tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11307309798105301422024-03-19T19:47:01.974+11:00The Pineneedle CollectiveAnnika Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13258432518051916845noreply@blogger.comBlogger673125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130730979810530142.post-57703080858315737922016-12-26T21:42:00.001+11:002016-12-26T21:53:41.886+11:00The End.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, the Pineneedle Collective domain (pineneedlecollective.com) expires. Because of that, I thought that it was a fitting time to make a post tying up things here at the Pineneedle Collective, and officially call this "The End" of the blog. This space will still exist - but you can find it at its old blogspot domain, www.pineneedle-collective.blogspot.com. It's probably obvious to most readers of this blog that I no longer make posts here, but that's because I've moved onto bigger, newer things. I have <i>loved </i>my time having this blog - it's been a really important place for me to grow, to express myself and my style, to share my nerdiness with the world, to hide from the day-to-day effects of my chronic illness, and most importantly, meet wonderful people from around the world, many of whom I now consider friends!</div>
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I started this blog on the 22nd of July, 2011. At the time, I was working a pretty boring full-time job as a receptionist and also frequently unwell - I kept getting struck down by mysterious migraines and "flu-like" symptoms. But because I had some spare cash for the first time in my life, I was buying a lot of new clothes and, having always considered myself fairly good at "fashion", I wanted a place to share them. After brainstorming names that were vaguely "indie" and suitably "fashion" with one of my friends, it got named "The Pineneedle Collective" after her pub trivia team. </div>
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Less than one month later, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune vasculitis, Takayasu's Arteritis. Suddenly, I wasn't able to work as much (although I persevered full-time in total exhaustion for a couple of months before realising it was too difficult), and I wasn't able to go out and party anymore, which is what I had previously spent all my spare time doing. Instead, I put all my energy and time into styling cute outfits and writing posts on this blog as my creative outlet. The "blogosphere" became my place to escape - the place where I wasn't sick, didn't have to deal with the side-effects of medications, or think about my constant doctors appointments. Looking back at that time, I was so <i>scared </i>- but this was the one place where I could switch off that part of my brain and just <i>be me</i>. It took a few years for me to start talking about living with a chronic illness publicly, and now that I'm older, and wiser, I talk openly about living my life with a chronic illness (on my <a href="https://instagram.com/littlepineneedle/">instagram posts</a>) and I'm glad that I do. But I'm also glad I had this space to disappear from it all when it was raw and new.</div>
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It was in 2011 that I also discovered the wonderful world of DIY. I had previously learned some very basic hand-sewing skills from my grandma when I was 8, and also attempted a short course in sewing in grade 8 (which I <i>sucked </i>at), but this was the first time that sewing had ever really interested me. With a pair of scissors and some thread, I could modify my clothes to look any way I wanted them to! My first DIY projects were pretty <strike>horrendous</strike> simple, but I look back at them very fondly!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First ever DIY project- a "galaxy" t-shirt made with a spray bottle of bleach, a black tee and some scissors. And below, one of my first "cutout" attempts! I LOVED that dress.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Da da da! The first dress that I ever made! (It was pretty awful... as you can see below in the video I made. But I was very proud of it at the time).</td></tr>
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5 years ago, on Christmas day, my dad bought me a sewing machine. I immediately fell in love with it. I scoured the internet for sewing tutorials and tips. You can see many of the first things I made in the video I made recently below.</div>
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I continued blogging my outfits, DIYs and science facts (starting in 2012) for 4 years in this space. I went through a lot of changes in my life - my body changed a lot due to medications/growing up, many friendships fell apart and others grew, I fell in love, I moved out of home, I started studying science at University and worked in a lab, and went overseas for the first time in my life, I started and stopped countless medications. But this blog was the one really constant thing in my life that I could come back to, the one place that never really changed.</div>
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Because of this blog, I also got to both meet and collaborate with some really amazing creative people from around the world - both online and in real life. I think that was one of the best things about it. I<strike>'m a</strike> was a very shy person who found it really, really difficult to meet up with new people - so this was a really important part in my growth as a person!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting Eilidh, a fashion designer and business owner from <a href="https://www.bookofdeer.com/">Book of Deer</a> - who inspired me to become a business-owner more than she'll ever realise!</td></tr>
