Fashion Commons

My favourite sweater (90% merino wool/10% recycled cashmere) turns out not to be made to last. After maybe 3 years it's opening up in a few places. While I was disappointed at first, I've realised I can still "mend it to last."

Here's the first big mend on the elbow and some work on the cuff drawing inspo from the commons through traditional Sashiko stitching and the mending tutorials created by Ros at repairwhatyouwear.com. I'm quite happy with it so far and I'm wearing it just as much as before!

Sara Arnold spoke with Yi Crafts founder, Yiran Duan, at her North London Studio where she and her colleagues teach their textile heritage. You can find the full article and video interview with beautiful images by Immo Klink on the OC.M Journal. https://www.ourcommon.market/post/a-window-from-north-london-to-the-mountains-of-china Yi Craft also host regular workshop at their North London Studio. Head over to our events page to find their upcoming events!

We want everyone to get the most out of this community, so we ask that users of our Common Room respect the principles and values of this space:

• Our Common Code is a 10 point guide for a transition to community-based fashion, textiles and clothing systems free from corporate interests, designed to serve real human needs. Users of OC.M are encouraged to uphold these values and principles.
  

• Please respect that our Common Room is a space for collaboration and building connections not for self-promotion. Please share what you can bring to this community - your knowledge and creativity will inspire and benefit others.  
  

• All users of our Common Room have a responsibility to ensure OC.M is a safe, inclusive and welcoming space for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, body type, gender, gender identity and expression, disability, socio-economic status or religion. 
  

• Our Common Room is not a place to sell…