Last Friday, the British Fashion Council hosted a panel discussion on sustainability, a pillar of their Positive Fashion initiative, as part of London Craft Week. Chaired by Frances Corner - Head of London College of Fashion and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of the Arts London - the discussion aimed to 'craft fashion through a... Continue Reading →
I recently realised that it's been a while since I wrote about my adventures in sewing for Rarely Wears Lipstick, even though I've been doing a fair bit. I did a one-day feminist embroidery workshop in January 2017, a tie-making workshop at the Jewish Museum in April 2016, and a one-day introduction to embroidery at Hand... Continue Reading →
As you may know, I work in an admin role at London College of Fashion (LCF). Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to our Golden Lane site by footwear lecturer Ian Goff to learn some of the processes involved in making a pair of shoes. He'd designed the workshop for staff, to... Continue Reading →
Anyone who knows me will be aware that I am a big kid at heart. I love cute silly things and have a bit of a soft spot for pigs (and pugs, but Manda reckons it's because they are the canine version of pigs). Anyone who has read this blog for a while will know... Continue Reading →
When I heard that the woman who brought craft to the Guardian's website had written a book on the subject, I was rather excited. I was a big fan of Perri Lewis' craft column and even blogged about it back in 2010 when I found a few useful tips and some comments from people who... Continue Reading →
Getting stuck in traffic sucks. When a journey time doubles and the sat nav keeps sending you to more road closures, sometimes you just have to give in and sit it out. Passing the time in a car used to be a speciality of mine as a child, but waving at strangers isn't quite as... Continue Reading →
There are few things I like more than buttons. In fact, buttons are on my list of things that make me smile, so being able to add more buttons to my outfit by way of jewellery is something I'm always keen on doing. However, bright-coloured plastic button earrings don't always go with everything, so I... Continue Reading →
When asked what I'd like for Christmas last year, I couldn't really think of much I wanted, but managed to put together a very simple list of small things that would make me smile. One of the items on it was gift vouchers that I could spend at The Make Lounge which, as you may... Continue Reading →
I was treated to a potted history of the London College of Fashion yesterday, some of which I thought I'd share with you. At the start of the 20th century, Barrett Street and Shoreditch trade schools in the east end of London were training 12-14-year-old girls in the art of dressmaking. It was pretty much... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned earlier this month, the weekend just gone was spent by me at the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex, as a volunteer for a new and rather different festival. Billed as a 'celebration of creative British cool', Vintage at Goodwood aimed to inject a bit of glamour back into the UK festival calendar... Continue Reading →