Sewing, Repairing and Reducing Waste

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A place to share ideas, knowledge and creations with textiles. The focus is on reducing waste, whether that be sewing from the scraps left from other projects, using the end of rolls and remnants, or repairing and remaking finished pieces.

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[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

There's a shop chain in Northern England, it's called Boyes, it is the BEST for this. Like, I don't think I've ever once gone into the Boyes in my tiny middle-of-nowhere town needing something weirdly specific (craft-related or otherwise) and not been able to find it.

Basic interfacing? Check. Really specific size and colour of safety eyes? Somehow also check. Net curtain to turn into a wedding dress, and a lavender heat pack for my grandma? That's also a check. Set of screwdrivers, a new pair of pyjamas and some back to school supplies? I'll give you three guesses.