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Some other really cool things happened - I was on the cover of a magazine, and ever since my older family members have been convinced that I'm famous. I got to write for feminist online-and-real-life-magazine, Birdee (now also closed down). I got to be on one of my favourite science podcasts. All thanks to this blog.</div>
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Through the blogging world, I also discovered the concept of "fast fashion" and why it was a real problem (thanks Ragini/<a href="http://curiousfancy.com/">curiousfancy</a>!), and started making a real effort to only source and promote secondhand or ethically-made clothing. I started realising that I had a voice, a platform, and had some power to spread a positive message. And I was no longer going to be responsible for the mindless consumption of cheap, poorly made clothing sold by companies using slave labour. Today, this is such an important factor in both the clothes that I wear, my worldview, and a big part of my motivation behind sewing and DIY!</div>
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In 2014, after having taught myself how to sew almost exclusively through youtube tutorials, it seemed fitting to make some video tutorials myself. In the beginning of 2014, and at the request of a couple of blog readers to turn my photo tutorials into videos, I made my first video, showing how I made a simple circle-skirt dress! My sewing skills have improved immensely since them, but I'm still pretty proud of that first tutorial!</div>
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Well, that youtube thing kind of took off. Thousands of people started watching my videos; which was pretty damn overwhelming, unexpected and, well, cool! I also realised that I liked making videos even more than taking photos! Side story: while I was growing up I used to make silly videos, bribing my brothers into co-staring in them, and would edit them together, burn them to DVDs, and force the whole family to watch them. In fact, back in 2006/7 I even uploaded a couple to youtube - but don't bother trying to find them because they're on "private". But I was able to make use of those video-editing skills that I learned 8 years later!</div>
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Then, in 2016 I decided that I was going to try and make this "working on the internet as a content creator" my full-time job. At the time I was mostly getting income from Youtube Adsense - so it was a <i>pretty risky</i> venture. But after launching a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/annikavictoria">Patreon page</a> in January - and receiving some support from generous human beings, both friends and strangers - I was able to cover all my basic expenses for the channel like buying materials and having a studio space to film in! And, at the end of 2016, I can proudly say that I am a full-time content creator (hey <a href="https://store.dftba.com/collections/annika-victoria">buy my merch</a> and help me continue this full-time thing it's super dooper hard haha ;) ;) ;) ;) )</div>
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It was also in 2016 that the Pineneedle Collective became, well - abandoned. Making youtube videos fulltime is... a <i>lot </i>of work, and I was also trying to cram in part-time study and dealing with awful side effects from medications as well. I get the occasional stab of guilt for abandoning my baby - the place that started it all - the Pineneedle Collective. But it hasn't ended. It's just grown into new things. It's become my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/annikavictoria24">Youtube Channel</a> and <a href="http://annikavictoria.com/">new website</a>. It's become a community of amazing DIY'ers across a couple of <a href="http://facebook.com/groups/1680799675490148">facebook</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/groups/mtbcom">groups</a>. It's become a worldwide community of people who have come together over their love for sewing and crafting, fashion, thrift-shopping, their body-positivity, or their experiences with chronic illnesses. It's become such an amazing thing that I can't even comprehend. I've been on the cover of local newspapers. I'm going to <a href="http://vidconaustralia.com/">Vidcon Australia</a> as a featured creator next year. I <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aptLACe79uA&feature=youtu.be">collaborated with</a> one of the people who TAUGHT me how to sew. If 2011-me had any idea that this was going to happen she wouldn't have believed you. And then she probably would have gone and hidden away somewhere. And never come back out.</div>
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Lastly, if you've been a reader of this blog over the past 5 years - thank you. You just being here has meant more to me than you'll ever know. I've read every single comment ever left on this blog (which is 12,286 by the way - and I meant it. I read every one). Your encouraging, kind, witty, heartfelt thoughts at the end of my posts have really helped me through a lot of difficult times, and given me a place to belong when I often felt trapped or lost or confused in the "real world". You've been my extended family, well-wishers and confidants and I wish that I could meet and hug you all.</div>
