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Oh! The Sustainable Fabrics You Can Design!

by Jackie Corlett | Sep 13, 2021 | #HandmadeResolution, #zerocarbon, #zerowaste, About Our Artisans, Bangladesh, Justice & Equality, Sustainable Products, Uncategorized

The dynamic young women you met here last week, are embracing the new as trend seasons start to change. Gorgeous recycled sari ribbon and soft natural cotton fabric are familiar materials. But a designer’s creativity for sustainable fabrics knows no end! So how...

Exercising our Ethical Choices

by Jackie Corlett | Jun 16, 2020 | About Our Artisans, Bangladesh, Justice & Equality, Uncategorized

Reflecting on these last weeks is hard and necessary work. Many of us who live with a just do the right thing philosophy are seeing that although it’s a healthy mindset to have, there are times our ethical choices need exercising, stretching, so we really do do...

Fair Trade Fabric – Step 5

by Jackie Corlett | Apr 24, 2020 | #ManualRevolution, About Our Artisans, Bangladesh, Global Perspectives on Sustainability, Sustainable Products, Uncategorized

Today 24th April seven years ago in 2013, we woke to news of the worst factory accident in the fashion industry ever. Ultimately the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory claimed 1,134 lives and injured over 2,500 more. Fashion Revolution Week was born out of...

Fair Trade Fabric – Step 4

by Jackie Corlett | Apr 24, 2020 | #TheManualRevolution, About Our Artisans, Bangladesh, Global Perspectives on Sustainability, Sustainable Products, Uncategorized

If you thought Steps 1-3 of an eco-friendly fabric involved a lot of people – just wait for this one! At this point the yarn for the weft is wound on the bobbin and ready to weave. BUT the warp is still on spools and has a long way to go before getting to the...

Fair Trade Fabric – Step 3

by Jackie Corlett | Apr 23, 2020 | #TheManualRevolution, About Our Artisans, Bangladesh, Global Perspectives on Sustainability, Sustainable Products, Uncategorized

It’s a beautiful thing that Earth Day falls in Fashion Revolution Week. The worst excesses of the Industrial Revolution are seen in the fashion industry. Human rights abuses and environmental disasters were common then and now, 250 years later, how much has...

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