In our last episode of 2025, we’re chatting about some weird and funny historical Christmas crafts and customs. This is such a fun one!
Notes:
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Layla's art: www.instagram.com/laylajanestudio_
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Stephanie Canada on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StephanieCanada
3 Nov 2025
Buttons: A surprisingly ancient history
In this episode, Layla and I have a chat about the ancient history of buttons! Buttons through the ages, what they were used for, how they evolved, and those who collect them today.
The book I read to prepare for this episode: (https://amzn.to/4pWAw6J)All Buttons Great and Small (https://amzn.to/48Wzp0X)
The National Button Society (http://nationalbuttonsociety.org)
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
Send us listener mail! makinghistorypodcast@yahoo.com
6 Oct 2025
Quilts for Funerals and Friendships
In this episode, listen as Layla and I chat about the tradition of signature quilts and coffin quilts.
The book I read to prepare for this episode: Remember Me: Women & Their Friendship Quilts (https://amzn.to/4pWAw6J)
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
or on the accompanying web page: https://www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-8-quilts-for-funerals-and-friendships
Send us listener mail! makinghistorypodcast@yahoo.com
1 Sept 2025
Polyester: A Gift and a Curse
In this episode, Layla and I are chatting about the chemical history of polyester, why we're both grateful for it and loath it at the same time.
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
Send us listener mail! makinghistorypodcast@yahoo.com
Also find me:
On my website: www.pincutsewstudio.com
On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinCutSewStudio
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pincutsew/
On Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pincutsewstudio (https://www.pinterest.com/pincutsewstudio)
1 Aug 2025
Jim Henson's Muppets
In this episode, Layla and I are chatting about the iconic Muppets and their creator Jim Henson!
I prepared for this episode by reading these two books:
Jim Henson: The Biography (https://amzn.to/4lrAf8J)
Jim Henson, the Works (https://amzn.to/40O0ezA)
I also watched Adam Savage's Tested (https://www.youtube.com/@tested)on YouTube, he has several great videos about the Muppets!
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
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7 Jul 2025
Gunny Sacks and Gunne Sax
This episode explores the history of clothing made from feed sacks and the iconic Jessica McClintock's Gunne Sax brand, revealing resourceful fashion trends.
1 Jun 2025
Levi Strauss and the Real Inventor of Blue Jeans
Layla from Pin Cut Sew Studio explores the origins of denim, focusing on Levi Strauss's role in popularizing blue jeans and their global impact, in this informative episode.
1 May 2025
The Kentucky Derby and Its History of Hats
It's Derby week here in Louisville and Layla and I are spilling all the tea, while diving into the history of hats and millinery -- how they're made, and why they're so crazy!
References & Links:
Watch By Ilona Millinery on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@ByIlonaMillinery)
The Hat Girls (https://thehatgirls.com)
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
Visit the episode web page to view the full transcript: www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-4-derby-hats
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Also find me:
On YouTube: www.youtube.com/pincutsew
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On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinCutSewStudio
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pincutsew/
Thanks for Listening!
Love, Nikki
1 Apr 2025
Murder In Miniature: Frances Glessner Lee and Her Crime Scene Dollhouses
In this episode, Layla and I have a chat about the woman who invented modern forensics, and how she did it using miniatures!
References:
18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of the Woman who Invented Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb (https://amzn.to/4j1sF3S)
See the accompanying Instagram post @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
Buy Me a Coffee (buymeacoffee.com/pincutsew)!
See the full transcript for this episode here: www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-3-murder-in-miniature (www.pincutsewstudio.com/podcast/season-1-episode-3-murder-in-miniature)
1 Feb 2025
The Evolution of Sewing Patterns and the Rise of home Sewing
Show Notes:
References and Links:
A History of the Paper Pattern Industry by Joy Spanabel Emery (https://amzn.to/43iMcIe)
See the accompanying photos for this episode on Instagram: @makinghistorypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/makinghistorypodcast)
The McCall Magazine digital archive (https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=mccalls)
Digital version of Demorest’s Illustrated Monthly (https://archive.org/details/demorestsillustr00newy/page/188/mode/1up?view=theater)
Shop my patterns! (https://pincutsewstudio.etsy.com)
Buy us a coffee! (https://buymeacoffee.com/pincutsew)
1 Feb 2025
Madame Alexander's Dolls
Today’s episode is all about Madame Alexander and how she started sewing dolls with her sisters around their kitchen table, at a time in history when women weren’t often starting businesses. Her legacy just turned 100 years old!
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28 Jan 2025
Making History Season 1 Trailer
Welcome to the Making History Podcast! Join me the 1st of every month to discover the varied and fascinating history of our crafts and the people who brought them to life.
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