ired ▁on ▁ 8 9 % ▁of ▁Public ▁Television ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁longest - running ▁se wing ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁television . ▁ ▁S ew ing ▁with ▁Nancy ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Wisconsin ▁Public ▁Television ▁at ▁Vil as ▁Hall ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁campus ▁in ▁Mad ison . ▁Z iem an ▁had ▁Bell ' s ▁p als y , ▁a ▁one - s ided ▁fa cial ▁n erve ▁par al ysis , ▁and ▁talked ▁about ▁the ▁condition ▁on ▁an ▁episode ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Z iem an ▁announced ▁her ▁ret irement ▁due ▁to ▁cancer ; ▁she ▁died ▁just ▁over ▁two ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁was ▁broadcast . ▁Old er ▁episodes ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁on ▁P BS ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁S ew ing ▁with ▁Nancy . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Wisconsin ▁Public ▁Television ▁- ▁S ew ing ▁With ▁Nancy ▁page ▁ ▁Category : S ew ing ▁Category : P BS ▁original ▁programming ▁Category : Ar ts ▁and ▁craft s ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 2 0 1