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It's also going to be really nice having this record of this section of my life to look back on in the future. So, with that - Pineneedle Collective, I bid you goodbye.</div>
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Lastly, let me leave you with some of my favourite blog photos from the past 5 years, in chronological order:</div>
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Hey friends! So my blog has basically become the place where I unload and go over everything I've been up to over the past couple of months. It's like therapy. You're my (unpaid) therapist now, blog reader ;) Isn't this what blogging used to be, back in the days of LiveJournal? I'm just making blogging old-school again. Yeah.</div>
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So the last few months have been intense, exciting, difficult, scary and amazing all at once.</div>
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I did my first ever public speaking gig(!!) where I got to talk all about second hand and ethical fashion. The event was a "Second Hand Fashion Parade" hosted by Rozelle Markets and Ciao magazine. I also got to meet a couple of people who follow me on the internet and love my work, which was probably the most fun part of the day!</div>
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I have pretty bad general anxiety, and I never want to do anything like this again - I spent the weeks leading up to the event planning how I could get on a plane and run away so I wouldn't have to do it. But at least now that it's done, I know that I CAN do things like this! Because it <i>would </i>be awesome to be able to do stuff like this in the future. Anxiety can bite me.</div>
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BIG HAIR NEWS(!) - I am growing out my fringe! My fringe that I have had for the past 10 years (because I never liked my forehead as a teenager and that insecurity carried itself well into my 20s).</div>
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I also started dressing more androgenously and I feel more like "myself" wearing more androgenous clothing, but still being girly when I went to. I definitely feel much more confident in myself because of how I am dressing - and that's been awesome.</div>
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What else - I started a medicine that I've been trying to get on for about 2 years now (as it's the most modern and therefore expensive medicine for my illness on the market, you're made to try literally every other horrible drug before you can start it!) and even though it's only been a few days since the first infusion, I am already feeling so much stronger and more like "me" again!</div>
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The one scary thing about this new medicine is that I'm now SUPER immunosuppressed. Walking around the world without a good immune system to protect you is frickken terrifying. I notice <i>every</i> cough and sneeze. It's like being in a battlefield, and everybody around you is wearing full body armor and bullet-proof vests, and all you've got is a paper shield. But I did get myself some super cute <a href="http://www.breathehealthy.com/">face masks</a>, which have helped me feel a bit better about the whole thing:</div>
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I reached 500,000 subscribers on Youtube. THAT IS HALF A MILLION PEOPLE. HALF. A. FRICKKEN. MILLION. CAN'T. COMPREHEND. HOW. MANY. PEOPLE. THAT. IS.</div>
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I also reached 5 years since my diagnosis. There's a not-insignificant amount of people who never reach the 5-year milestone after being diagnosed, so it was an extremely emotional time for me. The supportive comments that I got from people who don't even know me made me cry. A lot. But they were happy tears!! So thank you if you were one of those people.</div>
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Luciano made his first ever appearance on my channel, as a 500K subscriber special! And people's comments about him have made my day! Honestly, sometimes I feel like I'm the only youtuber with a nice, supportive comments section. It scares me to go on the comments section of other youtubers. How did I get so lucky?</div>
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Anyway, the video is here and you should watch it because Luci is a super funny human being and I'm so happy that I finally got to share him with the world :)</div>
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My younger sibling has also been really sick with chronic pain for the last few months, so that's been taking its toll on me emotionally. Having a sick family member is so distressing - and so of course it's brought up a lot of guilt for all the stress I've put the people who love me through when I'm really sick. *Sigh*. But hey, we all love each other and I think that's the most important thing. I just have to keep telling myself that time heals, and be hopeful that things will get better over time.<br />
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So here's some more good news, because that all got pretty serious: I appeared on the cover of my local newspaper, Ciao Magazine! I think that my friends and family probably took about half of all of the copies that went out - they were all very excited about it ;) Being recognized locally for the stuff I do is helping to "legitimize" this as a job for me. There's a lot of stigma that goes with running your own business and being a "youtuber" - a lot of people still don't consider it a real job that you should be proud of! But I put a massive amount of work into what I do so god damn it - I'm going to be proud of my job!</div>
