The In A Haystack Digital Sewing Pack is a monthly subscription package which comes with exciting treats such as tips, advice, interviews, sewing patterns and fabric store discounts. It's a great way to discover new independent stores, and get inspired and creative along with fellow sewers.
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:
Are you looking for sewing inspiration or looking for presents to gift that people would use? Well these are our best-sellling sewing patterns that have proved popular with our wonderful customers this year!
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!
When talking about the global welfare of fast fashion and how it is a major contributor to climate change, I often hear these myths being thrown around. Read on for the truth behind the myth...
Fossil fuel fashion is at the core of many of fast fashion’s worst problems: cheap materials, over-reliance on synthetics, a spiraling waste crisis and spiking emissions. Synthetic fibre production uses the equivalent amount of oil per year as the whole of Spain and polyester production produces as much emissions as 180 coal fired power stations a year.
I've seen a lot of judgement on social media recently about seam finishes! It seems that many sewers find that overlocked seams are of a lower quality than a French Seam, and therefore a lot of negativity has arisen. From a sustainable angle, I always choose to overlock the fabric edges individually as it allows for easy access to undo seams when my body changes shape...
TAUKO magazine issue no. 9 is dedicated to all things blue, for which we see a lot of in nature. A beautiful independent magazine filled with articles and designs around the world, along with sewing patterns and step-by-step instructions.
Have you heard: paper versions of Papercut Sewing Patternshave made a comeback! We are delighted to be able to offer you, our customers a selection of sewing patterns from the wonderful Papercut Patterns once again...
Passionate about where their fabrics come from, and how they are made, Roo-tid work closely with manufacturers who sustainably produce eco-friendly fibres, all while adhering to ethical working conditions.
