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There’s No ThreadLove is always tailor made, and your girlfriend is a ghost. The Stree episode!Liza loved this movie, Meghan fell asleep. So it's business as usual over here on our spooky Halloween episode!Join writing one Meghan and sewing one Liza as we unravel the 2018 Amar Kaushik comedy-horror film, Stree, costumes by Sheetal Sharma, to solve the most important question in the entire movie, which is could would and should our hero, the tailor, make a dress in thirty-one minutes.In this episode we discuss what the word dress even means in this context, the basic shape and construction of a lehenga, a poetic definition of the Chanderi sari...
2023-10-2553 minThere’s No ThreadIt's only one red sock. What’s the worst that can happen. The Paddington 2 episode!Could Paddington really turn all those uniforms pink with that one red sock?Join writing one Meghan, sewing one Liza, and guest expert Allison, a chemist!!!, as we tumble through Paul King’s 2017 film, Paddington 2 to answer this very important question. Topics include every British actor, costume designer Lindy Hemming, The Babysitter's Club, the sock police, The Crucible, good manners, Saint Paul's Cathedral, never sorting laundry, tight jeans, and how a compass makes an excellent and long lasting gift, as well as a truly horrifying account of unexpected dye-transfer with Meghan, some serious discussion of dy...
2023-10-111h 07There’s No ThreadGiving the people what they want: The Phantom Thread episodeCould, Would, and Should the seamstresses and pattern makers of House of Woodcock really sew all that stuff in The Phantom Thread? Well, yeah. They're pros. That's what they do.Join us as we open Season 2 with a movie that Liza refused to turn her sewing eyes upon until the ten-bazillionth person suggested it and she finally gave in.Topics include taking measurements, what Meghan is reading, what's the deal with that Lady Harding dress, phantom threading, phantom cats, wedding dress superstitions, costume sketches, working overtime, the time when Liza tried to be in a...
2023-09-2758 minThere’s No ThreadToday we turn our sewing and writing eyes upon...Us!Welcome to our Making Of episode! This one is full of answers to those important TNT questions you never even knew you had, such as where did the idea for the podcast come from, where did the name come from, why is the logo a tomato, who edits this chaos, what other cool things have Meghan and Liza worked on, how to get iced coffee to be cold, is it ok to be nervous while talking into a microphone, and who even likes their siblings anyway.Come to find out if Liza has learned any new skills...
2023-07-1757 minThere’s No ThreadA good supply of body bags...and a sewing kit. The First Blood episode!That's right, we're talking Rambo.Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we tie our hair back with strips of old canvas tarp and rip into the moment where John Rambo makes a costume, and Sylvester Stallone makes Costume History. Come for our shared appreciation of costume designer Tom Bronson's filmography, stay for some totally shocking stories of Meghan and Liza being total scofflaws. In this episode we mention the book They Don't Pay Me To Say No, by Dean Goodine, and the 2007 Garth Jennings movie, Son of Rambow.Hi...
2023-07-031h 04There’s No ThreadDyeing Leather With Spray Paint, the Uptown Girls episodeHow do you dye leather? Well, Liza won't tell you because she thinks you should hire a professional, but if you're twenty-something rock royalty in the early 2000's, you're busting out a can of spray paint.That's right, we are talking about the 2003 Boaz Yakin film, Uptown Girls, with costume design by Sarah Edwards. This movie made Meghan cry! Not that that's a real challenge or anything!Join writing one Meghan and sewing one Liza as we discuss many things. Payphones: what are they and how to cheat them. Hot Takes on having a bathtub...
2023-06-1957 minThere’s No ThreadAnt Boy!!!What happens when you get bit by a genetically modified ant?Obviously, your best friend makes you a costume, and you become a superhero. Did I mention you're twelve and live in a beautiful town in Denmark where it's always fall? That's right, we're talking about Ant Boy, the 2013 Ask Hasselbalch kids superhero film with costume design by Louise Nissen.Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we discuss the hard hitting issues: did they do a cast of a child's head, did they really do a cast of a child's head, and for...
2023-06-0259 minThere’s No ThreadIt Listens To The Podcast, or it gets the hose againThat's right, The Silence of the Lambs, the 1991 Jonathan Demme horror masterpiece, is a sewing movie.Topics in this episode include scary movies, cat moments, a famous dog, and existing under such constant male scrutiny that you don’t even realize it’s happening until it stops…as well as a discussion of the sewing element that leads Clarice Starling to crack the case. Come for the part where Jame Gumb reminds one of us of Lucille Ball, stay for the part where both of us completely misquote the most famous line from this movie.r...
