#42 Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern, with Wanda M. Corn
A current exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum explores how Georgia O'Keeffe used her wardrobe and photographs taken of her to help craft her p...
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20 of 42 episodes#41 Geometric Patterns with Rosie Martin of DIYcouture
Rosie Martin, the force behind DIYcouture , discusses her new book No Patterns Needed , a collection of patternless sewing designs based on...
#40 3D-Printed Clothing with Nervous System
Jessica Rosenkrantz, co-founder of Nervous System , a generative design studio, discusses her work creating 3D-printed clothing. Nervous Sys...
#39 Better Fabrics with Sonja Gingerich
Sewing blogger and upholsterer Sonja Gingerich (of Ginger Makes ) recently started an online fabric shop, Hell Gate Fabrics , specializing i...
Craft and Film with Vicki Vasilopoulos
Filmmaker Vicki Vasilopoulos discusses her documentary, Men of the Cloth , which follows three Italian master tailors in the U.S. and Italy....
#37 Fairy Tale Fashion
A current exhibit at the Museum at FIT explores the connection between haute couture and the folk stories of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christ...
#36 Uncommon Threads, an Interview with Rebecca Ringquist
Artist and teacher Rebecca Ringquist pulls embroidery out of its classic confines, using her needle and floss to tell modern stories in clot...
#35 Imprint of a Life, an interview with Jessamyn Hatcher
How do you come to know someone if all you have is the evidence of their clothes? This is the mystery author Jessamyn Hatcher is trying to s...
#34 Death Becomes Her
A new exhibit at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores how high fashion influenced bereavement rituals during the...
#33 The Lost Art of Dress with Linda Przybyszewski
History, home ec, and fashion converge in this episode, an interview with historian Linda Przybyszewski (Professor Pski to her students), au...
#32 Alabama Chanin! Interview with Natalie Chanin
Sometimes home is the best place for great ideas to thrive. Fifteen years ago, Natalie Chanin discovered just this when she moved her nascen...
A DIY Life with Heather Ross
Textile designer Heather Ross is best known for her whimsical fabric designs and illustrations for children's books, but her art springs fro...
#30 Civil War Quilts
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, a traveling exhibit, currently at the New York Historical Society, explores h...
#29 Claire Shaeffer, Haute Couture Revealed
For someone who sews, the workrooms of haute couture houses are probably just as (if not more!) interesting than what we ultimately see on t...
#28 Historical Costuming with American Duchess's Lauren Stowell
Whether you're a fashion history buff, or just really like to play dress up, the world of historical costuming offers a unique perspective o...
#27 Susan Khalje's Cocktail Party
Need advice on sewing for special occasions? Susan Khalje , the renowned couture sewing teacher (and Thread Cult’s first repeat guest!), has...
#26 Kollabora! An Interview with Nora Abousteit
Nora Abousteit helped found BurdaStyle.com and then founded Kollabor a.com , a beautiful and fashion-forward site that lets sewers, knitters...
#25 Sewing for Kids (and Yourself!) with Liesl Gibson of Oliver + S
Liesl Gibson creates super chic, modern sewing patterns for both kids and women. This episode Liesl and Christine talk about her design proc...
#24 Stories in Cloth with Quilter Maura Grace Ambrose
Maura Grace Ambrose, Austin-based artist and founder of Folk Fibers , makes beautiful, timeless hand-dyed and hand-stitched quilts. In this...
#23 Modern Patchwork with Denyse Schmidt
Often called the mother of modern quilting, Denyse Schmidt marries the best of the handmade and modern design. This episode, Christine chats...