Turtle Bags – organic cotton
With London Climate Action Week 2024 and Plastic Free July around the corner, I felt it timely to chat to Beth Williams and her organic cotton plastic free Turtle Bags and the gorgeous natural vegetable dyes they use.
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Eco-Friendly Bedding: How Linen Sheets Support Sustainable Living in Summer
In the pursuit of a more sustainable lifestyle, every choice we make matters. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, and even the bedding we sleep on, each decision can contribute to a greener, more eco-friendly world. When it comes to bedding, one option stands out for its sustainable qualities and summer …
Adam Black takes such good photographs
It's now 13th June 2024, And I asked Adam if I could share some more from @teawithalmondmilk - a sensible place to read about, and see what's happening at Warsaw University, Poland.
Frieda Bischoff from Renée Materials – meet the creative
What is Renée and how does it work?
Renée is the ‘Too-Good-To-Go’ for materials. We are an hybrid marketplace (online and in-person Hubs) that matches companies' leftover materials and surplus stock, with creatives and makers who need supplies.
We offer anything from paper, wood, textile, leather, yarn, paint, metal, glass and so on.
Spring Summer 2024 Loom Repair Workshops Dates
Spring Summer 2024 Incredibusy Salvaged Speed Loom Repair Workshops CLICK here to subscribe to my newsletter to hear of new UK creative workshop dates Lowie, Herne Hill – Thursday 18th April – Beginner workshop – SOLD OUT Lowie, Herne Hill – Thursday 2nd May – Improver workshop – SOLD OUT Renée Materials, PlayGround72london Shoreditch – …
Workshop vegan cookies
I loved making these Plant-based biscuits for the incredibusy salvaged speed loom workshop at Lowie in Herne Hill last night. Based on the ‘American Style’ choc chip cookies in the Happy Pear Recipes for Happiness book, adapted here for speed and lack of chocolate chips… Ingredients ½ tablespoon ground flax seeds (I didn’t have any …
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Propaganda Textiles
London’s Fashion and Textile Museum The British fashion historian Amber Butchart, has curated a fascinating collection exploring Propaganda Textiles at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum. Many of the pieces in the exhibition are part of Amber’s personal collection, and we seem to have a similar overlap in taste – I could probably put on a …
Grown-up birthday party ideas
Making memories with celebrations I’ve long been a fan of the artist Suzi Warren’s work (and social media content*). Suzi describes herself as a Polite protester. Hag enthusiastic. Artist. Founder of Twisted Twee and The Clothes Hospital. And Starter of the Street Stitching movement – she’s the OG craftivist… Suzi’s work pictured here one of …
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
The Power and Politics of Textiles certainly seems to be in the news at the moment. If you read my article earlier this week the mother and the weaver at the foundling museum, you’ll have figured out that I find this connection fascinating. Art School I’m writing this after visiting Unravel: The Power and Politics …
