A short list of resources on ecology in textiles. 1. Over-Dressed, The shockingly high cost of cheap fashion Cline, E.L. (2013). Over-Dressed (2nd ed.). New York: Penguin. This is a great book as a first look into the fashion industry and the true cost of clothing manufacture. It breifly touches on alternatives, but is mostlyContinueContinue reading “An annotated bibliography”
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Knitting and the Planet
A question given at Uni the week was this: How can textile ecology impact on your specialism? My specialism being knit, although I like to believe it’s spinning, How can how I knit or make yarn impact on the planet? All the way home and much of today I’ve been thinking. Is it possible toContinueContinue reading “Knitting and the Planet”
Buy British – British Wool Marketing Board
The wool is sent in by farmers across the country, there are drop off points across the country, and they take all fleeces and no minimum. So even if you only have one sheep it’s worth taking the fleece here to get a good price.
Traditional Crafts and Traditions
I want to start with a story, which I’m sure most of you will know.
Huddersfield University Textile Students Final Year Show 2015
Today I was back at Uni for a preview of the fourth year students final work.
Betty Virago 