Sustainable Sewing

  • Earth Day, Fashion Revolution, MMM and Sustainable Sewing

    It’s Fashion Revolution Week and Friday is Earth Day. Plus it’s almost time for Me Made May! This week is a great time to slow down and reaffirm what I strive to achieve in my sewing and creative practices. This will be my 9th year participating in MMM with So Zo. Check out her fabulous…

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  • Earth Day & Sustainable Sewing

    It’s Earth Day! The perfect time to slow down and focus on what we can do to make our craft as sustainable as possible. Today I’ll be working on some mending and planning out some scrappy projects. I thought this was the perfect time to share some of my fav tutorials and tips to keep…

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  • Slow Fashion October + Work Wardrobe Planning

    I can’t even begin to tell you how thrilled I am to be back working after 8 yrs. as a Stay at Home Mom…I forgot how much I loved it!   I’m working part time at Club Monaco as a Visual/Stock Associate. Before I had kids I was a Visual Merchandising Manager so this is a great…

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  • Known: Slow Fashion October

    It’s the last week of Slow Fashion October and this weeks theme is Known.  Slow fashion to me is about designing and crafting a better life for myself and my family. It’s about creating thoughtfully and carefully. Quality over Quantity. Sourcing has always been the biggest challenge in my home sewing.  How to satisfy my craving to make all the…

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  • Fashion Revolution Day 2015

    It’s Fashion Revolution Day!  Show your support by asking  #whomademyclothes on social media.  On April 24th 2013 the Rana Plaza Factory collapsed in Dhaka,Bangladesh killing 1133 workers and injuring 2500 more.  As a maker I’m wearing my handmade clothes inside out today to raise awareness and show solidarity.  One of the  goals of #FashRev is to encourage the fashion industry to be…

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