
This is Diane's Guardian of the heart contribution to the full podcast episode that was published on 14 July 2026.
The Guardians of the Heart are Julie @the_seams_i_sew Suzy @sewing_in_spain Lindy @Stoxkpatterns Diane @StyleFalcon Helen @new_by_helen Nicole @nikheartandlight
Sep 21
3 min

This is Suzy’s Guardian of the heart contribution to the full podcast episode that was published on 14 July 2026.
The Guardians of the Heart are Julie @the_seams_i_sew Suzy @sewing_in_spain Lindy @Stoxkpatterns Diane @StyleFalcon Helen @new_by_helen Nicole @nikheartandlight
Sep 7
3 min

Sam Chandler and Ruan Clayworth run SewFrugal. This sewing challenge started in 2020 and is still going strong. Sam is Frugalisima on Instagram and YouTube. You'll also find Ruan as The Yorkshire Sew Girl on Instagram and on YouTube.
Aug 24
36 min

Fashion, Disability, and Co-Design A human-centered design approach is authored by Grace Jun. This practical resource enables people with various skills to collaborate to create clothes to increase social inclusion for all people with specific needs.
Aug 10
31 min

M Elaine Mackay brings 19th‑century pattern drafting into the modern maker’s world—clear, clever, and beautifully practical.
Elaine provides a fresh take on historical dressmaking as author of Bloomsbury’s 19th Century Patterns for the Modern Body.
M Elaine Mackay guides us to transform 19th‑century patterns for today’s bodies.
Jul 27
42 min

Today’s podcast is about the 100 plus hearts project. In July 2025, Ronda Hazell came on the podcast to discuss what she went through to diagnose her heart condition. She's joined by Julie, Suzy, Lindy, Diane, Helen, Nicole and Dr Linda Worrall-Carter to keep the conversation going about women's heart health.
Jul 13
22 min

Yvette is on the podcast! She's know as Stash Hub co-founder, as BlossomSandwich and she's a part of SurreySews. Oh. She also runs the SewFruity sewing challenge.
Jun 22
33 min

Tracey is a sewist; an academic and a writer. She's a Sydney local and is thrilled to talk about how textiles reflects her emotions and thinking.
Jun 8
23 min

Maddie Ballard (she/her) is a writer of mixed Chinese heritage from Aotearoa New Zealand. Her debut essay collection was published as Bound: A Memoir of Making and Remaking (The Emma Press, 2024) in the UK and Patchwork: A Sewist’s Diary (Tin House, 2025) in the US. She co-edits Starling, a literary journal for emerging New Zealand writers, and writes a sporadic Substack. She currently lives in Melbourne.
May 18
20 min

Sheila shares how she was able to sew for her daughter over the 2 years of cancer treatments.
May 4
29 min
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