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Festivals Are Back In Full Swing 2022

Festivals Are Back In Full Swing 2022

After the covid years, being back in the fields for a full season felt good. It was obvious that people had really missed the festivals and were beaming with joy. The summer sun was on our side too, we got lucky and didn't get rained on very much at all. Just to...

Back In The Fields Half Festival Season of 2021

Back In The Fields Half Festival Season of 2021

When the pandemic hit in 2020 and all the festivals got cancelled there was a small part of me that was quite pleased to have a summer off. If you choose to have a season off your spot at the festival will be given to someone else and the following year you are less...

The Face Mask Story With Our Partner Charity

The Face Mask Story With Our Partner Charity

Ash Cloud with a Silver Lining In the months leading up to summer, my small team and I would usually be busy sewing colourful upcycled wears ready for the festival season. However 2020 had different plans for us all. With this years UK festivals cancelled, we are now...

UK Festival Season 2019

UK Festival Season 2019

Even though it's hard work, long hours, and lots of prep working up to it. It's always exciting to be back in the fields. We started off this years season with the lovely Alfresco Festival at Hop Farm, Sussex. Always good music and a cool crowd. The bonus is its only...

Velvet Patchwork Foot Stall-Cubes

Velvet Patchwork Foot Stall-Cubes

Upcycled Foot-StallsMade to Order UpholsteryMost folk who live in Brighton UK know about Shabitat - Home of Magpie Recycling. Treasure trove and bargain hunters paradise. I came across some battered old foot-stall cubes in there a while back. They were upholstered in...

Baroque Matador Jackets

Baroque Matador Jackets

I do love a good collaboration. These jackets were a joint effort with the super talented upcycling label Red Mutha. These guys have been doing it since the 90's. They used have a shop in Brighton but now they focus on festivals and online sales instead. The jacket...

Patchwork Dresses

Patchwork Dresses

Only someone who knits or crochets will appreciate how long it takes to make a garment. So when I find discarded knitting projects I can't bare to see them go to waste. This piece started as a beginners knitting project accidentally boiled in the washing machine. By...

Festival Season 2018

Festival Season 2018

When preparing for the season ahead its always difficult to predict what the weather is going to be like. But as we are in the UK, rain and cold evenings are always on the cards. So we make summer kimonos, bra tops as well as jumpers and jackets to cover all angles....

Festival Kimonos

Festival Kimonos

The kimono. The perfect garment to throw over anything night or day to create a bit of va-va-voom. Well, these aren't strictly kimonos. They are a much simpler cut that creates no waste fabric. Here is a selection we made in preparation for the festival season. We use...

Acid Smiler Jumpers

Acid Smiler Jumpers

In preparation for the festival season we always try to stock up on one of our staples, the upcycled acid smiler. We use 100% cotton salvage sweatshirts or high quality wool jumpers. Each circle, eyes and mouth are then hand cut from leftover jumpers and fabrics and...

Mid-Century Ben Chair Restoration

Mid-Century Ben Chair Restoration

I do love a mid century Scandinavian chair. At the first glance you might think this is Danish, but Ben Chairs were actually made in Frome, Somerset in the late 60's. They are recognised the world over for their fluid designs and use of bold colours alongside natural...

Patchwork Tubchair No 8

Patchwork Tubchair No 8

Looking at my previous armchair post, it was nearly three years ago I upholstered one of these. Well overdue! I found a bag of ready cut pieces of material from the last chair, added a few new colours into it, mainly all from vintage velvet curtains. [gallery...