Best Reworking Clothing Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 12: The Goonies made me do it with Julian De La Garza 50:56

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Episode 12 In this episode of Local Threads, Molly sits down with gothic jeweler and artist Julian the 2nd, whose darkly beautiful work blends brutalist architecture, mourning, and the occult into wearable art. Julian shares his journey from art school to running his own thriving brand rooted in the historic jewelry capital of Providence, Rhode Isl…

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Episode 11 — Diversity Consignment X Project Reworked Runway with Luis Cepeda 44:45

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Episode 11 — Diversity Consignment X Project Reworked Runway with Luis Cepeda Guest: Luis Cepeda, Assistant Manager at Diversity Consignment Host: Molly — Local Threads Podcast Location: Jamaica Plain, Boston MA 🧵 Summary In this episode, Molly sits down with Luis Cepeda, the Assistant Manager at Diversity Consignment, one of Boston’s most beloved …

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Episode 10: The Platinum Rebellion: Wear Cool Sh*t with Erin Odell Bradley 53:46

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🧵 Episode Description What happens when you stop creating to sell and start making for the joy of it? In this episode, I sit down with my friend and creative soulmate Erin Odell Bradley AKA Platinum Rebellion. Erin is an artist, designer, photographer, vintage icon, and the person who helped inspire this podcast in the first place. We talk about gr…

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Episode 9: Glamour Possum: The Origin of a Shapeshifter with Lauren Carter Reilly 1:18:52

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🎭 Lauren Carter Riley (Glamour Possum) on Acting, Writing, TikTok, and Indie Filmmaking Description: This week on Local Threads, Molly sits down with Lauren Carter Reilly, better known as Glamour Possum — actress, writer, content creator, and indie filmmaker. Lauren shares her journey from being a classically trained actress trying to break into Ne…

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Episode 8: Unapologetically QueerAF with Love Your Labels founder Joshua Croke 1:08:53

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Guest: Joshua Croke (they/them) — artist, designer, facilitator & founder of Love Your Labels Joshua Croke is a queer urbanist and community-centered designer whose work sits at the intersection of equity, creative placemaking, and city life. They are the founder and president of Love Your Labels. "Love Your Labels builds project-based art, fashion…

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Episode 7: The Origin of Local Threads 8:19

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Local Threads started as a sustainable fashion podcast in Boston but it’s grown into something much bigger: a creative community across New England that celebrates the arts, third-space curators, and the threads that connect us all. In this solo episode, I’m pulling back the curtain to share the full story: Why I started Local Threads My move to Bo…

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Episode 6: The Creative Evolution of Pixel Palmer with Jeff Palmer 1:04:08

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In this episode of Local Threads, Molly sits down with printmaker, filmmaker, and all-around creative force Jeff Palmer of Pixel Palmer. From his early days in New Hampshire working on America’s oldest family farm, to shooting music videos in California, and finally settling into New Bedford’s buzzing creative scene, Jeff shares a vibrant journey f…

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Episode 5: Philanthropy & sustainable fashion: An Interview with Amy Hebb of Second Serve Resale 1:09:07

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Philanthropy through Sustainable Fashion: An Interview with Amy Hebb of Second Serve Resale In this episode of Local Threads, host Molly sits down with Amy Hebb, founder of Second Serve Resale, a nonprofit based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Amy shares the origins and mission of Second Serve, which promotes resale over new clothing purchases to suppo…

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Episode 4: Amelia English: Swapping Style for Good with the SHARE Your Clothing App 47:54

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🎙️ Episode 4 — Amelia English: Swapping Style for Good with the SHARE Your Clothing App In this episode of Local Threads, host Molly sits down with Amelia English, founder of the SHARE Your Clothing app — a fresh take on fashion swapping that’s shaking up the secondhand scene. SHARE is a point-based clothing exchange app that makes it easier (and w…

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Episode 3: Samantha Gottlich of No Rhyme or Reason – Healing Through Upcycled Fashion 59:04

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Samantha Gottlich, designer and upcycler behind the wonderful world of No Rhyme or Reason, joins us to discuss the intersection of chronic illness, creativity, and sustainability, from living with lupus to launching a fashion brand rooted in nostalgia and emotional expression. We talk about: Using art as a therapeutic outlet The symbolism of yellow…

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Episode 2: Melissa Woods – Trued Apparel 1:00:18

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🎙️ Local Threads – Episode 2: Melissa Woods – Trued Apparel Host: Molly Amatangelo Guest: Melissa Woods – Designer, Founder of Trued Apparel 🔥 Episode Summary In this episode of Local Threads, Molly sits down with Melissa Woods, the creative force behind Trued Apparel. This slow fashion brand seamlessly blends intentional design with real-world fun…

