Zena Holloway – Rootfull, making textiles from wheat roots
This morning I was pottering getting ready for a client meeting, and listening to Material Matters' latest podcast episode. It was with suprise that I heard my name mentioned
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2025 Incredibusy Salvaged Speed Loom Repair Workshops
CLICK here to subscribe to my newsletter to hear of new UK creative workshop dates Saturday 25th October 2025 – 10am – 1PM TICKETS HERE 📍Number 11, Ham Common, Richmond upon Thames, London. Sunday 2nd March 2025 – A day of visible mending and lunch hosted by Costume Designer Rosa Dias TICKET REQUEST HERE – …
Mattress topper for student accomodation
When my eldest son went away to university, my friends told me to get a mattress topper for his student accomodation – that was such brilliant advice as those Halls’ beds are sooo lumpy! Somehow I forgot this wise suggestion and therefore had a call last week from son number two… It’s that time of …
End of the Road 2024
I honestly could not have had more fun and entertainment packed into one long weekend. Thank you End of the Road Festival, back for more in 2025. A week later and I’m still a bit tired after an overload of culture and fun, and sleeping on the floor… 😂 It was actually incredible, MAGICAL in …
Tips For Reducing And Reusing In Your Household
As a society, we have to do more in order to protect the world we live in not just for ourselves and our loved ones, but for many future generations that will come after we’re long gone. Mothwe Earth is a wonderful place but we’re very quickly destroying her. With so much abuse of the …
Purified Plastic Free Shoes
What is PURIFIED? Ali writes: After many years working in ethical fashion, I know how hard it is to source and produce totally plastic-free footwear. I recently met up with the team behind Purified, at The Mills Fabrica, and later chatted in depth with Will Verona designer and cofounder, to find out more. At the …
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.
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 …
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 – …
