Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear: From Seed to Style the Sustainable Way

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Once you’ve perfected the process of dying your own fabrics, you can then transform those fabrics into exclusively designed pieces of clothing, including a shirt dress and a duster coat, using Bella’s five full-size pattern sheets that come together with the book!

My wife uses natural botanicals to dye Irish wool as a hobby, but does enough of it that we built a free-standing wool dyeing studio (she-shed) for her. As you grow vegetables, they draw their nutrients from the earth, so if you don’t replenish them your land will soon be depleted, resulting in a poor harvest and disease.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The book also tells my story – because I worked as a designer for big fashion houses around the world and became incredibly disillusioned by the industry. During the pandemic, I was making protective gowns for doctors in hospitals since the UK had a shortage. There are interesting recipes and the book is written in a way that is nice to read and welcoming to beginners.

It was when I got my allotment that I started cultivating on a larger scale and explored natural dyes. More often than not, circular economy and DIY approaches don't excel in the style department, however the photography, styling and overall taste in this book is on a different level and a proof that there is a way to live in a more thoughtful lifestyle without giving up the pleasures of a delicious meal or a beautifully made garment. Rhubarb is a zero waste plant – dye with the roots and eat the stalks; the leaves are poisonous but powerful mordants to prepare fabric for dyeing. We now know that having a plant-based diet is one of the most beneficial things one can do for the environment in terms of personal behavior. An important, beautifully made book about sustainable living that I found both timeless and incredibly relevant at the same time.Onion is a great choice, as it can be cultivated easily and if people lack space to grow it, it’s common enough to be able to source skins. From sharp and edgy photo sessions to fashion, architecture, technology – the commitment is dedicated to a future that is all about us – together.