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The worrying environmental crisis paired with increased downtime over lockdown has seen many young people taking up needles and thread.

While doing her PhD in neurobiology, Lea Baecker had also taken to the sewing revival.

Lea posts her self-made creations on her Instagram page for her appreciative followers.

Similarly, the New Craft Fabric shop's co-founder, Rosie Scott also uses the platform to promote her labour of love.

The shop utilises leftover fabric from designers, which would otherwise be discarded as waste material.

This upcycling, in Rosie's eyes, has been a key factor in motivating younger people to take up sewing.

Paper theory is a pattern brand founded by designer Tara Viggo.

It produces motifs to aid those newbies to hone and grow confident in their new hobby.

The fast fashion mindset and the environmental issues aren't only being addressed by upcycling or patterning.

Going through the sewing process calls into question the true costs of fast fashion.

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