Introducing our Hub partner in Central Bath, Norland! We warmly welcome Norland back for their second year participating in SFW. We chat to Kate Jaegar, one of the sewing lecturers at Norland and one half of the team behind the activities taking place this September.

Introducing our Hub partner in Newcastle, led by the team behind St Oswald’s Hospice. We’re delighted to have a partner based in Newcastle, however St Oswald’s Hospice has a number of shops across North East England which help people when they need it the most. We chat to Caryan, who is spearheading this year’s activities.

Introducing our Hub partner in Chorley, led by Dawn Elliott of Create and Sew Studio. Based in Lancashire, Dawn opened the Create and Sew Studio in 2024 and has been a passionate sewer and crafter throughout her life. Here, we chat to her about her fashion journey and plans for SFW Hub: Chorley.

Introducing our Hub partner in Belfast, Tools For Solidarity. Led by Sue Bamford, an award winning environmental artist, knitter, educator, visible mender… the list goes on! We chat to Sue for an insight into Tools For Solidarity and their plans for the Belfast Hub.

Introducing our Hub partner in Frome: Everyone Needs Pockets. We’re delighted to have the team behind Everyone Needs Pockets rejoin us for 2025 - their third year participating! Here we chat to Claire, who shares some more insights into all things Everyone Needs Pockets and their wider work in Frome, Somerset.

Introducing our second Hub partner in Bristol, delivered by the incredible Kirstie Macleod. Kirstie’s Hub will celebrate Kirstie’s brilliant community project: The Red Dress as it travels to Bristol this September alongside the launch of The Red Dress: Conversations in Stitch book.

Introducing our Hub partner in Canada, hosted by Musey. We’re really excited to welcome them back for their second year as part of SFW! We chat to Maheshi Wanasundara, the founder of Musey below.

Introducing our Hub partner in the Cotswolds, hosted by Lucy Barraclough and Faye Brookes. We’re really excited as this is the first time SFW has had a Hub partner in the Cotswolds!

Introducing our first Hub partner in Bristol, hosted by Silver and Steel. Founded by Beth, Silver and Steel are also one of our Affiliate Members - you can check out more about their work here!

Introducing our Hub partner in Maryland, USA from Star Lashelle of Eccentric Vintage! We chat to Star Lashelle about her journey into fashion, her brand and what she believes is important in the fashion industry.

Introducing our Hub partner in Torbay, Torquay, hosted by Karen Anderson ofMincycled. Mincycled began in 2021 as a small independent fashion brand that was created when Karen was made redundant. Here, Karen shares insight into her practice, the Mincycled brand, and plans for a SFW Hub for 2025!

Amelia from SFW attended the inaugural Textile Recycling Expo in Brussels. Here she shares a few thoughts on what she saw and what was missing…

Welcome to our Affiliate community Indilisi! We get to put a few questions to founder Safia Minney, exploring her inspiration and aspirations for the brand.

Defashion Dorset took place last weekend and our founder, Amelia Twine, was delighted to join a panel as part of the programme on the theme of “Making Do With What You Have”.

Somer Store is hosting an exclusive preview open day on May 20th. Based in Bartlett Street in Bath’s historic shopping quarter, Somer will offer a unique fashion retail store and community space focused on sustainable design.

As we continue to chat to our Affiliate Directory members, Claire Turner from Alpaca Apparel shares with us the ethical, regenerative farming policies which drive the brand and her thoughts on why British is Best for production.

Next in our Meet the Maker series, we chat to Janine Kok from Freeweaver Studio in London. She shares insights into the studio, how it began, and the ethos behind everything that takes place at Freeweaver Studio.

Bath Spa University is delighted to announce the launch of Somer, a fashion retail store and community space focused on sustainable design, opening this spring on Bartlett Street in Bath’s historic shopping area. 

We chat to Chloe Haywood about her upcoming series of workshops “Blossoming Bridgwater” and ways to be involved.

Next in our ‘Meet the Maker’ series where we deep dive into the crafts of our Affiliates, we chat to Hannah of Hulahan about her five favourite pieces which she crafts from army wear and found textiles to create one-of-a-kind, made-to-order, zero-waste designs.