Did you know that an estimated 1 2 million tonnes of textile waste is thrown away ‘per year’ and it all ends up in a landfill site.
Soooooooooo join the millions of others and buy some vintage clothing which has now become one of the best ways to recycle.
They say that by opting for vintage clothing means that you are playing an active part in reducing extreme textile waste by recycling and rejecting the concept of throw- away fashion.
According to the dictionary homemade means –
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1. Made or prepared in the home:
2. Made by oneself.
3. Crudely or simply made.
Everyone is doing it, not just the born again crafters but even celebrities are getting onto the band wagon of homemade goods. Consequently the websites can run into pages as the homemade list is extremely long.
On the craft side of homemade you can not only get ideas and tutorials online but you can also sell your goods without even needing to leave your home (except when you sell them).
There are also a number of workshops available, some of which I have listed below.
http://www.your-artsdesire.co.uk art workshops
http://www.coolcrafting.co.uk inspirational crafting and sewing workshops
http://www.makedomend.com recycling your own things
http://www.fabricmagic.co.uk how to use fabric
http://www.savesninesewing.co.uk how to sew
http://www.cjcardcraft.com how to make cards
http://www.threadsandpatches.co.uk how to do patchwork
http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk how to sew
http://www.makeanddoworkshops.com how to recyle
http://www.merchantandmills.com dress making
http://www.smashingchintz.co.uk mosaics
http://www.vam.ac.uk ceramics
http://www.coolcrafting.co.uk – sewing
TRAID is a charity which sells or reworks some one-off pieces of clothes given to them to sell in there shops, TRAIDremade.
TRAID works to make the nations unwanted clothes matter. They divert clothes from landfill at our textile recycling banks, and after hand sorting, resell the best in their legendary TRAID shops. The profits raised support projects fighting inequality and exploitation in the global textile supply chain, and projects establishing environmental sustainability in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Sew Good in 2012 with TRAID for FREE Learn to Sew Good with the fashion recycling charity TRAID at monthly workshops held in their Camden store throughout 2012.
Bring a garment you no longer wear and they will give you the skills you need to fix, alter and revive your wardrobe. These simple techniques help to extend the life of your clothes, and will give you the confidence and knowledge to adjust second hand, charity shop and vintage finds to fit perfectly.
Whether you need to fine tune your skills, get to grips with a sewing machine, or even learn to thread a needle, the Sew Good team will help you find creative avenues for transforming unwanted clothing, into something youll love to wear.
Due to Sew Goods popularity, booking is essential. Please email sewgood@traid.org.uk The workshops take place the second Thursday of every month between 6pm and 9pm at TRAID Camden, 154 Camden High Road, London NW1 0NE. These workshops are free.
12 January // 9 February // 8 March // 12 April // 10 May // 14 June // 12 July // 9 August // 13 September // 11October // 8 November // 13 December
Crafted By B Studio 