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Let us exist responsibly ~ consciously ~ sustainably
This upcoming Spring, I’m excited to be a part of a new weekend retreat – ‘Glow Sew.’ Glow Sew 2024 Thursday, March 7th – Sunday, March 10th Fforest Farm, Wales There’s a unique magic to sewing, from delicately threading needles to stitching with care, whether it’s mending cherished items, crafting garments, or adorning patches that …
Incorporating sustainable and eco-friendly decorations into your festivities and on your Christmas Tree is a great way to promote environmental consciousness and make your celebrations more meaningful. Here are a few beautiful examples of thoughtfully handcrafted, or upcycled decorations to add a contemporary pop of style and colour to your space while reducing your carbon …
I thought I’d have a go at making some needle threaders. The little silver coloured needle threaders that we all have in our sewing boxes and needle wallets are really delicate creatures and prone to breaking with over-use or heavy handling. So instead of buying another set from the haberdashery shop, I decided to have …
Last week, the Fairtrade Foundation invited me along to a fascinating event to celebrate the launch of #FairtradeFortnight. The “Endangered Aisle” pop-up in Shoreditch highlighting products that are at risk of disappearing because of climate change. I spotted a couple of Fairtrade certified brands at the event: Jenipher’s Coffee, Earth Conscious, little green radicals, Zaytoun …
Kate Cullum is a Reading-based textile designer (where I hail from) who creates limited runs of rugs and cushions which are made by a multi generational family of weavers just outside of Jaipur, India.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀My son has one of Kate’s gorgeous rugs in his bedroom, and we love the colour the cushions bring to our sitting …
We have been having a bit of a kitchen clearout here, so we’ve been on the hunt for a decent kitchen knife, 🔪 preferably one made in the UK, from a decent quality Japanese steel, with a consideration as to where the handle comes from, is it sustainably sourced wood etc. As you may recall, …
London Design Week and the Material Matters Show Unexpected delights for my Sustainable September feature this week – I popped along to see my friend Jim Rokos, creative director Rokos Design & founder of @DyslexicDesign. Jim was showing at Material Matters during this year’s London Design Festival. My good friends Kate & Kathy Amazing Dyslexic …
If you’re looking for a fun workshop to enjoy with friends, or work colleagues, I would recommend Pivot’s eco jewellery workshops – and in this case, earring workshops. Not only do you learn how to make zero-waste earrings, in a very eco way… (upcycled from waste acetate offcuts*), you get to wear them home too! …
It hadn’t really crossed my mind to write about some of the household ‘fixes’ we have achieved over the last year. However, reading this morning about the ‘Right to repair’ law which is to come in this summer, had me thinking about our washing machine door, the downstairs loo seat, and our ancient fridge freezer …
So spring is almost upon us, and it’s so good in every way {s g i e w}! We are celebrating with a new hashtag #sgiew_folk on instagram and encouraging folks (groan sorry) to share your photographs celebrating your spring habits, traditions – your folklore if you like (or just hit us with hellebores, daffodils …
