Spent the last week learning about weaving at my parents. My mum has several looms, and walked me through all the steps of weaving.Now I have just above three meters of 2/2-twill, about a meter wide and some finishing left to do.
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TextilesIn South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trumps Tariffs by
Fast fashion items overwhelm Sweden's recycling centres.
Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility.
Swedes throw away 90000 tonnes of textiles per year, or 10kg per person. The EU average is 19kg, according to 2022 statistics, up from 17 in 2019.
Atelier Olivia Bertus handmade originals.
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Available , these gorgeous creations below measure as follows:
46 x 46 in (117 x 117 cm) - top left
63 x 63 in (160 x 160 cm) -top right
42 x 55 in (107 x 140 cm) - bottom left
52 x 72 in (132 x 183 cm) - bottom right
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Talking about dyeing with plants... Here is the easiest way to get a nice plant print on fabric. Toddler shirts with unexplainable stains made me try to put more stains on those shirts to prolong their life just a bit. I'm trying to use everything while it lasts and reuse, recycle and upcycle to last a little longer, waste less, buy less. I hate to throw out those perfectly usable shirts that just look terribly dirty because of plant, fruit and berry stains that happens in enormous amounts for kids who live outdoors whole summer long. Well, pretty plant stains put on shirts with the hammer stay pretty for about 3-4 times in the washing machine.
I was dreaming to hammer plants on a table cloth last summer, but I didn't get there. This is an easy way to get the juices of plants on textiles you aren't planning to wash too often. Doll fabrics, a tie, maybe... altar cloths
It's also a productive way to release anger, frustration and agression. I hope you will give it a try.
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Equipping with intelligent : Electrically prints made from elastic are a cost-effective alternative to conductive yarns. The are working on suitable ink formulations.
"Check out my threads! The local library where you can borrow a new outfit"
"Clothing rental companies are a sustainable answer to fast fashion, so why do they rarely work"
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bluetit brooche.
National Records of Scotland: Scottish Register records 10,000th tartan. The Scottish Register of Tartans has reached a significant milestone as it added the ten thousandth tartan design to its database. The milestone design was the 131 Argyle tartan, registered by the Diocesan Boys School of Hong Kong. The tartan celebrates the schools long history since its founding in in 1869.
'The Scottish Register of Tartans has reached a significant milestone as it added the ten thousandth tartan design to its database.
The milestone design was the 131 Argyle tartan, registered by the Diocesan Boys School of Hong Kong. The tartan celebrates the schools long history since its founding in in 1869.'
The got noticed by the local media! We were psyched that they invited our lace group in to their month of fiber art celebrations. There are a ton of great events going on.
More details from The Boston Globe (or search archive.youknow for an unpaywalled version).
"Mae Colburns mother is a clothing historian and her dad is a photographer so the project spoke to their collective skills. Together the family has catalogued and photographed 632 vintage wool skirts. The physical archive is in Colburns Brooklyn studiowhich is occasionally open to the public for viewingand the digital archive is online."
I have been trying to get the colors right for the green variant of my Endless Celtic Knotwork Panel fabric print. I think this is it!
Artisans in Japan Uphold the Indigenous Ainu Culture At the entrance to Akan-Mashu National Park, known for its lakes and bubbling mud pools, red torii gates stood out against the white snow that had blanketed this part of eastern Hokkaido, Japans northernmost main island. On a park path, I suddenly saw a Yezo sika de
"Calvin Klein jeans for free! Branded clothes dumped in the desert snapped up on anti-fast fashion website"
Governments, businesses and individuals must all work together to reduce waste, in this case in the fashion and textile sector. Achieving zero waste requires active contributions from governments, businesses, and consumers.
The fashion industrys current linear model of overproduction and overconsumption has significant environmental and social impacts. Over 92 million tonnes of textile waste are generated annually and of course it's bad.
Happy International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, 2025. 2025 Theme: "Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles". This theme focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and circularity.
JK Monitor: Blending tradition with technology, IICT digitizes 560 old carpet designs, work underway for conversion of remaining designs with NABARD funding. In order to prevent loss of treasure trove of yore and safeguard cultural heritage, the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, has successfully digitized 560 carpet designs in the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT),
William Morris designs out in the wild in pictures
'In his designs, William Morris combined his two greatest passions: the wonder of nature and a socialist belief that everyone should have access to art and beauty'
One year of visualized
Hackaday: Make DIY Conductive, Biodegradable String Right In Your Kitchen. The string is an alginate-based bioplastic that can be made at home and is shaped in a way that it can be woven or knitted. Alginate comes primarily from seaweed, and it gels in the presence of calcium ions. ombates relies on this to make a goopy mixture that, once extruded into a calcium chloride bath, forms a thin
Are all T-Shirts made by Gildan now
The scanner is dusty.
Universitt des Saarlandes: Smart textiles and surfaces How lightweight elastomer films are bringing tech to life. A research team led by Professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki from Saarland University are using a highly versatile film not much thicker than household cling film to impart new capabilities to objects while saving energy in the process. When used in wearable textiles,
Erdoan, not Trump, is Europes new best friend on security #agricultureandfood #EuropeanGreenDeal #Turkishpolitics #EUConfidential #Healthsecurity #Sustainability #ForeignAffairs #Agriculture #EU-Turkey #Foodwaste #Medicines #Security #Textiles #Politics #Defense #Omnibus #Policy #WasteOn wood panels, Tia Keobounpheng weaves colorful threads to create precise geometries in vibrating color.
From lengths of rope sometimes measuring thousands of meters, designer Svea Tisell, founder of the Kryss studio, creates unique furniture objects in which craft traditions and contemporary design converge.
Visited the local museum today to see their special exhibit called Threads of TimeNew to me and discovered via MetaFilter (what, yall dont read MetaFilter): The Sampler Archive. From the front page: The Sampler Archive database has been designed to share detailed information and high-resolution images of American girlhood samplers and pictorial embroideries from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Thread of Ancient Egyptian artifacts you've (probably) never seen before
A stunning 4,500 years old Egyptian dress
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