weltweit
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Different economies in different places, in Australia mutton does not fetch much, the Merino sheep are kept primarily for wool. As I understand the UK economics are different.
Boohoo becomes first major fashion retailer to ban wool!
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NoXion
his soul is marching on
There seems to be some concern over the emission of plastic microfibres into the environment.
I also wonder about the environmental impact of cotton production. Water usage? Arable land? Cotton is a favoured material of mine.
Our choices don't seem great. Maybe something unconventional like hemp or bamboo?
I also wonder about the environmental impact of cotton production. Water usage? Arable land? Cotton is a favoured material of mine.
Our choices don't seem great. Maybe something unconventional like hemp or bamboo?
Idaho
continuity character
Why bother? It would have to be a one-in-a-million shot.
prunus
Tick tock.
I don't eat lamb but do wear wool, I'm not giving up my woolies til someone sorts the weather up hereJust realised I wear leather and don't eat beef either, what a wasteful person I am!!
Fear not I will pick up the slack for you
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
My understanding is that hemp and bamboo are used by making them into viscose, which isn't that great for the environment either. Hence the sudden resurgence of interest in darning and mending.
8ball
As seen on TikTok
Absolutely. I keep a bunch in my basement and make them memorise numbers. Cheaper than buying hard drives.
I know a sheep slightly resembles a cloud but it's not a suitable alternative for cloud storage.
8ball
As seen on TikTok
Not as capacious or accurate, but they don't report you to the Feds.
Gigableats
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
Boohoo:
Our philosophy's pretty simple: we don't take fashion or life too seriously.
At their prices it's unbelievable that they are paying a decent wage to whoever is sitting at the sewing machine.
I shouldn't think wool would be in many of their plasticy garments, just too expensive.
Our philosophy's pretty simple: we don't take fashion or life too seriously.
At their prices it's unbelievable that they are paying a decent wage to whoever is sitting at the sewing machine.
I shouldn't think wool would be in many of their plasticy garments, just too expensive.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
Nah, I eat chicken occasionally.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I don't know about hemp clothing but bamboo takes an age to dry compared to fleece or cotton. Tbh I'd liken it to alpaca for drying, you're not going to wear it the next day either unless you live in a centrally heated furnace.
Hemp iirc is quite rough to the touch(jute is hemp), people have making clothes for a long time, there's a reason the materials available are iykwim
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
what's the deal with viscose? processing chemicals? is there a cleaner method? i'm generally a fan of viscose...
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Chemicals and cutting down old growth forests for plant fibre.
I may have been wrong about the hemp it looks like, but not about the bamboo (unless what you're seeing is a stiff linen type fabric).
Greenwashing Alert: Rayon Viscose Is Made From Plants, but Is Also Toxic and Destructive - Ecocult
that page said:
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
is this actually a thing? i wholeheartedly approve.
Baronage-Phase
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Been darning and mending all my life. Even last week...the turn up on my pants failed and I was flip floping about with one leg longer than the other. Gave up my 10 minute break, headed to the loo and stitched up the hem in jig time.
Second nature to fix stuff and mend.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
there's loads of maintenance-type tasks i never picked up on, i guess by not seeing them first hand, my mum didn't darn. i came to it via general sewing and knitting. i have a great 1940s sewing book that has a detailed section on darning
(currently trying to figure out if it's possible to darn stretch jersey by hand... oh for a serger... )Baronage-Phase
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there's loads of maintenance-type tasks i never picked up on, i guess by not seeing them first hand, my mum didn't darn. i came to it via general sewing and knitting. i have a great 1940s sewing book that has a detailed section on darning
I learned from my aunts. They made their own clothes and I was hand sewing skirts when I was 9.
I made quite a few. Then it got cheaper just to buy them in Primark.
Started knitting at 7 and became addicted literally could not stop. Knitted shitloads of jumpers and cardigans using bargain bin end of line balls of wool. Got a repetitive strain injury in my thumb and first finger that stopped me for a while.
Now I just mend and loom.
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RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Yep. Look up the visiblemending hashtag on Instagram. Sashiko has been a big influence. Repair parties are springing up all over the place too.
8ball
As seen on TikTok
I’d love to be skilled enough to do stuff like this.
I do have a couple of pairs of jeans that are made of several pairs of jeans but that’s about it.
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