A journey towards sustainable sewing
So this week I asked on Instagram if people minded seeing out-of-season makes. The answer on instagram was a resounding NO, people don't mind seeing makes that aren't seasonal, people want to see the sewing regardless of season! AND it just so happens to be perfect timing for all my southern hemisphere followers so I…
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…
I started knitting this jumper in February, put it down, picked it up again and finished it at the end of August! The pattern is the Astragal Sweater from PomPom Mag Issue 30, and the yarn is retired Sirdar Flirt which I bought secondhand on eBay. I only managed to buy 400g so the sleeves…
Image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Manus x Machina Exhibition 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…
Love Crafts have asked craft bloggers to answer the question 'Why Do You Make?' and so I've been thinking about this over the last few weeks and I think I have an answer. I make things to help me with my mental health. I am a naturally very anxious person, I always have been -…
Continue reading ➞ #WhyIMake – Knitting Is Good For My Mental Health
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!…
So, it seems like every indie pattern designer has released an elastic waist trouser in the last year huh? I have been after a pair of elastic waist trousers for a while but there are A LOT of patterns out there and it's a bit overwhelming. It seems like every indie pattern company has released…
Continue reading ➞ Altering the Arenite Pants for Pear Shapes
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…
