
Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos host Love to Sew, a fun weekly podcast about making clothes, sewing community, and small business. They talk about their passion for sewing a handmade wardrobe and their daily lives as creative entrepreneurs. Listen to interviews with indie business owners and inspiring sewists who totally understand your obsession with sewing.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 492 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Fashion & BeautyLeisureHobbiesArts | |||

This episode is all about presser feet! We cover all the basics, plus take you into truly mysterious territory. Like: how do you use a ruffler foot? Do you need a blind hem foot to sew a blind hem? And does my machine have a high shank or a low shank... more
In this episode, we chat with Nyala Rowe from Crochet Junction! She gives us an intro to crochet, including the best beginner projects, yarn, and resources. Plus: finding crafty community, the tools you need to get started with crochet, and more!
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We each sewed a bag in secret, and in this episode, we reveal them to each other for the first time! We chat about the patterns and fabrics we chose, what techniques helped us out during the sewing process, and how we plan to style our new bags.
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Today's guest is Leila Kelleher: professor of fashion design, co-owner of pattern company Muna and Broad, ready-to-wear designer for A Space in Between, and co-author of the new book, Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear! We talk with Leila about t... more
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This podcast is pretty much teaching me how to sew ... Between the surprise solutions to problems I thought were just newbie user errors to the encouragement and inspiration to keep trying new things, these ladies have made me much more confident and successful as a beginner sewist. Hoping for lots more craft time with Helen and Caroline!
I love to sew and have been listening since day 1. Caroline and Helen are amazing contributors to the sewing community. Love the episodes, they show so much thoughtfulness and research. My new fav are the “we sew” format, so fun!
Almost three years ago when I was a newbie sewist, I found this podcast and quickly became hooked and became a paid subscriber on Apple Podcasts. It’s worth every penny, as the bonus episodes are my favorite! But even if you can’t become a paid subscriber/Patreon member, there is still so much you can learn from Helen and Caroline!! I can’t even accurately state how much value you can get out of their 300+ episodes. I call them my “sewing besties” to my husband and he knows exactly who I’m talki... more
There is so much useful information that I will often listen again to an episode when I am about to sew that type of garment. Episodes are well-researched and entertaining.
I’ve been listening to Love To Sew for years and have learned so much!
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Two sewing-focused hosts discuss garment construction, pattern hacks, and the social fabric of the sewing community. Episodes blend hands-on tips—fitting, pattern modifications, and fabric choices—with personal storytelling, small-business moments, and audience questions. Notable strengths include practical demonstrations, thoughtful discussions of trends and sustainability, and a warm, conversational vibe that many listeners find motivating for their own sewing projects. A recurring draw is turning creative challenges into actionable guidance, often backed by hosting duo's experience as indie business owners.
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4. Sewing Club
5. Haptic & Hue
Love to Sew Podcast launched 9 years ago and published 492 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Love to Sew Podcast include:
1. Nyala Rowe
2. Leila Kelleher
3. Sydney Graham
4. Laura Pia Churchill
5. Pauline Bruce
6. Cornelius Quiring
7. Christine Millar
8. Brandon Hayden
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