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Used2SewSpace SewingFrom Ida Holdgreve last week we continue to follow the story of sewing in flight, onwards and upwards towards space with the help of Jean Wright and the Sew Sisters.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing an...
2026-02-2253 minUsed2SewPlane SewingEarly flight wouldn’t have started the way it did if not for bicycles and typos, and fabric. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.f...
2026-02-1552 minUsed2SewShanks and FastenersBy listener request we take a highly specific deep dive into shank systems and fastener attachments.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandrave...
2026-02-0846 minUsed2SewPrecursor MachinesTR explains the four precursor machines to the sewing machine, Aradia explains the geology of the region where it all happened.HistoryCrunch.com Fairbult MillHowStuffWorks.com The Golden Thread book Garrett Ryan Youtube channel Library of Congress Storymap Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing...
2026-02-011h 04Used2SewWhiteThe White sewing machine company started out very scrappy, then rose to the heights of being “Singer, but backwards.”https://ismacs.net/white/white-sewing-machine-company-history.html https://www.treadleon.net/WhiteSM/whites.html Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR...
2026-01-2543 minUsed2SewFabricating Consumers (part 1)Thanks to our Patreons we have a hefty new book to talk about over this entire season of Used2Sew! We also have fanmail, exciting supply hoards, and a new Patreon to thank.Fabricating Consumers by Andrew Gordon: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/fabricating-consumers/hardcover
2026-01-1148 minUsed2SewCollecting Vintage Sewing Machines WiselyNew year, new season of Used2Sew! TR starts the year off by talking to us seriously about the need to be wise in our sewing machine collecting habits. Also we talk a bit about what we’ve learned in the podcasting journey so far, and what we’re excited about this coming year. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/
2026-01-0442 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Boxing DayOriginally published on December 29th 2024.Welcome back to Used2Sew, where we are wrapping up our first season of the show! We reflect on what we’ve learned this year, thank our first Patreon we aren’t directly related to, and talk about how to shed unwanted items from the sewing room that are blocking your creativity.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagra...
2025-12-2822 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Christmas Eve GuyOriginally published December 22nd 2024. Welcome back to Used2Sew, where TR has another bizarre retail story to relate, and we are also considering what gift giving with a sewer can look like. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com ...
2025-12-2130 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Planned ObsolescenceThrowback to the first time we talked about Planned Obsolescence in season 1.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxand...
2025-12-1442 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Fast FashionThrowback to the first time we talked about Fast Fashion in season 1.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandraven...
2025-12-0737 minUsed2SewSeason 2 Wrap-UpTR and Aradia review the last year of episodes from the podcast and look forward to season 3 which will be coming in 2026.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by Aradia
2025-11-3031 minUsed2SewMother of ClonesSinger’s ubiquitous presence through the world of sewing machines extends beyond what they actually manufactured. Today is a deep dive into the model 15 and all of its clones! https://tallysew.comhttps://ismacs.net https://sewing-machines.blogspot.com https://steelsewing.blogspot.com https://institchessewing.ca/bring-in-the-clones Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565...
2025-11-2337 minUsed2SewCases and CabinetsA sewing machine is more or less useless unless it is in a case, base, or cabinet. Let’s talk about how those designs have changed over time and what to do about the stench of featherweight cases.https://www.historymuseumsb.org/singer-sewing-machine-company Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew
2025-11-1637 minUsed2SewLittle Sewing Machine on the Prairie (part 2)TR and Aradia both grew up on the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, so last week and this week will be looking at how sewing history intersects with this famous series.PioneerGirl.com LittleHouseOnThePrairie.com PioneerGirlProject.org https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/what-should-be-done-about-racist-depictions-in-the-little-house-books/16587 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/25/623184440/little-house-on-the-controversy-laura-ingalls-wilders-name-removed-from-book-awa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Wilder_Lane Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
2025-11-0938 minUsed2SewLittle Sewing Machine on the Prairie (part 1)TR and Aradia both grew up on the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, so this week and next week will be looking at how sewing history intersects with this famous series.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and m...
2025-11-0242 minUsed2SewChainstitch MachinesDid you know that there is more than one way to make a stitch with a sewing machine? Today’s episode covers the chainstitch, a useful and dynamic stitch that can be created on machines that are toy sized!Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: h...
2025-10-2633 minUsed2SewHalloween Costuming RewindSome topics are so seasonal that they bear repeating, and as we’ve just celebrated our first podcast birthday it seems fitting to revisit an old episode from back before we had learned most of our production lessons! Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoa...
2025-10-1930 minUsed2SewWhat Is It Worth?TR and every other sewing machine hobbyist has been asked to do a quick appraisal of the monetary value of a sewing machine, and they have some very strong opinions about it! Here’s a practical description of how to keep “the worth bug” from taking over your hobby. ISMACS early Singer serial numbers: https://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/early-serial-numbers/singer-sewing-machine-pre-1900-serial-number-database-2-9-2024.pdfSinger long-shuttle machines: https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/28 More about long-shuttles: http://www.sewmuse.co.uk/singer2.htm Book: https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Early-American-Sewing-Machines/dp/096379160...
