This is one of my fav episodes every year because Moira gets a chance to share one of her fav things ever - costumes & conventions.  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler and Moira Asheland.  Plea...

This is a brief and chaotic episode - lots of audio issues really tripped us up.  But ... Jenny's back.  We are planning more episodes with guest hosts & hope the chaos of this episode isn't too much for long time listeners! ...

Vintage sewing, finding (and creating!) online communities and #Shirtwaist September with Ashley!Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler and Moira Asheland.  Please check us out on Instagram at

Retro machine repair, West Coast haunts and sewing what feels right for your body with Shannon!   Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler and Moira Asheland.  Please check us out on Instagram at

This week we are chatting with stringthing aka Tiffany from our discord server about her experience journaling during MeMadeMay.  We also discuss Kentucky & meander into other topics ...

ep 69 Revisiting old makes do you revisit older makes when they no longer serve you? Why or why not? what kind of alterations come to mind for refreshing your makes? what garment of yours do you most want to Refresh now? What would you do? ...

EP 68 sewing & disabilities.  we both have disabilities. What are they? how do they impact our sewing practices? what other disabilities have you worked with sewing? and some resources.  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited a...

EP 67 Stetchy things, or stretch yourself. Do you find that you sew with stretchy things? Why or why not? Best tips for working with stretchy stuff?  Where do you find your stretchy things? Have you ever combined stretch & non-stretch ...

Episode 66:  We’re back! Current Favs:  Eating, Drinking, Cooking, Books, Movies/TV, Sewing patterns, fabrics, and what are we looking forward to?  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler and Moira...

We're back from our two week break - or are we?  This episode sees long time listener Darcy sharing her sewing experience - wait until you hear about her audacious adventures in Edwardian sewing!    Insewmniacs is created, perfor...

Episode 64:  Catching up with Jenny & Moira Current Favs:  Eating, Drinking, Books, Movies/TV, Sewing patterns, fabrics, and what are we looking forward to?  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny ...

EP 63 Sewing risk taking - stretch yourself. how do you stretch yourself when seeing or crafting? what is a risk you’ve taken sewing? what stretch are you most proud of? how will you stretch in June?   Insewmniacs is created, performed, ed...

EP 62 - Sewing & protests/politics What does protesting/politics mean for you? What is your political stance or affiliation?  Have you created an intersection between sewing and politics in your life? What spaces do you see for sewing ...

EP 61 Sewing with kids (and as a kid) Did you sew as a kid? What? How? WHY?! Have you sewn with kids? Tips for sewing with kids? Why is the fourth question so hard? Fav make as a child? Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by ...

Episode 60: Home Projects.  What qualifies as a sewing project for the home? What’s your past look like for this? What’s the future look like for this? Chatting.   Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassle...

Episode 59: Sewing Likes & Dislikes.  The title says it all really.  And chatting!  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler and Moira Asheland.  Please check us out on Instagram at

EP 58: Skirts, skirts, skirts!  What types/styles of skirts do you make? What are your go to patterns? How do you solve fit problems? Favorite skirt you’ve made?  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler...

EP 57: Embroidery and your makes Do you incorporate embroidery in your makes? Best places to learn tips on embroidery or get inspiration? What materials do you use? favorite techniques? Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by ...

EP 56: Spring sewing and catching up What are you excited about making in the next few months? Any fun Spring plans? Fewer questions because we  think we should expand and just chat. Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced b...

EP 55: Thrifting to expand your sewing  Why would you use thrifting to expand your sewing? What cool things do you thrift for sewing? Best thrifting tips? Why thrift? Insewmniacs is created, performed, edited and produced by Jenny Hassler ...

EP 54 where to start.  it’s hard to get started on something new. Can you share a time you started from ZERO & learned something? how do evaluate how much help, and what kinds of help, you need to learn something new? have you ever fai...

EP 53 - everything Cosplay What is cosplay? Do Halloween costumes count? what are some base patterns you can use again & again? what embellishments should you always have on hand? glue guns: yes, or no. Isewmniacs is created, performed, edi...

EP 52 - Fast fashion. What does fast fashion mean to you? Do you participate? If so, how do you try and mitigate your impact? Does sewing also suffer from fast fashion problems? What are some ways you can try and reduce your fashion waste? Inse...

EP 51 - Embellishing your makes. What counts as embellishing to you? What’s your favorite/least favorite method of embellishing? Where do you source embellishment materials? Best places to learn more about embellishing? Insewmniacs is created, ...

Episode 50 - 50th episode, yay! How’s podcasting as therapy going? What have you learned over the past fifty episodes? Favorite thing to talk about so far? What do you want to do in the next 50 episodes?   Insewmniacs is created, performed...