About us
What we do
We sell pre-loved sewing materials and equipment to makers who are looking to use existing resources rather than buying new, by sourcing donations of sewing, knitting and textile supplies from makers who no longer want or need them.
For donors, it offers reassurance that their treasured supplies will be passed on to other makers where possible, or responsibly dealt with if they’re no longer usable. Wherever we can, we aim to keep materials in use and out of landfill.
Why second hand?
As makers, we often collect beautiful materials that end up unused — fabrics bought for a special project that never happened, yarn picked up on holiday, or tools passed down through family. These items can carry meaning, but they can also sit untouched for years.
The aim here is to give those materials another chance to be used by someone keen to make, and to prevent valuable resources from becoming waste.
About Me
My name is Hayley, and I’ve been making and crafting for as long as I can remember. I learned to knit in the 1980s on a road trip across America and started sewing not long after. I make most of my own clothes and usually have several knitting projects on the go.
Over the years, I’ve built up a large collection of fabrics, tools and yarn — much of it bought with good intentions and ambitious plans. More recently, I’ve also been offered supplies from friends and family who want their materials passed on rather than thrown away.
After stepping away from corporate work, I decided to focus on this project: encouraging textile making while being more thoughtful about how materials are sourced, used and reused.
Photograph by Melanie Aldridge Photography