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Sew What?

Isabella Rosner
Sew What?
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  • Sew What?

    Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes: An Interview with Dr Eleanor Houghton

    2026/04/01 | 46 mins.
    In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Eleanor Houghton about her new book Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes, published by Bloomsbury.
    Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
    You can buy Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/charlotte-bront%C3%ABs-life-through-clothes-9781350514089/. You can find Eleanor on her website here: https://www.eleanorhoughton.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/eleanorhoughtonhistorian/.
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    Sew What? Goes to India, Part 2: Shrujan and Shrujan LLDC

    2026/03/27 | 1h 10 mins.
    In the second part of this two-part episode about needlework in India, Isabella interviews the staff at Shrujan and Shrujan LLDC, based in Bhuj. 
    Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
    You can find out more about Shrujan here: https://shrujan.com/ and Shrujan LLDC here: https://shrujanlldc.org/. You can also find them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shrujanindia/ and https://www.instagram.com/lldcshrujan/.
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    Sew What? Goes to India, Part 1: Chanakya International and Chanakya School of Craft

    2026/03/27 | 44 mins.
    In the first part of this two-part episode about needlework in India, Isabella interviews the staff at Chanakya, based in Mumbai.
    Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
    You can find out more about Chanakya International here: https://chanakya.in/ and the Chanakya School of Craft here: https://chanakya.school/index.php. You can also find them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chanakya.in/ and https://www.instagram.com/chanakya.school/.
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    Art X Fashion: An Interview with Dr Elizabeth Way

    2026/03/23 | 42 mins.
    In this episode, Isabella interviews Dr Elizabeth Way about her exhibition Art X Fashion, on display at the Museum at FIT until 19 April 2026.
    Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
    You can find out more about Art X Fashion at https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/art-fashion/index.php and more about the Museum at FIT at https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/.
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    Collecting Samplers: An Interview with Alexandra Peters

    2026/02/27 | 55 mins.
    In this episode, Isabella interviews Alexandra Peters about her sampler collection and the importance of studying samplers. 
    Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com.
    Alexandra's website is https://www.alexandralallypeters.com/. You can learn about her upcoming talks at Norwalk Historical Society and Suffield Historical Society here: https://www.alexandralallypeters.com/talks. Alexandra also mentions https://www.thesamplerguild.co.uk/, http://www.samplerconsortiuminternational.org, and antiquesamplers.com.

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About Sew What?

A podcast all about historic needlework and those who stitched it, hosted by your local historic needlework expert, Isabella Rosner.
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