We are recording today on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territories of the coast

Salish and Kwakwakik peoples, including Slalutooth, Squamish, Musquiam, and Comox First Nations.

Hello and welcome to Love to Sew. I'm Caroline, the owner of Blackbird Fabrics and BF Patterns.

And I'm Helen, the designer

behind Helen's closet patterns in Cedar Quiltco. We're two sewing buds who love to sew, and it's

basically all we want to talk about. Today we are interviewing Christine Millar, aka So Steen.

She talks to us about her stunning historical costumes and where she wears them. We also cover how she creates these incredible gowns from drafting the pattern to designing

and machine embroidering the fabric.

If you love to sew, this is your show.

Hi Helen.

Hi, Caroline. Today's guest is bringing something a little different to the podcast.

Christine Millar, known online as Sostein, is known for her absolutely stunning 18th century gowns.

She's also an accomplished machine embroiderer. She even designs her own historically inspired embroidery files.

And in addition to all that, she has a day job as an anesthesiologist, a great YouTube channel,

and a wardrobe of romantic meades for everyday wear. I have so many questions for her.

I think we should get into it. Yes, hello, Christine. Thank you so much for

coming on the show today. Hi, Helen. Hi, Caroline. Thank you so much for inviting me. We can't wait to

chat with you all about historical costuming today, but we're going to start by asking the question

that we ask all of our guests, which is how and when did you learn how to sew? So my mother taught me when I was five.

I still remember the very first thing that I made was a little pin cushion for her,

and we still have it, actually.

But the thing is, my parents didn't let me sew all that much,

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