Still grey sky light and dark clouds over mer agitee
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Climate Change
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Denim comes and goes...
How polluting the fashion industry is....
little depressing, yet to find ways to Redress... some make a fair amount of money just sorting and passing to new customers...
Designers however are in the driving seat... to turn things which had reached the end of their lives into new cherished items...
One day walking to Broadwater Farm Creative Studio I set up and run between 2008 and 2017, as part of a circular economy idea of putting together unused resources and teaching the youths struggling at school about the creative process to build their confidence, I found a piece of denim, a small jacket actually thrown on the side of the road, as we often see clothes which have not made it to the charity shop but no longer have an owner...
So with bits of paragliding wings which had been donated, and had come to an end themselves I started deconstructing and reconstructing...
A contrast is always very helpful to create a stronger message... so I will bring this work in progress in class and discuss its life span with you... as an insight into what it is to run an Individual Project from A to Z...
While helping SueMe to develop an identity as a visible sustainable brand from 2013 onward, my passion to piece together was put to good creative use...
For me to piece textiles together is a healing process where I actually reattach pieces of my life together when they had been broken or I simply just give a new life to a piece of cloth as it is, and use some jewelry or other external elements to create a new whole which is pleasing to the eyes and fun to wear... it is actually quite an empowering process which I love to share, so hope to see you all on the 27th...
little depressing, yet to find ways to Redress... some make a fair amount of money just sorting and passing to new customers...
Designers however are in the driving seat... to turn things which had reached the end of their lives into new cherished items...
One day walking to Broadwater Farm Creative Studio I set up and run between 2008 and 2017, as part of a circular economy idea of putting together unused resources and teaching the youths struggling at school about the creative process to build their confidence, I found a piece of denim, a small jacket actually thrown on the side of the road, as we often see clothes which have not made it to the charity shop but no longer have an owner...
So with bits of paragliding wings which had been donated, and had come to an end themselves I started deconstructing and reconstructing...
A contrast is always very helpful to create a stronger message... so I will bring this work in progress in class and discuss its life span with you... as an insight into what it is to run an Individual Project from A to Z...
While helping SueMe to develop an identity as a visible sustainable brand from 2013 onward, my passion to piece together was put to good creative use...
For me to piece textiles together is a healing process where I actually reattach pieces of my life together when they had been broken or I simply just give a new life to a piece of cloth as it is, and use some jewelry or other external elements to create a new whole which is pleasing to the eyes and fun to wear... it is actually quite an empowering process which I love to share, so hope to see you all on the 27th...
Saturday, April 6, 2019
One by One- crafted for love, fun and sanity...
Creating, slow sewing, keeping healthy--- both mind and mother nature-- seeing wearers enjoy this well made well fitted cared for one of a kind SueMe piece is a true joy to share...
Since 2013-- Cat cuts makes and tests samples for SueMe to fulfill its mission to reach out and create a greener pasture for future generations, producing quality garments cut by hand made by hand and gradually moved into production if demand requires - thanks to visionary Jools who started SueMe with next to skin heavenly soft and fitted made of wood pulp skinwear to last and make your day easier as well as the planet better...
So today it is WorldGreenCat talking, sharing her passion to design from repurposed sources, cut stitch... the whole lot... design and sewing are not mutually exclusive as many feel or think... just experience the magic of using your hands in a productive way and you will understand...
Embracing the challenge to produce flagship for SueMe to reflect inner core values in a visible elegant and utilitarian way, both for men and women... a tall order with many strings attached, like sharing with a great team at Buff HQs London and more... ongoing support and friendship...
Focuses on the outer garments involves skills developed since 1991 in Boston School of Fashion Design, Newbury street, incorporating couture and tailoring traditions learnt from Italian specialists and French couture houses, slowly crafting unique gilets combining traditional and innovative materials, not online yet as they go as we make and no time to indulge in all the social fun yet...
We are on number 17 men's gilet if anyone wishes to know more... with both son and dad wearing their unique version... Just finished the intergenerational versions... to be shipped to Braintree soon... once buttons are punched in... SueMe in action
Since 2013-- Cat cuts makes and tests samples for SueMe to fulfill its mission to reach out and create a greener pasture for future generations, producing quality garments cut by hand made by hand and gradually moved into production if demand requires - thanks to visionary Jools who started SueMe with next to skin heavenly soft and fitted made of wood pulp skinwear to last and make your day easier as well as the planet better...
So today it is WorldGreenCat talking, sharing her passion to design from repurposed sources, cut stitch... the whole lot... design and sewing are not mutually exclusive as many feel or think... just experience the magic of using your hands in a productive way and you will understand...
Embracing the challenge to produce flagship for SueMe to reflect inner core values in a visible elegant and utilitarian way, both for men and women... a tall order with many strings attached, like sharing with a great team at Buff HQs London and more... ongoing support and friendship...
Focuses on the outer garments involves skills developed since 1991 in Boston School of Fashion Design, Newbury street, incorporating couture and tailoring traditions learnt from Italian specialists and French couture houses, slowly crafting unique gilets combining traditional and innovative materials, not online yet as they go as we make and no time to indulge in all the social fun yet...
We are on number 17 men's gilet if anyone wishes to know more... with both son and dad wearing their unique version... Just finished the intergenerational versions... to be shipped to Braintree soon... once buttons are punched in... SueMe in action
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Numbered Gilets
For SueMe... slow but sure Fashion for men enjoying bespoke, long lasting quality for prices next to factory and material costs... to help nature in its battle to remain healthy...
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