Did you know that we do sewing repairs?
Dick had bought this fleece over 30 years ago at the Earth Centre outside Doncaster, and said that it was the first time he had ever seen plastic being reused at the time.
“My wife to be and I were driving back from a camping trip in Scotland and I was keen to see this place being created called the Earth Centre. I found the fleece in the shop and to my surprise and delight it said it had been made out of recycled plastic bottles. This was the first time I was aware of any plastic being reused, particularly to make into a fabric.”
Unfortunately the zip recently broke, and our sewing repairer Catherine worked hard to replace it! She said that whilst the fleece is very soft, it is made from a very tough fabric and several machine needles were broken whilst trying to sew through it.
The fleece is well loved and has been worn by all of Dick’s family on camping trips over the years – now that it has been repaired it can be worn and loved for many years more!
