Reading Time: 3 minutesHerdwick and Swaledale Yarn; local yarn for local cloth. Actually this isn’t local yarn to me, but it’s locally distinctive yarn. It’s shorn from sheep able to weather windy hilltops and cold winters of northern England. With their slightly kempy (hairy) woolly coat, they produce a durable, hardy yarn that’s more likely to make it into […]
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Clothes From Scraps: Zero Waste Clothes
Reading Time: 7 minutesZero Waste Week has had me thinking about many aspects of zero waste. My focus has recently been on the waste and pollution associated with clothes. Now, fabric, trimmings and yarn waste, and the idea of making clothes from scraps, is my focus. Fabric waste, in particular, is a huge problem for the fashion industry, and […]
Plastic Microfibre Pollution: Zero Waste Week Solutions
Reading Time: 5 minutesMicrofibre pollution has been on my mind again recently as I’ve been making clothes and have been fabric-focused this summer. I come back round to this in a timely way, as today is the beginning of Zero Waste Week. The theme for this year is cutting your plastic waste. Single-use plastics are the main focus, […]
Flea Fairs For Vintage Fabric
Reading Time: 3 minutesFlea Fairs for vintage fabric are my latest find. Recently, I went to the Malvern Flea Fair (my nearest flea market) and came home with two pieces of charming fabric. One was a vintage tartan, and one was a cotton fabric of – I don’t know what age – but I liked it. I frequent […]
