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Does Sustainable Sewing Lead to Ethical Fashion?

Posted on December 28, 2017 | 4 comments

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Posted in Sustainable Sewing, The Fashion & Craft Industries

Tagged clean clothes campaign, ethical fashion, fashion revolution, how are clothes made, informed consumer, knowledge is power, labour behind the label, make a difference, slow fashion, sustainable fashion, Sustainable Sewing, uk fashion industry, Wendy Ward, what is ethical fashion, what is slow fashion, what is sustainable fashion, working in the fashion industry

Refashioners 2017 – Suits You!

Posted on September 27, 2017 | 30 comments

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Posted in Sustainable Sewing

Tagged recycled clothes, recycled textiles, refashioned clothes, refashioned jacket, refashioners, refashioners 2017, refashioning, suits you, Sustainable Sewing, zero wast sewing

Zero Waste Sewing

Posted on August 17, 2017 | 13 comments

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Posted in Sustainable Sewing, The Fashion & Craft Industries

Tagged cut my cote, holly mcquillan, julian roberts, medieval tailor's assistant, RSA, slave to fashion, sustainable fashion, Sustainable Sewing, timo rissanen, zero waste, zero waste fashion, zero waste fashion design, zero waste sewing

Shop Your Stash – Planning Your Makes

Posted on May 17, 2017 | Leave a comment

For the last 3 months I’ve been talking about how to use your leftover fabric scraps, organising and de-cluttering your fabric stash and how to pair your newly organised fabrics and patterns into winning combinations. The last of this mini series is all about planning your projects; to make best use of your time, to avoid stressful sewing and to improve your skills and knowledge.

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Posted in Sewing Help, Sustainable Sewing

Tagged fabric burn test, fabric checklist, fabric guide, fibre content, how to burn test fabric, know your fabric, know your fibres, plan your sewing, sewing help, sewing tips, shop your stash, Wendy Ward

Shop Your Stash – Matching Patterns to Fabrics

Posted on April 26, 2017 | 3 comments

For the last 2 months I’ve been talking about how to use and organise your leftover scrap fabrics and your fabric stash. So now you have a beautifully edited and organised stash of fabric, but no doubt you also have a pattern stash?! Here are my tips for how to streamline and organise your pattern collection and a quick guide for teaming fabrics with patterns.

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Posted in Sewing Help, Sustainable Sewing

Tagged fabric guide, how to match patterns to fabrics, project planner, sewing planner, shop your stash, Wendy Ward

Shop Your Stash – 4 Easy Steps

Posted on March 7, 2017 | 11 comments

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Posted in Sewing Help, Sustainable Sewing

Tagged MIY collection, sewing planners, sewing project ideas, shop your stash, stash busing projects, stash busting, Wendy Ward

My Top 5 Ethical / Sustainable Fabrics for Home Dressmaking

Posted on January 27, 2017 | 3 comments

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Posted in Buying Guides, Fabric, Sustainable Sewing

Tagged ethical fabric, ethical textiles, faberwood, offset warehouse, recycled fabric, recycled textiles, sustainable fabric, sustainable textiles, top 5 ethical fabrics, Wendy Ward

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