Greyfriars and Grace

Sustainable clothing

sewing ideas

Recycle and Reuse - work shirts are the best!

Fiona AlexanderComment

Work shirts are brilliant for recycling. Not only is it environmentally friendly to recycle and reuse existing clothes rather than buy new but there is a big practical benefit for sewists - often the more difficult elements of sewing such as the buttonholes, collar and cuffs are already done so you just needs to do some clever cutting and easier sewing - win win!

How to make your own bias binding

Fiona AlexanderComment

This tutorial shows you how to make your own bias binding so you can match the binding to your fabric or make a feature of it in a fabric of your choice (we love making Liberty binding).

Bias binding is most often used to finish seams, usually necklines, armholes and hems.