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.

Click to read all the posts tagged ‘sewing’.

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.

Click to read all the posts tagged ‘sustainability’.

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.

Click the button to see all my blog posts tagged ‘knitting’.

 

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I'm taking some time away from Instagram at the moment, for my mental health and to give myself more time to read, be bored, let my mind wander, and minimise the overwhelm. I'm uninstalling the app and reinstalling 1-2 times a week to check in on my
A year ago I went to visit my folks and my Mum @sandietaylorceramics let me play around with some clay in her pottery studio. This last week, almost a year from starting these little bits, I finally went back home and glazed them. Not gonna lie, they
I have so many thoughts on 'stuff' and how it can be an incredible privilege and a huge burden to own things. I've touched on these topics in my bl0g in the past (link in bio ☝🏻) but this trunk is a case in point. This piece of history was gifted to
Today I wrote on the bl0g about the ethics of sourcing secondhand fabric. These are just my personal opinions and I try to link to other, more knowledgeable people throughout my little essay. I touch on sustainability (obvs!), textile waste, poverty
Spending a cosy afternoon wrapping my annual thrifted book advent calendar for 3 special tinies in my life 💚 I'll be writing it up on the blog this year because I've done a secondhand book advent calendar for a few years now and I've picked up some
I made myself a cutlery roll, out of @arkdefo deadstock waxed cotton and vintage kimono fabric. I've taken a bunch of photos and will be writing it up on the blog in the next few weeks. I love the colour of this burgundy fabric though, it's perfect f
I wrote about my @petiteknit Sophie scarf on the blog last weekend (link in bio ☝🏻). I think we can all agree that I've styled it perfectly here at the allotment, with my aged boiler suit 👌🏻 On the cusp of my Monty Don era, I can feel it... #sophi