2023-05-1858 minThere’s No ThreadBachelorette: a masterclass in wrecking a wedding gownThree terrible bridesmaids spend the night before their friend's wedding ruining her wedding gown and trying to fix it. Could they really get it done? From a costume/character perspective? In one night? While totally high?Join sewing one Liza and writing one Meghan as we turn our sewing and writing eyes upon the 2012 Leslye Headland comedy film Bachelorette, with costume design by Anna Bingemann.This is an R rated film, and in discussion of it we get into our own adult opinions on topics including abortion, drug use, sex, and bodily fluids, as well...
2023-04-171h 00There’s No ThreadLucy wants new furniture, but could really use some sewing lessonsThis is one of our loopier episodes, so if you are here for the tangents...wait what are we talking about?Join writing one Meghan and sewing one Liza as we break down could, would, and should Lucy make her own dress (while simultaneously doing a home perm) in this one particular episode of legendary tv show I Love Lucy, Season 2 Episode 28: "Lucy Wants New Furniture", with costume design by Elois Jenssen.Come for Meghan's PSA on scissors, stay for the part where Liza makes commercial sewing patterns sound more difficult than rocket science.
2023-04-021h 02There’s No ThreadDon't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead but all of Christina Applegate's outfits are giving us lifeCould Sue Ellen really pull off this whole faking-her-way-into-a-job, fashion-show-in-the-backyard, saving-General-Apparel-West-with-fashion, keeping-her-siblings-alive-and-fed thing, all while the babysitter is dead and mom has peaced out to Australia?And why does everyone keep saying Swell at her?Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we take apart the flawless 1991 Stephen Herek film, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, beloved by Meghan, confused with Adventures In Baby-sitting by Liza.Topics include writers tryna be cute with the nick names, what TMZ means, does Vassar have anything even remotely related to a fashion major, do we...
2023-03-151h 07There’s No ThreadThree Amigos, but Zero ThreadIf you've ever thought to yourself, "There’s No Thread is great and all, but if only there was a THIRD voice for these ladies to talk over," well, it’s your Lucky Day!!!Join sewing one Liza, writing one Meghan, and our very special guest, Our Dad (!!!) Mr. Todd Gambling, as we discuss Three Amigos, the 1986 comedy film notorious for one particular sewing mistake...Or is it a mistake? Opinions are had!Three hosts equals three times the tangents, so please enjoy the wide open range of topics in this one, from Mary...
2023-03-0153 minThere’s No ThreadCarrie: totally a sewing movieYou know, Carrie, the 1976 Brian De Palma film about a girl who sews a prom dress.Ok and maybe there's also a thing with a bucket of blood and some fire...but for sure there's a prom dress.Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we get into Carrie's super impressive straight-into-fabric draping method, as well as how many multiples of this dress Liza thinks the production would actually have needed to achieve the blood drop in a cost effective manner, plus side trips into homecoming queens, powder puff football, and ruffled tuxedo shirts.
2023-02-141h 03There’s No ThreadThe Pretty In Pink episodeBy popular demand: big 80's teen drama classic, Pretty In Pink.Join playwright Meghan and patternmaker Liza as we discuss the prom dress everyone loves to hate. Could Andie sew it, would she, and finally should she. Plus, what would be some ways to make it...better?Hot topics include male film roles in the 80's, Meghan's prom dress, the time Liza pulled a Blaine, why Duckie looks like that, and the actual store Hot Topic, as well as, of course, a serious breakdown of the yardage, time, and skills required for Andie to actually...
2023-02-011h 04There’s No ThreadThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen’s Hot Air Balloon made of UnderpantsThis one is a little scandalous! Liza drops an f bomb and says the word prostate before we even hit the intro music! And she's the sewing one!Join playwright Meghan and patternmaker Liza as we unpick Terry Gilliam's 1988 film, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; beloved by Liza, tolerated by Meghan.Convo meanders through Greek Mythology, stuntwork for child actors, fashion history, plumbing history, some gross stuff, and Meghan's dislike of space, and focuses in on the most important issue of all: could the people of a city under seige in the 1790’s REALLY have ma...
2023-01-1549 minThere’s No ThreadHow The Grinch Sewed ChristmasCould the Grinch really make that Santy Claus hat and coat, given his skill level and the materials hanging around his Grinch cave? And could he do it all on that old treadle sewing machine? What is a treadle sewing machine anyway?Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we discuss the major questions raised by the 1966 animated Christmas Classic, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, including: where does the Grinch get his supplies? Could a dogs tail really go through a sewing machine? As well as a side trip into who really sang "You're A Mean...
2022-12-2045 minThere’s No ThreadThe Sound Of Making Playclothes from CurtainsCould Maria clothe the Von Trapp children using only the curtains hanging in her bedroom? Could she really though, like in real life, like does she have enough time and fabric?Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we get into the hard hitting technical issues of beloved 1965 movie musical The Sound of Music, such as yardage: what is it, washing machines: do they exist, music: what's the deal with do re mi anyway? Plus who had the best outfit, that time Meghan met Leisl, the mysteries of the mid-Atlantic accent, and our love for the...
2022-11-1458 min