Join us for this episode with the wonderful Zoe Edwards - sewing teacher, podcaster, and blogger, who works mostly in the garment sphere.  Our conversation jumps into all sorts of different topics. Zoe has lots of interesting insights into the fast fashion industry, having worked there earlier in her career. We dive into the complexities of what it really means to make your own clothes (and/or textile art) sustainably, how to encourage people to get more comfortable wearing their handmade wardrobes and to be mindful about making garments that they will love and wear for a long time.

About Zoe

Zoe Edwards is a passionate sewing teacher, blogger, writer, and mother who is obsessed with all things sewing and sustainability. She started her blog, 'So, Zo... What Do You Know?' thirteen years ago, and it has since become a major fixture in the sewing-and-making community. Zoe created the popularwardrobe challenge 'Me-Made-May,' which has thousands of participants each year pledging to wear their 'me-mades' in new ways and improve their relationship with their handmade wardrobes. She has taught sewing and dressmaking classes for eight years and wrote a book during the lockdown in 2020 about mending and altering clothing, titled 'Mend It, Wear It, Love It.' Zoe's new podcast, 'Check Your Thread,' explores ways to reduce the impact of the climate crisis through sewing. She's a creative force who inspires others to pursue their passions with sustainability in mind.

About Zoe's Check Your Thread Podcast

Each week Check Your Thread looks at how to sew more sustainably, through inspiring conversation and fun explorations. For those of us who are concerned about the climate crisis but love sewing our own clothes, it’s an opportunity to nerd out about garment sewing, whilst figuring out ways to reduce the impact it may have on the planet.

https://checkyourthread.com/

https://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com/

https://sozowhatdoyouknow.blogspot.com/p/about-me-made-may.html

IG: https://www.instagram.com/checkyourthread/

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