31 Days, 31 Ways to Participate in Me-Made-May

Because sustainable fashion is about more than posting your hand-made clothes on social media

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Whether you’re up for another Me-Made-May wardrobe challenge or don’t have a clue about what it is, this article will give you some new ways to think about fast fashion and your relationship to clothing. Stick to the end, where I share 31 tiny actions for participating in Me-Made-May and improving your relationship with hand-made items…any time of the year.

Rethinking your relationship to the clothes you wear

I first learned of the Me-Made-May wardrobe challenge in 2022 when I started working with sewing teacher, writer, and host of the Check Your Thread podcast, Zoe Edwards.

She started Me-Made-May back in 2010. In the 13 years since, it has grown to be a global event for thousands of crafters, makers, and planet-lovers to reflect on the ways they can dress themselves more sustainably.

What Me-Made-May is (and isn’t)

As with any global event on social media, there are a lot of misconceptions of what it’s all about.

“Me-Made-May is a wardrobe challenge that encourages you to wear your existing handmade…