Textile scraps

Sourcing fabric for sewing projects. There are a few main sources to collect the raw materials for sewing projects. If you sew, you will already have definitely realized that you have lots of small scraps of fabric. In this case the journey will be easier for you. Clothing from your closet or close family that you were thinking of getting rid of is a wonderful source of fabric. Another source is charity stores, op shops and the recycle industry. If you have access to the textile industry…

Sunday morning I played around with new stones thinking they were going to be grey but perhaps because it is the bleak mid-winter the stones turned a warmer colour. This piece is inspired by Mark's paintings of stones disappearing under water. He is brilliant at that. For both of us scenes like this bring up whisperings of summers spent on beautiful Georgean Bay. For those of you in Toronto don't forget The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre February 21-14, 2019 Mark Berens will be…

By now, you should know that the fashion industry is the second largest polluter on the planet. I’ve talked about it in great lengths here and have tried to support as many sustainable or environmentally…

23 Feb — 19 Apr 2015 at the Southbank Centre in London, United Kingdom

Just Jude: Use Every Wee Bit!-Use water soluble fabric to turn all those tiny scraps and threads into new fabric for crafts!