Tag: Clothing alterations

Simple Ideas for a more Sustainable Christmas

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News & Blogs Simple Ideas for a more Sustainable Christmas Share it! Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin Envelope-open-text The Zip Yard has rounded up a few simple (but brilliant) ways to lessen your impact during the festive season (without losing any of that Christmas magic!). 1.) Forego fast fashion this party season You need to look fabulous this Christmas, especially as this might be the first proper party season you’ve had since before the pandemic started. You absolutely deserve it. But did you know that extending the life of your clothes by just nine months could reduce your carbon, water and waste footprint by around 20%-30%? Here are a few ways to minimise your fashion impact this Christmas. First up, do you really know what little party gems are hiding in your wardrobe? The average British woman hoards around £285 of clothes she doesn’t wear, so the likelihood is you’ve got […]

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Top tips to help children with sensory issues be more comfortable in their clothes

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News & Blogs Top tips to help children with sensory issues be more comfortable in their clothes Share it! Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin Envelope-open-text This year’s back-to-school season has meant different things for different families – for some, it’s been a straightforward and welcome return to normality; for others, an emotional journey. For parents of children with sensory issues, the return of the morning getting-dressed routine can lead to exhausting daily battles. Many children with sensory issues struggle to feel comfortable in their clothing, from hating the ‘feel’ of trousers, itchy fabrics, seams and tags to getting frustrated and angry with buttons, zips, laces and fiddly hooks. The Zip Yard offers some advice on simple alterations that might help with clothing sensitivity… Trousers When children struggle to get their trousers up and down and to do up fastenings, jogging bottoms can be a useful alternative. If something smarter is needed, […]

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Back to school – hints and tips on extending the life of your child’s school uniform

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News & Blogs Back to school – hints and tips on extending the life of your child’s school uniform Share it! Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin Envelope-open-text The school uniform shop is a costly annual event for parents – often costing over one hundred pounds per child. Whilst many supermarkets are now providing cost effective clothing, The Zip Yard is urging parents to look at ways to extend the life of their children’s uniform to save the planet and make it more comfortable and fashionable for students. Alterations. The answer to ‘not another picture of a child in oversized uniform picture’ and ‘they’ve grown overnight’ Every year social media is flooded with images of students’ first day back at school, often dressed in a decidedly ‘oversized’ school uniform. Of course, whilst purchasing uniform a size bigger is great in the long run (and there’s a certain charm to children pictured on […]

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