{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty","title":"Episode 174: Sewing As A Part of Slow Fashion with Zoe of Check Your Thread (part 2)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7334,"description":"Amanda is joined by Zoe Edwards, host of Check Your Thread.  This is part two of their conversation. Zoe gives us advice on how we can sew more sustainably.  And Amanda explains \"fast fashion 3.0\" and Cider.\nGet connected with Zoe:\nCheck Your Thread\nIntroduction to Garment Fabrics (by Zoe)\nZoe's personal sewing blogInstagram: @checkyourthread\nAdditional reading:\n\"How Cider became TikTok’s go to brand, despite ‘cultural appropriation’ and ‘stolen’ designs,\" Lydia Venn, The Tab.\n\"Don’t Bother Looking for the Next Shein,\" Avery Booker, Jing Daily.\n\"The Search for the Next Shein,\" Chavie Lieber, Business of Fashion.\n\"Knitwear is slow, the knockoffs come fast,\"  Mansee Khurana, The Verge.\n\"Gen Zers are in love with Cider, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed competitor to Shein,\" Lakshmi Varanasi, Insider.\n\"a16z-backed Shein challenger Cider is growing rapidly,\" Rita Liao, Tech Crunch.\nSpecial thanks to this episode's sponsors:\nSoft Work, intuitive garment construction for beginners. Registration open until 9/22!\n\nOsei-Duro! Find them on Instagram as @oseiduro.\nUse promo code CLOTHESHORSE20 to get 20% off your order!\nFind this episode's transcript (and so much more) at clotheshorsepodcast.com\nLearn more about this month's audio essay opportunity here.\nRegister for Small Biz Big Pic!\nWant to support Amanda's work on Clotheshorse? Learn more at patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast\nIf you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.world\nOr call the Clotheshorse hotline: 717.925.7417\nClotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses:\nSt. Evens is an NYC-based vintage shop that is dedicated to bringing you those special pieces you’ll reach for again and again. More than just a store, St. Evens is dedicated to sharing the stories and history behind the garments. 10% of all sales are donated to a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_u71z-ZNs_Ob6wKJAM2DSS8-P3fYJ_G9yobrjlS91nE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjll/OTRlMDEwOWM3ZWFh/ODc4ODkxNDIyM2Jj/YjZjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}