Sewing with Nancy is an American television show about sewing

Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era...

, hosted by Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman is the TV host of Sewing with Nancy, a half-hour TV show produced by Wisconsin Public Television. On the air since September, 1982, it is the longest running sewing program on North American television...

. It made its debut on the now-defunct Satellite Program Network

Satellite Program Network

Satellite Program Network, or SPN, was a satellite and cable TV network which broadcast in the United States from 1979 to the mid 1980s. SPN was created by Ed Taylor, an associate of Ted Turner and the head of the Southern Satellite Systems company...

 (SPN, later Tempo Television) in September 1982

1982 in television

The year 1982 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1982.For the American TV schedule, see: 1982-83 American network television schedule.-Events:...

. Later in the 1980s, September 1, 1982 PBS

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 began airing the series, which is distributed by NETA

NETA

NETA is an abbreviation that may refer to:*the International Electrical Testing Association NETA serves the electrical testing industry by establishing standards; publishing specifications; accrediting independent, third-party, electrical testing companies; certifying test technicians; and...

. It is the longest-running sewing series in the history of North American television.