In my SUSTAINABLE SEWING online course, I talk about supporting indie pattern designers. Here are some photos of my Zadie jumpsuit by Paper Theory Patterns.
Sewing as self-care. We are all navigating multiple streams of 💩 right now. Sewing has felt therapeutic for me.
I finished this #ZadieJumpsuit by indie pattern maker Paper Theory & I’m digging it! The fabric was a bunch of leftover scraps given to me by Tony of Tellason (they’d made some men’s shirts out of it). It‘s a beautiful Japanese fabric & a great choice for this jumpsuit.
I took a bunch of self-timer photos so I could share the finished jumpsuit, but when I looked at the first batch all I could see was sadness & anxiety in my face. 😟Then I had the idea that I should go pose with one of the trees outside my art studio. Trees soothe me, nature soothes me. And it worked! I felt better taking photos with the big beautiful tree. I even smiled for a second.
The reason I (re)use secondhand materials in my art is because of my deep love for the earth. 🌎 So posing with a tree is actually appropriate & I think I’ll do it more often.
Thank you for stopping by, and please check out my SUSTAINABLE SEWING online course if you’re interested in inspiring ideas for making your own sewing practice more sustainable!