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The Sewing Slump

Season 1, Ep. 10

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about the sewing slump – that horrible feeling where you just don’t want to sew, how to deal with it, and how to get out of it.


Sew What’s New?

Discussion: The Sewing Slump

Sew Inspo


Related Links:

·      Pop of Neutral Readymade: popofneutral.com

·      Meriam Trousers from Cashmerette: cashmerette.com/collections/cashmerette-patterns/products/meriam-trousers-pdf-pattern

·   Antero Shell from Sew Daily: sewdaily.com/product/antero-shell-digital-sewing-pattern/

·      Riley Overalls from True Bias: truebias.com/products/riley-overalls

·      Nicks Dress & Blouse from Closet Core Patterns: closetcorepatterns.com/products/nicks-dress-blouse-pattern?variant=39910258212998

·      Nash Flared Leggings from Seamwork: seamwork.com/catalog/nash

·      Cherrystone Soapworks: cherrystonesoap.com

·      Nikko Top & Dress from True Bias: truebias.com/products/nikko-top-dress-1



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