Category: Sustainability
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Tips for Finding Secondhand Fabric on eBay
If you follow me on Instagram you will have already seen this information, but seeing as it was unexpectedly one of my most-liked posts ever, I decided I should probably share it on here too for anyone who doesn’t follow my IG and also to preserve it somewhere more permanent from being lost down the…
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Closet Core Pouf
I am continuing sharing makes that were made a while ago and not yet blogged. Today I am talking about the Closet Core Pouf. First of all I want to say that because this pattern is pieced together it would make an amazing scrapbuster – in fact, I believe it was originally designed to be…
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Eco Benefits of Seasonal Wardrobe Rotation?
We had quite a lot of conversations a few weeks ago about whether my linen dress was in-season or not. Obviously it is in season somewhere in the world and lots of people said I could continue wearing it into the colder months here in the UK if I paired it with tights and a…
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The TWICE Refashioned Dress
Have you ever refashioned the same garment more than once? No neither had I, until this. Sometimes, our makes just don’t work out and a fail is a fail and that’s okay. I don’t know why I really wasn’t prepared to let this go, it’s not a special fabric or sentimental make so I am…
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ALL Clothes Are Handmade
Often in the home sewing community we talk about our ‘handmade wardrobe’ and say things like “Ooh almost x% of my closet is handmade!” OR “Hey! Check out my new handmade dress!”, we use hashtags such as #HandmadeWardrobe to find other sewists and connect with people who also like to sew. But aren’t all clothes…
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Sustainable Fabric: Is there such a thing as Eco-Fabric?
Today’s prompt for the New Craft House Sew Yourself Sustainable challenge is ‘Eco Fabric’ but if I am totally honest with you, I kinda disagree with the term. Production of all fabrics take something away from the planet so none of it is ‘good’ for the Earth. What matters most, is getting as much wear…
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Sustainable Fabric: Is Rayon/Viscose bad?
I’ve got a bit of a bee in my bonnet this week. I’ve made a few garments out of viscose (also known as rayon) and they have turned out to be some of my absolute favourites. Viscose is drapey and soft, frequently weighty and opaque and can come in different weaves and prints. It is…
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Find your fade – from scraps!
This is my first completed lockdown knitting project, even though I am now well on my way to completing my second! I cast on this Andrea Mowry Find Your Fade made from scraps just a couple of days before the lockdown was announced. Knitting this shawl has been such a source of comfort to me…
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Denim Month: Repairing Holes
Hello friends! I am really excited to be writing this blog post – my final one for denim month! As you may have seen on my Instagram I have been trying to shift my focus from new makes to spending more of my time and energy on repairing existing items that need a little bit…
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Sustainable Fabric: Organic Jersey
Hello! As I am sure you are probably aware – I keep a pretty big list of FREE sewing patterns. While I can’t possibly test them all out, I do like to try some of them – don’t we all love a freebie?! This time I decided to have a go at the insanely popular…
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