#40: Experimend with Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

This episode is the second featuring my conversation with mending-legend, Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald. Two years ago Erin wrote a book called Modern Mending, which I legitimately feel may be the very best mending book out there. In this episode we hear all about its creation and the concepts behind it, including the concept of ‘experimend’! She shares some important tips for beginner menders, including why we should approach #visiblemending inspo with caution. Erin also hammers home the importance of sharing our mending and alterations endeavours, which leads me to make a pledge of my own…

Support the podcast over on Patreon!  

Find Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald via her website HERE, and on Instagram @erinlewisfitzgerald HERE

Find out about Erin’s book, Modern Mending HERE. It is available in all good bookshops. 

Erin worked on The Daily Fix project with Jen Gale, the creator of The Sustainable(ish) podcast HERE

Anxious Frog is a character that appears in Modern Mending as the voice of concern. He helps Erin address any worries readers might have when faced with a mending project or new technique. 

Erin sells her book and mending supplies in her online shop, also called Modern Mending, HERE.  

Menders Erin is currently inspired by:

  • @konfekt_kunststopferei_hamburg HERE
  • @schneckstein HERE
  • @theholestorydesign HERE
  • @ekaterinahaak HERE
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This episode is the second featuring my conversation with mending-legend, Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald. Two years ago Erin wrote a book called Modern Mending, which I legitimately feel may be the very best mending book out there. In this episode we hear all about its creation and the concepts behind it, including the concept of ‘experimend’! She shares some important tips for beginner menders, including why we should approach #visiblemending inspo with caution. Erin also hammers home the importance of sharing our mending and alterations endeavours, which leads me to make a pledge of my own…

Support the podcast over on Patreon!  

Find Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald via her website HERE, and on Instagram @erinlewisfitzgerald HERE

Find out about Erin’s book, Modern Mending HERE. It is available in all good bookshops. 

Erin worked on The Daily Fix project with Jen Gale, the creator of The Sustainable(ish) podcast HERE

Anxious Frog is a character that appears in Modern Mending as the voice of concern. He helps Erin address any worries readers might have when faced with a mending project or new technique. 

Erin sells her book and mending supplies in her online shop, also called Modern Mending, HERE.  

Menders Erin is currently inspired by:

  • @konfekt_kunststopferei_hamburg HERE
  • @schneckstein HERE
  • @theholestorydesign HERE
  • @ekaterinahaak HERE
2022-05-02
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