Happy Happy Friday…

Friday again - where is time going?

Sue and I had a fantastic evening last week watching the Flamenco. We had wonderful pizzas at Hoogah (Hoogah - Bar & Kitchen (hoogah-swansea.com) not to mention a very divine cocktail each…

Mini Rag Wreath Kit

We are very excited to show you a little project we have been working on - our mini rag wreath kits. These kits contain everything you need to make a mini 6” rag wreath. Easy to do and in several different colour ways we hope you will love making these as much as we love making the large versions.

Still in the process of getting the kits ready for sale they are not going on to our website quite yet. We are planning to have them all ready to showcase at our next Fair which is on 28th October in the National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre. If you are interested though and not able to visit us at the Fair pop us a message - we can always put one aside for you.

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday lovely readers! I hope you have had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. This week I have made a crossbody bag for myself using gorgeous fabric given to me by my neighbour Mako. This leads me on to a subject which is very dear to my heart.

My Own Crossbody Handbag

Made from fabric from my lovely neighbour Mako….the strap is a belt from a pair of trousers

September is all about ethics and the environment as it is Secondhand September and also Organic September. Claire & I love to reuse fabric & haberdashery given to us by friends who have no further use for them. We turn it into makes such as rag wreaths and fabric art pictures. We also love to make patchwork fabric which we then turn into bags and homeware. This means zero waste and no landfill plus all the items are unique. Some of our makes are below….

Secondhand September began as a campaign by Oxfam as a way of getting people to donate, reuse or rewear their clothing. A frightening statistic from The Ethical Consumer is that around 360,000 tonnes of clothes are thrown away every year. The Ethical Consumer does say that over the last few years this figure has been improving with more people (of all ages) stating they are buying more secondhand clothes or supporting small businesses and buying handmade.

Organic September is the UK’s largest campaign for the organic market. This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the organic certification in the UK. In Wales there are more and more companies encompassing the organic ethos. In Swansea we have the amazing FarmCo who celebrate both organic food & drink and local businesses. Check out their website as they showcase different farmers and growers every week.

This week they are highlighting grass fed beef produced by the Douglas family in Penmaen, Gower, Swansea

Have a look at their website (link above) for opening hours and even recipes

Thank you for reading and I will see you next Friday. This will also be the day our second newsletter goes out. We have had lovely feedback from our subscribers. For October we will be looking at sustainability and also starting a series looking at the history of the handbag x Suzanne

Halloween Rag Wreaths

Think I have made my last Halloween rag wreath for 2022! Time to concentrate on the Christmas rag wreaths…

Don’t forget we can make wreaths and bags to order - just drop us an email

Sewing Machine Horror!

ARGH! My sewing machine is not happy and is not working properly! I have tried everything - I think it might need servicing….

Silver lining though - does mean I have caught up with some paperwork and finished a few Halloween wreaths!