Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross

Did Betsy Ross actually sew the revolutionary flag? Did you know how quilts have been used for social change? How did sewing machines arrive in Indian reservations? These questions and more are answered in today’s episode of Used2Sew. https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/frontier-quilts [https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/frontier-quilts]  Pa’s Fiddle Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8LA1AyyRB4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8LA1AyyRB4]  Southern Cloth Dance (women) - 2018 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWbEoL0Gw6U [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWbEoL0Gw6U]  https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/betsy-ross [https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/betsy-ross]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIIufQKM2K0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIIufQKM2K0]  https://www.lrcrafts.it/vintage-sewing-machine-repair-services/#map [https://www.lrcrafts.it/vintage-sewing-machine-repair-services/#map]  Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew [https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew]  Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ [https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/]  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew [https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew]  Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com [https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com]  Logo and music by TR Kelley Editing and production by Aradia A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com [https://www.foxandravenmedia.com]  Check out other FARM podcasts Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autistic-stuff-for-autistic-people--6660165]  Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut--6833072]   WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com [https://www.wotspoilers.com]

Sewing Machine Therapy

We’re back with a new season of the show, and we’re starting off with simply using our sewing machines to get grounded after traveling. We also talk about thrifting and salvaging machines, and when not to do so. Skagit Sewing Machine Salvage and Service https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582156160088&sk=photos [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582156160088&sk=photos]  Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew [https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew]  Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ [https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/]  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew [https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew]  Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com [https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com]  Logo and music by TR Kelley Editing and production by Aradia A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com [https://www.foxandravenmedia.com]  Check out other FARM podcasts Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autistic-stuff-for-autistic-people--6660165]  Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut--6833072]   WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com [https://www.wotspoilers.com]

U2S Rewind: Fabricating Consumers pt2

Originally published on March 15th 2026 We return to reading sections of the book Fabricating Consumers by Andrew Gordon, specifically the parts about the growth of Singer sales once the ice had been broken and before WWII. https://www.ucpress.edu/books/fabricating-consumers/hardcover https://www.siuslawpioneermuseum.com/ https://letsgetsewingspokane.com/ Kirin music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lHnv3RYwhg&list=PL6SV1HfRa_6LUbFkQFPewLkXmuMAQBKFO&index=14  Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew [https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew]  Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ [https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/]  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew [https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew]  Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com [https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com]  Logo and music by TR Kelley Editing and production by Aradia A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com [https://www.foxandravenmedia.com]  Check out other FARM podcasts Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autistic-stuff-for-autistic-people--6660165]  Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut--6833072]   WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com [https://www.wotspoilers.com]

U2S Rewind: Fabricating Consumers pt1

Originally published January 11th 2026 Thanks to our Patreons we have a hefty new book to talk about over this entire season of Used2Sew! We also have fanmail, exciting supply hoards, and a new Patreon to thank. Fabricating Consumers by Andrew Gordon: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/fabricating-consumers/hardcover [https://www.ucpress.edu/books/fabricating-consumers/hardcover] Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew [https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew]  Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ [https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/]  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew [https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew]  Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com [https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com]  Logo and music by TR Kelley Editing and production by Aradia A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com [https://www.foxandravenmedia.com]  Check out other FARM podcasts Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autistic-stuff-for-autistic-people--6660165]  Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut--6833072]   WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com [https://www.wotspoilers.com]

Fabricating Consumers pt3

From Brazil in the 1980s to Seattle in the 1880s to Japan in the 1950s, sewing machines are always relevant, though not always in the ways you might expect.    Quest details Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MIihflZLA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MIihflZLA]  Mystery Singer at 40:00, mystery machine at 102:00. https://www.argonelectronics.com/blog/goiania-incident-radiological-safety-lessons [https://www.argonelectronics.com/blog/goiania-incident-radiological-safety-lessons]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MIihflZLA]MIihflZLA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MIihflZLA] https://www.fulcrumcoffee.com/blogs/all-blog-posts/the-ladies-that-sewed-seattle-back-together https://www.fulcrumcoffee.com/blogs/all-blog-posts/the-ladies-that-sewed-seattle-back-together [https://www.fulcrumcoffee.com/blogs/all-blog-posts/the-ladies-that-sewed-seattle-back-together]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI&t=502s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI&t=502s]  https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/08/lou-graham-brothel-madam-seattle-history-underground-tour [https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/08/lou-graham-brothel-madam-seattle-history-underground-tour]  Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew [https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew]  Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/]  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ [https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/]  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew [https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew]  Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com [https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com]  Logo and music by TR Kelley Editing and production by Aradia A Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com [https://www.foxandravenmedia.com]  Check out other FARM podcasts Autistic Stuff for Autistic People: https://www.spreaker.com/show/asap [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autistic-stuff-for-autistic-people--6660165]  Podcast It, Donut! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/podcast-it-donut--6833072]   WoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com [https://www.wotspoilers.com]