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Seamwork Radio: Sewing and Creativity

10 Super Cheap Ways to Buy Fabric

Seamwork Radio: Sewing and Creativity

Colette Media

Sewing, Dressmaking, Crafts, Sew, Hobbies, Fashion, Craft, Making, Arts, Knitting, Clothing, Fashion & Beauty, Leisure, Sustainability, Hobby, Wardrobe, Creativity

4.9763 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sarai and Haley share ten tips for finding super cheap fabric. Whether you're a bargain hunter or someone who is looking for creative alternatives to muslin, these tips will help you save money on fabric for your sewing projects.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Sari.

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And I'm Haley.

0:06.0

And this is Seamwork Radio.

0:09.0

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio, where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

0:17.0

And today we're talking about 10 super cheap ways to get fabric. So we're going to cover the ways that

0:23.6

we've learned to get a good deal over the years where we save and where we splurge and 10 ideas

0:29.4

for getting fabric on the cheap. So our icebreaker today comes from Joe Kiwi 26. I think that's how

0:37.2

you say it, Joe Kiwi, I'm guessing.

0:39.5

My grandmother's both sewed, as did my mother, she says. They were inspiring to me,

0:44.2

and I often think of them when I sew. I am also inspired by the contestants on the

0:48.0

Great Bitters Sewing Bee and podcasters like you, as well as Zoe from the Check Your Thread podcast.

0:53.1

My icebreaker question is, who is someone in the sewing world or in your own life

0:57.2

who really inspires you when it comes to sewing or creative endeavors in general?

1:02.0

What about you, Haley?

1:03.7

Who inspires you?

1:05.7

I'm going to be like really cheesy and say that I don't think it's just like one person. I think that it's the

1:13.5

sewing community in general is just such a constant source of inspiration and my own personal

1:22.0

sewing. And then also, and my role as a designer, I'm just so endlessly inspired by all of the amazing things that

1:30.1

you all make.

1:32.0

And it's just my most favorite thing.

1:34.3

When I'm having a bad day, that's what I do as I look at things people made with seamwork

1:38.8

patterns.

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