The Leather of the Future ( nautil.us )
This impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees ( www.fastcompany.com )
The new textile was designed to combat the urban heat island effect, reflecting both the sun’s heat and the heat that bounces off of buildings and streets.
France Pushes Law to Curb Devastating Impacts of Fast Fashion ( www.democracynow.org )
French lawmakers advanced a bill that seeks to rein in fast fashion’s impact on the climate, labor rights and the economy. The bill would ban certain “ultra-fast-fashion” companies like Shein from advertising and penalize them by up to 10 euros per individual item of clothing. It also would force fast-fashion retailers to...
At prom, fast fashion slows down ( grist.org )
On a Saturday in February, high school senior Kaylee Lemmien sifted through racks of dresses at Tinker Tailor, a small shop in downtown Elk Rapids, a village of about 1,500 people in northern Michigan....
High visibility vest with an interesting design ( slrpnk.net )
Shoelace Site ( www.fieggen.com )
bought used machine - needle broke - diagnosis needed
I bought this machine from the 1960s (cost: ~5 Big Macs). I did not clean it or oil it as I wanted to just see if it works....
Mending jeans with Sashiko guide ( tamayandme.com )
Step-by-step explanations how to fix a garment using Sashiko and Japanese techniques. This blog features two Sashiko techniques (one explained and one in a step-by-step video)
Chile’s Atacama Desert: Where Fast Fashion Goes to Die - EcoWatch ( www.ecowatch.com )
