Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

#143: No Small Business on a Dead Planet


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It seems like every day, another small craft business announces that it’s closing down. In this solo episode I’m looking at the causes. What can we do to both support small businesses AND buy less new stuff for the sake of our planet?

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Find out more about the Last Sewist Standing challenge:

  • Ep. #118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise Bauer
  • This Forbes article, ‘The Benefits Of Shopping Small All Year Long’ by Jim Granat, was really interesting. 

    The shoplocaluk.org website has some more useful information. 

    I used the definition of the cost of living crisis from this fuelgenie.co.uk article

    Enjoy Gina Ferrari’s Substack

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