
A podcast all about historic needlework and those who stitched it, hosted by your local historic needlework expert, Isabella Rosner.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 103 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Visual ArtsArtsDesign | |||

In this episode Isabella interviews Dr Emelie Gevalt and Dr Caroline Culp, co-curators of the upcoming exhibition Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art at the American Folk Art Museum. The three talk about the exhib... more
In this episode Isabella interviews Dr Eliza McKee, Irish dress and social historian. The two talk about the dress, textiles, and needlework of the Irish poor. You can find Eliza on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/irishdresshistorian/.
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In this episode Isabella interviews Lisa Little, curator of Sheringham Museum at the Mo, and Lesley Lougher, volunteer and former trustee of Sheringham Museum at the Mo, about John Craske (1881-1943). John Craske was a Norfolk fisherman who took to p... more
In this episode Isabella interviews Dr Brenda Rewhorn, the chairman of the Ring of Tatters and a maker of all sorts of textiles who did her PhD on the history of tatting. The two talk about the development of tatting, the different types of tatting t... more
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just when i think i cannot love this pod more you give us the episode on cambodian textiles. thank you!
I really enjoy this podcast, Isabella Rosner is knowledgeable and entertaining and that is a difficult trick to pull off. Her guests are fascinating and well chosen. She makes the best of them and gets them to articulate thoughts and information abut a variety of subjects that can’t be found in many other podcasts.
This is a great podcast for needleworkers, textile enthusiasts.
When I’m sewing, love to listen to this most informative podcast. The commentary & interviews are well researched... thx for the time you take on this subject
History + textiles/needlework + the people behind them = a winning podcast. I love the topics and interviews and always learn something new (like the collaboration between Amish and Hmong women needleworkers).
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A long-running show focused on historic needlework and the people who create, study, and conserve it. Episodes routinely explore topics like tatting, samplers, embroidery, and textile conservation through expert interviews, archival research, and museum perspectives. Listeners can expect deep dives into craft history, cultural context, and practical how-tos, with a warm, scholarly host guiding conversations and bringing niche subjects to a curious audience. A notable strength is the blend of hands-on craft insight with museum-quality scholarship, yielding engaging episodes for both practitioners and history enthusiasts who want context, technique, and stories behind historical textiles.
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Sew What? launched 6 years ago and published 103 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 Sew What? include:
1. Caroline Culp
2. Emelie Gevalt
3. Dr. Eliza McKee
4. Lisa Little
5. Lesley Lougher
6. Brenda Rewhorn
7. Eleanor Houghton
8. Sunen Shahani Vaidya
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