Join sisters Meghan, a published playwright, and Liza, a professional pattern maker, as we tear into the sewing moments in movies and tv to discuss Could, Would, and Should the sewing really happen. Are the characters motivated? Do they have enough yardage? Are they magical or is the internet available to them? Who taught them to sew? Is it good writing or just deus-ex-sewing-machina?Is there even any thread in the machine???Come for the sewing/time/materials/skills breakdown, stay for everything else.
Liza loved this movie, Meghan fell asleep. So it's business as usual over here on our spooky Halloween episode!
Join writing one Meghan and sewing one Liza as we unravel the 2018 Amar Kaushik comedy-h…
Could Paddington really turn all those uniforms pink with that one red sock?
Join writing one Meghan, sewing one Liza, and guest expert Allison, a chemist!!!, as we tumble through Paul King’s 2017 fil…
Could, Would, and Should the seamstresses and pattern makers of House of Woodcock really sew all that stuff in The Phantom Thread? Well, yeah. They're pros. That's what they do.
Join us as we open Sea…
Welcome to our Making Of episode! This one is full of answers to those important TNT questions you never even knew you had, such as where did the idea for the podcast come from, where did the name co…
That's right, we're talking Rambo.
Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we tie our hair back with strips of old canvas tarp and rip into the moment where John Rambo makes a costume, and Sy…
How do you dye leather? Well, Liza won't tell you because she thinks you should hire a professional, but if you're twenty-something rock royalty in the early 2000's, you're busting out a can of spray…
What happens when you get bit by a genetically modified ant?
Obviously, your best friend makes you a costume, and you become a superhero. Did I mention you're twelve and live in a beautiful town in De…
That's right, The Silence of the Lambs, the 1991 Jonathan Demme horror masterpiece, is a sewing movie.
Topics in this episode include scary movies, cat moments, a famous dog, and existing under such c…
Three terrible bridesmaids spend the night before their friend's wedding ruining her wedding gown and trying to fix it. Could they really get it done? From a costume/character perspective? In one nig…
This is one of our loopier episodes, so if you are here for the tangents...wait what are we talking about?
Join writing one Meghan and sewing one Liza as we break down could, would, and should Lucy ma…
Could Sue Ellen really pull off this whole faking-her-way-into-a-job, fashion-show-in-the-backyard, saving-General-Apparel-West-with-fashion, keeping-her-siblings-alive-and-fed thing, all while the b…
If you've ever thought to yourself, "There’s No Thread is great and all, but if only there was a THIRD voice for these ladies to talk over," well, it’s your Lucky Day!!!
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You know, Carrie, the 1976 Brian De Palma film about a girl who sews a prom dress.
Ok and maybe there's also a thing with a bucket of blood and some fire...but for sure there's a prom dress.
Join playw…
By popular demand: big 80's teen drama classic, Pretty In Pink.
Join playwright Meghan and patternmaker Liza as we discuss the prom dress everyone loves to hate. Could Andie sew it, would she, and fin…
This one is a little scandalous! Liza drops an f bomb and says the word prostate before we even hit the intro music! And she's the sewing one!
Join playwright Meghan and patternmaker Liza as we unpick…
Could the Grinch really make that Santy Claus hat and coat, given his skill level and the materials hanging around his Grinch cave? And could he do it all on that old treadle sewing machine? What is …
Could Maria clothe the Von Trapp children using only the curtains hanging in her bedroom? Could she really though, like in real life, like does she have enough time and fabric?
Join playwright Meghan …