Susan eastman clothing

Anyone that follows me on Instagram may have noticed my obsession with patchwork clothing. This is probably the result of my weakness for good quality textiles, and feeling the urge to use up every. damn. piece. There's no way I want these amazing off-cuts and scraps floating around in landfill and this is one of my favourite ways to use them up. This is the first dress I made and I've been hooked ever since. If you're keen to look like a circus tent, then please read on for my take on…

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A sincere thank you to everyone who came out to 'shop small' / 'shop local' last weekend, at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle. Thanks also for the purchases here on my website, as well as your lovely emails. Your support of sustainable, slow-fashion truly inspires me, and I'm very grateful to be even

It's more fun to begin a project with star potential. You know, the piece that outshines whatever sits under it, over it, or around it. But there are times when I discipline myself to make some basics. And the truth is that it satisfies my creative cravings equally well. Navy cotton-lycra knit Urban tee with Helix pants in a fairly beefy rayon knit. Recently, I finished two successful tees that I will undoubtedly wear a lot. First up was a cotton knit tee in navy blue. The fabric is…

A sincere thank you to everyone who came out to 'shop small' / 'shop local' last weekend, at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle. Thanks also for the purchases here on my website, as well as your lovely emails. Your support of sustainable, slow-fashion truly inspires me, and I'm very grateful to be even

Courtesy Susan Eastman The work of fiber artist Susan Eastman caught my eye when it popped up in my Pinterest boards. I th...

Francis-Olive is a Los Angeles artisan. She handcrafts one of a kind garments in her workshop, choosing only the finest natural fibers and eco-happy dyeing processes. Her signature arrives in hand-stitched detail in all of her work, a symbol of her commitment to slow-movement practices which value artistry over the quick and cheap methods that epitomize the disposable fast fashion lack of ethics.