The theme this year is Planet vs. Plastics. Earthday.org states that recycling is not the answer to our problems with the level of plastics around on our planet already. We need to aim for a 60% reduction in fossil fuel-based plastic production by...
Quality First. All My Dress Made exclusive fabrics are carefully printed in the Rhône Alpes region. Concerned about the environment, the materials are produced based on wood fibres sourced from ecologically appropriate,
Online talk via the Fashion & Costume Museum. Personally, I love leather, it is such a beautiful fabric, so strong and durable. In a world of fast fashion, we've lost sense of the realities of how things are made, and the processes required to get there...
10th February 2024 celebrates the Lunar New Year. The Chinese New Year rings in the year of the dragon: a symbol of luck, power and prosperity. An auspicious symbol, the dragon can be seen in amongst patterns and ornaments
Fabric swap event held to enable sewers to donate their unwanted sewing supplies, as well as gaining other's unwanted treasures! There were fabrics, sewing patterns, and all sorts of haberdashery bits in abundance! Saving from landfill!
Unless you are an incredible zero-waste pattern maker, you've probably got some odd-shaped pieces of fabrics leftover from previous sewing projects. The most popular way of using up these scraps pieces, so as not to waste them, is...
The holiday season sees a huge increase in plastic use! From decorations to gifts to packaging to clothes, there is a lot of plastic involved! Here are a few tips in how to minimise plastic and waste. Browse planet friendly gift ideas for sewersin your circle:
Positive News is the online and print magazine for, well you guessed it, positive news! With the state of current affairs, we most definitely need to highlight more positive news! 10 Ways To Do Something Good With Just One Pound:
The new zero waste sewing pattern "Optimatium" by Liz Haywood is now available in Issue 9 of TAUKO magazine! Liz Haywood is a zero waste sewing pattern designer with
I'm not talking about the clothes that we've made as individual sewers, but about the billions of clothes that retailers have ordered to be made but then chosen not to sell. Yes, another issue from the fast fashion world!