What is the environmental cost of a pair of jeans? low- and zero-waste slow living upcycling Feb 25, 2021

Cover image: My favourite pair of jeans have been mended over 14 times now.

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My experience with Project 333 slow living Feb 10, 2021

Recently I wrote an article about the impact a pair of jeans has on our envi

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Seven more reasons why stitching is good for us: The physical benefits of sewing slow living stitching Jan 30, 2021

Its amazing just how many benefits there are from getting creative and doing a l...

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Ten reasons why stitching is good for us slow living stitching Jan 22, 2021

During the Pandemic people have reported a sense of depletion. Not quite depress...

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Word of the year: Simplify slow living Jan 08, 2021

2021 is my year to simplify.Ā 

I have been reading Deepak Chopra’s Book of Secre...

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The three additional benefits you get with Sashiko stitching slow living stitching Aug 19, 2020

Ā You may be familiar with the beautiful geometric patterns of sashiko stitching ...

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Seven easy steps to a Zen day slow living Mar 27, 2020

With most of us being encouraged to self isolate at the moment and to work from ...

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The Art of Stillness slow living Apr 26, 2018

'Sitting still can be a way of falling in love with the world and everything in ...

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