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  • DressmakingSewing

    2021 plans and Just Patterns Tatjana trousers in wool

    January 19, 2021

    Do you make sewing plans? Mine are always super loose, ideas on a postcard if you will. For 2021 I have decided that…

  • Buying behaviourOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    A conscious consumer still consumes

    January 6, 2021

    The conscious consumer – a sustainability buzzword that many of us have probably heard by now. In the aftermath of the end of…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: all the things in the second half of 2020

    January 1, 2021

    In the second half of 2020 I still sewed all the things. I think this year, in particular, many hobbyists turned to sewing…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: Just Patterns Tatjana Trousers in Meet Milk Tencel™

    December 18, 2020

    Be still my beating heart, because I have Just Patterns Tatjana Trousers! The story begins some months ago. I was lamenting to Delphine…

  • DressmakingSewing

    REVIEW: Lotte Martens Cypres box

    December 15, 2020

    The Lotte Martens Cypres Box is a sewing kit containing all the necessary items to make a sweater. Don’t know Lotte Martens? I…

  • #makeyourstashDressmakingRefashionSewing

    REFASHIONED: Fibre Mood Holly

    December 8, 2020

    I refashioned an unloved dress into a Fibre Mood Holly! (affiliate link) Sometimes things just don’t work out and earlier this summer I…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: All the turtlenecks (Papercut Rise and Fibre Mood Daniella)

    December 3, 2020

    This year I want to wear all the turtleneck, so I made four. 3x Papercut Rise and 1x Fibre Mood Daniella (affiliate link).…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: Just Patterns Tyra Tee

    November 24, 2020

    The Just Pattern Tyra Tee was released in August, and I’d already made 2 versions. Then I saw that the Sewcialists are having…

  • Opinion piecesSewingSustainability thoughts

    Sewing and fashion marketing – transparency in ads, gifts and sponsored posts

    October 14, 2020

    Do you have a blog or Instagram account that includes ads, gift and sponsored posts? For example, did the owner of a sewing…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: Fibre Mood Giulia dress (top)

    September 17, 2020

    A new make – a hacked version of the Fibre Mood Giulia dress from the latest edition of Fibre Mood (affiliate link). If…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: a trio of Fibre Mood Norma blouses

    August 6, 2020

    When I first saw the Fibre Mood Norma pattern amongst the issue 9 spring/summer offerings, this was my favourite. Turns out it was…

  • DressmakingSewing

    SEWN: all the things: first half of 2020

    July 22, 2020

    For someone who is supposedly into sustainability, I’ve been sewing all the things in the first half of 2020. A few things happened:…

  • Fabric infoInterviewsSustainability thoughts

    Organic cotton: mythbusting

    July 6, 2020

    Of all the sustainability topics out there, the issue of greenwashing is pretty problematic. Organic textiles – especially organic cotton – if certified…

  • DressmakingSewing

    Indie patterns: elastic waist pants comparisons and how to choose

    May 31, 2020

    If 2019 was all about dungarees and jumpsuits patterns, then 2020 is the year of elastic waist tapered leg pants. Or trousers for…

  • Buying behaviourOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    Fashion Revolution and a sustainable-ish life

    April 21, 2020

    Fashion Revolution has rolled around again, can you believe it’s been 7 years? Last year I wrote about the big issues in fashion,…

  • #makeyourstashDressmakingSewing

    A little life and wardrobe update

    April 14, 2020

    It’s been quiet around here in these parts, no? Besides us moving house fairly recently, like many parents we find ourselves suddenly more…

  • #makeyourstashSewing

    #makeyourstash take 3

    March 1, 2020

    As I write this, the Instagram hashtag #makeyourstash started by myself and Pilar 2 years ago has reached >8000 posts. Whilst it’s not…

  • Fabric info

    Review: introduction to natural dye workshop

    February 12, 2020

    Did you see my last post thinking about the sustainability of natural dyes? I’d pretty much decided that if I was ever going…

  • Fabric infoSewingSustainability thoughts

    Are natural dyes sustainable?

