S Celebrate our planet by stitching
this happy Mini Earth kit for £12.85
from http://www.ellbie.co – the packaging
is fully recylable! Or, raid your stash
and stitch the chart for £3.30
T Thrifty stitcher
Cici Woods found a
stash of pre-owned
threads in a second-
hand shop while on
holiday in Utah
X This ORT jar
label from Fuzzy
Fox Designs is
great way to
encourage you to
save your scraps
X This Thread
Clips’ blades
are replaceable!
Pick up a pair
for yourself for
£9.68 from
Eco-friendly stitching
For Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, we’re exploring the different
ways we can all make our favourite craft better for the environment
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only save you some pocket money but
also can help to reuse what already exists,
thereby reducing waste. And it’s not just
threads you should be on the lookout for
when you’re next passing a charity shop.
“I get most of my frames from thrift shops
like Goodwill and American Veterans,” says
stitcher Kelsey Stone. “That’s where my
most recent frame came from, actually.”
Using second-hand materials where you
can is an easy way to make your stitching
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ere at Crazy, we’ve discovered
that stitchers are constantly
looking to do a bit of good in the
world, whether it’s by sending
cards to loved ones or stitching designs to
be made into quilts for charity. So, as 22nd
April 2020 marks the 50th annual Earth
Day, we thought our readers might enjoy
a look at how we as stitchers can do our
bit to help the environment! If you’ve been
thinking about how you can make your
stitching more eco-friendly, then read on to
find out about alternative sources for buying
threads, fabrics and tools, plus ideas for
making up projects using materials you may
already have and on how to come together
with other stitchers to reuse and recycle.
Thrifty stitching
It’s true what they say, one stitcher’s trash
is another stitcher’s treasure – we’re fairly
certain that’s how the saying goes! Perusing
through your local charity shop or thrift
store can reveal a trove of stitchy goodies
just waiting to be discovered. American
stitcher Cici Woods says she often checks
local second-hand shops for a stitchy
bargain, wherever she might be. “I finally
found the elusive thrift store motherload
while on vacation in Utah,” she says. “I was
super excited to find a drawer full of threads
because I haven’t been able to find any
where I live at the moment, so I bought
20 skeins to add to my stash.”
We’re not saying you should never buy
brand-new threads ever again, but keeping
an eye out for a pre-loved bargain can not