We are fully conversant with the Theatre Green Book practices and recommendations, and follow them as closely as our clients allow. StitchCraft Studio Costumes are designed to be durable, long-lasting, and infinitely and easily customisable. Our long-established practice of designing, creating and hiring out costumes that fit multiple body shapes and sizes also means that our costumes are reusable for far longer than they would be if we made them to fit an exact set of measurements (although we are fully capable of doing this if the client requests it). The oldest costume currently available in our Wardrobe department was first seen in Channel 4's Gods & Monsters (2011), last seen during Dialogues of the Carmelites (2023), and is officially old enough to vote in the UK! Sourcing Scores Where possible, material for our costumes is sourced directly from our extensive stash of fabrics, notions and trimmings, collated over the past twenty years. Our preferred method of sourcing new materials is from deadstock suppliers and estate sales. Where this is not possible, we source either from local or low-carbon sustainable suppliers. This means that our Green Book source score for new costume usually ranges between 1-3 and only on rare occasions do we hit the dreaded 4 or 5. Destination Scores Obviously, it's more difficult for us to control the Destination Score for our costumes. Therefore we have a "Buy Back" policy, where if a client is considering disposing of a costume that we have made for them, we will perform a free evaluation to determine if it is in a hireable condition, or can be repaired to that quality. If we can salvage your used and unwanted costumes to extend their shelf-life, we will buy them back from you! We also have a "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" Studio policy that means we generate a minimal amount of material waste. This is disposed of through recycling programs and banks, which means that when we create a new design, the Green Book destination score should fall between 1-3, rather than spiking as high as 4 or 5. Aftercare: Our costumes are usually designed to be machine-washable, (except for exceptional commissions) and care instructions are provided whether you're hiring or buying! We do ask that our clients follow our example and use an ecologically-friendly detergent when washing their costumes, and that they do not use Fabric Softener, which coats fibres with a thin layer of plastic. Repairs & Alterations: As historical costumiers, we are able to effect repairs and alterations to most garments, and this is billed at an hourly rate. If you send one of our costumes back to us for repairs, and we determine that the design or make is at fault for the damage, we will repair it free of charge!