Why make your own clothes?
It’s the only way to get true plastic-free outfits free of synthetic threads, fixings, labels and packaging:Plus I can’t afford to buy ready-made sustainable clothes, but I can (sometimes), afford to make clothes from sustainable, organic and fair-trade fabrics
Click each garment to see how sustainable it is. You can see a full list of my sustainable clothes criteria here
Stuff I Made
2015
2015 Fair Share Fabric
Over the last few years I have been tracking clothing consumption. At the end of 2014 I did a wardrobe inventory. I ...
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Bloomers - homemade
Just because I am backpacking don't mean I can't make pants. Recently I have been wearing the Mu Mu of ...
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Boho Tunic
BoHo Tunic For summer I want something light, cool and colourful so I made this tunic using fabric scraps left over ...
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Loon Pants
I was so pleased with my Scrappy Bo-ho Tunic I decided to make some lounge pants. Actually I wanted to ...
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The MuMu of Modesty
This big and rather tent like top is extremely easy to wear. Long trousers, short trousers, no trousers even! With ...
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Trousers homemade
Yes, I am a member of the all-female, Indoenesian-based, Madness tribute band. What? You haven't heard of us? I made ...
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Tunic Top - Fair-trade, organic-cotton, plastic-free & homemade
How can you afford fair trade and organic clothes on a budget? Make your own! I wanted a long tunic ...
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2016
Chiffon Shirt
For the Feria (the week-long party in Seville,)I made a chiffon top. I know - get me.... in chiffon. I ...
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Choir Boy Shirt
I have been making cotton tunics for a while now and while I love this very easy to make garment ...
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Clothing Homemade A line skirt
A sensible, deep blue, below the knee A line skirt. I wear it with leggings or tights. Yes it sounds ...
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Clothing Homemade Denim 3/4 length
No Daisy Dukes for me! Check out these bad boys! Below the knee, denim shorts with half gather waist. Made ...
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Clothing Homemade Offset Tunic
Bought some lovely organic cotton cambric from Offset Warehouse an online fabric store that sell greener than green fabrics. Such ...
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Downton (Yorkshire Wool) Waistcoat
This loose waistcoat is a made from fine light weight wool that was woven in Yorkshire. Yes a locally made ...
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Ebay Fabric Jacket
Sometimes you need to go cheap and Ebay has some great fabric bargains. I got myself some great woolen fabric ...
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Grey Linen Trousers
I made these Palazzo Pants (super-wide leg pants) in grey linen They hang in gentle and flattering folds. I feel ...
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Skirt Bombazine
Back home from the tropics and I desperately needed some new clothes. So I have been busy sewing. First off ...
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Tabbard Tunic Top
This is a simple sleeveless dress with bust darts to add a bit of shape. It looks rather like those ...
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Tana Lawn Tunic
I didn't actually need another tunic top but I have been possessed by a sewing demon and I simply cannot ...
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The Experimental Wrap Around Shirt
This is what I wanted to make but I couldn't find a pattern so I decided to adapt the Mc ...
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The Fulsome Foolish Skirt
We were planning to visit Seville for the Feria, the big flamenco party. To say it is dreey would be ...
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Wrap Skirt
I made a simple wrap around skirt a lovely linen cotton mix printed with delightful carp delineated in a typically ...
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2017
In 2015 I pledged to use no more than my fair global share of fibres and they had to be sustainably sourced. I was trying to determine ...
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In 2015 I pledged to use no more than my fair global share of fibres and they had to be sustainably sourced. I was trying to determine ...
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You can read my sustainable clothing manifesto here
You can see the rest of my wardrobe here.
And find other clothing related posts here
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Inspiration
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yes and they are so well made out of such lovely fabrics. Really I cannot see why people want to make, buy and wear such shoddy s=clothes as are out there today!
I love vintage fashion and I’m trying to find more true vintage pieces. Not only do I love them but it reduces so much waste.
RT @plasticSrubbish: How To Buy #Plasticfree, Sustainable Clothes - actually you have to make most of them. See how I am doing! http://t.co…
How To Buy #Plasticfree, Sustainable Clothes - actually you have to make most of them. See how I am doing! http://t.co/si2IWa3JYK