One of the affirming outcomes of my recent trip to Canberra was the opportunity to be interviewed by Afternoons broadcaster at ABC 666 Alex Sloan.

During the interview, I felt Alex’s active interest in Sew it Again as a values-based project and now that I’ve learned we have a shared career history as ABC rural reporters, I understand that. Thanks so much Alex for your life-affirming interest in my endeavours to bring attention to the sustainable and ethical clothing choices we all can make. 

Meanwhile, my sister Jo is also actively interested in the project. Jo likes helping people and by taking scissors to one of her unworn cotton-knit jumpers she created a boot sleeve for an injured friend, and a tabard jumper that becomes Sew 273.

Our elderly friend Margaret suffered an unfortunate injury in a shopping centre that left her wearing a moon boot which was rubbing. From the sleeve, Jo created a long comfortable sock which folds over the boot at the top.

Jo is happy with the resulting upcycled sleeveless tabard because it refashions the Carlo Alberto textured cotton knit (which she’s had for years) in a fresh way which is less overwhelming than before. After cutting off the sleeves, Jo hand stitched the cut edge to the jumper body. She used bias-binding to neaten the cut edge of the sleeve. Thanks Jo for getting involved.