Festival of Thrift: make-do-and-mend fair grows as cost of living bites

Ten-year-old festival in Redcar features swap shops, repair shops and workshops in art of thriftIn an office window on Redcar's rainswept esplanade hangs a washing line of recycled paper, slowly drying after being pulped and having seeds embedded into it. Soon the paper will become business cards and leaflets. Inside the the office, organisers of a festival taking place on 24-25 September discuss what workshop should go where, from sessions on how to make your own laundry liquid and do-it-yourself aromatherapy, to lessons for children in sawing and hammering. Continue reading...