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Mending engages us with our clothing. You will learn so much about quality, fiber, drape, structure, and sustainability by mending your garments by patching them!

Simple Holiday Decor Ideas Christmastime decorations are not often associated with a "less is more" minimalist mentality.  candles, greenery, and nostalgia can create that magical feeling of the holiday without overdoing it.  Here is a roundup of simple holiday decor inspiration.  More can be found on our pin board: Simple Holiday 1. Candles A fire place is not in every home, but candles can be.  Their magical tone matches the magical quality of the season.  Use them! Han Bullivant wrote the book on simple holiday decoration, literally!  You can buy her ebook on simple, eco Christmas decoration.  The photo above is linked from her IG.  The neutral table cloth blend with the white candles and give energy to the amber vases...

Wishing you happy holidays in the form of a free stocking pattern.  Enjoy! Download Large Stocking Approximately 6 1/2" x 23" when finished. Download Small Stocking Approximately 6" x 21" when finished. We'd love to see what you make! @fairandsimple #thesimplestocking #madebywomenpatterns Print your pattern on US letter and A4 paper sizes with landscape orientation.  Check the 1" square test box to ensure that no shrinkage or enlargement occurred during printing.  Cut around the border of your printed pattern and use the numbers and letter circles to tape it together.  Cut around the stocking shape to make your pattern.   Stockings are a great way to repurpose a wool blanket or old flannel because the raw edges do not fray easily....

The 90's Loungewear Set is inspired by the high rise of the nineties, elevating an everyday outfit with a simple cut. Pair the top and bottom together for an easy to wear, jumpsuit look. Both the top and bottom are available as a long or cropped version. The 90's Loungewear Digital Sewing Patterns and Tutorials are the second and third release of The Made by Women Patterns, an initiative to involve women with the process of garment making as a way to be mindful of our purchasing practices in the fashion industry.  Behind every seam is a person, most likely a woman.  Sewing a simple top is a tactile way of understanding the effort that goes into the clothes we wear and our...

Casa Flor Ixcaco is a female founded, women-run cooperative located in San Juan La Laguna in Guatemala.  It began over 30 years ago, and today it has grown to a group of 34 women.  Using traditional looms and working with natural dyes of seeds, leaves, flowers, tree bark, the team also grows their own we plant our own cotton in 4 native colors.  This unusual and rare cotton has color grown right into it. I hope you enjoy this short interview of their rich heritage of fiber art.