NEWS | Hemp On Toast

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Hemp On Toast on Hiatus

It’s been almost 5 years since starting Hemp On Toast and I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has...

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What's in it for Handmade?

There are so many ways of getting hold of 'stuff' nowadays - you can go to Primark and pay near to nothing, you can go to a local market...

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A Love Affair with Pomegranates

I recently read something about pomegranates and their incredible antiviral and antibacterial properties (it’s a great fruit to eat in...

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Dyeing for summer? – Three plants to get you outdoors and beat the November blues.

Take a wander outside in November, and in the UK at least, everything is turning various shades of brown or grey, things look soggy and...

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We Dress - A reflective poem

When we dress Who are we? Thoughts articulated in Shape Cotton Silk… Who am we? Our words can speak, Our thoughts intend, But our clothes...

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Fashion, Eggs, Supply Chains and Covid

Yes, this is another mention of the dreaded COVID-19. But when something spurs a thought worth discussing, you have to give it some...

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Organic Fabric, Farmers, and Future Thinking

Written in collaboration with Georgie Manly for the Norfolk Organic Group newsletter. When we think of organic, we often think of food....

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Forgotten Scarves, Charity Shops and The World of Objects

Yesterday I decided to take action and get rid of a scarf. A classic Pashmina style in gold and black, it had been hanging, forlorn and...

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HEMP, WATER AND SANDHILL CRANES

I recently read a National Geographic article on bird migrations. I love birds, and it touched a particularly sore spot when, perhaps...

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Lent, Scarcity and Fashion Fasting

I am currently preparing myself for lent. This is not for a religious reason but has been inspired by another motivation: a quest into...

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Let Nature Play

Spring throwback: May last year and I'm on Georgie's plot, experimenting with plants and fabric - rhubarb leaves rolled up with strips of...