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...
Be safe, be kind, be joyful. Christmas is a time for us all to look out for each other. Help out where ever you can, if you can. However you choose to celebrate this time of year, make sure you're doing it because you want to. Choose to spend time however you wish, perhaps with your loved ones and not just get sucked into the commercialism of it all...
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!
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!
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...
Mindfulness is the focus of being present, so feeling the fabric, the textures, the colours, how it handles etc. really brings your senses alive and to enjoy...
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.