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Episode 1: Kelly Dempsey -What if the real currency is you?? 50:18

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🎙️ Local Threads – Episode 1: Kelly Dempsey - What if the real currency is you? Host: Molly Amatangelo Guest: Kelly Dempsey – Designer, Season 14 Project Runway Finalist, Founder of Barterloo 🔥 Episode Summary In the premiere episode of Local Threads, Molly sits down with Kelly Dempsey — best known as “Kelly from the Deli,” Boston’s first native Pr…

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Local Threads Intro 0:47

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Welcome to Local Threads, a Boston-based podcast spotlighting artists, designers, and ethical small businesses, stitching together a creative, conscious future right in your own backyard. I'm Molly, your host and resident Boston transplant. Each episode I sit down with local creatives and small business owners who are rethinking what it means to bu…

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EP 16: How To Mix And Match Colours For Clothing Upcycling (proven formulas for combinations you’ll love) 33:52

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Find all links and projects mentioned in this episode on the website: https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/design-hacks/mix-and-match-colours-for-clothing/ Knowing how to mix and match colours for clothing (including upcycling) is critical design skill. It is one of the essentials that fashion designers apply to create aesthetically pleasing garments. …

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EP 15: Sewing Machine Settings For Upcycling T-shirts 35:36

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Follow these 7 key areas to set the right sewing machine settings for T-shirts upcycle projects. Learn about the fabric, the tension, the stitches, and other insightful fine-tuning secrets. Find all links and projects from this episode on the website: https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/sewing-machine-settings-for-tshirts/ Don’t you lo…

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EP 14: What Is The Simplest Way To Refashion 40:16

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Discover how to recycle clothes just with basic machine skills (or more advanced - your choice!). Use the unique upcycling methods from this episode on the podcast to invent your own simple ways to refashion clothes you LOVE! Check all links, projects and downloads from this episode at this link: https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/sim…

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EP 13: Redesigning Your T-shirts: Inspiration & Ideas for 40+ 26:27

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Rejuvenate your old T-shirts! Make them flatter your body in a new way while showing your sewing creativity to the world. Some inspiring examples how plus some good books on knits and T-s. Find all links, projects and video of this episode on the website: https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-recycle-old-t-shirts-into-new/ Soft, c…

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EP 12: Refashion Using ‘One New From Two Old’ Technique 17:17

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Find all links, projects and now also a video of this episode on the website: https://www.ecofashionsewing.com/about-upcycling/ways-to-refashion-clothes-with-one-new-from-two-old-technique/ It's exciting to dive deeper into the ways to refashion clothes with the 'One New From Two Old' technique. It's one of my favourite! Although often too simple a…

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EP 11: How To Assess Quality Of A Garment. Quality Miniseries Part 3. 24:18

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All links mentioned in this episode are on the website: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-assess-quality-of-a-garment/ The idea of the Quality Miniseries, as so many other insightful pieces of valuable content were created, actually came from you, my audience and workshop students. It was the question ‘How to assess quality of a garme…

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EP 10: Top 10 Design Tips For Quality Refashions. Quality Miniseries Part 2. 34:26

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All links and projects mentioned in this episode are at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-make-quality-refashions If you strive to make quality DIY clothes here you’ll find the secrets behind making quality refashions. This Quality Miniseries on the podcast explains how to get your DIY projects to the next level. Taken from the indus…

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Episode #9: 10 Sewing Tips To Prevent Refashions From Looking Tacky. Quality Miniseries Part 1. 25:04

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All links and project mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/prevent-clothing-projects-from-looking-tacky/ There are different ways to prevent DIY clothing projects from looking tacky. This 3-Part Quality Miniseries on the podcast explains how to get those refashions to the next level. If you care about t…

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Episode #8: My 3-Pile System To Refashion Your Clothes: The Upcycling Beginner’s Miniseries Part 3. 35:21

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All links, projects and downloadable files mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-refashion-clothes/ Are you tired from looking for the perfect idea and not finding something that would really work for you? Well, it is time to start right. From what you already have at hand and want to rework. The …

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Episode #4: 7 Questions Before Making The First Cut 32:03

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All links mentioned in this episode are posted at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/design-hacks/clothes-upcycling-for-beginners/ Alterations Like A Pro Course: https://ecofashionsewingschool.com/p/alterations-like-a-pro . . In this episode of the Art Of Refashioning podcast we talk about all that. In particular: . - We discuss the top questions to conside…

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Episode #7: Techniques & Examples: The Upcycling Beginner’s Miniseries Part 2. 46:29

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All links and project mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/upcycled-clothing-ideas/ . Are you still looking for different DIY upcycled clothing ideas every single time when you want to recycled old clothes into something new? I remember the long hours, the lack of finding something that I really like, a…

