We are recording today on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territories of the Coast Salish and Quakwakwakwak peoples, including Slaiwitouth, Squamish, Musquiam, and Comox First Nations.

Tada da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da. I'm Caroline the owner of blackbird fabrics and bf patterns. And I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's closet patterns and Cedar Quilt Co.

We're two sewing buds who love to sew and it's basically all we want to talk about.

The time has come.

Today on the podcast, we are sewing the good fabric.

As sewists, we cherish our beloved fabrics and sometimes we get a little too attached.

How could we possibly cut into something so precious?

Well, we took the plunge and sewed up our favorite fabrics and we can't wait to share them with you and with each other.

Ooh, if you love to sew the good fabric, this is your show.

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. Okay, I'm so excited to talk about what we made. But we have we have things to say first. We have

things to say. Yes. Okay. As always, if you want to support the show, the best way to do that is

by joining us over on Patreon or Apple podcast subscriptions. If you do that, you get access to bonus

content every month. Caroline and I get together and we catch each other and you all up on everything that's happening in our lives and in our businesses and what we're sewing and pattern releases and movies we've seen and all sorts of stuff. It's super fun. And it means so much if you're able to support us, even if it's just for a month or two. Yeah. And if that's not in the

cards for you right now, we totally understand. Thank you so much for being here for listening

to the show and for cheering us on. We love you guys. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. All right. We're going to

kick off the show with some feedback. This is from Megan. Megan sent us an article called The Zipper is getting its first

major upgrade in 100 years. This was in Wired. So YKK, the biggest zipper manufacturer, made

a tape-free zipper. It's called airy string. And it's lighter and more flexible than traditional zippers.

You know how zipper tape can kind of stick out when you're using flowy or stretchy fabrics or when a garment fits really close to the body?

The airy string is supposed to eliminate that.

The teeth are connected by links.

And YKK worked with Juki to design a new industrial machine to sew

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