What am I going to do with a big bag of clothes?
After my clothes swap party I was left with a big bag of clothes. Since the party I have been trying to encourage people to have a look through and…
Get your clothes for free!
Clothes are expensive and the average UK household spends around £1200 on clothes a year. Even the cost of cheap clothes adds up because they are unlikely to be made…
Stop buying new clothes now!
If you care about the environment, yourself and people in general, then you need to stop buying new clothes and you need to stop doing it now – at least until…
Slow fashionistas!
Last months challenge to myself and to anyone else who wanted to join me was to slow down fashion! Some brilliant people joined me in this and I want to…
Curtain edging necklace and the start of the slow fashion challenge!
Ok be honest with me here. Do you think I have: a) completely lost the plot or b) am way ahead of my time and about to spark a whole…
A mendathon!
Ages ago I put a whole load of things that needed mending in a large laundry bag, which I then didn’t look at again until yesterday. I tipped everything out…
What is the problem with fast fashion and a challenge for you all!
My next challenge on My Year of Eco Challenges will be all about slowing down fashion. I am writing about it early, because I want to invite you all to…
Is it ok to be given clothes for free by a stranger?
I get emails from Freegle and Freecycle daily, often several times a day and less frequent ones from Streetbank. If you haven’t already heard about them, they are sites via…
Turning old jeans into a skirt…
A few weeks ago I got a massive burst of inspiration and decided to make a long denim skirt out of a pair of jeans. The jeans in question were…
A complete guide to how to be good!
We went and did our food shopping in Portslade today. We bought most of our food at Tiba – a great middle eastern shop which sells fruit, veg, meat, rice,…