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Episode #6: Where to start. The Upcycling Beginner’s Miniseries Part 1. 34:22

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All links and project mentioned in this episode you’ll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/how-to-start-upcycling-clothes/ Where and how to start upcycling clothes is a question I’ve been asked the most since I started talking on presentations and holding hands-on-workshops several years ago, as well as it is one of the most important…

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Episode #5: 10 Tips To Beat Procrastination When Refashioning 53:35

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All links mentioned in this episode you'll find at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/about-upcycling/procrastination-when-sewing/ This episode lterations Like A Pro Course: https://ecofashionsewingschool.com/p/alterations-like-a-pro This episode reveals how procrastination when sewing looks like when refashioning old clothing into new. Although procrastina…

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Episode #3: The 3 Myths About Creativity And How To Build Yours 44:00

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All links mentioned in this episode are at: www.EcoFashionSewing.com/design-hacks/myths-about-creativity/, including full description of the episode. In this episode we talk about creativity. In particular: We unravel the top three myths about creativity and end up the misconception that you’re not creative (which so many of us struggle with). Find…

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Episode #2: Top 3 Free Resources & Tips For Refashioning Ideas 31:07

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Very often, the biggest hurdle for people who want to rework existing clothing is “What to make?”, “How to come up with refashioning ideas?” So, in this episode you’ll learn what are my top 3 (and free) resources that helps me developing refashioning idea for a project. In particular you’ll discover: My top three free resources where to gather insp…

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Episode #1: What Is Refashioning And Why You Should Consider It 30:11

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If you love sewing and clothing, and care about the environment, well... then you'll like to hang out with Mariana from the get-go! Only 15 to 20% of what you donate in your local charity shop (or op-shop, as we call them Down Under) is purchased back, the rest is downgraded, shipped or goes to landfill. In this very first episode we start with con…

Reworking Clothing Podcasts

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Local Threads

Molly Amatangelo

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The Art Of Refashioning

Mariana Kirova

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Episode 12: The Goonies made me do it with Julian De La Garza 50:56

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Episode 11 — Diversity Consignment X Project Reworked Runway with Luis Cepeda 44:45

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Episode 10: The Platinum Rebellion: Wear Cool Sh*t with Erin Odell Bradley 53:46

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Episode 9: Glamour Possum: The Origin of a Shapeshifter with Lauren Carter Reilly 1:18:52

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Episode 8: Unapologetically QueerAF with Love Your Labels founder Joshua Croke 1:08:53

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Episode 7: The Origin of Local Threads 8:19

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Episode 6: The Creative Evolution of Pixel Palmer with Jeff Palmer 1:04:08

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Episode 5: Philanthropy & sustainable fashion: An Interview with Amy Hebb of Second Serve Resale 1:09:07

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Episode 4: Amelia English: Swapping Style for Good with the SHARE Your Clothing App 47:54

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Episode 3: Samantha Gottlich of No Rhyme or Reason – Healing Through Upcycled Fashion 59:04

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Episode 2: Melissa Woods – Trued Apparel 1:00:18

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Episode 1: Kelly Dempsey -What if the real currency is you?? 50:18

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Local Threads Intro 0:47

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EP 16: How To Mix And Match Colours For Clothing Upcycling (proven formulas for combinations you’ll love) 33:52

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EP 15: Sewing Machine Settings For Upcycling T-shirts 35:36

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EP 14: What Is The Simplest Way To Refashion 40:16

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EP 13: Redesigning Your T-shirts: Inspiration & Ideas for 40+ 26:27

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EP 12: Refashion Using ‘One New From Two Old’ Technique 17:17

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EP 11: How To Assess Quality Of A Garment. Quality Miniseries Part 3. 24:18

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EP 10: Top 10 Design Tips For Quality Refashions. Quality Miniseries Part 2. 34:26

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Episode #9: 10 Sewing Tips To Prevent Refashions From Looking Tacky. Quality Miniseries Part 1. 25:04

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Episode #8: My 3-Pile System To Refashion Your Clothes: The Upcycling Beginner’s Miniseries Part 3. 35:21

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Episode #4: 7 Questions Before Making The First Cut 32:03

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Episode #7: Techniques & Examples: The Upcycling Beginner’s Miniseries Part 2. 46:29

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Episode #6: Where to start. The Upcycling Beginner’s Miniseries Part 1. 34:22

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Episode #5: 10 Tips To Beat Procrastination When Refashioning 53:35

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Episode #3: The 3 Myths About Creativity And How To Build Yours 44:00

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Episode #2: Top 3 Free Resources & Tips For Refashioning Ideas 31:07

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Episode #1: What Is Refashioning And Why You Should Consider It 30:11