I am passionate about what I do but also about our planet. Everything I make is by hand in small batches from my Worcestershire studio. My mixed media and textile artwork is made using textile offcuts and scraps - turning 'waste' into something beautiful. I also use vintage fabrics, ephemera and natural 'treasures'.

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As a small indie business I set out to be as sustainable and eco friendly I we could from the word go! I've always used environmentally friendly packaging; choosing to use recycled and easy to reuse/recycle packaging. Recycled paper/ card / envelopes and boxes are my choice. I reuse where I can too. 

 

Nothing is mass produced and I'm very selective about the materials used.

 

So, materials - I like to source and buy from other small independent businesses who also care about how and where their raw materials are produced. I believe this not only continues to support others but also means I can more easily trace fabrics and be better linked with process and production. I aim to use organic cottons and threads or recycled threads where I can and am always looking to buy fabrics from sellers of sustainably grown cotton. The more hidden raw materials are also carefully chosen for both their safety and environmental credentials.

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Waste - Because I cut everything by hand I can control placement on fabric which allows me to make the best use of a piece. I sell a range of beautiful, smaller products which are made from tiny pieces of fabric and fabric offcuts. I believe you can have beautiful, useful things in your life that don't create waste in themselves.

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My shared studio space in Worcestershire is based at The Fold: A pioneering centre promoting sustainable living and healthy lifestyles situated on an organic working farm in the Teme River valley. Our studio is heated using a biomass boiler where a substantial proportion of the biomass 'willow fuel' is grown and harvested on site.

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I walk or cycle to our local village post office with your orders too so that keeps me happy and healthy!

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I'm by no means perfect - sustainability is a journey we are on and there is always something more for us to learn and greener changes we can embed into our practices. I have recently completed the Small Business Sustainability Basics Programme run by Small Business Britain in partnership with Oxford Brookes Business School where I linked with others and evaluated my business in terms of its sustainability. Celebrating the good parts and working on others!

 

Find out more about other small businesses I work with here:

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The Fold

Cloth Atelier

Alice Caroline 

Green Fibres

Billow Fabrics

Paper & String

 

 

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