The conscious consumer – a sustainability buzzword that many of us have probably heard by now. In the aftermath of the end of…
In the second half of 2020 I still sewed all the things. I think this year, in particular, many hobbyists turned to sewing…
Be still my beating heart, because I have Just Patterns Tatjana Trousers! The story begins some months ago. I was lamenting to Delphine…
The Lotte Martens Cypres Box is a sewing kit containing all the necessary items to make a sweater. Don’t know Lotte Martens? I…
I refashioned an unloved dress into a Fibre Mood Holly! (affiliate link) Sometimes things just don’t work out and earlier this summer I…
This year I want to wear all the turtleneck, so I made four. 3x Papercut Rise and 1x Fibre Mood Daniella (affiliate link).…
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, 2020Do you have a blog or Instagram account that includes ads, gift and sponsored posts? For example, did the owner of a sewing…
A new make – a hacked version of the Fibre Mood Giulia dress from the latest edition of Fibre Mood (affiliate link). If…
When I first saw the Fibre Mood Norma pattern amongst the issue 9 spring/summer offerings, this was my favourite. Turns out it was…
For someone who is supposedly into sustainability, I’ve been sewing all the things in the first half of 2020. A few things happened:…
Of all the sustainability topics out there, the issue of greenwashing is pretty problematic. Organic textiles – especially organic cotton – if certified…
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, 2020Fashion Revolution has rolled around again, can you believe it’s been 7 years? Last year I wrote about the big issues in fashion,…
It’s been quiet around here in these parts, no? Besides us moving house fairly recently, like many parents we find ourselves suddenly more…
As I write this, the Instagram hashtag #makeyourstash started by myself and Pilar 2 years ago has reached >8000 posts. Whilst it’s not…
Did you see my last post thinking about the sustainability of natural dyes? I’d pretty much decided that if I was ever going…
Natural dyes – another buzz term in the sustainable world and I’m starting to see it become more popular in the sewing world.…
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, 2019One 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, 2019Ever 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, 2019Did 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, 2019Local 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, 2019If 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, 2019Deadstock. 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, 2019Ever 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, 2019If you’re into sustainable fashion you’ll have come across Clare Press, sustainability editor at large for Vogue Australia as well as the author…
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What’s the most sustainable textile to buy?
August 17, 2019The 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, 2019Guess what? Come November, my toddler is going to be a big brother. Of all the joys that come with pregnancy, there are…
Construction of a double faced wool crepe jacket with couture techniques – part 2 on pockets, collar and topstitching
Construction of a double faced wool crepe jacket with couture techniques
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, 2019A 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, 2019As 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, 2019April to me means Fashion Revolution. Today I’m thinking of one of the most dedicated changemakers I know. Clare Farrell – academic, fashion…