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Annnnnd I'll finish this post off with a couple of my favourite outfits from the past two months. Because, you know, this <i>was</i> once a fashion blog and all.</div>
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Big news: I've been feeling much more myself lately & haven't had to use my mobility scooter for almost two months (wooooo). Because I've been feeling more like myself, I've been able to both dress up again and take a lot more photos of my outfits! My style has been "evolving" lately away from short skirts and cutesy/kitschy into... I don't really know what to call it. But it's different. I literally just donated half of my wardrobe to an op shop because I don't even like much of it anymore! Yeah. I said goodbye to pretty much most of my cutesy dresses. Annika of 2 years ago would have killed future me.</div>
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Hey bloggerino. Google analytics tells me that people still seem to visit you, so I thought I'd update you with all the videos I've been making lately!</div>
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3 new Style Pile videos:</div>
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Thought I'd update you on the outfits I've been wearing lately. I've definitely started to be influenced by the 1970s revival that's happening at the moment, and moving more into a monochromatic palette (well, for ME, there's definitely less colour going on. Sometimes.)<br />
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Oh, I also got a dog - she is possibly the greatest thing to ever happen to my life. Her name is Ella, and she hangs out with me every weekend when I am feeling sick from chemotherapy/my illness. She's the perfect snuggle buddy/therapy doge! She currently lives at my parents because I can't have dogs at my apartment, but as soon as I move into a pet-friendly place/buy my own place (ha, that's not going to happen with Australian house prices), she will be moving in with me! :D
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And some more outfits - with BLONDE hair! Woo!
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I stress myself out that there's some dedicated blog-readers of mine who get really disappointed that I don't post outfit photos anymore. I'm fairly sure that's not true/a thing in the slightest, but my anxiety likes to decide that it is.<br />
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Anyyyyyway, I just wanted to pop in to say to those people (who likely don't exist so really I'm talking to nobody here but HEY) - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlepineneedle/">I still post my outfits on the internet</a>! Just not so much on here anymore.<br />
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With youtube now taking up a good chunk of my time, going back to uni and the intense fatigue I have from my illness, I never have time to do those dedicated photo-shoots that I used to do for my blog. I kind of miss it, but in a way it's also allowed me to explore my style a little bit more because I don't feel like it's being scrutinized as closely. But although my content-creation has moved more onto showing you how to <i>make</i> clothes rather than how to wear them, I still enjoy taking cute pics when I feel like my outfit is on point.<br />
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Instagram is just 10000000x easier to document my outfits, because it doesn't have to be a perfect picture, in good lighting, shot on an SLR with a tripod and edited for 2 hours to balance the colours perfectly etc etc etc (as I'm typing this, I can't believe <a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/2013/04/30-days-of-dressing-up-april-2013.html">how much effort</a> I used to put into outfit shots). No. I just have to snap 1 or 2 pictures in the moment and it's done and I can show off my outfit!<br />
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I also usually still write a whole bunch of stuff as to why I'm wearing that outfit, what was happening that day etc like I used to do with my blog as well! I also talk a little bit about studying science - although not as much as before. 'Coz like... time constraints. Life. Etc. Haha. I'm still studying part-time and loving it, though!<br />
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So basically, if you're not already, and you are missing my outfit posts, then follow me at @littlepineneedle on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlepineneedle/">and here's a handy link you can click to take you there as well</a>).<br />
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Annika Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13258432518051916845noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130730979810530142.post-62943171056755720362016-03-01T11:26:00.000+11:002016-03-01T11:28:24.102+11:00Removing and Replacing Buttons to Resize a Skirt | The Style Pile #5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Essentially, this is a video on how to sew buttons. But it’s ALSO a video showing you how you can make something fit you better just by moving where the buttons sit! Simple fixes can dramatically change an item of clothing!
