I love May. It’s the start of summer and there is an annual event, Me Made May, started by our fab friend Zoe that gets my Instagram and Twitter feeds full…
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Posts by tag: sustainability
Can You Flush Tampons? No! Use A Fab Little Bag
Do you know how much environmental damage flushing tampons down the toilet actually does? Meet my inspiring entrepreneur friend, Martha. She founded her company FabLitteBags, and her idea is so amazing you’ll think,…
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Could You Live With Less Stuff?
Does owning more stuff bring more joy to our lives? If you’ve been reading our blogs recently, you’ll have seen Jen’s Make Do and Mend Life and tips from Tracey Sage for…
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Making Way For New Stock – Last Chance & End Of Line Eco Fabric
In a few weeks we’ll be introducing brand new eco fabric into our range – we couldn’t be more excited! In order to accommodate the new fabrics, we’re making space in…
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What To Do With Old Sweaters: Re-Knit Your Old Knitwear!
You’ve been hearing about it more and more, millions of tonnes of clothing are wasted every year. Whether it’s wearing them out or they’re simply not fashionable any more, far too many of…
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Gorgeous Eco Chic Wedding Ideas
Weddings are important lifetime celebrations that deserve some extravaganza. Unfortunately, they really aren’t that environmentally friendly. To start with, most weddings involve a lot of frivolity – lots of paper for…
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The Best Way To Teach Your Children How To Sew!
It’s a scary prospect letting your child loose with a sewing machine, but as we mentioned before, we’re huge fans of anything that gets kids out from behind those screens –…
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Mustard Yellow Silk Taffeta | #FabricOfTheWeek
Last week I went to Paris and I saw a girl wearing a beautiful Mustard Yellow Silk Taffeta top that I can’t get out of my mind. She looked so chic wearing a pair of…
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Hate Wasting Fabric? Try This Zero Waste T-Shirt!
Franki is our girl when it comes to using up pieces of leftover fabric! Pattern cutter extraordinaire, I’ve asked her to come up with ways that we can make the…
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Fabric of the Week on Film: Beige Basket Weave Cotton
Here’s a little video to help you get up close and personal (well.. as ‘virtually’ as possible) with our Fabric of The Week, the gorgeous Beige Basket Weave Cotton! I noted…
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