Dada da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da Hello and I'm Helen, I'm Caroline and we love to sew. This is a podcast for makers where we talk about sewing a handmade wardrobe and bring you

interviews with inspiring creatives and small business owners in our community.

Julian Collins joins us today to chat about his sewing journey and the Blackmakers Matter Coalition.

We discuss how the sewing community can support black makers

and help to ensure companies big and small

make it clear that they value their black customers.

Julian also talks about the confidence he gets from wearing handmade garments and his so manly Facebook group. Hello Julian, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Thank you so much for having me.

I'm so glad to be here.

Oh, we're so glad to have you. Can you

please introduce yourself to our listeners? Sure. So my name is Julian Collins.

I can be found at Julian Creates on Instagram, as well as I have a Facebook group called Soul Manly

on Facebook, where we focus on masculine

and menswear inspired clothing,

as well as you can find some of the work that I help do with Blackmakers Matter on

Instagram as well.

Wonderful, we're so excited to chat with you about everything you've got going on today.

Can you also tell us where you're from and do you have a day job? Sure. So I am from

Cincinnati, Ohio born and raised and I work in public health. So I help people quit

smoking as well as really help bring about policy change to really bring about policy change to really bring about a

healthier community in my area.

Oh, that is awesome.

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