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Nancy reviews various types of elastics including braided, knitted, and woven, and then she teaches updated techniques for buttonhole and drawcord elastic. In addition, learn how to make a traditional elastic casing and a ready-to-wear technique for a no-worries elastic casing, especially nice for knit garments.
Want more? Explore a full archive of Sewing With Nancy episodes to watch online at pbswisconsin.org/sewingwithnancy or on the free PBS app on your phone, tablet, Roku, Apple TV, other Digital TV devices and many Smart TVs.

Jack Nitschke, associate professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at UW-Madison, explores using brain imaging to better understand anxiety and how to treat it. Nitschke introduces the Uncertainty and Anticipation Model of Anxiety (UAMA), and presents data for a range of anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans returning from battle.
Watch this program and all episodes of University Place now online and on the free PBS app on Roku, other streaming devices and Smart TVs: pbswisconsin.org/watch/university-place/

New programs streaming this month! With PBS Wisconsin Passport, get extended access to your favorite PBS programs – anytime, anywhere! Binge, catch up, and rewatch your favorites online and on the PBS app on Roku, other streaming devices, Smart TVs, phones, tablets and more. Learn more, activate your Passport account if you are a current PBS Wisconsin member or sign up and start watching now! pbswisconsin.org/passport/

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Jill Underly considers the state of schools in the 2023-24 academic year, from special education to student test scores and absenteeism to teacher turnover. Watch more "Here & Now" at https://pbswisconsin.org/news/ and on the PBS app, streaming devices, phones, tablets and smart TVs!

PBS Wisconsin and PBS Wisconsin Education's Welcome Neighbors Project has provided hundreds of children from countries like Afghanistan and Ukraine with books, backpacks, and comfort items to help ease their transition to a new home and set them up for success.

Join us in our commitment to being friendly and welcoming neighbors in all of our Wisconsin neighborhoods!

This Quick Fit routine features large, full body moves that will get the fluids in your tissues and joints flowing again, leaving you loose and limber for wherever your day takes you.
Follow this Quick Fit routine twice during your workday to feel more energized when you finally get home. Watch more short stretching workouts at pbswisconsin.org/quickfit and on the PBS app on your Roku, other streaming devices, phones, tablets and Smart TVs!

Tonight, Thursday, Jan. 4 at 7 on Wisconsin Life, Angela Fitzgerald travels to Aniwa to tour the Motorama Auto Museum. The non-profit museum has more than 400 vehicles on site, including sports cars, motorcycles and even an auto boneyard. We'll also meet a Randolph woman restoring hot rod cars, a Madison man mentoring at-risk African American teens, a couple in Primrose creating a giving space and a Chetek barber with his pulse on the town.

The muscles in your calves, hamstrings, quad and hips all contribute to the health of your knees, for better or worse. In this Quick Fit routine, Cassy demonstrates easy, effective stretches you can do to make your muscles benefit your knees.
Watch more short stretching workouts at pbswisconsin.org/quickfit and on the PBS app on your Roku, other streaming devices, phones, tablets and Smart TVs!

Darrel Morrison, author of "Beauty of the Wild," is interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio host Norman Gilliland about his career as a professor and designer of nature-inspired landscapes, including the UW-Madison Arboretum Wisconsin Native Plant Garden.
Watch this program and all episodes of University Place now online and on the free PBS app on Roku, other streaming devices and Smart TVs: pbswisconsin.org/watch/university-place/

A highlight of 2023, watch the PBS Wisconsin documentary that explores our state's hidden LGBTQ+ history and leading role in the gay rights struggle.

Watch "Wisconsin Pride" at pbswisconsin.org/pride and on the free PBS App on all streaming devices.

Life is Movement! Make the free, simple and easy-to-do fitness plans and workouts from Quick Fit With Cassy part of your New Year's Resolutions! Watch the full series online and on the free PBS App on all streaming devices and Smart TVs! pbswisconsin.org/quick-fit-with-cassy/

A strong, flexible core requires complex coordination between layers of inner and outer muscles. Cassy leads a Quick Fit routine that will activate the abdominal muscles that surround the spine, helping you move and preventing muscle spasms and imbalances.
Watch more short stretching workouts at pbswisconsin.org/quickfit and on the PBS app on your Roku, other streaming devices, phones, tablets and Smart TVs!

Finding Your Roots is back with an all-new season tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 7 on PBS Wisconsin and streaming on the free PBS App on all streaming devices and Smart TVs! Go inside the new season now: pbswisconsin.org/watch/finding-your-roots/season-10-inside-look/

Join the restyling trend as Nancy and her guest, Mary Mulari, share creative ways to makeover sweatshirts with stunning results. With creative cutting and stitching, you’ll twist, turn, and topstitch a sweatshirt into your own personal style statement.
Want more Sewing With Nancy? Explore a full archive of Sewing With Nancy episodes to watch online at pbswisconsin.org/sewingwithnancy or on the free PBS app on your phone, tablet, Roku, Apple TV, other Digital TV devices and many Smart TVs.

In this Quick Fit class, Cassy demonstrates a 6-step strategy that will help you improve your flexibility and strength so that you can confidently get down on the floor, and then consistently get back up again. Do as much as you can today and come back tomorrow to keep improving!
home. Watch more short stretching workouts at pbswisconsin.org/quickfit and on the PBS app on your Roku, other streaming devices, phones, tablets and Smart TVs!

Ruth Ann Lee, an educator at the Mackenzie Environmental Education Center in Poynette, WI, discusses Sisibaskwat, or time of the melting snow--better known as maple sugaring time. Lee explains what makes this a successful environmental education program for the Center, which hosts thousands of school kids annually to celebrate spring.
Watch this program and all episodes of University Place now online and on the free PBS app on Roku, other streaming devices and Smart TVs: pbswisconsin.org/watch/university-place/

We can hardly wait! An all-new season of John McGivern's Main Streets is coming Jan. 18 to PBS Wisconsin! Watch all past episodes now online and in the free PBS App on all streaming devices! pbswisconsin.org/watch/john-mcgiverns-main-streets/

Ring in the New Year with Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2024 on PBS Wisconsin tonight, Monday, Jan. 1 at 7 and 8:30. Celebrate the New Year with waltzes by Strauss and more performed from Vienna’s Musikverein by the famed orchestra led by guest conductor Christian Thielemann. PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.

Whether you’re just starting out on your fitness journey, or starting again after some time away, this Quick Fit class will help you begin building consistent exercise habits. Cassy leads a routine of simple moves designed for beginners that won’t leave you too tired or sore to come back tomorrow.
Watch more short stretching workouts at pbswisconsin.org/quickfit and on the PBS app on your Roku, other streaming devices, phones, tablets and Smart TVs!