There’s No Thread

• Love is always tailor made, and your girlfriend is a ghost. The Stree episode!

  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-horror film, Stree, costumes by Sheetal Sharma, to solve the most important question in the entire movie, which is could would and should our hero, the tailor, make a dress in thirty-one minutes.In this episode we discuss what the word dress even means in this context, the basic shape and construction of a lehenga, a poetic definition of the Chanderi sari, and the completely bonkers phenomenon of people who are good at a thing but don’t enjoy doing it.We also discuss ghosts that can read, the meaning of friendship, red flags and how to ignore them, and men being so comfortable existing that they can watch horror movies alone in the dark with all the windows open while they drift off to sleep in pile of late night cereal.Come to find out which of us wants to buy a sweater-vest for her man, stay to find out which of us loves zombies. Spoiler: it's the same one, and it's not the one you think.Hi to our listener in Bangor, Maine and to our listener in Birmingham, Alabama!Our insta is there’s no threadOur email is [email protected] merch is these cool T-shirtsIn this episode Liza mentions Little India, located along Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia, California, and Meghan mentions The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan PoeArticles referenced:-an interview with costume designer Sheetal Sharma by Tanisha Bhattacharya from April 30, 2022, titled, "'As A Costume Designer I always imagine a backstory to the character', says Sheetal Sharma"-an interview with Raj&DK by Bala Tirumalasetty from Sept 6, 2018 titled "Raj&DK Stree"-a description by Rupal Jain, from Nov 27, 2020, titled "The Ancient History of the Chanderi Saree"rate, review, happy halloween, keep it threaded!

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• It's only one red sock. What’s the worst that can happen. The Paddington 2 episode!

  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 film, Paddington 2 to answer this very important question. Topics include every British actor, costume designer Lindy Hemming, The Babysitter's Club, the sock police, The Crucible, good manners, Saint Paul's Cathedral, never sorting laundry, tight jeans, and how a compass makes an excellent and long lasting gift, as well as a truly horrifying account of unexpected dye-transfer with Meghan, some serious discussion of dye molecules and fiber testing with Allison, and a breakdown of how many uniforms can fit in one washer with Liza.Come for the accents, stay for the London love.Hi to our listener in Thames, Brighton, and London!Five Stars to Barre Gambling of Chapel Hill LaundromatThank you to our favorite chemist, Allison Kosterinstagram hereTNT tomato pincushion logo T-shirts hereemail is [email protected] rate, review, keep it threaded!

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• Giving the people what they want: The Phantom Thread episode

  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 Season 2 with a movie that Liza refused to turn her sewing eyes upon until the ten-bazillionth person suggested it and she finally gave in.Topics include taking measurements, what Meghan is reading, what's the deal with that Lady Harding dress, phantom threading, phantom cats, wedding dress superstitions, costume sketches, working overtime, the time when Liza tried to be in a fashion show, appreciation for costume designer Mark Bridges, appreciation for director and writer Paul Thomas Anderson, and some other movies that are actually about fashion,As well as, of course, a serious breakdown of what happens to that wedding dress when Reynolds Woodcock falls over on it and what it would take to repair it in time.Come for the part where Liza asks if she's being too mean, stay for the part where Meghan says no.Hi to our listener in Tokyo, and hi to our listener in Detroit!our insta is theresnothreadour email is [email protected] cute TNT logo T-shirts for sale hereRate, Review, Keep It Threaded!

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• Today we turn our sewing and writing eyes upon...Us!

  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 come from, why is the logo a tomato, who edits this chaos, what other cool things have Meghan and Liza worked on, how to get iced coffee to be cold, is it ok to be nervous while talking into a microphone, and who even likes their siblings anyway.Come to find out if Liza has learned any new skills from all of this, stay to find out if Meghan needs to fight somebody.If you’d like to know more about how There's No Thread happened, or hear about what it's like to collaborate with your sister, this is the episode for you.This episode wraps up Season 1, we will be back with more sass in September.In this episode we mention earrings made by sister team Bug&Wah, an interview on podcast 99%Invisible where a bus driver discusses the bus fight scene in the movie Shang Chi, Meghan's insane career, and Meghan and Jason's extreme couples band Identity Crush and their album Casual Lover/Sex Robotinstagram @theresnothreademail [email protected] some sweet merch at this storerate, review, and keep it threaded!

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• A good supply of body bags...and a sewing kit. The First Blood episode!

  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 Sylvester Stallone makes Costume History. Come for our shared appreciation of costume designer Tom Bronson's filmography, stay for some totally shocking stories of Meghan and Liza being total scofflaws. In this episode we mention the book They Don't Pay Me To Say No, by Dean Goodine, and the 2007 Garth Jennings movie, Son of Rambow.Hi to Singapore and Seattle!Thank you and one push-up to Mike, Lili, and SFC Padilla.rate, review, check out the insta, send an email [email protected]

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