2025-10-1244 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind - Singer and the Invention of the Sewing MachineOriginally published September 2024. A combination of two episodes from Season 1 of the podcast to show both our progression as a podcast and two sides of the story of the invention of the sewing machine.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by Aradia
2025-08-2446 minUsed2SewAttachmentsTR tells Aradia about 16 of the many sewing machine attachments that have been invented.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcasts
2025-08-1755 minUsed2SewCostumingTR and Aradia exchange costuming stories from their respective July events.WoTCon: https://wotcon.com OCF: https://oregoncountryfair.com Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out o...
2025-08-1038 minUsed2SewNeedlesTR tells Aradia about the history of needles, and how to be a good needle consumer.West Virginia Extension: Backstitch: A Brief History of Needles, Bobbins and Stitches | WVU ExtensionOrder a Wawak catalog: https://www.wawak.com/request-a-catalog The three needle brands: Organ, Schmetz, Groz-Beckert Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: ht...
2025-08-0340 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Sewing Machine Song part2Today we get into some sewing machine history and personal lore, with the second half of TR’s infamous Sewing Machine Song! We will dissect and explain every line through the lens of the lessons learned so far on this podcast. Originally published January 26th 2025https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rana_Plaza_collapse Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Ma...
2025-07-2728 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Sewing Machine Song part1Today we get into some sewing machine history and personal lore, with the first half of TR’s infamous Sewing Machine Song! We will dissect and explain every line through the lens of the lessons learned so far on this podcast. Originally published January 18th 2025Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Sewing Machine So...
2025-07-2033 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Electricity pt2Originally published November 10th 2024Welcome back to Used2Sew, where it’s time to talk about how rural electrification came to the sewing machine itself, and how Singer failed to capture the moment. Pungo Living: https://pungolivinghome.com/2021/11/07/restoration-of-a-1930-vintage-singer-model-101-sewing-machine/ Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by...
2025-07-1333 minUsed2SewU2S Rewind: Electricity pt1Originally published November 3rd 2024Welcome back to Used2Sew, where it’s time to talk about rural electrification! ZZZZT! The motorization of gadgets wasn’t possible until every house could reasonably be expected to have power, though it took a while to make sure that power wasn’t more of a hazard than help. This topic is so large that we broke it into two parts; this week we talk about electricity in general, and next week we’ll get into how it relates to sewing machines in particular. Louisan Mamer and the REA...
2025-07-0652 minUsed2SewThirty Years of Sewing EducationTR and Aradia compare their sewing educations across 30 years.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsWoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers...
2025-06-2937 minUsed2SewWhich Machine?A practical guide to navigating the quest for a first vintage sewing machine.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by Aradia
2025-06-2225 minUsed2SewBerninaBy request we are exploring outside of our usual Singer wheelhouse into Berninas!Alex Askaroff: https://sewalot.com/bernina_sewing_machines.htm Bernadette’s book: https://www.powells.com/book/make-sew-mend-traditional-techniques-to-sustainably-maintain-refashion-your-clothes-9781645674863 Singer sewing reference library: https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/singer-sewing-reference-library/ Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and...
2025-06-1535 min
WoT SpoilersSealed to the Flame - The Gathering Storm chapter 43 - EP538Egwene is back on a solid seat and she is pissed about it. Suian and Bryne are now one week from retirement, there’s probably a plot hole with the ter’angreal count, and we are unsure if Gish Galloping would circumvent the Oath Rod.Used2Sew talking about Bernadette Banner: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bernadette-banner--66425717 Sign or write letters to Congress with ResistBot https://resist.bot/petitions Save the TV show: www.savewot.com Support us on Patreon for ad-free episodes: patreon.com/wotspoilers Social media & affiliate links ca...
2025-06-121h 27Used2SewBernadette BannerIt’s time for fashion nerding! Or at least fangirling over one fashion nerd. TR and Aradia have discovered Bernadette Banner on YouTube, and are here to talk about her construction of a Wheel of Time show outfit.Bernadette’s book: https://www.powells.com/book/make-sew-mend-traditional-techniques-to-sustainably-maintain-refashion-your-clothes-9781645674863 Making Moiraine’s outfit videosVideo 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PHQgJj4kBc Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLnWlKdxRNA Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5O159rd2Rk Video 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0-kpGwV4ew Grain of salt resourc...
2025-06-0851 minUsed2SewNecchi and ElnaSinger might have been the most well known name in the US before WWII, but eventually European machines began to make up more and more of the new machines US customers bought. Here are the tales of two of the European machines that challenged Singer for the US market.The Silver Bobbin: https://silverbobbin.com Elna Supermatic: https://silkmothsewing.blogspot.com/2011/09/green-machine-elna-supermatic.html Vittorio Necchi: https://www.stillstitching.com/2018/12/vittorio-necchi-sewing-machines.html Leon Jolson: https://www.stillstitching.com/2018/12/necchi-nelco-elna-leon-jolson.html Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://w...
2025-06-0150 minUsed2SewThe Singer FeatherweightThe Singer Featherweight is perhaps the most well known sewing machine of all time. Let’s talk about how it got such a rabid cult following. The Featherweight Shop: https://singer-featherweight.com Vintage Sewing Center and Museum: https://www.facebook.com/VintageSewingCenterandMuseum/ Custom paint jobs for featherweights: https://www.sewserious.com and https://www.stillstitching.com/p/paint-restoration.html Ready to be restored featherweight in Mike’s collection: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com/product-page/singer-221-featherweight-sewing-machine-in-stock-to-be-restored-for-you Quilting community: https://quiltersconnection.orgGet ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook...
2025-05-2553 min