Sustainability and how to thread a sewing machine

Any of you who have read this blog for a while (thank you!) will know that I am interested in sustainability. Fast fashion with its quick turnover of cheap clothes which are worn for a short time then thrown away is decidedly not good for the environment and  we are currently hearing the message loadContinueContinue reading “Sustainability and how to thread a sewing machine”

Why choose my fabrics?

‘What became of the monkey?’ fabric design by Amanda Jane Textiles The design above is called ‘What became of the Monkey?’ (available here) Like most of my fabric designs it began with watercolour paintings of the animals, trees and flowers. Many of my designs take the natural world as inspiration and I often draw fromContinueContinue reading “Why choose my fabrics?”