We’ve run a number of events this year from ‘Pull My Thread’ at @RuskinsFriends, Blue Patch Connect events, flood planning workshop & @Decorex_Intl. A great way to network with other sustainable businesses. Roll on 2025! #wearebluepatch #sustainablebusinesscommunity #events

Interwoven is is a collaborative piece of cloth, which will be gifted to Vanuatu, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable islands by @EcocideLaw.  Project info @RuskinsFriends until 22 Sept & the cloth is at The Weaving Studio, Sedburgh. #wearebluepatch #climate #textiles

Jim, Jane & Howard talk Ruskin at Pull My Thread. This is the last week of the exhibition which closes on 22 September. Thank you to all the team at @RuskinsFriends & our exhibitors who helped make it a success. #wearebluepatch #ruskin #sustainabletextiles

Merry Christmas to you all! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a successful new year. #wearebluepatch #sustainablebusinessdirectory #netzerojourney

.@TheClinkCharity has many areas of impact. These include campaigning for change, a City & Guilds training programme, hospitality work experience and employment programmes, ex-offender rehab & sustainability efforts.  #wearebluepatch #employment #training #sustainablebusiness

Heavy Water at Groundwork Gallery runs to September 11. It is all about earth, stone, geology, coal and poetry. The first photo shows John Lord’s flints and photographs next to the Great Ouse River drawing by Richard Long.  #wearebluepatch #gallery #environment #geology

Blue Patch will be @Decorex_Intl this this weekend (starts Sunday) and we would love to see you on the stand to talk about the incredible sustainable businesses that make our community so special.  Stand J30 6-9 October 2024 #wearebluepatch #sustainablemakers #decorex

Karen Quickfall is a teacher of Ruskin lace making, examples of which can be seen at Pull My Thread which is on until September 22nd at Brantwood, Ruskin’s former home. #wearebluepatch #sustainableliving #traditionalcrafts #ruskinlace #handmade

It is always so absorbing to watch Francesca's Paints at work in her workshop hand mixing paint colours by eye and by hand. Most importantly the paints are breathable, non-toxic and plastic free. #wearebluepatch #nontoxic #plasticfree #chalkpaint

Increasing rainfall is the UK’s no.1 risk to businesses and homes. Blue Patch are holding a Coffee, Cake & Connect meeting on Sep 18th. Join us to hear from experts from @WatertightInt & @floodmary on how to protect your business . #wearebluepatch #floodrisk #businesscontinuity

One of our guest exhibitors at ‘Pull My Thread’ is Allan Brown. His nettle dress made entirely of nettle fibres which were harvested & spun into cloth by Allan over a number of years. @RuskinsFriends to 22 Sep #wearebluepatch #naturalfibres #spuncloth #sustainabletextiles

Addendum Sky, a textile made of hand-crocheted yarn, reflects the sky and lake outside. The work by @MegRahaim is on show at Pull My Thread until 22 September. (Photo Credit Taormina Miller) #wearebluepatch #crochet #freedom #sustainability #textiles

Green Salon Collective recycles waste foil, hair and colour tubes from salons across the UK. One of the fascinating uses for this waste is booms to help clean up oil spills. See an example at  Pull My Thread to 22/9. #wearebluepatch #waterpollution #waste #hairsalons

Our net zero training is supported by the Compare Your Footprint carbon footprint calculator and the advice from their specialist team. If you want to make your business more sustainable, join our membership & get free training. #netzero #businesstraining #wearebluepatch

@Kapdaa x @NewtonPaisley features designs of endangered flora and fauna. The wallpaper and fabric offcuts make the notebooks into a wonderful gift. #wearebluepatch #sustainabletextiles #notebooks #wastereduction

We are so pleased that @ZoeBurt agreed to let us display pieces of work from her Anima Mundi series & the Enchanted Dress, a cyanotype on the toile of the Nettle Dress made by Hedgerow Couture. Ends this weekend - 22 September. #wearebluepatch #sustainabletextiles #plantdye

Delicious Ling heather honey from @eattelfit a sustainable farm in north Yorkshire. As they rightly point out, sustainable farming practices are supportive of healthy bees which are essential to food systems 🐝🌼🐝 #wearebluepatch #bees #sustainablefarming #localhoney

A collection of artworks at Pull My Thread @RuskinsFriends in the Lake District until 22 Sep: @SeedsofFashion (textiles), @CarolynBlakePa1 (painting), Kathleen Mullaniff (illustrations) & Jennifer Wright (textiles) #wearebluepatch #artexhibition #sustainabletextiles

Our patrons, @WeAreNaturesave are funding environmental consultant Alice Doyle for our Let’s Do Net Zero programme in 2025. We’ll be hosting drop-in sessions for our members to learn about net zero. https://t.co/KLx4891XaW #wearebluepatch #letsdonetzero #carbonreduction

Sarah @4160Tuesdays tells a gripping story about this fragrance, almost all the ingredients were available 200 years ago! #DYK Napoleon drenched himself in 2 litres of fragrance a day? Rampant consumerism! https://t.co/xN0DokZ50c #wearebluepatch #fragrance #artisanperfumes