Real as rivets - With Joe Schindler of Joe and Co (#97)
The magic school bus of Garmology stops today in rainy Manchester to take onboard Joe Schindler for a salty chat about denim, small-scale production, how to stumble and keep going in business, how bei...
7 Juli 20221h
We met knitters in run-down pubs - With Genevieve Sweeney, knitwear (#96)
This week Genevieve Sweeney stops by to chat about the easy path of starting her knitwear brand. Or rather, how wanting to start making knitwear led her on a tour of discovery of discarded and obsolet...
30 Juni 20221h 27min
Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture - With Alice Sherwood, author (#95)
Today's guest is Alice Sherwood, author of the new book "Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture". We have a fascinating chat about the counterfeit goods and how brands are actually ...
23 Juni 20221h 34min
The last button maker in the land - With David Courtney, Courtney & Co (#94)
This week's guest is David Courtney of Courtney & Co, arguably the last of the traditional button makers in the UK. I was keen to invite David for a chat about how he happened into what is a rather un...
16 Juni 20221h 20min
Making good in an old factory - With James Eden, Private White VC (#93)
When you find yourself having a crisis of career and decide that taking on a garment factory from 1853 in the heart of Manchester sounds like a great idea, you're clearly not faint of heart or work sh...
9 Juni 20221h 22min
A twisty tale of endurance - With Chris Hewitt, Hewitt Denims Mills (#92)
Today's guest is Chris Hewitt. Chris started out in 2008 wanting to make a pair of sustainable jeans. He'd been dealing in vintage for a while and had a mate that had briefly worked in the fashion ind...
2 Juni 20221h 31min
Keeping craft alive - With Tim Little of Grenson (#91)
In this episode, I'm visited by Tim Little, owner of traditional shoemaker Grenson. We chat about how Tim initially planned to be an accountant, took a turn into marketing, found his passion for shoes...
26 Maj 20221h 34min
Mindful mending - With Molly Martin (#90)
This week's guest is Molly Martin, author, illustrator and mender. Molly's book "The Art of Repair" is a wonderful combination of techniques and illustrated garment stories, and real garmology materia...
19 Maj 20221h 20min