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Hey hey! Today I am going to show you how to make cute animal-face coin purses and small shoulder bags. Enjoy the video!</div>
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As mentioned in the video, here's some dog-face templates that you can feel free use for your own bags/coin purses ^_^ Of course, even if you don't have photoshop skills, you can always just use scissors to cut out the shapes! (You'll just waste more printer ink I guess).</div>
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Today I try and make ombre tights and socks! Also, here are some outfits that I put together with them. By the way, I wanted to mention that if you're missing my outfit posts on my blog, I still post a LOT of outfit photos on my <a href="https://instagram.com/littlepineneedle/">instagram account</a> (I'm @littlepineneedle)! </div>
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Helloooo! So this top was a fairly new addition to the unfinished sewing pile. I got this secondhand at a markets the other day knowing full well that I am NOT a size AU8. Not by a long shot. But I really liked the style and colour sooooo I bought it anyway. Once I brought it home I thought that I may as well try it on and well.... You'll see what happened with that brilliant idea. Anyway, I put my sewing cap on and tried to upsize it! I also tried to include heaps of good/useful tips on sewing stretch fabrics in this video, which I hope are useful! Enjoy!<br />
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HELLO! In today's Make Thrift Buy video I'm using my absolute favourite material in the world (HA, SARCASM) - furry fabric. Seriously though, I'm still finding that blue fluff from my shorts. EVEN AFTER MOVING HOUSE. HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN.</div>
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But this time, it wasn't such a nightmare, thank goodness!! This technique can also be used to make any sort of zippered pouch - a pencilcase, phone case, make up bag.... etc. And you don't have to use furry fabric either. Though you should probably always attach eyes because - they're googly eyes. They're the cutest.</div>
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Because women's clothing really suffers from a lack of pockets, I wanted to fix that situation! In this video I add pockets to a dress to make it 100x more useful (and cuter!)</div>
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Hello! Today I made a whole bunch of pom pom earrings. Some have long chains! Some are glow in the dark! All are fluffy and amazing! Enjoy the video :)</div>
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Remember me <a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/2015/10/print-all-over-me-i-have-merch.html">teasing</a> that I got to work with PAOM a couple of months ago? Well, here's the video! I had so much fun getting to make my own designs, and of course, wanted to show you all how you can make your very own!!</div>
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Hello! Salut! <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="es"><span class="hps">¡</span></span>Hola! Some exciting news - my youtube channel was approved to have community captioning! This means that anybody with a youtube account can go and provide new captions for my videos <i>in any language</i>. You can add captions in real time using a program on youtube, so they're fairly easy to do. Then, they're reviewed by other people to make sure they're correct. Some lovely human being just provided Latin American Spanish subtitles for my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=cDsso_1GFZw">DIY crop top video</a>, for example. </div>
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Helloooo! So I have just re-discovered swing dresses and how amazing they look on me! :D Something I love about doing this youtube series is that it forces me to create things that I wouldn't have come up with on my own. I've discovered so many cool styles that I wouldn't ever have made or bought for myself thanks to Make Thrift Buy. Now I've made 3 swing dresses and I'm sure there's going to be many more soon!</div>
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Long time no fashion post! I've finally come to accept that the nature of my blog has fundamentally changed. When I first started blogging -- gosh, 4.5 years ago -- it was all about <a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/p/2011-my-outfits.html">showing off my cheap fashion purchases</a>. Slowly, <a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/2011/12/totally-made-this.html">DIY projects</a> began to feature as I discovered my crafty side. Next, my blog became a platform for talking about <a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/search/label/science">science</a>, and then a place for me to explore fashion from a more socially-conscious stance. 2 years ago, I toyed with the idea of making a Youtube channel and tentatively uploaded my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkIhKWmbnfc">first video</a>. Posts slowly changed from "<a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/p/my-outfits-2015.html">look at the stuff I'm wearing</a>!" to "<b>make </b>the stuff I'm wearing!" And here we are today.<br />
