The Asian Sewist Collective Podcast
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The Asian Sewist Collective Podcast
Welcome to The Asian Sewist Collective Podcast. The Asian Sewist Collective is a group of people of Asian descent who sew! We live in different cities around the world and represent different Asian cultures and ethnicities. In this podcast, we’ll be exploring the intersection of our identities and o...
Episoade Recente
72 episoade
Exploring Blasian Connections with Khensani Mohlatlole & Lisa of Black Women Stitch
In this special collaboration with Lisa Woolfork of Black Women Stitch and the Stitch Please podcast, we sit down with South African writer and creato...
Hand Embroidering with Tiff
Ada and Nicole do their first catch up in a while, before Nicole interview Tiffany Tzeng, of Stitches by Tiff! She's a hand embroidery artist, busines...
Decluttering with Grace - Part 2
Nicole and Grace continue their conversation about decluttering, diving into scarcity mindset and guilt. Listen for thoughts on how to be gentle with...
Decluttering with Grace - Part 1
As sewists, many of us collect fabric, notions, patterns, ideas and it can become overwhelming. Co-host Nicole reached out to Grace Oczon, Licensed Cl...
h+h Americas Trade Show Recap
Cohost Nicole reports back on her experience at the h+h Americas 2025, hosted from May 7-9 at the Donald E. Stephenson Convention Center in Rosemont,...
History of the Sewing Machine
Do you know where your sewing machine is from? Ada and Nicole discuss their machines, the evolution of the sewing machine, and how design and manufact...
A Farewell to Joann
Joann Fabrics is officially closing! Even if you are not a shopper, Joann Fabrics has been a staple in the American sewing community since 1943. Nicol...
Falling Out of Love with Sewing
Nicole and Ada check in about what's been going on in their lives, what happens when your sewjo is low, and ideas for falling back in love with sewing...
Textile Exhibits in Singapore and Bangkok
Ada recaps her trip to Southeast Asia and provides recommendations for textile exhibits:
In Singapore, Batik Nyonyas is on view at the Peranakan...
Capsule Sewing
Ada and Nicole have been busy traveling this summer - so we thought it would be a great time to sit down and chat about capsule wardrobes, sewing caps...
Sewing for Good with Sue-Ching Lascelles (@suechinglascelles)
In this month's episode, we're chatting with Sue-Ching Lascelles (@suechinglascelles), multidisciplinary artist and founder of the Close to My Heart P...
Cosplay with Cindy (@CationDesigns)
In this month's episode, we're celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month! We chatted with our researcher Cindy Chan (@CationDesigns) to talk about cosplay bas...
LA Fashion District
This month, we’re bringing you a throwback episode. We spoke with producer Mariko Abe (@marikoabecreative and @theunicornhoax on Instagram), about her...
Shopping for Sewing
Recent shopping experience led Ada and Nicole to ponder just what is it about sales that gets them going. Plus, feedback from our last episode.
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Vacation Fabric Hauls & A Podcast Update
We're back! Well, sort of. In this episode, we're sharing a few podcast updates and talking about what you can expect from us in 2024. We also talk a...
Quilting Through the Ages - Part 2
We're ending season 5 with the second part of our Quilting Through the Ages episode! In this episode, we focus on popular quilts throughout the ages,...
Quilting Through The Ages - Part 1
In this week's episode, we're taking you through the history of quilting. We talk about what a quilt is, techniques used in quilting, common types of...
A Chat with Man Yee Woo
In this week's episode, we're chatting with Man Yee Woo (@manyee.woo). Man Yee was a 2022 finalist on the Great British Sewing Bee, and we talked abou...
Wedding Sewing
In this week's episode, we're talking about wedding garments and wedding sewing. And for more in-depth sewing talk, we're joined by Collective team me...
History of the Ao Dai
In this week's episode, we're exploring the history of the ao dai, a traditional Vietnamese garment. We explore the construction of the ao dai, variat...
Historical Costuming, Part 2
Today, we're sharing part 2 of our deep dive into historical costuming! Our guest is AJ @confusedkittysewing - and AJ speaks about her experience gett...
Historical Costuming, Part 1
In this week's episode, we're deep diving into historical costuming! We're talking about what historical costuming is, inclusivity in the historical c...
Modern Hanbok with Jeff @yang_cheon_shik
In this episode, we're chatting with Jeff van Damme (@yang_cheon_shik). Jeff is a daily traditional and Shin hanbok wearer, designer, collector and mu...
A Conversation About Upcycling
We're back for Season 5! Join Ada and Nicole in a conversation about upcycling, upcycling practices within Asian cultures and the greater diaspora, an...
Know Me Patterns with Ella & Gwen
We celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) in May by hosting an Instagram Live chat with Know Me Patterns Designers & p...
Ask Us Anything (Nicole visits Ada in Colorado!)
After 2 years of podcasting together, our co-hosts finally met in person when Nicole visited Ada in Colorado a few weeks ago. So in this episode, enjo...
Asian Sewist Collective Roundtable
It's our season finale! Over the past 40+ episodes, you've gotten to know Ada, Nicole and our guests - so this week, we thought we'd introduce the res...
Pineapple Fabric (Piña)
We're back with another fabric deep dive! This week we're focusing on pineapple fabric, or piña, a traditional Philippine fiber. We'll talk about how...
History of the Terno
This week, we're talking about the history of the terno, the national dress of the Philippines. The terno is personal to Nicole and her Philippine her...
Common Alterations
In this week's episode, we asked our team for their most commonly made alterations and tips for altering sewing patterns. We talk about our personal e...
Projector Sewing with Gowri Paary
In this week's episode, we're giving you an overview of projector sewing and chat with Gowri about her projector sewing practice. We weigh the pros &...
Lunar Zodiac Quilt with Berene Campbell and Wendy Chow
To wrap up Lunar New Year celebrations, we chatted with Berene Campbell (@happysewlucky / happysewlucky.com) and Wendy Chow (@the.weekendquilter / the...
Jo of @FiveSpicePower
In this week's episode, we chat with Jo, better known as @FiveSpicePower on Instagram and the designer behind Inside Voices Labels (insidevoiceslabels...
A quick update
Hey friends - we wanted to give you a quick update on where we're at this week.
Our regularly scheduled content will still be released this Thu...
Aims of INDY BINDY Fabrics
This week, we're talking to Aims Watts, owner and curator of INDY BINDY Fabrics. INDY BINDY Fabrics is an independent online fabric shop that speciali...
Knitting with Tina and Priya
We're back for season 4! To kick off the season, we're taking a short break from sewing to talk to about knitting with knitting pattern designer Tina...
A Halloween Mini Episode
This week, special guest co-host and Asian Sewist Collective team member Sareena Granger (@dresslikeanonion) joins Ada to talk responsible costuming a...
This Long Thread: A Community Episode
In this week's episode, we're using This Long Thread, a book by Jen Hewett, to guide our discussion.
Jen is a printmaker, surface designer, teac...
Gatekeeping in Sewing
In this week's episode, Ada and Nicole discuss gatekeeping in sewing and share some experiences from the Collective.
For show notes and a transc...
Vintage Sewing Machines Part 2
In this week’s episode, we wrap up our discussion on vintage sewing machines. We talk about repairing, restoring and buying vintage machines with our...