#224: Sewing When You’re Skint

Zoe Edwards· Host0:00

I love hearing and reading practical tips for how to stay creative when your budget is tight. But what is rarely acknowledged in those types of content is how rubbish and frustrating trying to maintain a creative hobby when you're skint actually feels. In this week's episode, I'm acknowledging and gently challenging some of those negative feelings so that applying those practical tips might feel positive and rewarding. Hang on a few minutes and we'll get into it. Welcome to Check Your Thread, the podcast that will help you sew more sustainably. My name's Zoe and I'm obsessed with sewing. I've been blogging about it for over 18 years and I'm the creator and host of the popular handmade wardrobe challenge, Me Made May, which is going on now. But like many people, I've become increasingly concerned about the climate and ecological crises, and I'm looking at the way that my lifestyle contributes to them. So in this podcast, I'll be nerding out about making clothes whilst exploring how to minimize the negative impact that it may have. I really hope you'll join me in this journey. Hi, lovely one. How's it going? Is life treating you well? Are you getting much time to be creative at all? I must admit that my own personal sewing has been put on the back burner for ages, which feels rubbish. I did have an awesome win at a charity shop last week, though, when I got a two-by-two IKEA Kallax storage cube, and now my fabric is stored very neatly in my bedroom. I'm basically amazed that all my lengths of fabric fit into it, and it looks so nice and inviting that I'm really