Sewing Community
A podcast where quilters, tailors, fashion designers, garment industry workers, and fabric/textile artists from Westchester, NY share personal stories and family histories related to sewing and fabric. ArtsWestchester, the officially designated arts council for Westchester County, is working with Amanda Browder, a Brooklyn-based fabric artist, to transform a 9-story building in downtown White Plains into a cascading colorful, large-scale fabric installation called METROPOLIS SUNRISE. All of the stories heard in this podcast are from individuals involved in the building of this monumental work of public art. While this project is currently on hold because of COVID-19, our hope is that these stories, will in some small way, sustain and deepen the social fabric of community. Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Podcasting since 2020 • 19 episodes
Sewing Community
Latest Episodes
The Viking Sewing Gallery
This episode features Christiana Sunshine and Talia Martineau, former and current managers of Scarsdale's Viking Sewing Gallery, as well as Metropolis Sunrise volunteer and clay artist, Myrna Goodman. The interview was recorded at the Viking Se...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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11:16
Alayne Fitzpatrick & Karen Davern
This weeks episode features mother and daughter, Alayne Fitzptrick and Karen Davern. During our interview, they discuss their love of fashion, their family’s sewing history, the Hudson Valley fabric stores history, and mask making during ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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27:56
Becky Sussman
This week's episode features Rebecca Sussman, Director of Parent Education at Neighbor’s Link - an organization in Yonkers, NY whose mission is to strengthen community through the healthy integration of immigrants. In her free time, Becky colle...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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27:41