Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

Zoe Edwards

zoe@checkyourthread.com

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Booking Overview

A values-led sewing show focused on making garments and habits more sustainable through repair, refashioning, and mindful materials. It’s a strong fit for PR outreach to textile creators, climate-minded educators, and craft-as-activism organizations looking for an engaged maker audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 233

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 263 subscribers

Contact Information

zoe@checkyourthread.com

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Host

Zoe Edwards - Described as a sewing nerd and creator of Me-Made-May. She hosts Check Your Thread as a journey exploring how to sew (and live!) more sustainably, including topics like mending, upcycling, natural ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Experienced sewing educators and makers with a sustainability/reuse lens; authors of mending/repair or slow-fashion resources; founders/creators with active textile businesses (patterns/classes/tutorials) focused on scraps, refashioning, or repair; leaders at community sewing spaces (mending events/venues) and arts/community organizers supporting inclusive making.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or guides on repair and mending, Built a sustainable sewing brand or pattern/tutorial offering, Hosted recurring in-person mending events or workshops, Created recognizable textile products/classes (e.g., patterns/tutorials referenced in episodes), Community leadership roles connected to inclusive creative spaces

Recent Guest Discussions

Kat Camfield - Co-host/guest On The Podcast Parts Featuring Justice Mcneil (magic And Movement For Makers; Also Appears As Guest-host In Prior Scrap-business Episode).

Justice McNeil - Scrap-based Sewing Business; Evolution Into Patterns/classes (including Nature Dress Tutorial And Magic Vest Context); Neurodivergent-friendly Pattern Instructions; Movement In Sewing Practice; Emotionally Protective Clothing Concepts.

Leah Anderson - Appears In The Episode As Context For The Included Audio From A Mending Event At Left Bank Leeds (arts/community Support For Diverse Creative Community).

Mary Morton - Part Of The Episode Featuring Jeanna & Mary Discussing Teaching Repair Skills (book And Event Experience).

Mary Morton - Teaching Repair Skills; Structuring And Supporting Mending Events; Resources And Coordination With Venues; Book-led Approach To Repair Culture.

Recent Topics

Sustainability, Textiles, Mending, Upcycling, Fashion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably
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233: No Stupid Sewing Questions with Julia Hincks

July 13, 2026

I’m a firm believer that there are NO stupid questions when it comes to sewing. If you need to ask it, even if it’s something you think you should probably already know, then it’s valid. But it’s not always easy to find the answers you’re looking for. So I’ve asked my guest, sewing author and expert dressmaking teacher, Julia Hincks, on the podcast to talk about her new beginner’s guide to dressmaking book AND to answer some burning questions from members of the CYT community.  Suppor...

#232: Magic and Movement for Makers – Kat Camfield with Justice McNeil

July 06, 2026

Have you ever consciously infused your handmade garments with personal magic? And how can we create clothing that feels like emotionally protective armour? This is the second part of guest-host Kat Camfield’s amazing conversation with textile artist Justice McNeil from Thread + Sprout. They touch on so many topics, including pattern instructions that work better for some neurodivergent brains, and the importance of physical movement within a sewing practice.  Support the podcast over ...

#231: A Business Based on Scraps – Kat Camfield with Justice McNeil

June 29, 2026

Is it possible to create a successful sewing business making desirable products using scraps that allows you to leave your corporate job? Spoiler alert: Yes! Amazing guest-host Kat Camfield talks to Justice McNeil about the origin story of her inspiring business, Thread + Sprout, and how it’s evolved into something quite different, but equally inspiring.  Support the podcast over on Patreon! Justice McNeil’s multi-faceted and evolving company is Thread + Sprout (@threadandsprout on...

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