| Origins of OriginalStitch |
|
Catherine Lloyd-Evans, Founder of OriginalStitch Having seen one too many articles about the environmental destruction wrought by the cotton industry, Catherine spent a year making all the gifts she gave. Even though she wasn’t going to get much of a production line going in her own sewing room, she still felt that everyone should get something unique, eco-friendly, and homemade by a happy stitcher - not just her friends. So OriginalStitch was born - to bring British homemade goodies to everyone. You can read more about her journey wading through fabric, stepping over daughters, and going into business at the OriginalStitch blog, and why not come and meet the OriginalStitchers? One of them will be making your product for you. And if you'd like to know how they're making it, come on the factory tour - you can see the very manuals our Stitchers use to make your product.
Click to launch the full edition in a new window, and check out our other chapters too. See how your product is lovingly made. |
Using only vintage, second-hand and recycled fabrics, and with her two little daughters causing havoc around her, everything was homemade with love, and loved by all. Everyone urged her to go into business. However, she was terrible at making the same thing twice, because she simply couldn’t resist making something new...
