Confessions of a textile lover

I have a life long love of working with textiles. Early on my mum taught me how to use her antique Singer sewing machine so that I could sew clothes and accessories for my toys.  By 10 years old I was making my own clothes and bags, mostly from my own patterns created out of newspaper.

I bought fabrics from the local market in Leicester which had lots of textile stalls. I would also rummage through the local jumble sales for clothing to alter to my own styling…

Now I still gather as much as I can to repurpose from charity shops, especially woollen sweaters. There are no fabric stalls in the markets here in Toronto. Instead I search out the independent fabric shops for my materials. When I travel, I love to find fabric shops, adding to my stash of textiles.

Silk is still my favourite fabric, its lustre and vibrant rich colours are so wonderful to work with. I am however, searching for a sustainable silk or an alternative fabric before my collection of silks runs out.  

The cotton, rayon and woollen threads I use all have good sustainability policies (Madeira, Guterman and Aurifil) as well as being great colourful quality products to create with.

Read more on the materials I use here.

I thought I would share an old picture of myself at 19 years old,  sporting a pair of my then custom order-able shorts from 100% Saskia Designs. 

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