Happy new year! I am sure you are probably fed up by now hearing of everyone's new year's resolutions and plans for 2020. Well I am afraid this post is more of the same. I know I've been absent from the blog for several weeks now and it has given me lots of time to…
Hello! As I am sure you are probably aware - I keep a pretty big list of FREE sewing patterns. While I can't possibly test them all out, I do like to try some of them - don't we all love a freebie?! This time I decided to have a go at the insanely popular…
So just recently I've been really loving projects that use 1m or less. I like that they don't use loads of fabric and have been focussing on working through my scraps. I think this is a great way of adding to a sustainable wardrobe - especially if you have scraps leftover from other projects or…
I don't know about anyone else but I am firmly in the sewing for Autumn mindset now. I am done with summer (I dislike the heat!) and am looking forward to snuggly knitwear and tights with boots! I think this dress is the perfect transitional garment as it can be worn both with bare legs…
I just love taking part in swaps - it feels so nice to make a gift for someone you don't even know and put together a special parcel for them! I don't tend to do many though, as they can be expensive and I have struggled with others spending much more than I did which…
You may remember a little while ago I was sent some recycled polyester thread from Gutermann and wrote this blog post about it. I've been using these threads since March and still can't find any difference between them and regular thread. The garments I've made are holding up fine and so I was thrilled when…
Continue reading ➞ Sustainable Notions: Recycled Topstitching Thread
Hello! It's my #ToolThursday weekly review post and this week I have tried out Vlieseline Waistshaper interfacing. It is basically a strip of interfacing with perforated lines to guide where you press/sew in order to create a perfect waistband without any pattern pieces. Now I am no pattern drafter so not having to do a…
Hi folks! I have a quick little update for you today. Vlieseline have released a press release regarding their products and sustainability and have asked me to share it with you guys! For the sake of transparency: I am not receiving anything for sharing this information with you and I haven't tried all these products,…
Continue reading ➞ Sustainable Notions: Recycled Interfacing
Okay, I've got something a little bit different for you today. It's not *technically* a sewing tool but I think it fits really well with sustainable sewing, slow fashion and generally being an environmentally conscious consumer. I read somewhere recently (think it was Fashion Revolution) that the most sustainable garment in the world is the…
Okay. Real talk time. We talk a lot in sustainability conversations that it's good to refashion existing garments. It is great to take something unloved that already exists and make it into something you will wear a lot. That's a really sustainable way to source materials and get a new garment without using anything that…
Continue reading ➞ How to Refashion a Dress That’s TOO SMALL
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