About us
Sustainability was a defining ideal in the creation of MurdocksMake. Most Fabric and ribbon used by MurdocksMake is sourced sustainably.
After looking at alternatives
Our journey began in 2018
Murdock Makes is a family company. Run by husband and wife – Nick and Lucy Murdock. We both keep busy by making – I’m all about fabric creations and sustainability; while Nick is multi talented and always learning new skills – currently he is focused on leatherwork, 3d printing and woodwork, he is also the technical support behind the website.
Education
Environmental Impact
In my previous life, as a teacher, I took my class to visit a recycling centre as part of our work on sustainability. The impact of seeing the sheer scale of a landfill site was overwhelming for students and teachers alike. We all returned with a renewed desire to be more sustainable. For me, this was reflected in my approach to buying less, recycling more and up-cycling to prevent things reaching landfill.
Recycle and reuse
Tradition and sentiment
As a family, we always tried to make sure that we celebrated birthdays and Christmas in a thoughtful way and didn’t create too much waste, without sucking the fun! We originally had some cardboard bunting that we would decorate the kitchen with each birthday but found it just didn’t last, so upgraded to fabric bunting. Our happy birthday bunting banner has been used for over 15 birthdays now! And will continue to be used for many more.
Moving onwards
Seasonal Changes
With having children, my focus on sustainability moved on to Christmas and for years we have wrapped Christmas presents in fabric with ribbon. On a whim, I decided I needed to make crackers for the family and we had many failed attempts to create something that worked! But then we needed Christmas crowns to go inside them – these have been hugely popular with family and friends and I was persuaded to make them for others.
When I had some time earlier this year, we decided to see if other families would be interested in the sentimental celebrations that we cherish – and so MurdocksMake was born.
Our incredible team are here for you
Lucy Murdock
Chief Up-cycler
"Decorations should be fun and fuss free, without creating unnecessary wastage!"
Nick Murdock
All things technical
"Hi, I'm Nick and I'm good at everything."
