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Stitch Please

Lisa Woolforkblackwomenstitch.org
Dive deep into the vibrant world of sewing with the award-winning Stitch Please podcast, an official show of Black Women Stitch – the sewing group where Black lives matter. Uniquely crafted for those who love sewing, this sewing podcast is a gem that centers around Black women, girls, and femmes, weaving threads of creativity, technique, and passion with every episode. Hosted by Lisa Woolfork, a 6th generation sewing enthusiast, this podcast not only mirrors her ardor for the craft but also her roles as an artist, activist, and academic. Specializing in African American literature and culture, Lisa seamlessly stitches together her varied backgrounds to produce episodes that are both informative and engaging. You'll be immersed in lively interviews that are enriched by her expertise, presenting a fresh perspective that few other podcasts in the sewing community can offer. As an artist, Lisa Woolfork brings a unique eye for detail and aesthetics, offering listeners the chance to envision sewing in new, vibrant ways. As an activist, she ensures that the podcast sewing narratives and discussions are rooted in liberation, particularly emphasizing the significance of Black lives. Her academic background adds another layer of depth to the podcast, allowing listeners to delve into the rich tapestry of African American literature and culture, shedding light on how these narratives can influence and inspire one's sewing journey. Each week, listeners of the Stitch Please podcast can look forward to insightful discussions that celebrate Black creativity in sewing and quilting. Moreover, as a bonus, this sewing podcast shares invaluable tips and techniques, making it a must-listen for both beginners and seasoned sewists alike. Join us as we thread the needle of history, art, and activism with the love of sewing, creating a tapestry of stories and tips that resonate with every stitch. If you cherish the world of sewing, quilting, and the rich narratives of Black creativity, the Stitch Please podcast is your ideal companion. Tune in weekly. This sewing podcast will “help you get your stitch together.”
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Episodes

Marking Tools Series: FRIXION pens

Find these in the Black Women Stitch Amazon Storefront. Mentioned in the episode as good for sewing Frixion Markers Frixion Stamps Frixion Fine Liners Lisa also uses for writing and note-taking Frixion Clicker Frixion Color Sticks Frixion Ball Point Frixion Highlighter The information read on the podcast came from a blog that offers a Comprehensive Guide to Frixion . Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch Support also appreciated here: Patreon Sign up for the Black Women Stitch...

Feb 26, 202039 minEp. 19

Joann The Scammer???

Note: My most recent JoAnn's flyer includes pattern sale information. This is different than the "surprise" version of last month's pattern sale. Whether the omission was an oversight or an experiment, the response I gleaned from shoppers was unfavorable. The store may indeed need to "wean" customers from reliance on pattern sales, but that was not the way to go about it. Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch $15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or ...

Feb 19, 202048 minEp. 18

Sustainable Style: Thrifting an Eclectic Look with Jabellafleur

Alissa Bertrand on social media. Jabellafleur on Instagram Interview on Junior Style Alissa's Next phase: She is attending Art Institute of Atlanta! Things Mentioned in the episode Sewn Magazine Daughters of the Dust , Julie Dash's 1991 film Lemonade, Beyonce visual album LOL Dolls Alissa's phone: iPhone XR Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch $15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. Support also appr...

Feb 12, 202047 minEp. 17

DC Frocktails: A Love Story

Naomi on the socials Instagram Cut. Sew. Wear. Her Facebook group for DC area sewists DC Frocktails Team Three Little Birds DNH Fabrics A couple of the folks who made my DC Frocktails experience lit AF Satchmoe Art Tattoos DJ DC INFAMOUS DaKima Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch $15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address for free shipping. Support also appreciated here: Patreon Paypal Cash App Sign up for the Black Wome...

Feb 05, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 16

Stash Free Sewing (and Formalwear!) with Patrice J Bridal

Find Patrice on social media Patrice on Instagram Defining This Thing series with Patrice and her husband Ian on Instagram Patrice J Bridal to Rent, Buy, or Create the Dress of your Dreams! Defining This Thing video series with Patrice and her husband on YouTube Shops Mentioned Gail K Fabrics Fine Fabrics Vogue Fabrics Textile Discount Outlet Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch $15 to the Paypal account for a Black Women Stitch lapel pin! DM or email your mailing to address ...

