Stay warm this winter with our winter range of handmade beanies
Feeling that winter chill these past few days? Make sure you stay warm and cozy with these snug beanies. Double crocheted to keep your noggin extra warm and available in a variety of funky shapes and sizes. Each beanie is unique and one of a kind and made from new post consumer materials.
These beanies are lovingly handmade out of repurposed materials that are sourced from a variety of non profit and charity organizations like The Sewing Basket who not only supply a large variety of donated pre-loved sewing materials but also offer employment opportunities for people with a disability.
This means your purchase is not only sustainable, but promotes social inclusion, equal opportunity and meaningful employment for people with a disability as well as ecological sustainability as materials donated to charity avoid the path destined for landfill.
sourcing post consumer materials to make warm winter beanies
Because the yarns are sourced through post consumer avenues, colours and yarn types are often limited to what materials are available. This means each crocheted item is unique and one of a kind. You will be the only one who owns that particular beanie, scarf or crocheted item.
Australians create approximately 67 million tonnes of waste each year. We need to slow down the trend of fast consumption and the throw away society we have become.
According to the Australian Bureau Of Statistics 501,000 tonnes of leather and textiles was sent to landfill in 2009-10. This is growing every year as the fast fashion industry grows. We want cheap but that comes at a cost, to people and the planet.
Buying hand made means you are not contributing to the fast fashion industry. You know where your product is coming from and there is transparency. As a buyer we have the power to put an end to the fast fashion trend, which is not sustainable on people or the planet.