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Because I began to spend more and more time on my youtube channel, I started to feel like I was neglecting my blog. I felt bad about this because, after all, my blog and its readers were fundamentally important to the initial success of my videos. But as video-making became more and more time consuming, blogging and outfit photos fell by the wayside.<br />
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But I finally am in a place where I don't see this change as a sad or negative thing. This blog has been an incredibly important space for me for the past 4 years - it's allowed me to express myself and my style, gain a lot of confidence, make friends, learn how to sew, learn how to communicate science, meet up with wonderful people, escape the daily struggles of living with a chronic illness, and so much more. Just because I'm not as active on it anymore doesn't negate any of that.<br />
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One really positive thing that's come from not blogging my outfits everyday is that
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This, however, is <b>soooo</b> not an outfit would have ever worn previously. I'm not even wearing winged eyeliner!! (What!) I've started wearing snapback caps and pants! Sometimes I dress really minimally, with a simple black top and grey skirt! What?! But this has actually been really liberating for me - recently I felt like my style was in stasis and didn't feel comfortable in what I was wearing a lot of the time, so it's been exciting getting to play around with lots of different styles!</div>
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Anyway, onto my outfit: this top has to be one of my favourite DIY patterns I've made so far. I've made three of these and recently converted it into a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-1yNhLHhdu/?taken-by=littlepineneedle">swing dress</a> as well! It's so damn flattering on my body, but probably my favourite thing about it is that I don't have to wear a bra with it (coz it's kinda tight-fitting and holds everything up?? haha). This necklace was a lovely present from Cristina at Now or Never Jewelry, who makes all these pieces herself. It goes with these high-neck tops soooooo perfectly. 10/10 recommend <a href="http://www.noworneverjewelry.com/">giving her store a visit</a>!</div>
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I have this box, sitting in my craft room, that’s filled with half-finished projects and clothes that I thrifted, AGES ago, with the intention of fixing and doing something cute with them, but have ended up ignoring by throwing them in this box to never think about them again. And it’s turning into a bit of a problem. </div>
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In each episode of this new series I’m going to randomly grab an item out of this box and finally fix it, until the box is empty. This series is mostly going to be focused on simple fixes, so they’ll be pretty short little videos, but hopefully they will help teach you some simple sewing techniques and cover more of the basics, and at the same time help you to make your clothes cuter/better! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this new series - I’m really excited about it! </div>
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<b>Q: </b>Hello Annika, how are you? Last
week I had a heated conversation with my boyfriend (that kind of ended
up in an argument...) about ethical clothing and shopping. I
told him that after watching documentaries and reading some articles I
decided to avoid shopping for big brands and go to charity shops and
learn to make my clothes instead. I didn't want to support the unfair
treatment of the workers anymore.<br />
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What he said angered me, but at the same time made me feel a bit hopeless.</div>
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said that nothing would change if I stopped shopping for big brands,
that those workers would still be treated unfairly. He said that they're
working there because a bad job is still better than no job at all in
the first place, so I'm contributing to unemployment. And lastly, that
if I tried to look for ethical companies, they could be easily lying
about their practices.</div>
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Being vegan I know that
one person can make a difference, and no matter how small, a difference
in a positive direction is better than no change at all. I know that by
avoiding big brands the demand for ethical clothes will be up by one
person.</div>
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But I can't help feeling like this is
all for nothing and living where there is literally ONE charity shop
it'd be difficult for me to keep on trying... I'm also broke and ethical
clothing companies are crazy expensive.</div>
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what I'm asking is... can I help change at all? Am I contributing to
unemployment? How do I know if a company is actually ethical (h&m
was praised for being the most ethical clothing company of 2014 but I
don't think it actually is?)? And what can I do if I don't have a lot of
money?<br />
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<b>A: </b>Hi Rita, thank you for your email! Let's get straight into it. </div>
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<b>You. Can. Make. A. Difference.</b><br />
By
choosing to not support dodgy companies, you ARE making a difference.
