How to Choose Sustainable Fabrics
I had a lot to say in my new book How to Sew Sustainably, which meant I had to let some things go from the final edit. However, the upside of that is I get to share it with you here! Today I’m starting...
View ArticleCitizen Fashion: Using Craft as a Tool to Make Fashion Sustainable
Since last October I’ve been quietly working away on a secret project. On an idea that has been floating around and slowly taking shape in the back of my brain for a few years and draws together all...
View ArticlePodcast Interviews
I’ve been interviewed a lot recently about my new book How to Sew Sustainably, why I wrote it, how I wrote it and more generally about sustainability in sewing. The first two podcast interviews are out...
View ArticleHow to Store Your Fabrics
Continuing with my series on overspill content from writing How to Sew Sustainably, here’s a topic that might be considered a bit boring, but I’ll bet that at some point it’s been the bane of...
View ArticleSustainable Laundry Tips
Loved clothes last. How we launder our clothes and textile goods and how long we keep them in active use are key to how sustainable we can make them. It’s a stage in an item’s lifecycle which can be...
View ArticleMore Podcasts and a New Workshop Date
Autumn is off to a flying start, I’ve been on more podcasts, taught an in-person workshop, scheduled in another as it was so popular and am trying to get my head around starting my PhD by doing huge...
View ArticleA Review of How To Sew Sustainably by Kate of Time to Sew
I’ve been a bit slow at keeping on top of reviews of my new book How to Sew Sustainably, you can read a really user-friendly review by Kate over at her blog Time to Sew here. Kate made this cute zipped...
View ArticleDylan Parka from Sewing Basics for Every Body in Yorkshire Wool
Blimey, it’s been over a year since I finished this cosy wool Dylan Parka from my last book Sewing Basics For Every Body. Ever since I’ve been meaning to write about it on here, shame on me! Well, as...
View ArticleWell Worn: Falling Back in Love With Our Clothes (My Workshop For the...
On the 15th and 16th June this year the University of Cardiff hosted an online symposium – Secondhand Cultures in Unsettled Times. I opened the event with my workshop Well Worn: Falling Back in Love...
View ArticleGet Involved in my Research!
I am starting to pilot some participatory workshops as part of my PhD research, which means you can get involved for free and I’d love to see you at one of the events below….. People’s Wardrobe Pilot...
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