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Sashiko mending: repair large hole in garment with piece of fabric

  • 16 April 2025

A big hole or an ugly tear often does mean the end of a garment. A repair usually doesn't turn out very nice. Unless... Unless you...

Fashion hack: adjusting trousers that are too wide without a sewing machine

  • 11 April 2025

You can very easily make trousers that are too big smaller without the intervention of a sewing machine. In fact, you don't even need a needle and thread....

Textile dyes: how do our clothes get those beautiful colours?

  • 9 April 2025

Very cosy all those bright colours and prints in your wardrobe, but where do those bright colours actually come from? That story is often a little less...

Dutch wool: hello, extra points for sustainability

  • 13 February 2025

That wool is a fine, warm, natural product is something we've already written about. Then again, if you choose Dutch wool, you can...

Natural dyeing: dyeing clothes with natural textile dyes from plants

  • 4 February 2025

Say you have an item of clothing that is not quite your cup of tea. Maybe the colour is not ‘your colour’ or it has a stain on it. It's...

The cutest, sustainable wool brands in a row

  • 27 January 2025

Nice, a jumper, cardigan or scarf made of wool. Wool is warm in winter, cool in summer and hardly ever needs to be...

Do: sustainable textile dyeing workshop!

  • 20 January 2025

Are you looking for an original and sustainable idea for a children's party, baby shower or outing with colleagues? Then we have a great idea...

Whut: toxic fast fashion clothing?

  • 17 January 2025

Toxic fast fashion clothing? OK, that's a bit of a shock. Of course, we already knew that (ultra) fast fashion is not the best choice. The materials are...

The nicest clothing libraries in the Netherlands

  • 15 January 2025

The clothing library! Instead of buying or owning clothes, you rent clothes and wear them for a certain period of time. You charge for...

What to do with your old fast fashion clothes?

  • 13 January 2025

Maybe you still have old fast fashion hanging in your closet, from a period when you were less conscious of it. Or maybe you are starting...

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