PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION

LEAD TIMES:

HAIRY MARY GARB IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS, AND LIKEWISE I HAVE A LIFE AND NOT JUST A PENCHANT FOR MAKING GARB FROM OLD RAGS (ALTHOUGH LET’S BE HONEST, HAVING A SMALL BUSINESS - AND I CAN’T STRESS THE SMALL PART ENOUGH - DOES MAKE THE LIFE PART PRETTY LIMITED, WHICH I CAN ONLY ASSUME IS WHAT THE LTD. REALLY MEANS). THEREFORE, LEAD TIMES ARE AT PRESENT BETWEEN 1-3 WEEKS FOR THE MAKING OF CUSTOM ORDERS. READY-TO-BUY ITEMS WILL REACH YOU CONSIDERABLY SOONER (2-4 WORKING DAYS POST PURCHASE).

AS WE KNOW, BUT JUST INCASE ANYONE FORGOT, EVERYTHING IS HANDMADE BY ME IN LONDON, AND WHEN I SAY EVERYTHING, I MEAN THE DESIGNING, THE PATTERNS, THE SEWING, THE HAND EMBROIDERY AND OF COURSE ALL THE PACKING AND POSTING, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER BUSINESSY STUFF THAT NO-ONE QUITE UNDERSTANDS.

FABRIC:

THE FABRICS USED ARE PRIMARILY SOURCED FROM SECOND-HAND OUTLETS, OR FROM DEADSTOCK / END OF ROLL / EX-DESIGNER OFF-CUTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE.

HURRAH.

THESE FABRICS ARE OFTEN LIMITED MEANING THAT EACH HAIRY MARY IS TOTALLY UNIQUE. SO WHEN IT COMES TO ORDERING ONE, IF IT IS NOT A READY-TO-BUY PIECE THEN HAIRY MARY WOULD RECOMEND AN ELEMENT OF TRUST IN THE PROCESS THAT YOUR’S WILL BE A WICKED MISH-MASH OF FABRIC, LIKE THE ONE YOU SAW ON INSTA, BUT NEVER EXACTLY THE SAME.

ARE WE NOT ALL UNIQUE BEINGS AFTER ALL AND SHOULD OUR CLOTHING NOT ALSO BE AS ONE-OF-A-KIND AS OUR OWN PRECIOUS SOULS?

SUSTAINABILITY:

IF IT WASN’T IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS…. HAIRY MARY GARBS ARE PRETTY DAMN SUSTAINABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS...

  • THEY ARE MADE FROM VINTAGE, SECONDHAND OR DEADSTOCK FABRICS, AS MENTIONED ABOVE.

  • THEY ARE CAREFULLY HANDMADE (MOSTLY TO YOUR MEASUREMENTS) AND IN MY PERSONAL OPINION THEY ARE SO WICKED WILL NEVER GO OUT OF FASHION. THUS YOU CAN AND SHOULD EXPECT TO WEAR YOUR HAIRY MARY UNTIL YOUR DYING DAY… OR UNTIL IT GETS EATEN BY YOUR DOG.

  • ANY SURPLUS FABRIC FROM MY PRODUCTION PROCESS I EITHER USE IN THE SCRUNCHIES AND BAG TIES THAT COME WITH EACH PURCHASE OR RECYCLE FOR MONEY OFF IN &OTHERSTORIES (KIDDING, THAT WOULD UNDERMINE EVERYTHING I JUST SAID). I RECYCLE IT. ENOUGH SAID.

I DO NOT YET SPIN MY OWN YARN AND MY SEWING MACHINE DOES USE YE OLDE ELECTRICITY BUT I DON’T TURN THE LIGHTS ON UNTIL AT LEAST 4PM UNLESS IT’S A PARTICULARLY MISERABLE DAY.