge. Follow the hashtag #BHMpatterndesigners and sign up for the NEWSLETTER!Nateida Lathan is Sew Natural Dane on InstagramWebsite: https://www.sewnaturaldane.com/bhmpatterndesignersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sewnaturaldane/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SewNaturalDaneFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SewNaturalDaneKiera Wood is Island Sewcialist on InstagramBlog: www.islandsewcialist.com Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/islandsewcialist Instagram: www.instagram.com/islandsewcialist Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App Sustained support also appreciated here:For as little as $2 a month, your Patreon support means a lot: Join here PatreonContact Bianca on her social and shopping channelswww.thanksimadethem.blogspot.com www.thanksimadethem.etsy.com [email protected] Instagram: @thanksimadethemFeatured in the following publicationsThreads Magazine Holiday GuideSew Quick + EasyBianca says: I try to make things that are first, meaningful to me. If I share it and it connects, inspires, delights or motivates someone else, that is wonderful to me. From a business perspective, having exposure and visibility of my products on large platforms is important to spread the word. I appreciate it when it happens and will not turn those opportunities down. I have noticed however, that exposure does not necessarily drive sales. The individual customer who is excited about their order, the ease of use, the diversity of designs that are a reflection of their values, do. The story post, the unboxing post, the IG or Youtube videos showing their enthusiasm is contagious. They tell a friend and the cycle of kindness continues. I don't ask for it and I know it takes work on their part. It is meaningful to me that customers go above and beyond to support me and spread the word. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App For longer term support, join our Patreon for exclusive content, such as the video of this interview and many more fun things.****************Get to know MARCY HARRIELL******************Connect with Marcy in SEW many ways likeHer websiteHer YouTube ChannelHer InstagramHer role as a Threads Digital AmbassadorHer Facebook Her IMDB pageand WIKIPEDIA! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Check out this wonderful video story of the podcast! Many thanks to the listeners and supporters who responded to my request on 12/31/20 to meet a goal. At the end of 2020, I needed 340 downloads to reach 120,000. I was a bit embarrassed to ask, but I did. And I am glad. You amazing people ended up downloading more than 4000 episodes! Such abundance! Thank you!Support the Stitch Please podcast 2021 Black Women Stitch Wall Calendar PREORDER until January 12, 2021.This beautiful, full-color printed calendar features original illustrations celebrating Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. The calendar's dates include important moments in Black history, sewing history, and activist history. Calendar measures 8.5" by 11" when folded in half and 17" by 11" when hanging, unfolded, from a wall. $38 with free shipping to USA for preorders received by 1/12/2021. Sustained support also appreciated on Patreon: For as little as $2 a month, you can join the Black Women Stitch Patreon for exclusive videos and documents.Mentioned on the podcastGather by Octavia Raheem at Amazon and CharisImani Community ChurchSewing My Style classes and all levels, private sessions on sloper and moulage fittings. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App Sustained support also appreciated here:For as little as $2 a month, your Patreon support means a lot: Join here PatreonJen HewettYou can find Jen on her website and on instagram. And she will have a fabric collection coming out in the spring of 2021. Her book, This Long Thread, will be published in Fall 2021. And she will be launching her 2021 Scarf Club soon! She has two home collections coming out Fall 2021. She is also working on a packaging redesign for a beloved personal care brand. Learn more about and from Jen here:https://ownyourcontent.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/jen-hewett-on-letting-go-of-perfection-and-growing-multiple-skills-to-enrich-her-creativity/ https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/jen-hewett-artist-of-color-perfectionism/ https://creativemornings.com/talks/jen-hewett/1 Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App Sustained support also appreciated here:For as little as $2 a month, your Patreon support means a lot: Join here Patreon Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Planners mentioned in the episodeThe Happy PlannerPassion PlannerThe Productivity PlannerThe Full Focus PlannerElefan PlannerSupport the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App Sustained support also appreciated here:For as little as $2 a month, your Patreon support means a lot: Join here Patreon Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App Sustained support also appreciated here:For as little as $2 a month, your Patreon support means a lot: Join here PatreonFollow Jessica, The Fashionable Therapist on her website and on Instagram Jessica explains her approach to her work-sewing balance this way. "I take my job very seriously because I know the profound impact my words have on people's lives and outcomes. So, everyday I get to be a Therapist is a day that is both meaningful, and heavy to me. Sewing, on the other hand provides me with the freedom to be myself. It gives me a space to make mistakes and say exactly what I have to say, in the way I want to say it without consequence. That experience is so meaningful to my emotional and mental health. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist, in private practice for 10 years By far, branching out on my own to become an entrepreneur of a sustainable business has been an awe inspiring event for me. Over the years, I/my business has been featured in publications like Parenting Magazine, Heart and Soul magazine, Counseling Today magazine, but my greatest accomplishment is the work that happens behind closed doors, with my people. I have only been sewing for 5 years but my sewing journey has provided me with so many opportunities to learn who I really am through the process of building my own self-esteem. I never would have imagined that 5 years ago, when my client gifted me an old sewing machine of hers, that I would become a Janome maker, be featured in Sewn magazine, have an opportunity to speak on a sewing related podcast or even become a coalition member of Black Makers Matter. I have learned that my perspective matters and I don't want to squander the opportunity to positively affect people, either through sewing or through my therapeutic intervention. To me, there is nothing more meaningful than that!"Her upcoming project is the relaunch of Relationship Rocket Science: I am so excited to be relaunching my Relationship Rocket Science brand which is geared toward teaching people how to create the lives they want through their relationships. I am an educator at heart, so it is very important to me that my people walk away from me with tools and skills that will allow them to execute what they have learned successfully. For this reason, I will soon be releasing a series of workbooks that will address healing oneself, communication skill building and, dating and marriage tools for success. I realize that I cannot be everyone's therapist, so I'm using Relationship Rocket Science to touch as many people as I can in a variety of ways. I love to answer people's questions about love and all kinds of relationships, so My Relationship Rocket Science advice column podcast is in the planning stages and will be up and running soon. I'm so excited about all of it! Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast

Find Linda of Gotta Be Handmade on these social channelsYouTubeFacebookInstagramWebsiteEtsy ShopPinterestTwitterSupport the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch$15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. You can also pay with Cash App Sustained support also appreciated here:For as little as $2 a month, your Patreon support means a lot: Join here Patreon Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletterCheck out our merch hereLeave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode.Join the Black Women Stitch PatreonCheck out our Amazon StoreStay Connected:YouTube: Black Women StitchInstagram: Black Women StitchFacebook: Stitch Please Podcast