Tag Archives: Bev

Sew 183 – Yay, half way post

On a young woman’s cloth shopping bag I recently noticed this saying: I am not a shopaholic, I am helping the economy. Well, at least it was a recyclable bag even if the message is questionable.

We have been conditioned to believe that buying more stuff is good for us and society when clearly that’s not the case. We live in a world with finite resources and it known that over-consumption on all levels is impacting our health in obvious as well as subtle ways. But some people make money out of encouraging over consumption.

As one gets older, and hopefully wiser, it is interesting to reflect on our purpose in life and what we might do (beyond purchasing) to help make the world a better place. Continue reading →

Sew 180 – Upside-down trouser skirt

Bev brought a bundle of brown garments to the Biloela workshop that she was no longer wearing, including a pair of trousers. This outfit was created by flipping the trousers upside down and turning them into an elastic waist skirt, with the zip remaining in place to act as a front-slit feature.

We estimated how long Bev wanted the finished skirt to be, then cut off the bottom part of the legs accordingly. We then filleted the inside leg seams and instead of them being joined front to back (as when trousers) they are then joined front to front (and back to back) to form the skirt. It is just a matter of pinning then sewing the seams so they blend into the existing seam (which was top of trousers). The angle on the front seam was such that we did not need to add an insert panel. Continue reading →

Sew 177 – History in the making

Here’s the lovely and productive Bev in the History Skirt she made at our Biloela REfashion workshop which is still delivering dividends, including #upcycle number 177 of 365 in the Sew it Again year.

Although I have a few more days left to enjoy in Kuala Lumpur, I’m already planning for my next workshop Creative Chop and Change on July 12 which is being hosted by the Queensland branch of the Australian Textile Artists and Surface Designers Association – you can book here if you are interested in being mindfully creative with rejects from your wardrobe. Continue reading →