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Wool Fabrics Made in Yorkshire! A Visit to Fabworks

Posted on September 21, 2019 | 6 comments

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Posted in Fabric, Sustainable Sewing, The Fashion & Craft Industries

Tagged birdseye weave, fabworks, fabworks mill shop, fabworks online, heart of huddersfield, herringbone fabric, industrial heritage, made in huddersfield, made in yorkshire, marled melton fabric, melton fabric, tailoring fabric, traditional wool fabric, Wendy Ward, wool fabric uk, wool industry, yorkshire fabric, yorkshire textiles

October MIY Makers – Celebrating Your Most Worn Makes

Posted on October 11, 2018 | 1 comment

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Tagged environmental impact of fashion, fast fashion, MIY Makers, miymostworn, most worn makes, slow fashion, slow fashion october, sustainable fabric, sustainable fashion, Sustainable Sewing, thoughtful sewing, true cost film, Wendy Ward

What Happens to “Social Media Makes”?

Posted on August 23, 2018 | 31 comments

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Tagged caryn franklin, fashion journalism, guardian fashion, online sewing community, ootd, snap and send back, social media made, sustainable fashion, Sustainable Sewing, thoughtful sewing, Wendy Ward

Making Fabric in the UK – A Visit to Discovery Knitting in Leicester

Posted on April 9, 2018 | 5 comments

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Tagged a beginners guide to sewing with knitted fabrics, Beginner's Guide to Sewing With Knitted Fabrics, beginners guide to sewing knits, british made fabric, discovery knitting, home textile industry, how is fabric made, how is jersey made, industrial knitting, knitted fabric, knitted fabric manufacturer, made in the uk, making fabric, sewing knitted fabrics, uk made fabric, uk textile industry, where to buy knitted fabrics

A Visit to Masson Mills Working Museum

Posted on March 15, 2018 | 4 comments

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Tagged arkwrights mill, cotton mill, cotton weaving, derwent valley mills, how is cotton made, industrial heritage, industrial revolution, inside a cotton mill, masson mills, northern industry, richard arkwright, victorian cotton mill, Wendy Ward, working cotton mill, working museum

Does Sustainable Sewing Lead to Ethical Fashion?

Posted on December 28, 2017 | 5 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

Where to Buy Sustainable Fabrics

Posted on December 27, 2017 | 22 comments

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Posted in Buying Guides, Fabric, Sewing Help, Sustainable Sewing

Tagged dressmaking fabric, ethical fabric, fabric shopping, organic fabric, sustainable fabric, uk, uk fabric, uk fabric manufacturer, uk fabric suppliers, uk made fabric, Wendy Ward, what is ethical fabric, what is organic fabric, what is sustainable fabric, where to buy ethical fabric, where to buy fabric, where to buy organic fabric, where to buy sustainable fabric, where to buy uk made fabric

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