When consumers vote with their dollars, and enough people begin to
question the companies making their clothes, companies DO change. A big
example is Nike. Around 2005, Nike was in the news a lot for their use of
child and sweatshop labour to produce their very expensive
sports shoes. Consumer pressure and outrage, along with boycotts and a
significant drop in sales, forced Nike to increase wages, safety,
workers rights and <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/apr/14/ethicalbusiness.money" target="_blank">become much more transparent</a> about the labour they were using. To this day, they <a href="http://www.nikeresponsibility.com/report/content/chapter/targets-and-performance#SustainableManufacturing" target="_blank">continue to be transparent</a>
about their manufacturing processes and have continued targets to both
improve conditions for their workers and sustainability in
manufacturing, and face ongoing scrutiny from independent/charity
organisations like Oxfam, who place ongoing pressure on Nike through
their "<a href="https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/ethical-trading-and-business/workers-rights/nike/" target="_blank">Nikewatch</a>". Now, Nike are still not particularly <i>good</i>, and I still wouldn't be comfortable buying from them, but it is an example of consumer pressure leading to rather large changes.</div>
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Lately, many more companies have also been forced to become more transparent due to
consumer demand. It's sad that a massive disaster - the Rana Plaza
factory collapse - was the main catalyst for much of this change, when
human rights abuses have been ongoing for decades, however the scale of
the disaster, allowing it to become a major media story and prominent in
the consciousness of consumers in rich countries, HAS led to positive
changes all over the fashion world. Companies such as H&M, Cotton On
and Kmart (those last two are Australian brands) - all brands that used
to be extremely nontransparent and untraceable - have become much more
upfront about where their clothes are made, and have started making <i>some</i>
moves to improve the lives of workers at every stage of supply. One of
the major reasons for those changes is because consumers began to
question and boycott those companies. However, they absolutely still
have a long way to go, and continuing to question them is the only way
they'll continue caring about these issues. Again, you vote with your
dollar. (And, since you were wondering, <a href="http://guide.ethical.org.au/company/?company=5207">HERE</a> is the lowdown on H&M).</div>
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I've been trying to shop ethically for the past 2 years now, yet even in that short time I
have seen a <i>lot</i> of change in many big companies.
Companies are more transparent and the chain of supply is more
traceable. But I also feel like there's a lot
more smaller, ethical brands available than there were 2 years ago.
Ethical fashion companies have lately been able to flourish, where they
would have previously been totally excluded from the market, because
more people are making more conscious decisions.</div>
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Your
boyfriend's statement, that you might as well support dodgy brands
because otherwise "you'll be contributing to unemployment" is, in my opinion, a really crappy worldview to have.<br />
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After the Rana Plaza
collapse, consumer demand along with protesting of workers forced
standards in many Bangledesh clothing factories to be increased. Which,
overall, was a positive thing for workers. However, as a result, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/apr/24/bangladesh-factories-building-collapse-garment-dhaka-rana-plaza-brands-hm-gap-workers-construction" target="_blank">35 factories were also forced to close</a>.
A number of people would have lost their jobs. But - is
that entirely a BAD thing? The closing of those incredibly unsafe
factories potentially avoided yet another Rana Plaza disaster. It was bad that a lot of people lost their jobs, but preferable to yet another 1100 people losing their lives.
Overall, pressure on companies on large scales <b>has led
to positive changes</b> and improved the lives millions of workers, however small those improvements may have been in some places. It may seem to be happening at a frustratingly slow rate, and it's not going to change overnight. However, it is something you <i>can</i> help by both simply <a href="http://www.cleanclothes.org/issues">being more aware of the issues</a> and choosing where to spend your money.<br />
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<b>But won't boycotting/refusing to buy clothes from a particularly company actually trickle down and hurt the workers, who will be out of a job because they're no longer making your clothes?</b> <br />
Maybe this is where your boyfriend was coming from, and it <i>is</i> a complex issue, but the simple answer is - no.<br />
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If consumers choose to boycott a company, the company generally then thinks "oh, crap. We need to pay our workers more and be more transparent about our supply. " Just like in the Nike example above. And even if a worker's wages were <i>doubled </i>this isn't going to really hurt either the company OR the consumer, <a href="http://www.cleanclothes.org/issues/faq/price">even if all the costs were passed on to consumers</a>.<br />
The problem arises <a href="http://www.cleanclothes.org/issues/faq/boycotts">when COMPANIES boycott particular factories</a>. So, putting pressure on companies to pull out of particular factories or countries, like China, Bangledesh or Cambodia, is not the right way to go about fixing things because this will indeed cause massive unemployment and hurt those economies. The right way to go about this is putting pressure on companies to improve the conditions at the factories they already use or own. And yes, that can be done by letting them know why you're not shopping there. Vote with your dollars.</div>
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It's
true that a lot of companies have "ethical statements" on their
