sustainability

Action to end period poverty from Charm About You

resuable sanitary pad on top of printed instructions of how to make one

It's something that needs talking about, it makes some people uncomfortable, but many of us have the luxury of being able to access sanitary products and others don't. There's a huge need for safe hygienic menstrual products and a pressing concern about making products sustainable. 28th May was World Menstrual Hygiene Day and I'm happy to be sharing the great work that ActionAid UK are doing to end period poverty.

"We focus on women and girls because the denial of their rights is a grave injustice and one of the underlying causes of poverty worldwide. By ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 2 years, 8 months ago. under actionaid uk , periods , reusable sanitary pad , sewing , share a better period , sustainability , template , world menstraul hygiene day

Me Made May from Stitch and Yarn

Today marks the beginning of Me Made May. I’ve never participated before, as watching it on Instragram, it seemed the purpose was to wear something different that you’d made, every day, for a month. My autumn/winter wardrobe doesn’t extend to 31 different outfits, let alone my handmade one.

To be fair, I have started to sew clothing again in the last year or two, I’ve knitted a couple of items for myself, and I happen to be doing an open sewing class during May this year, so it prompted me to take another look at ...

added by Stitch and Yarn 2 years, 9 months ago. under me made may , me made wardrobe , slow fashion , slow sewing , sustainability , sustainable wardrobe

Show n tell from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

We've all had them - days that just do go wrong from the moment you get up. That seemed to be yesterday. However, that was yesterday, today is a brand new day and it's going to be a good day! Why? Because I'm going to make it a good day!

I didn't get as much done as I would have liked yesterday, but that's OK. I learned some lessons so, from that perspective, it was a good day.

One quick note about our Virtual Challenges. Ronda had mentioned that it would be nice if we could ...

added by Elaine 5 years ago. under motivational mondays , sustainability

Sustainable sewing from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Oh boy - I think I've gone crazy. Not that I wasn't crazy before, but this has really tipped the scales.

I should mention that my eyelid has turned many shades of purple. Since it's mostly my eyelid, you can't really see the damage! It would appear that I really fell on my left side as my chest felt a bit sore yesterday and still does this morning. But I'm recovering!

I have an event in Cochrane (November 13) and one in Timmins (November 14). The topics are what's new from Husqvarna Viking, and will ...

added by Elaine 5 years, 2 months ago. under cherrywood , pet mats , quilts in the village , sustainability

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