{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Walking This Way","title":"The joy of slow fashion: Handmade clothes for midlife women - with Penny Menato","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2978,"description":"This week, Lise is joined by Penny Menato of RosaBlue, who she met on a Ramble Worldwide walking weekend in the Lake District and immediately clicked with. Penny hand-makes every single piece she sells, cuts it all out herself, pins it together in front of the telly, and has never been on a podcast before. So this is a bit of a world exclusive, and a lovely one.\nLise has been reading up on fast fashion and the facts are grim, the sheer mountains of clothes that get sent abroad or end up in landfill, but this isn't a guilt trip. Penny's message is simple: just do something. Buy your next thing in a natural fabric, sew the button back on, chop the sleeves off that baggy shirt and suddenly it's a summer top. This is one for anyone who love clothes and wants to shop with a bit more thought, and for anyone who wishes they knew how to darn!\n\nIn this episode, join Lise and discover:\nHow Penny went from knitting jumpers to pay her way through university in South Africa to running RosaBlue\nThe textile waste figures that stopped Lise in her tracks, including one wash of polyester clothing releasing as many as 700,000 microplastic fibres, and around 711,000 tonnes of textiles a year going into general rubbish in the UK\nWhat happens to online returns and unsold stock\nSimple things to try now, from buying your next item in a natural fabric to sewing on that button, shortening a baggy t-shirt and turning an old duvet cover into a dress\nHow Penny built a loyal Instagram community from her phone by posting every day, and why she says to enjoy the little things right in front of you.\nQuote of the episode\n\"Just do something. Don't throw away your entire wardrobe if it's full of polyester. But next time you buy something, just buy it in a natural fabric.\"\n– Penny Menato\nUseful links\nPenny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosablue/\nRosaBlue: https://www.rosablue.com/\nPenny's Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RosablueOriginals\nBe a part of the show: Here's how to get in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hFSwcVxMBT1ea_hy7S91l-WN2uC4RqNAcSpeeZiIQos/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MGMw/OTMyNWY2ODFmMzJi/YzMyNGQzNjM4ZTYw/ZGY0ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}