The Maternity Sewing Podcast

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MaternitySewing.com is your source for maternity, nursing, and postpartum friendly sewing patterns, inspiration, and community. The Maternity Sewing Podcast is where we have frank conversations, share stories, and offer help and inspiration on things like sewing and body positivity especially during pregnancy and postpartum. Get to know Erin & Lisa (the owners of MaternitySewing.com), get inspired by other sewists, and learn about maternity, nursing, and postpartum mental and physical health from expert guests (who are often sewists themselves!).

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    • Apr 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from The Maternity Sewing Podcast

    Episode 19: What is a Postpartum Doula?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 14:40


    Erin talks to Nicole Swigert, a postpartum doula, about what exactly a postpartum doula is and what they can do to help you and your family when you've just brought a new baby into your family.

    Episode 18: Ambient Soundscapes as Sewing Background

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 11:21


    Erin talks about listening to ambient soundscapes as a background for sewing when you don't want silence but want something that requires less attention than music, podcasts, or television.

    Episode 17: Getting Some Sleep with Pediatric Sleep Consultant Rebecca Michi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 14:12


    Erin talks to Rebecca Michi, a "no cry sleep consultant" about why sleep is so important and what a sleep consultant or pediatric sleep coach does that can help your family get some sleep.

    Episode 16: Sewing Cloth Menstrual Pads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 16:01


    Lisa introduces Erin to cloth menstrual pads and explains how to sew them, how she was introduced to them, and why she recommends using them for all situations from menstruation, to discharge during pregnancy, to postpartum incontinence.

    Episode 15: Selfish Sewing with Charlie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 12:30


    Erin talks with Charlie, M.Sc., a sewing blogger and psychologist, about why selfish sewing is not only good for your mental healt, but important to do!

    Episode 14: Audrey of Skirt Fixation on Maternity Sewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 13:36


    Erin talks to Audrey of the blog Skirt Fixation about maternity sewing. Audrey talks about her Runway Skirt pattern and her experiences sewing through her 9 different pregnancies.

    Episode 13: The German Sewing Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 23:53


    Lisa chats with Annika Ferk of Nähconnection about the German Sewing Community. They talk about preferences in design, fabric choice, how they find each other, and how a designer can get into this market.

    Episode 12: Holiday Traditions with Erin and Lisa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 16:10


    Erin and Lisa chat about the different holiday traditions they had in their families growing up in the US (Erin) and the Netherlands (Lisa), what was important about those traditions, and what they want to continue with their own families now.

    Episode 11: Recovery from Obstetric Complications - Perineal tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 12:30


    Erin talks to Dr. Hannah about recovering from the common obstetric complication of perineal tears.

    Episode 10: Nursing Bras with Hanne Vandersteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 17:09


    Lisa talks to bespoke bra maker Hanne Vandersteen about what to consider when sewing or buying nursing bras. Hanne explains why she started sewing nursing bras and encourage all nursing women to have at least one beautiful nursing bra that makes them feel pretty when wearing it!

    Episode 9: Quilting to Garment Sewing and Back with Miss Crayola Creepy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 14:42


    Erin talks with another Erin, Miss Crayola Creepy, about her journey from quilting to garment sewing back to quilting. They talk about the similarities, what quilting can teach us about garment sewing (and vice versa), and Erin (Miss Crayola Creepy) share some really exciting news!

    Episode 8: Developing the Infinity Dress Pattern

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 16:44


    Erin and Lisa talk about their new Maternity Sewing exclusive Knit Infinity Dress pattern, what it was like to work together to develop a pattern, and why they think their new pattern is awesome.

    Episode 7: Audrey's Story - Many Pregnancies, Many Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 17:19


    Audrey of Skirt Fixation tells Erin her personal story of having gone through many pregnancies and some of the challenges she has faced through them including miscarriage, loss of a loved one, and physical pain. She goes into depth on her experience of prenatal anxiety, a poorly understood condition that has affected her in her last several pregnancies.

    Episode 6: Chalk and Notch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 13:10


    Erin talks with Gabriela, owner of Chalk & Notch patterns, about a couple of her most popular sewing patterns and why her patterns seem to work so well for pregnant, nursing, and postpartum sewists.

    Episode 5: Sewing for Dementia with CSews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 13:36


    Erin talks with Chuleenan of CSews about sewing for people with dementia. They discuss the special considerations to make when selecting fabric and patterns for people with dementia to help them and their caretakers. Chuleenan shares her personal experien

    Episode 4: Where We Live (Erin and Lisa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 13:06


    Erin and Lisa chat about where they live (rurally in France and the Seattle area, respectively), what their homes are like (they both need lots of work) and the upsides and downsides to where they live (the biggest downside being access to fabric stores!).

    Episode 3: Charlie on Sewing and Body Image

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 13:31


    Erin talks with Charlie, a sewing blogger and psychologist, about a few of the ways sewing is good for your mental health, why it's important to be selfish, and how sewing is a practice in mindfulness.

    Episode 2: Postnatal Contraception

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 14:35


    Erin talks to Hannah, a sewist and a senior resident medical officer in obstetrics and gynaecology. We talk about postnatal contraception - what your options are and what special considerations there are for the postnatal period.

    Episode 1: Starting a Brick and Mortar Fabric Store with Kate McIvor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 12:12


    Erin talks to Kate McIvor, the owner of The Confident Stitch fabric store in Missoula, Montana, about her choice to start a brick and mortar fabric store in a day and age when we hear that "brick and mortar is dead".

    000: Introduction to the Maternity Sewing Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 24:03


    Erin and Lisa (the owners of Maternity Sewing) introduce themselves, explain why they started MaternitySewing.com, and let you know what you can expect to hear in future episodes of the Maternity Sewing Podcast.

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