websites or in stores, but you're totally right - these are just words. How much of
them can you trust?</div>
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Well, there's actually a number of
independent companies and charity organizations that look into these
things, especially for bigger brands. There are quite a few resources
that can help you to decide where to shop. <a href="http://guide.ethical.org.au/guide/browse/guide/?type=720" target="_blank">Shop Ethical</a>
and <a href="https://www.baptistworldaid.org.au/behind-the-barcode/" target="_blank">Behind the Barcode</a> are two Australian organisations that I use (they also have some big international brands listed. Internationally, I'm not so sure of good resources so if anybody would like to help out, that's what the comments section is for!). Also, <a href="http://goodonyou.org.au/">Good On You App</a> is a new app that you can get on your phone, to help you out while you're shopping! These organisations investigate companies
and create a "grading system" based on transparency, payment of living
wages, traceable suppliers and efforts to avoid or reduce slave/child labor. Where
a company's items are made also gives you some indication of the ethics
behind them, however just because something says "Made in Australia" or
"Made in America" this doesn't immediately qualify a company as
ethical. Sweatshops still exist in richer countries. There are still
underpaid, overworked home-workers. Many are migrants or illegal
immigrants who can't find stable and legal work, and so abuses and
underpayment go unreported. Look for things which are certified organic
or fair trade, or find out if clothes are being made in a factory, and
where that factory is (this will give you some indication if
minimum-wage standards are being enforced). Email companies. Tag them on
social media posts. Make a fuss. Google the shit out of them. Do your
research. <a href="http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/3-ways-spot-fake-ethical-brand/">This article</a> is full of useful tips on investigating a company if you can't find out much about them online!<br />
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<b>What if I don't have a lot of money? </b></div>
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As you mentioned, charity shops are a good place to buy clothes from! Besides from not supporting bad manufacturing processes, you're usually supporting charities who pump the money back into the community! However,
if you don't have very good charity shops in your area, don't stress -
there's still plenty of other options available to you.</div>
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I've actually created an <a href="http://www.pineneedlecollective.com/2013/09/ethical-clothing-directory.html" target="_blank">Ethical Fashion Directory</a> for affordable-but-cute online clothing stores! Go and check those stores out!</div>
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Perusing market stalls and second-hand-sellers on places like Depop, Etsy and
Ebay are also good ways to get cute clothes without giving your money to companies that you'd rather not support. And there's a LOT of people out there trying to sell their old clothes, especially in the age of online shopping!</div>
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Not all big
brands are bad. Do your research. I was pleasantly surprised to find out
that an Australian company I quite like, Sportsgirl, is actually
pretty damn decent and so I recently bought myself a new pair of overalls and
some denim shorts (both things I find difficult to make for
myself). While they're slightly more expensive than similar "fast
fashion" chains, the items are <b>much</b> better made and will last a lot longer. So really, I'm saving myself money in the long term.</div>
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This
leads me to my next point, which is learning to appreciate quality over quantity.
Buying a $5 shirt which will fall apart at the seams in a matter of
months might save you money in the short term, but won't save you in the
long term. You're much better off purchasing quality items that will
last, instead of having to buy new clothes every couple of months and
throw out your old ones, because they're not even good enough to donate
to charity stores. It's both better for your wallet and better for the
planet.</div>
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You can, of course, make your own clothes
and learn how to repair clothes to extend their lives. And, of
course, my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/annikavictoria24">youtube channel exists</a> (along with thousands of other
tutorials on the internet) to help you to learn how to do that! ;)</div>
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And remember, <b>moral absolutism in any form is not really achievable</b>.
Most people cannot ensure that everything they wear is 100% percent
ethical, and that's okay. Don't beat yourself up about it. Not everybody
is going to be ABLE to purchase ALL of their clothing from ethical
brands, either due to costs, limited accessibility or time constraints.
You don't HAVE to cut yourself off from cheap fashion entirely - some
things are really hard to find secondhand, cheap & ethical, or to
make for yourself such as handbags, backpacks, shoes, socks and bras.
And as
you said, a small change in a positive direction is better than no
change at all! You'll probably also even inspire the people around you
to make more conscious decisions as well, which will have a knock-on
effect of causing more companies to care about these issues - so the effect
will be larger than you think!<br />
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Lastly, just in case you didn't notice all my linking to it before, <a href="http://www.cleanclothes.org/issues">Clean Clothes Campaign</a> is a <i>super</i> useful resource for understanding the issues behind "going ethical" with fashion.</div>
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All the best - keep questioning the world around you and keep being awesome!<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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