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 just spent at least 2hrs creating a new YouTube banner and updating my channel, since Substack will automatically cross-post my new podcast to YouTube. Turns out it took A LOT of trial and error, more than I was expecting for sure. And now I have h
I wrote on my Substack today about this fourth iteration of the @blackbirdfabrics Bestie Bag. This time it was for me, made in a deadstock burgundy waxed cotton, lined with vintage kimono silk. I love this bag, I use it all the time, it goes with alm
Happy Turf Day to all who celebrate 🌱💚 It's been 5wks since we laid turf in our back garden and it's looking good! We finally removed the temporary fencing today and let the dogs run on the grass for the first time, you can swipe to see the predato
Obligatory first snow in the new house photo. Complete with Labrador handstand in a fit of joy and excitement. Our Scots pines look particularly handsome in the morning light, but the snow makes them extra magical
I've been busy knitting squares for a Christmas present Heirloom quilt cardigan by @katrynseeburger for my Mum. I'll be writing about my current progress (all the squares are done! Sleeves, neckband and bottom hem to go) in tomorrow's blog post. As e
Andrew captured this photo of me recently, in my newly created Bird Watching Station™️. Tea and a snacky-snack, feet on the radiator 👌🏻 The birds have FINALLY found my front garden bird feeders (it only took 4wks and 2 additional feeders to g