Art Through the Lens of Cultural Curiosity with Kianga Jinaki
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Kianga Jinaki is a fiber artist, a storyteller, a doll maker, a community organizer, a community artist, and an all-around extraordinary person....
Lisa Woolfork
Lisa is a fourth-generation sewing enthusiast who learned to sew while earning a PhD in African American literature and culture. She has been sewing for more than twenty years while also teaching, researching, and publishing in Black American literature and culture.
Social Justice Sewing Academy: Remembrance Quilt Project Book
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Sara Trail is the founder of The Social Justice Sewing Academy -a non-profit organization that empowers individuals by using textile art for per...
Black Quilting, Black Folklore with Dr. Patricia Turner
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Professor Patricia Turner is a folklorist, professor, scholar, and researcher at UCLA. She’s written many books, including Crafted Lives: Stor...
A House Called Hue
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HEAR YE! HEAR YE! All Rise for the Queen of Embroidery! Destiny Brewton is THEE Head Embroideress in Charge at A House Called Hue. What started ...
Stitching with Steel: A Chat with Kristine Mays
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Kristine Mays is a sculptor, artist, and visionary who tells vast and powerful stories of our ancestors. She shapes metal pieces, building perma...
e bond’s Glyphs: A Fabric Collection of Black Women Writers
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e bond is a bookmaker,printmaker, designer, and commercial artist. She joins the Stitch Please podcast to share how she unveils the connection b...
Sewing with Sheets: Comforter Coat, part 1
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Listeners journey with Lisa as she contemplates, commences and, despite its ups and downs (pun intended), remains committed to the sewing of her...
Stitching in the Spirit with Rev. Dr. Renita Weems
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In this first fabulous episode of 2022, Lisa joins Rev. Dr. Renita Weems for a vibrant and textured conversation exploring and celebrating the c...
2022 Word of the Year
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Lisa chats about her 2022 Word of the Year in this Bonus episode. Generous comments from community members about their own words of the year cam...
Bonus Episode: Updates, CONTEST
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This Bonus Episode expresses gratitude for the generous support of Stitch Please podcast listeners. There is also a fun contest happening today ...
Make Nine or Nah? 2022 Sewing Plans
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This is a BONUS episode in every sense of the word: I recorded the intro in Total Darkness in a frigid sewing room after severe snowstorms knock...
Stitching Holiday Traditions with Kamali Obiagu
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Stitching Holiday Traditions is a special series of the Stitch Please podcast. These are first-person narratives from women in the Black Women S...
