Sustainable fashion: video tutorials for upcycling your wardrobe
In Our Nature is all about thinking outside the box when it comes to protecting our planet. Whether you have clothes you’ve grown out of, want to give a new lease of life to, or you have some scrap materials you’d like to make use of, there’s so many ways to reduce, reuse and upcycle!
To help you on your sustainable journey, we’ve worked with Valery Touchet from VT Creation to create some handy tutorials (please note that all these tutorials will require a sewing machine).
Creating a scrunchie using leftover materials
Scrunchies come in all different colours and sizes, and are surprisingly easy to make! If you have some spare materials why not give it a go? You can check out Valery’s guide below:
Embellishing clothes
Have some clothes with patches you’d like to cover? With just a few scraps of material, you can add some striking embellishments to give your clothes a new lease of life! Check out Valery’s guide below:
Shortening and repurposing clothes
Giving your clothes a new style doesn’t have to be complicated! Whether you need to shorten a skirt or take in a pair of trousers, Valery’s guide shows you how to do it quickly and efficiently:
To find out more about VT Creation and Valery’s work at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre, click here.
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