Ophelia Dos Santos is a Welsh textile designer, advocating for climate action and sustainability within fashion.
Photography by Archie Wells
In this short video series we speak to makers about how they took their first steps into craft and how you can too…
Meet Ophelia:
“DIY can be very empowering and rewarding. By learning a simple stitch – like chain stitch or backstitch – you can mend and reinvent clothing very easily”
– Ophelia
Make with Ophelia:
More posts of interest
Making During A Pandemic
Project Homepage
Go back to the home page to explore more projects, maker’s stories and first steps into craft…
Journal: Subversive Stitch
Issue 10
Read more about how embroidery has been used as a subversive tool in Issue 10 of Decorating Dissidence’s journal…
Watch: Moving To Make It
Documentary
BBC Wales follows textile designer Ophelia as she faces a dilemma of whether or not to move out of Cardiff to pursue her career…
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