My Mum was a home economics teacher, back in the day when the girls were taught sewing and cooking, and the boys did woodwork and metal work. (!!!!) I grew up with a sewing machine in the house so always new roughly how to use one. When I started sewing again, I looked on YouTube for anything I didn't know how to do. :)
I'll send a pic of the trousers once they're done. I'm going to cut out today and they might not get finished for a few days, but I need them for Christmas Day, so that I can wear them to my in laws, so I have a deadline. ;o)
I've bought a few items from Community Clothing. It's a really cool initiative set up by Patrick Grant (who incidentally is once of the Sewing Bee judges). He has a factory in Blackburn, and in the down time he keeps his employees in work, making basics, using off cuts of material, and sells them at cost. The fabric is all properly sourced. I have a really nice pair of selvedge jeans (that are currently a bit tight!) that I bought from there. It's not cheap, but again it is an illustration of how cheap and exploitative the fast fashion industry is, given that they don't take any profits from the items, and just cover the cost of production.
https://communityclothing.co.uk/
Are you setting yourself any new targets for next year?
It's so nice to meet someone who feels similarly about clothes! :)
I think the art of sewing has deffo been lost a bit. I'd quite like to have done sewing and woodwork at school. Would be so useful!
I know that if I've got anything more than a simple stitch I'd go straight to my mum to do it haha. YouTube is a brilliant recourse to learn pretty much anything.
Ohh I've never heard of that company before but I've just had a look and what a brilliant initiative! I'll deffo coider that in the future.
I don't have any new years resolutions as of yet, I don't normally set them but last year I was inspired. How about you?