Apr 30, 2021
What does Repurposing mean to you?
Day 29 of 30
Eco Bricks: Created by the Life Unwrapped community
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What does Repurposing mean to you?
Day 29 of 30
Eco Bricks: Created by the Life Unwrapped community
Excited to introduce to you all my newest project! It’s been a long time coming but I can’t wait for what’s to come :D
About alou
Amy Louise Davis (alou) is a sustainable textile artist who wants to create awareness, in response to the lack of mindfulness which surrounds our throw-away society.
Her aim is to:
Work with other like-minded individuals and businesses, who also address issues such as fast-fashion and the so-called throw-away society “norm."
Educate by doing - whilst there is so much transparency (in fashion and textiles) which surround how such issues should be tackled, what really needs to be happening is for more people to be taking action. It takes one person to have an idea, but a whole community to create some form of change.
She believes, the more action that is undertaken by various individuals (over a period of time,) the more likely it is that perceptions in relation to fashion will change, once people start to develop some sort of an awareness around such issues.
Action - Awareness created through forms of embroidery/basic mending workshops, tutorials and talks.
01:03:29 - Today we talk to UK-based Amy Davis, she is a engaging, passionate and clear on her dreams. She speaks about her embroidery business "Alou" an…
*Podcast update*
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out one of my most recent collaborations with the lovely Harmony from The Bliss Broker podcast. Here we talk all things textiles, as well as my latest #MendNotTrend project.
An afternoon of embroidery for me! :D
So fab to see other creatives such as Emily doing their bit, to keep clothing out of landfill. Embroidery mending shouldn’t be about what it looks like, it’s more about doing it as a way to create a better difference to the world and trying to fix problems which currently exist.