#185: The Best Knitwear Repair Techniques with Skye Pennant

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Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

Zoe Edwards

190 episodes

3 days ago

- Do you love sewing, AND are passionate about fighting the climate and ecological crises? - Are you wondering if your sewing could be made more sustainable? - Do you want to enjoy your creative passion in a way that really reflects your values? Join Zoe Edwards, a sewing nerd and creator of Me-Made-May, on her journey to explore how to sew (and live!) more sustainably. In this podcast we discover ways to sew with sustainability in mind, by flexing our creativity and resourcefulness in new and exciting ways. Check Your Thread’s goal is to show that sewing more sustainably can be fun and fulfilling, (HOLD the side order of guilt, eco-snobbery and FOMO.) Topics covered include: -Mending and garment repair -Upcycling and refashioning -Natural fabric dyeing -Fibre and fabric selection -Slow stitching -Zero Waste sewing patterns -The social and political dimensions of sewing -Craft as activism Find out more... checkyourthread.com

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#185: The Best Knitwear Repair Techniques with Skye Pennant

Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

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#185: The Best Knitwear Repair Techniques with Skye Pennant

For most of us who sew our own clothes, basic garment repairs are not often a huge challenge. However, encountering knit items that are thinning or have holes? That can feel like a whole other ball game, especially if you’re not a knitter. In this episode professional repairer, educator and author, Skye Pennant, teaches us our scotch darn from our honeycomb darn, and shares her sometimes controversial opinions on the best type of threads to use for mending. Support the podcast over on Patreon!Photo credit: Kim LightbodySkye Pennant created Slow Stitch Club as a focus for her mending activities and business. Find the website, Instagram (@slowstitchclub), YouTube channel and the Slow Stitch Club Patreon. Listen to Skye on last week’s episode:Ep. #184: Mending and Overcoming Perfectionism with Skye PennantSkye wrote a book! ‘Well Worn: visible mending for the clothes you love’ is available through her website and elsewhere:Some examples of knitwear repairs by Skye:On Skye’s advice, I successfully mended my socks using the honeycomb darn technique: