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...

EP 49 Q&A Insta version.  What’s on your project to do list? How do you plan what’s on the list and when to tackle them? What’re we reading? What is Moira knitting? What’re we eating lately?  Insewmniacs is created, performed, edi...

Ep. 48 - Moving to a new country? Why? How? Hobbies & the move? Things you’d do differently? Anything else?  This is mostly a free form interview by Moira of Jenny about her new home in Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico. Insewmniacs is created, ...

Ep. 47 - Regrets, sewing and otherwise.  Biggest sewing financial regret? Biggest financial regret? Advice for those hoping to avoid these regrets? What was totally worth the splurge?  Money is a construct and capitalism is dumb. ...

Ep. 46 Advice for new sewists What is ONE thing you wish you knew when you started to sew? What is something you believe about sewing when you started, that maybe doesn’t seem to important now? What is ONE gadget that you wish you could gift to...

EP 46 - When you’re not sewing How do you feel when you’ve gone a while without sewing? If you cannot sew for a couple of weeks - what do you do to keep that aspect of your life alive? If you’re not going to be able to sew for an extended perio...

EP 44  Q&A with our hosts.  What do you do when your sewing space gets overwhelmed? Has having a sewing podcast changed your sewing practice? Has it pushed you out of your comfort zone in terms of sharing makes or yourself? Has it...