    January 17, 2020

    Natural dyes – another buzz term in the sustainable world and I’m starting to see it become more popular in the sewing world.…

  • CoutureInterviewsSewing

    Sewing inspiration: in conversation with Kathryn Brenne

    December 29, 2019

    What’s the difference between a home sewist and sewing professional? How do you take your sewing to the next level to turn your…

  • Fabric infoSustainability thoughts

    Should my choice of fibre to make clothes be top priority?

    December 6, 2019

    One of the most common questions I get from friends, family, random emails in my inbox is about the choice of fibre for…

  • Recycling and wasteSewing

    Me made upcycled leather labels for sale (and notes on upcycling)

    November 13, 2019

    Ever made jeans, accessories or casual trousers? (I’m thinking Lander pants). A leather label on the outside for me is the ideal finish…

  • Recycling and wasteSewingSustainability thoughts

    The sustainable tote bag kit: now available for sale

    November 6, 2019

    Did you see my recent blog post on a recycled fabric collaboration? It’s available for sale: a DIY sustainable tote bag kit with…

  • Fabric infoOpinion piecesRecycling and wasteSustainability thoughts

    Fabric production: choosing local or offshore?

    October 30, 2019

    Local or offshore production? Transparency in the fashion business is a funny beast. I love everything about apparel fabric and for the past…

  • Fabric infoSewingSustainability thoughts

    Recycled fabric coming soon: a collaboration with Enschede Textielstad

    October 16, 2019

    If you’ve been following me on Instagram you might have seen I’ve been hinting at a new project. And you heard me right,…

  • Fabric infoOpinion piecesRecycling and wasteSustainability thoughts

    How dead is deadstock?

    September 25, 2019

    Deadstock. Over the last couple of years, I have heard a lot of people talking about buying deadstock (or overstock) as their method…

  • Buying behaviourFabric infoOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    What are you paying for when you buy fabric?

    September 11, 2019

    Ever thought much about what’s behind the amount of money you pay for your fabric? The questioning around how a could t-shirt could…

  • InterviewsOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    An interview with Clare Press – the way forward for sustainable fashion

    September 1, 2019

    If you’re into sustainable fashion you’ll have come across Clare Press, sustainability editor at large for Vogue Australia as well as the author…

  • Fabric infoInterviewsOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    What’s the most sustainable textile to buy?

    August 17, 2019

    The title is a rhetorical question – it is I believe a truth universally acknowledged, that there is no such thing as “most…

  • DressmakingSustainability thoughts

    SEWN: solving a sustainable maternity wardrobe crisis

    August 5, 2019

    Guess what? Come November, my toddler is going to be a big brother. Of all the joys that come with pregnancy, there are…

  • CoutureSustainability thoughts

    SEWN: Crazy about couture: the 60-hour jacket (part 2)

    June 23, 2019

    Construction of a double faced wool crepe jacket with couture techniques – part 2 on pockets, collar and topstitching

  • CoutureDressmaking

    SEWN: Crazy about couture: 60 hours of slow sewing

    June 12, 2019

    Construction of a double faced wool crepe jacket with couture techniques

  • #makeyourstashQuilting

    SEWN: a boy’s story quilt heirloom

    May 30, 2019

    Do you make quilts? Today I’m sharing the first quilt I ever started, and the first one that was made solely by me.…

  • Opinion piecesRecycling and wasteSustainability thoughts

    A solution for wastewater treatment from small scale textile dyeing (research project)

    May 10, 2019

    A potential solution for small scale artisan textile dyers in developing countries to treat dye effluent

  • Buying behaviourOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    The big issues in fashion: #FashionQuestionTime

    April 29, 2019

    As Fashion Revolution gets bigger each year, so do the high profile events. This year’s Fashion Question Time event on 24 April had…

  • InterviewsOpinion piecesSustainability thoughts

    How making can make a difference: from a sustainable fashion insider

    April 17, 2019

    April to me means Fashion Revolution. Today I’m thinking of one of the most dedicated changemakers I know. Clare Farrell – academic, fashion…

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