
InSEWmniacs
A mother-daughter team who rarely sleep, always sew, and sometimes compare notes. Join us as we explore identity, inclusivity, and all things sewing.
Episodes
60 episodes
Episode 57 Embroidery & your makes
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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24:17

Episode 56: Spring Sewing Catch Up
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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41:06

Episode 55: Thrifting for Sewing
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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39:21

Episode 54: Where to start?
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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33:45

Episode 53 - Everything Cosplay
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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39:19

Episode 52: Fast Fashion & you!
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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43:47

Episode 51: Embellishments
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, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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33:02

Episode 50 - that's right FIFTY!
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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31:06

Episode 49: Instagram asks us questions!
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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54:30

Episode 48: Moving to Mexico
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, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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25:32

Episode 47: Regrets, we have a few!
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. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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24:51

Episode 46: Advice for a new sewist
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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27:50

Episode 45: Keeping the Dream Alive (when you aren't sewing)
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:00

Episode 44: Q&A with our hosts
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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26:06

Episode 43: Adapting for a changing body
Ep 43 - Adapting for a changing body. Our hashtag for MONTH is: #ISPStartStrong. What do we mean by this topic? When is it worth it? What do you do when it isn’t? Tips for adapting smaller? Tips for adapting larger? Insewmniac...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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35:15

Episode 42 Scrap Bustin'
EP 42 Scrap bustin’. Our hashtag for MONTH is: #ISPStartStrong What is scrap busting in your opinion? What sizes or types of scraps do you feel are worth saving? What are some of your favorite uses for little scraps? What are some of your...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:49

Episode 41: year in review
EP 41 year in review What are some of your favorite makes this year? What are you looking forward to making next year? Best moments of the year and what did you wear? Anything you’re looking forward to next year? Insewmniacs is created, perform...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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29:50

Episode 40: Sewing Gifts
EP 40 Sewing Gifts - not to be confused with the sewing of gifts. Best recs for gifts for a garment sewist? Best recs for a quilter? Best recs for a cosplayer? Best recs for a panic last minute gift buyer? Insewmniacs is created, pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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41:02

Episode 39: Fat Sewing, or Jenny gets mad
EP 39 FAT SEWING . What does it mean to be supportive to fat sewists when you shop & sew? How much do you pay attention to sizing offered when you look to buy patterns? Honestly, I mostly just want to talk about this topic but don’t h...
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29:06

Episode 38: Sewing On The Go
EP 38 Sewing On The Go. Do you sew on the go? Do you plan your travels with sewing in mind (sometimes, always, never)? What’s your favorite sewing related travel activity? What do you recommend people do when they travel near you - that’s...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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32:26

Episode 37: Winter Sewing
EP 37 Winter Sewing. Do you sew for winter specifically? If so, what? What are your favorite or least favorite winter fabrics? Is winter sewing different than fall sewing? What are you wanting to work on this winter? Insewmnia...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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23:45

Episode 36: Sewing in Community
EP 36 Sewing in Community. Is sewing fundamentally a solitary activity, or a group activity? Do you sew with others? What does that look like? (Teaching, solitary but together, other?) Which do you prefer, and why? What does your se...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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24:12

Episode 35: Present / Intentional Sewing
EP 35 Present/intentional Sewing. What does being present/intentional in your sewing practice mean to you? Does it feel different than your regular sewing? What are some ways you could try and cultivate an intentional sewing practice? Insewmnia...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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27:13
