The Art of Repair Reading List
A list of extra bits from ‘The Art of Repair’ - Recommendations for programmes, brands and useful links.
Programmes & Useful Links :
‘Stitching Souls’ - BBC Radio 4, Maria Margaronis sews and hears the stories of Gee’s Bend's historic quilters.
Souls Grown Deep - Quilts of Gee’s Bend community website
Good On You - A website & app providing an eco rating on all fashion brands. Simply search the brand you’re curious about.
Guppy Bags - To catch the micro plastics that are washed into our waterways & into the sea with every washing machine load
Clothing brands doing their best to make clothes more sustainable and ecological (Do get in touch if you would like to recommend a clothing brand for this list - big or small) :
Arket - Sustainably sourced everyday wear
Armed Angels - Organic and ethical everyday clothes
Bug Clothing - Handmade from textile factory off-cuts
Bower - Swimwear
Birdsong - Sustainable everyday wear
Community Clothing - Sweatshirts, T-shirts, jackets
Ecoalf - Sustainable sports wear
Finisterre - Super sustainable Cornish based brand.
Flint - Organic colours, olives and indigo
Farewell Frances – Re-imagined vintage textiles
Fabrica Social - Social community based makers from Mexico
Girlfriend Collective - Sportswear
Henri - Muted colours, timeless shapes
Jaggery London - Sustainable knitwear
Noctu - Simple and soft shapes
Ob Wear - Handmade in Bristol, made to measure garments, unique shapes
Ohoyswim - Swimwear
Project Pico - Organic cotton underwear
Pilgrim Waters - Handmade designs, soft scarves & clothing
Phaedra Clothing - Handmade, Cornish simple designs
Pangaia - Sweats / Activewear
Rapanui - Activewear
Stalf Studio- Simple shapes in limes, light pinks, greys
Sarah Johnson - Handmade / Hand dyed Indigo
Trace Collective - Simple everyday clothing
A Woven Plane - Ethically made socks
11.11 Clothing - Simple shapes in ethical fabrics
Jeans
Fair Trade Kantha Companies :