''Love To Sew'' is a Canadian

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hosted by Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos focused on handmade clothing. In 2019, ''Love To Sew'' was included on ''Simply Sewings list of best sewing podcasts.

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Based in

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the podcast launched in August 2017 as a way to address a lack of sewing related podcast options. The weekly episodes include interviews with sewers, pattern designers or small business owners, along with discussions and advice about sewing techniques, pattern adjustments, fabric choices, sewing machines, and notions. Guests on the show have included former ''

The Great British Sewing Bee ''The Great British Sewing Bee'' is a BBC reality show that began airing on BBC Two on 2 April 2013. In the show, talented amateur sewers compete to be named "Britain's best home sewer". A spin-off of the format of ''The Great British Bake Off ...

'' contestant Tilly Walnes, actress

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, author

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and independent designer

Jen Beeman Jen Beeman is an American fashion designer and patternmaker based in Chicago, Illinois. She is best known as the owner of the sewing pattern company and blog ''Grainline Studio''. She is a graduate of Columbia College where she studied fashion ...

. The hosts, who met on Instagram, both run small sewing related businesses in Vancouver. Wilkinson is the operator for pattern company Helen's Closet Patterns and Samos runs the online fabric store Blackbird Fabrics. In 2019, ''Love To Sew'' was included on ''Simply Sewings list of best sewing podcasts which highlighted the show's discussions about pattern hacking and sewing swimwear as part of the Sewing Skills series.

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