Thrifted fabric for the sustainable sewist
 

Hello! I'm Amy

Welcome to my blog

I write about sewing, knitting, and my personal sustainability journey

 
 
Amy is a small white person, wearing a Love to Sew tee plus a handmade green cardigan and coat

Sewing

I sew almost exclusively with secondhand fabrics, sourced from car boot sales, destash accounts and charity shops.

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Sustainability

I firmly believe we are custodians of the Earth and should make mindful decisions about the environment in all aspects of our lives. I use almost entirely recycled or thrifted materials in my creative practice.

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Amy is a small white person, smiling at the camera, holding a cream cable knit cowl up to the camera

Knitting

In my ongoing effort to clothe myself through my creative hobbies, I knit using almost entirely secondhand or thrifted yarn.

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