Today is Fashion Revolution Day! One year ago today, 1133 people were killed and over 2500 were injured when the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Social and environmental catastrophes in our fashion supply chains continue. Fashion Revolution Day says enough is enough. Be curious. Find out who made your clothes — from […]
How to Spend Less Money on Food and Have More to Spend on Fabric!
Grow your own food! Turn your garden into a mini organic plantation like we are! We live on a tight budget; we like to eat organic and I have an expensive sewing hobby. With such discerning tastes and an unwillingness to compromise on quality, we’ve found creative ways to economise! One way has been to make […]
How vomit and spilt tea got me into the world’s leading textile printing design studio (and how you can DIY your own designer prints)!
First the back story that led to this serendipitous turn of events. It was the end of last summer and we were heading to Munich Fabric Start, an international fashion fabric-trade fair in Munich, Germany. We were combining our fair visit with the start of our family holiday because we planned to head south anyway and […]
Perfect Pattern Parcel #2 – A Little Girl’s Capsule Wardrobe and Welcome to my new site!
Hi folks, it’s Perfect Pattern Parcel (http://www.patternparcel.com) time again and this time the little one’s in our life are getting in on the wardrobe-building action! But before we get to my pattern reviews, I’d like to welcome you to my new site! It’s really exciting to finally have my own domain and I’m looking forward to […]