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"Used2Sew" is an entertaining podcast about one of the most important inventions to impact American lives outside of the automobile: the sewing machine.

Mother-daughter team TR and Aradia will be talking about sewing machines, sewing history, and sewing culture in the past and present. With comedic timing and far-ranging references, we will explore topics including (but not limited to) textiles, technology, transportation, industry, women, business, home sewing, social movements, politics, and the impacts of fast fashion. We will also talk a lot about vintage sewing machines with an emphasis on the Singer company, plus detours into the commercial and industrial textile world. There will also be personal Tales of Sales from when TR worked for Singer, and fun contests and calls to action. 

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Iron

Iron

2026-09-2755:24

Iron is a vital part of machinery of all sorts, so today we’re going to examine its role in sewing machine history. Not only was it used to make the machines themselves, its physical properties drove the Singer company to push new horizons in global manufacturing.Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsAutistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut  WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com 
Thread

Thread

2026-09-2045:31

By request, we intend to talk about thread today, by way of sidequests through fandom and convention sewing, needle types, and the importance of knowing what fabric the thread is going into.Why TR is not a "boomer" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_JonesA catalog! A learning experience! http://wawak.comAll about thread: https://sewingtrip.com/thread-guide-for-different-threads/Handy Needle Chart:https://a1sewingmachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Quick-Reference-Guide_-Needles-Thread-for-Perfect-Stitches.pdf Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsAutistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut  WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com 
Dolly Parton and more

Dolly Parton and more

2026-09-1301:02:32

We were going to just talk about doll clothes and fanmail and sewing machine spotting in movies, but then Dolly Parton died, so now we’re learning about her sewing song too.Interview with Dolly about the Elvis story: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h26ExTxCSH4  Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsAutistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut  WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com 
Magnesium Machines

Magnesium Machines

2026-09-0636:45

The concept of magnesium sewing machines has captured our attention this week!https://sewingiscool.com/domestic-rotary-sewing-machine-153-and-151/https://tallysew.com/sewing-machines/white-sewing-machines/white-model-77/https://pungolivinghome.com/2019/04/12/vintage-all-metal-sewing-machines-expanding-the-horizon/http://www.flight-mechanic.com/corrosion-control-part-eight-corrosion-of-magnesium-alloys/    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesiumhttps://www.samaterials.com/content/the-four-major-applications-of-magnesium-alloys.html https://www.intlmag.org/ Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsAutistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut  WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com 
When is a long-shuttle actually a rotary? Journey with us back to the drama of the golden age of sewing machines through a contemporary trade journal!Free-Westinghouse https://tallysew.com/sewing-machines/westinghouse-sewing-machines/free-westinghouse-type-e-rotary/I love Lucy with Free-Westinghouse: https://www.50slucy.com/category/sewing-machineWill C. Free Rotoscillo motion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tjX-ExfcIQ&t=39sSMT with article on Free "rotoscillo" mechanism https://digital.hagley.org/sewingmachinetimes_11613_vol_xviii_no_419Sewing MachineTimes - https://digital.hagley.org/sewingmachinetimes Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsAutistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut  WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com
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