Happy weekend everyone and welcome back to the sew down. This is a monthly roundup of some of the interesting stuff we have found, bought, read, and watched in the world of sewing.

 Stuff to read:

We are always hunting out good articles to read or a book that you can either read or listen to while you are sewing. We’ve got some fantastic things to get your teeth stuck into this month.

• THE BEST SEWING RELATED SHOWS TO WATCH THIS WINTER

• This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings

• Style and Substance: Why What We Wear Matters

• Charleston: A Bloomsbury House & Garden

 Stuff to listen to:

Oh we love a podcast, and are always looking for new ones! These are some fantastic things we have listened to this month and think you’ll love too.

• Desert Island Discs: Patrick Grant, designer and broadcaster
• Conversations of Inspiration: Patrick Grant, Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur, on stitching communities together through fashion

• You and Yours: Gap Finders – Layla Sargent from The Seam

• The Audio Long Read Telegraph 
• The Storyteller: Naked Villainy
• Changes: Zadie Smith
• Book Chat: Pandora Sykes
• How to Fail: S18, Ep10 Claudia Winkleman on the joy of imperfection
• Modern Love

Stuff to Watch:

If you like watching TV while you sew then we’ve got some great suggestions for you.