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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”

Textiles at Harewood House

Vintage sewing tools, such as thimbles, needle-cases and decorative scissors on display at Harewood House, Yorkshire

In August this year I visited Harewood House, a stately home (situated just north of Leeds in the UK) in order to see an exhibition called ‘Useful/Beautiful’ #WhyCraftMatters, curated by Hugo Macdonald. Harewood House, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden This was the first of what is intended to be a biennial exhibition celebrating modern craft. ContinueContinue reading “Textiles at Harewood House”