Jan 29, 202059 minEp. 15

Don't Save It, Just Sew It!

Mentioned on the podcast January Sew Your View , Simplicity 8532 sewing room accessories are a fun way to show off special fabrics Amy Butler's book In Stitches with patterns for the Document Duvet and Photo File. Sew Much Talent Stashed Gems Challenge on Facebook. Here are a few of the challenge rules: For more details visit the group Rules: 1. No buying patterns.+ 2. No buying fabric.* 3.80% of your project MUST come from fabric in your stash, which can be anything in your house you can use fo...

Jan 22, 202041 minEp. 14

Cirque de SEWING--A chat with SewMuchAerial

Mentioned in this episode SewMuchAerial Marissa's etsy page Aerialympics Custom Dressform Sheer Performance Fabrics with Melanin Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch. You can get an adorable enamel pin by sending $15 to Paypal or Cash App. Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Cash App Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode. Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Check out our Amazon Stor...

Jan 15, 202046 minEp. 13

Stitching Truth to Power: Quilting and White Fragility

ACTION ITEMS to support the SOCIAL JUSTICE SEWING ACADEMY Sign up to embroider/embellish a quilt block made by a young artist during a workshop Give money (PayPal link is here , donations are tax deductible) Share your time , if you live in the Bay Area of California Send fabric*: Kona Cotton, batiks and all shades of skin colors but especially browns Donate equipment*: extra notions, scissors, needles, thread Send a good word about SJSA: write/email Paducah and commend them for the exhibition. ...

Jan 08, 202053 minEp. 12

Sankofa! Happy New Year!

Mentions Kristal Branton; Black Girls Sewcial Club The Yarn Mission Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild Civic Innovation Fellowship New City Arts SOUP Sew Creative Lounge DC Frocktails Later this month, check out SewMuchAerial Jabellafleur Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch. You can buy an adorable enamel pin for $15 with free shipping to USA addresses. There are also a few Mystery Destash Fabric boxes available: $30 shipping included to USA addresses. You can send payments f...

Jan 01, 202042 minEp. 11

A Christmas Kee-Kee with Lisa, her mother, and her sisters!

Toys Mentioned in the episode Cabbage Patch Doll Easy Bake Oven Baby Alive Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode. Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Check out our Amazon Store Stay Connected: YouTube: Black Women Stitch Instagram: Black Women Stitch Facebook: Stitch Please Podcast...

Dec 25, 201948 min

Christmas Crafts with Gotta Be Homemade

You can find LInda Nance here: Gotta Be Handmade website Instagram Twitter Facebook Youtube Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch. A cute way to show your support: a lapel pin! Send $15 to Paypal or CashApp (include your mailing address) to receive a Black Women Stitch Lapel Pin. This 2 inch by 1.25 inch pin features the Black Women Stitch logo. It's an adorable way to show support. Patreon for monthly contributions for as little as $2 a month Paypal Cash App Sign up for the B...

Dec 18, 201947 minEp. 10

Holiday Gift Guide

Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women Stitch You can buy a cute Black Women Stitch lapel pin for $15: send it to Paypal or CashApp. Include your mailing address :) Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Cash App Special thanks today to OLISO for giving us irons! We talk about the TG1600pro and the MiniProject Iron . You can find links to them in the Gift Guide below Special thanks to Allysia Holland IG: @hrhally who will be teaching at the 2020 Craftcation Conference https://dearhandmadelife.com/craft...

Dec 11, 20191 hr 21 min

Sew Much Talent with Alethia Hudson

Alethia's Social Pages website: https://www.alethiahudsondesigns.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/356147378053601/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SewMuchTalent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sewmuchtalent/ Also mentioned in the podcast: That's Sew Monica: http://www.thatssewmonica.com/ Erica Bunker: http://www.ericabunker.com/ Patricej715: https://www.instagram.com/patricej715/?hl=en Beaute' J'adore: https://beautejadore.com/ Support the Stitch Please podcast and Black Women St...

