How I Run a Greener Sewing Business
Running a sewing business means I’m constantly surrounded by fabric, threads, trimmings, and packaging — and with that comes responsibility. Every choice I make affects the planet we’re leaving for our kids. As a small, home-based business, I want my work to reflect not just creativity, but care. That’s why I’ve built sustainability into the heart of my practice.
Here are the choices I’ve made to reduce waste, protect the environment, and give back.
Textile Recycling with Upparel
Fabric scraps add up quickly when you sew for a living. Instead of sending them to landfill, I recycle my unwanted textiles with Upparel, an Australian company dedicated to closing the loop on textile waste.
They turn old textiles into:
new fibres
home insulation
furniture and packaging materials
It means every offcut, damaged garment, or unusable scrap gets a second life. By choosing Upparel, I’m reducing my waste footprint and supporting a circular, thoughtful textile economy.
Using HeapsGood Packaging
When you order a handmade gift from my shop, it will be posted to you in HeapsGood Packaging — an Australian brand creating compostable, biodegradable, and low-impact packaging solutions.
This means:
No single-use plastics
Compostable mailers and garment bags
Recyclable materials whenever possible
Your handmade gift doesn’t just arrive beautifully wrapped — it arrives responsibly wrapped. And when you’re done, the packaging returns safely to the earth.
Offsetting My Carbon Emissions
Even a home-based sewing business produces emissions — from powering my sewing machine, to heating or cooling the space, and delivering packages. To help balance this out, I donate regularly to Carbon Positive Australia, a trusted Australian charity that restores degraded lands through native tree-planting and ecosystem regeneration.
Offsetting isn’t a perfect solution, but it is a meaningful way to ensure that every item I make has a lighter footprint. Every dollar I give supports planting native trees and shrubs on degraded land, restoring habitat, increasing biodiversity, and sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. Carbon Positive Australia helps me keep my small business as climate-conscious as possible — supporting real, local environmental action while offering handmade clothes and alterations.
Why I Choose Sustainability
I’m a maker, a mum, and someone who deeply values stewardship — caring for the people and things we’ve been blessed with, including our beautiful country. By choosing my services, you’re supporting:
ethical, small-scale craftsmanship
reduced textile waste
environmentally conscious packaging
a business actively working to offset its impact
And together, we’re proving that small choices really do add up.