OK, so I am in danger of reaching the end of January and failing in my quest to make an item of clothing a month throughout 2015, before I’ve even started! In the resources post I did a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the post on Sew Mama Sew by Allie Olsen of Indiesew, … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve, and even before the old year is officially over, thoughts are turning to the shiny new year, and all our hopes and aspirations for 2015. If you are wanting to try and make your life more sustainable, dare I say it, ‘greener’, then here are some suggestions of do-able resolutions, and awesome … Continue reading
I read about this project a couple of days ago on Vicky Myer’s fabulous blog, and LOVED it! You may or may not be aware that London Fashion Week kicked off yesterday-bringing all the latest looks from the catwalk. And I sure that you know that the fashion industry is renowned for it’s pretty poor … Continue reading
I have bought NEW pants. Not just new to me, but brand spanking NEW NEW pants! Fear not, I have not gone on some crazed raid of Primark, I have done my research and bought the best possible ethical pants from the wonderful team at Who Made Your Pants. They use material sold off by … Continue reading
Part 2 of my ethical shopping dilemmas-this time focussing on clothes. I was kind of smugly thinking that by shopping secondhand, I was was neatly side-stepping any of the issues associated with ‘fast-fashion’-like child labour, and pesticide usage on cotton. But does buying secondhand really absolve me of thinking about the materials my clothes are … Continue reading
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Other than my pants, the rest are charity finds
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