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Episode 64: Courage + Cosplay = Yaya Han

Join us for this special, in-person conversation with world renown cosplay designer Yaya Han, recorded In Dallas, TX while launching her eponymous sewing machine the bernette 79 Yaya Han edition. She is kind and gracious and her story is one of courage and love of cosplay.

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Episode 60: Jedimanda – My Life in Cosplay

Join us for this intimate, in-person conversation with renown cosplayer Jedimanda. Hear her tell in her own words about her passion for cosplay, what she does when NOT doing cosplay and how she feels about the cosplay community. She is confident, talented, and deeply committed to the cosplay culture!

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Episode 58: Meeting Black Sewists Where They Are

Six amazing black sewists join us for this open conversation about where they’ve come from, their work today and their hopes for tomorrow. Recorded in-person at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta, this episode will give you never before shared insight into the lives of women who are committed to a better future for all. These women are mothers, professionals, quilters, sewists, activists…and each has a part and voice in the furthering of their community. Their experiences are vast, as are their stories, their opinions and their work.

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Episode 52: Brooks Ann Camper - A Wrinkled Dress

Owner of Brooks Ann Bespoke, LLC. Brooks Ann Camper is a former professional costumer on Broadway. Today, she has her own couturier bridal wear business, and blogs about her behind-the-scenes process as well as how to create custom designs for the at-home sewists. Her blogs have been featured in Seamwork, Threads magazine, Huffington Post, and People Magazine.

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Episode 51: Carina Gardner - The Art of Dreaming Big

Founder of Carina Gardner, Inc, Carina has an MA and PhD in Design from the University of Minnesota, where she also taught design for four years. She designs fabrics for Riley Blake and has several digital shops for her circuit silhouette and sublimation crafters. Her brand can be found on everything from dishware, home décor and wallpaper to jewelry and sewing patterns.

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Episode 50: Sue O’Very - Living the Dream

Owner of Sookie Sews and founder of Sookie B Academy, Sue O'Very-Pruitt, aka Sookie, has been in the sewing industry her entire career. She is also a twice-published author, notion inventor, a BERNINA and bernette Ambassador and the Embroidery Software v9 expert for BERNINA.

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