Sew What?
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Sew What?

by Isabella Rosner

A podcast all about historic needlework and those who stitched it, hosted by your local historic needlework expert, Isabella Rosner.

99 episodes
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1
Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes: An Interview with Dr Eleanor Houghton
46:48 Apr 1, 2026
2
Sew What? Goes to India, Part 2: Shrujan and Shrujan LLDC
1:10:27 Mar 27, 2026
3
Sew What? Goes to India, Part 1: Chanakya International and Chanakya School of Craft
44:09 Mar 27, 2026
4
Art X Fashion: An Interview with Dr Elizabeth Way
42:18 Mar 23, 2026
5
Collecting Samplers: An Interview with Alexandra Peters
55:24 Feb 27, 2026
6
Textile Conservation and Marie Antoinette Style: An Interview with Hannah Sutherland
57:55 Dec 11, 2025
7
Chinese Textiles in 18th-Century Britain: An Interview with Shilei Zeng
47:46 Nov 29, 2025
8
The History of Punch Needle: An Interview with Micah Clasper-Torch
1:01:52 Oct 23, 2025
9
The Embroidery of Lorina Bulwer: An Interview with Ruth Battersby
1:05:05 Apr 17, 2025
10
The Late, Great Major A.T. Casdagli: An Interview with Alexis Penny Casdagli
56:28 Mar 27, 2025
11
Sew What? Meets Haptic & Hue: An Interview with Jo Andrews
43:39 Feb 27, 2025
12
Holiday Special!: Gathered at Gressenhall
59:20 Dec 19, 2024
13
Plantation Goods: An Interview with Dr Seth Rockman
1:06:48 Nov 21, 2024
14
Samplers by Free, Freed, and Enslaved Schoolgirls: An Interview with Sarah Brokenborough
52:23 Oct 24, 2024
15
Stitching in Prison: An Interview with Fine Cell Work
1:02:05 Sep 27, 2024
16
The History and Power of Mending: An Interview with Kate Sekules
48:13 Sep 5, 2024
17
Cambodian Textiles: An Interview with Dr Magali Berthon
1:01:15 Jul 18, 2024
18
The History of Crochet: An Interview with Eleanor Gilchrist
48:14 May 23, 2024
19
Women in Stitches: An Interview with Marcia Goldenstein
39:51 Apr 18, 2024
20
Naval Embroidery: An Interview with Maya Wassell Smith
55:21 Mar 29, 2024
21
Men at (Needle)work: An Interview with Jamie Chalmers
47:36 Feb 29, 2024
22
The Modern Venus: An Interview with Dr Lis Gernerd
44:46 Dec 21, 2023
23
Fashion City: An Interview with Dr Lucie Whitmore and Dr Bethan Bide
59:28 Dec 14, 2023
24
Elizabeth Hall and Friends: An Interview with Rebecca Scott
52:43 Oct 26, 2023
25
Stitching, Bright and Bold: An Interview with Danielle Clough
51:29 Apr 20, 2023
26
Weaving and Unweaving: An Interview with Raisa Kabir
58:34 Mar 30, 2023
27
Women's Work: An Interview with Ferren Gipson
38:53 Dec 8, 2022
28
Threads of Power: An Interview with Michele Majer and Emma Cormack
56:46 Dec 1, 2022
29
The Early Years of the RSN: An Interview with Dr Lynn Hulse
1:11:08 Nov 24, 2022
30
Hmong Embroidery: Paj Ntaub and Story Cloths
28:20 Oct 27, 2022
31
Mary Linwood's Art of Stitchery: An Interview with Dr Heidi Strobel
1:04:01 Sep 1, 2022
32
The World of Erica Wilson, Part 2: An Interview with Dr Anne Hilker and Vanessa Diserio
56:44 Jun 23, 2022
33
The World of Erica Wilson, Part 1: An Interview with Edith Bouriez
42:40 Jun 9, 2022
34
All About Egyptian Textiles: An Interview with Seif El Rashidi
49:18 May 26, 2022
35
RSN at the Fashion and Textile Museum: An Interview with Dennis Nothdruft
42:50 May 12, 2022
36
New London Needlework Reexamined: An Interview with Lynne Zacek Bassett
57:54 Mar 24, 2022
37
Stitching A Better World: An Interview with Stephanie Valencia of the Social Justice Sewing Academy
55:24 Feb 17, 2022
38
Flax and Finger Weaving: Māori Woven Textiles
17:35 Feb 10, 2022
39
Resilient Stitching, Then and Now: An Interview with Claire Wellesley-Smith
48:25 Feb 3, 2022
40
Battle, Ritual, and Community: Asafo Flags of the Fante People
18:30 Jan 27, 2022
41
Embroidery and the Body: An Interview with Rowan Riley
58:49 Jan 20, 2022
42
Japanese Mending and Stitching: Sashiko and Boro
17:20 Jan 13, 2022
43
Stitching Girls and Cup Noodles: An Interview with Jessica Tang
37:16 Jan 6, 2022
44
Sew What? Holiday Special: Familial Needlework
21:28 Dec 26, 2021
45
Curating Needlework at Regional Museums: An Interview with Claire McRee
43:20 Dec 23, 2021
46
Protecting Needlework from Pests: An Interview with Joel Voron
35:35 Dec 9, 2021
47
Historic Rugs and Carpets: An Interview with Elisabeth Parker
34:55 Nov 25, 2021
48
Molas of the Kuna: A Central and South American Indigenous Textile Tradition
17:21 Nov 18, 2021
49
Historic Embroidery in Mexico: An Interview with Mayela Flores
55:45 Nov 11, 2021
50
Geography and Needlework in the American South: An Interview with Emily Wells
41:08 Oct 28, 2021
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