WHO is Bunny Yan and What is the Squirrelz? Just the Smartest Sharing Economy Idea Ever!
A new app lets designers share materials and upcycle locally.
AlgiKnit: Knitting New Possibilities for Design with Algae
Knitters, crocheters and stitchers may have a new material to work with.
Recycled Polyester: Textile Test Series Investigates An Imperfect Ecofashion Hero
Recycled polyester is at the beginning phases of what will probably become a fully circular fabric in the future.
Sun-Soaked and Hazy: Ace & Jig’s Stunning New Spring 2016 Fashion Film
Get warm while it cools down outside.
Indigo Handloom: Human-Powered, Artful Textiles Are Carbon Neutral
"There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness"
Eco Fashion Event: FIT’s Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles Conference in NYC
An INCREDIBLE conference if you are in or near NYC.
Eco Fashion for 2015 and Beyond: 3 Gamechanging New Projects
These three companies are challenging current paradigms.
Proud Mary Textiles: Prints and Color for Sustainably Sexy Summer Style
We are a very polyester loving society, and though the synthetic fabric isn’t inherently evil (it dries faster than almost anything else!), I appreciate the feel, weight, and experience of a well made, naturally colored, and woven fabric. Enter sustainable and fair-traded textile company Proud Mary. The passion child of…
Is Bamboo Fabric an Sustainable Textile Fraud? The Textile Test Series Investigates
Turning bamboo into a silky fabric isn't possible without highly intensive chemical processes, where approximately 13 different toxic solvents are used.
Is Tencel (aka Lyocell) A Sustainable Fabric? The Textile Test Series Investigates
Soft, renewable, biodegradable and wrinkle-resistant, lyocell, or Tencel©, is considered an eco-textile with big advantages.
