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Conscious Designers are Change Agents!
Conscious designers using their creativity to source handmade fabrics, are making sustainable change happen in rural Bangladesh. Read how and see how you can join them!
Exploring Designer-Artisan Partnerships and Sustainable Fabrics
It’s a challenge for sure. We don’t know what we don’t know! In the world of sustainable fashion, designers often face the dilemma of finding the right sustainable fabrics for their creations. So …
10 Essential Tips for Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics
A new fabric sourcing season is upon us! Ethically sourcing sustainable fabrics today is vital to responsible production. With growing concerns about environmental impact and ethical practices it's crucial to prioritize sustainability in the textile industry....
Sustainable Fabrics Excite Your Senses – And it’s good for you!
Some things we simply 'know' are right, right? No scientific proof is needed. For us to stop and grin at spring bulbs busting up from the snow, or bask in long, early morning shadows tinged with dawn, just comes naturally! Yet, when science gets a handle on these...
Women & Handloom – Why do making and wearing it matter?
Reflecting on International Women's Day, what a fabulous opportunity to honour the women before us, who've sacrificially laid the truly sustainable foundations for where we are today. They are the encouragement for us to keep moving forward, together with the men who...
#SlowGiving … is spreading fast!
#SlowGiving is a relatively new # on the sustainability scene, yet together we can make it take off! Thankfully giving fair trade gifts has never been easier. Eco-conscious people keen to live out their sustainability values, can choose from many alternative gift...
Fashion business coaching for real!
Good sustainability coaches are hard to find. Sustainable fashion business coaches even more so, and that’s why personal recommendations REALLY count! Christine Daal, with decades of experience and achievements in the industry, is committed to helping you succeed.
Fair Trade Fabric CAN Be Found at Trade Fairs!
Conscious designers and brands look for beautiful sustainable fabrics. However, most often it's a hard time at textile trade fairs. Next week you can find both people AND planet friendly textiles by Motif here at The Fabric Shows. Too often you're surrounded by yards...
Brilliant ideas are sustainable from the start!
Sustainable solutions will always be brilliant ideas. Sometimes they percolate and emerge slowly. Other times it's a 'Eureka!' moment ... maybe even in the bath surrounded by sustainable bubbles! Either way, you've no idea just when and how the next brilliant idea is...
Yes You Can! Sustainable handwoven fabric is easy!
Think about this. Your next sustainable fashion collection, or eco-friendly interior project, launched with beautiful zero waste, zero carbon fabric. Sounds good right? Then consider this. With GRS certified recycled yarn these handwoven fabrics are certified fair...
“I wove the Queen’s wedding blanket.”
So a bright-eyed hand weaver of 94 told me recently! Meet the talented artisan behind the Royal couple’s wedding gift from my homeland, the Isle of Man – Mrs Jean Collister.
Your Sustainability Journey this Summer: 24 Eco-Friendly Home Design Ideas
With the summer season well underway, chances are you’ve heard about reducing water usage, limiting your electricity or air conditioning, and other eco-friendly practices you can take part in. But what does it mean to truly have a green home all year round – not just...
5 STEPS to Design & Produce Your Sustainable Handwoven Fabrics
Step into a world of handmade wonders!
Learn how easy it is to transform your design business with custom fabrics inspired by age-old traditions with our FREE guide!
