THE SEW DOWN – NOVEMBER 22

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.

• 19th-century Levi’s jeans found in mine shaft sell for more than $87,000 – CNN

• Sew and Tell – e-zine  from Peppermint Magazine
• Guardian: Herbie Mensah was a shopaholic soul boy who modelled for Vivienne Westwood and made a single with Pete Waterman. After 20 years working in social care, he has returned to his first love with a stall at Portobello Market

• Sew on the Go: A Maker’s Journey – Mary Jane Baxter 

• The Bullet That Missed – Richard Osmond

 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.

• Making Stitched podcast: Episode 30 : Sew on the Go with Mary Jane Baxter
• Dressed Podcast: Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s, an interview with Helen Jean
• Threads podcast
• Doing it Right Podcast: The many myths of fast fashion, with Venetia La Manna

• Love to Sew Podcast: EPISODE 218: HISTORY OF SEWING PATTERNS

• Check Your Thread Podcast: Made My Wardrobe with Lydia Higginson
• The Great Indoors Podcast
• Buried Bones Podcast
• Beautiful Misfits podcast: Then something marvellous happened” with Jasper Conran

Stuff to Watch:

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