Dec 04, 201950 minEp. 8

BLACKER FRIDAY

Support the following businesses during this shopping season: Carole-Lyles Shaw Thanks, I Made Them TA-OSH by designs by TAOSH House of Mami Wata Waxprints Laces and More Finer Fabrics By Queenora Fabric for the Culture Cultured Expressions ------- We also encourage our listeners to check out DC Frocktails, an event organized by DC native and Black Women Stitch sew sister Naomi P Johnson . Tickets are limited. They go on sale Sunday, December 1st. Ways to support Black Women Stitch and the Stitc...

Nov 27, 201920 min

Nude for Who?: Sheer Stretch Fabrics with Melanin

Designs by TAOSH Contact Information Etsy shop to purchase illusion fabrics Website Also mentioned in the podcast RIT Dye color formulas The Sax Dinner Theater in Washington DC Lisa's affinity for/as a "regular black girl" as Tressie McMillan Cottom describes in her award-winning book THICK (Hey, Friend, Hey!) Support Stitch Please and the Black Women Stitch Project Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Cash App Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH m...

Nov 20, 201953 minEp. 7

Pressing Matters: A Few Good Irons and One Amazing Collectible

Special thanks to Melvinia Smith of Designer Fresh Custom Tailoring for sharing the story of her fantastic vintage Simplicity B888 iron. You can find her Instagram page here. Melvinia's amazing Iron is no longer available for purchase but you might get lucky and find one at an estate sale or on eBay. Irons used/mentioned in podcast. If you buy from these links, I get a tiny bit of coin. My teeny tiny craft iron My ride-or-die sidekick iron My gravity feed iron My new Oliso iron My dearly departe...

Nov 13, 201926 min

"You Know Your Style Faster When You Pattern Draft" and other tips from a Nigerian sewist

How to find Chioma (Chi9ja) Instagram YouTube Website Twitter Facebook Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode. Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Check out our Amazon Store Stay Connected: YouTube: Black Women Stitch Instagram: Black Women Stitch Facebook: Stitch Please Podcast...

Nov 06, 201933 minEp. 6

Cosplay and Blerdery

Cosplayers mentioned in podcast www.facebook.com/brichibicosplays/ Chocolate Covered Cosplay https://twitter.com/tranquilashes https://twitter.com/thatjayjustice?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor - Community Groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/230325643710157/?ref=br_rs https://blackcosplayersofficial.tumblr.com/ - # tags #BlackCosplayerhere https://www.buzzfeed.com/ikrd/black-cosplayers-are-letting-people-know-they-do-exist-with #28daysofblackcosplays https://blacknerdpr...

Oct 30, 201950 minEp. 5

Halloween Sewing: Lisa's Past and Current Costumes plus What's NOT a Costume

Makeup Tutorial for hubby's Maleficent costume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIvuMUDpieM The only candy corn we recognize is Brach's. [ https://amzn.to/35sfLH7] [ https://amzn.to/31dTXeR] [ https://amzn.to/2IQ6u1Q] You can also try making your own with this recipe! https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/candy-corn-recipe2-2120004 Support Stitch Please and the Black Women Stitch Project Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Cash App Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our...

Oct 23, 201930 min

Melaninated Embroidery on Leather and Fashion Week

Find Bonita on IG @babycakesbagsandrags https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Clothing--Brand-/BabyCakes-Bags-Rags-978444388846659/ www.babycakesfashion.com Bonita met legendary fashion icon Dapper Dan! Check out his book, Made in Harlem https://amzn.to/2nnJRtO And she connected with Derek Warburton, @derekwarburton, at a Fashion Week event Support Stitch Please and the Black Women Stitch Project Patreo n https://www.patreon.com/blackwomenstitch Paypal [ https://paypal.me/lisalovestosew?locale...

