Summer is officially here and it is time for lazy hot days and school holidays. While we have fun this hot season, let’s not forget that the choices we make at home and outside significantly impact the environment. So here are some fun and easy, but effective eco-friendly ideas for summer that the entire family can enjoy. 1. Choose Leisure Activities With Low ImpactStep outdoors to enjoy the…
Create The Perfect Sewing Room
How many of us have the home sewing room we dream about? Inspired by all of the amazing posts we see on instagram, I thought we’d find out the best way to create our own! And who better to ask than our friends at Modernize – who are pretty crafty when it comes to designing workspaces. Here are a few of their amazing tips to get you started.[Tweet “Create The Perfect Sewing Room #sewingroom…
Back In Stock Eco Fabrics & Swatches!
Recycled Polyester Satin(Buy 3 metres for 17% off)
Stunning, heavyweight satin fabric made of 100% recycled polyester (RPet). In a gorgeous creamy ecru colour, this fabric truly glows.Light Blue Handwoven Crossweave
(Buy 3 metres for 21% off)
Sourced from a small weaving village in Northern Thailand, this fabric is woven entirely by hand. It’s a gorgeous, soft fabric and the subtle, tonal…
How To Start Your Make Do and Mend Life!
Jen Gale is an eco superstar, make and mend warrior, blogger and mum. She lives in Wiltshire with her hubby and two boys who are 7 and 4 and ¾ – the ¾ is very important! Back in September 2012, the family embarked on a year of ‘Buying Nothing New’, and it transformed their lives. We wanted to find out all about Jen’s transformation and share some of her eco expertise.
How to price your beautiful handmade Items!
Want to start selling your own homemade items? It’s a great way to earn some extra cash (especially around the festive season) and can even be the building blocks to starting your own business! This can be an amazing and scary step. I’ve already covered lots of topics from Are My Crafts Good Enough to Sell? to The Best Places To Sell Your Crafts Online, but there’s one simple question that many…
Make Your Own Beeswax Fabrics: An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Disposable Wrapping
I know what you’re thinking. You think that I’ve completely lost the plot, now I’ve started talking about beeswax fabric. Don’t worry, I’m not about to advise you to throw away all of your favourite clothes and start all again with a beehive! Beeswax fabric is something you can use to completely transform the way that you use plastic and approach recycling. The planet that we live on has limited…
Top 10 Tips For A Life Without Plastic!
A life without plastic. Sounds great hey, but almost impossible? In our modern society we encounter plastic at almost every turn, from our supermarket packaged food to our clothes. It’s one of the most readily made resources around the world and most plastics are not biodegradable, they stick around forever! In recent years there has been a backlash against this man-made behemoth and people are…
Anna’s Easy Patchwork Baby Mat
The sweetest images of a patchwork baby mat dropped into our Offset Warehouse inbox last week and we just had to share them with all of you!Anna from A Alicia contacted us with her latest sewing project, a patchwork baby mat and adorable new baby to show it off. The secret is – it’s not really patchwork at all! Anna cleverly used the block print repeat in our Scarlet Hand Block Print fabric and…
Frankie’s Zero Waste Skirt Tutorial
We haven’t heard from zero waste extraordinaire Frankie Campbell in a little while. She’s been a busy bee working on a new, exciting collection! Hopefully we’ll see more of that in the coming months, but for now, here she is with a fabulous zero waste skirt for you to sink your teeth into.[Tweet “Can’t wait to have a go at your #zerowaste #skirt @frankicampbell!”]
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The last of our Christmas Showcase! Over the last few weeks some of our favourite bloggers have whipped up festive projects using our fabrics, and we have had some fabulous ideas and projects sewn up.
Today: Organic Chambray Shirt
by Stephanie at Starcross
Fabric: Organic Pink & White Stripe Chambray
While others were making presents or decorations for the Christmas showcase I went the Grinch way and used the fabric to make a new shirt for myself. Happy Christmas to me! I mean, how could I resist making something wearable for myself with this beautiful fabric?!
I chose the Hawthorn pattern by Colette as my pattern and soon noticed that the stripes in this fabric were quite a challenge to work with, but also lent themselves well to some creative designing. I decided to have the stripes run lengthwise along the garment, but crosswise on the collar, the cuffs and the peplum. I took particular care to match the stripes at the centre front so the shirt would look nice when buttoned up.
To finish off the shirt I chose some wooden buttons, because they complemented the natural touch of the fabric well. All in all, a successful pre-Christmas present for myself. Merry Christmas everyone!
