A journey towards sustainable sewing
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…
Happy September! It's Sew Yourself Sustainable month, organised by The New Craft House they are spending the whole month celebrating sustainable sewing. So, I am hoping to try and make this month's blog posts particularly relevant to the themes. I thought writing the next edition of my One Year Sewn series might be a good…
Welcome to the new-look blog, what do you think?! I've been working away in the background to give the blog a little refresh, I used to work in Systems back in another lifetime and it was so refreshing to work with coding and widgets and all that fun stuff again, I hope you like it!…
I haven't been making very much this year, I just haven't been feeling that creative energy. But I have discovered that I have loads of garments in my wardrobe that never made it to the blog. As I try to be more sustainable, I don't think it is a good idea to promote making something…
Whew. It's been a minute. 2020 has really done a number on me and the last time I sat down to write a blog post was in the first half of May! I've not had any creative energy AT ALL. I haven't been sewing or knitting or doing anything other than homeschooling, household chores, sleeping…
It's not been a secret that I have zero budget for sewing. We live on a very tight income and if I want to buy fabric or patterns I basically have to sell stuff on eBay to make a bit of spare cash for my hobby. Please don't think I am complaining, we have…
Have you seen the return of the Great British Sewing Bee and decided to give garment sewing a try? Can't figure out where to start? I've got you! Here are my top tips for how to start learning how to sew your own clothes! Please note that this was written during the UK lockdown so…
Do you ever wonder what to make with quilting cotton? I do! I always love the cute novelty prints but I wouldn't usually wear them day-to-day and couldn't actually think of a pattern that would suit such a structured cotton that I would actually get any wear out of. Enter the Closet Core Carolyn Pyjamas…
Do you ever order fabric online and then completely change your mind what you are going to make once it arrives and you feel it?! I ordered this denim chambray expecting to make the Merchant and Mills Ellis Dress but it was far too lightweight for the wintery version I had in mind. This was…