Oct 16, 201954 minEp. 4

That "Flesh" Colored Crayon and Other Fake Nudes

Multicultural Crayon/Marker Set https://amzn.to/2msO6DS Related article [ https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/12/08/white-privilege/] Support Stitch Please and the Black Women Stitch Project Patreon [ https://www.patreon.com/blackwomenstitch\](https://www.patreon.com/blackwomenstitch) Paypal [ lisalovestosew@gmail.com ](mailto: lisalovestosew@gmail.com ) Ko-Fi [ https://ko-fi.com/blackwomenstitch\](https://ko-fi.com/blackwomenstitch) Venmo @Lisa-Woolfork Cash App $LisaWoolfork Sign up for...

Oct 09, 201918 min

Centering Blackness in Fabric Design, "Fabric That Starts a Conversation"

Visit Finer Fabrics between 9/17 and 10/8 to preorder the African Inspired knit fabric collection: https://queenorascloset.com/collections/finer-fabrics-by-queenora Additional References: Queenora was inspired by TipStitched to start sewing https://tipstitched.com/ Capitol Chic Designs is an example of black women creatives choosing to center themselves in their own experience rather than center whiteness. https://capitolchicdesigns.com/ On the first episode of The Tamron Hall Show, Tamron talke...

Oct 02, 201941 minEp. 3

Bonus: Intro to Custom Fabric and BLACKTOBER sneak peek

Visit Finer Fabrics between 9/17 and 10/8 to preorder the African Inspired knit fabric collection: https://queenorascloset.com/collections/finer-fabrics-by-queenora Support Stitch Please and the Black Women Stitch Project Patreon https://www.patreon.com/blackwomenstitch Paypal lisalovestosew@gmail.com Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/blackwomenstitch Venmo @Lisa-Woolfork Cash App $LisaWoolfork Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and ...

Sep 25, 201912 min

Pressing Matters: General Info and ONE BIG SECRET

Support Black Women Stitch Mentioned in Today's episode Pattern Weights by Thanks I Made Them: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThanksImadeThem Seams Like Sierra: https://seamslikesierra.com/blog-posts/ Cashmerette Lenox Shirtdress: https://www.cashmerette.com/products/lenox-shirtdress-pdf-pattern PDF Plotting: https://www.pdfplotting.com/product/bw-pattern-printing/ Products available on Amazon (a small percentage goes to Black Women Stitch) Iron Cleaner https://amzn.to/2QhjbZC Heat and Bond Lite [ ht...

Sep 18, 201934 minEp. 2

Black Women Stitch: Past Present and Future. Plus a Preview of Episode 2

Thank you for supporting Black Women Stitch. Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Cash App Context for the episode: http://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/gees-bend-quiltmakers https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Slave_Clothing_and_Adornment_in_Virginia https://www.sewnmag.com/ https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/search?edan_fq[]=set_name:%22Textiles-Quilts%22&edan_local=1 Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite...

Sep 11, 20194 min

Back to School Sewing

First episode of the Black Women Stitch podcast :) Support Stitch Please and the Black Women Stitch Project Patreon Paypal Ko-Fi Cash App Garments madefor this year's Back to School Sewing: Three shirts using Simplicity 8753 https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/men/simplicity-sewing-pattern-8753-mens-classic-modern-and-slim-fit-shirt/ One dress using Simplicity 8732 https://www.simplicity.com/simplicity-storefront-catalog/patterns/women/dresses/simplicity-sewing-patt...

Sep 04, 201927 minEp. 1

Stitch Please Episode 1 Preview: Back to School Sewing

Stitch Please podcast drops Wednesday, September 4th. Join us for an IG Live chat on Thursday September 5th at 3pm EST on Black Women Stitch IG page. Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode. Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Check out our Amazon Store Stay Connected: YouTube: Black Women Stitch Instagram: Black Women Stitch Facebook: Stitch Please Podcast...

Aug 28, 20194 min

Introducing Stitch Please, the Black Women Stitch Podcast

On radical self love: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology Lisa's writing about resisting white supremacy in her backyard: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-charlottesville-arrests-white-supremacy_n_5bbcaf13e4b028e1fe41b345 Our Possibility Models: Teaching what is possible when you embrace your authentic whole self. Tea with Queen and J. http://www.teawithqueenandj.com/ Toni Morrison Who never wrote for the white gaze, irrevocably changed the course of literary histor...

Aug 23, 20193 min
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