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Weekend Reading: Local Fibers, Eco-Fashion + Tartan
Photo from Windryder via Flickr.
Do you remember hearing about flour sack dresses from someone who lived through the 30s? About making the most of materials you have? Sustainability is a big theme around here this month. Not only is it Earth Day in just a few weeks, but I’m reading more and more about fashion and sustainability every day. Hopefully the conversation only continues to grow.
Have any eco-conscious or locally sourced brands you’d like to share? Are you going to celebrate Fashion Revolution this month? Share below and we’ll help spread the word.
Weekend Reading:
- ‘I could no longer be a hypocrite’: How Rebecca Burgess became an eco-fashion activist
- Do you have what it takes to create a 100% locally-sourced garment?
- The Fashion Revolution events are already starting to line up in the UK!
- Teaming Up For Local Textile Production.
- 1950s Fashion: Horrockses & The Royal Tour: This exhibit at the Fashion and Textiles Museum celebrates Royal 1950s Fashion.
- How Plus-Size Women Are Constructing A New Normal.
- Zaha Hadid didn’t like the word “compromise”. She preferred adjustment.
- Seamwork Radio: A single moment can change the way you think about clothing forever. It did for Jacqui.
- Beyonce Debuts New Clothing Line in Video Starring Blue Ivy.
- You guys made some pretty inspiring Zinnia skirts last month!
- This week in Snippets: 3 DIY seam guides.
- Get the scoop on thread chains with this step-by-step tutorial.
- Happy National Tartan Day! Gonna re-read Devon’s article, “Mummies, Victorians, and Punks” to celebrate…
- Film photos from our retreat in January, and a progress report on the goals we set there.
- Inspiring thread art by Nike Schroeder.
- Join the discussion! Sewing Chatter: How do you maintain your personal style at work?
For more links every week, you can follow us on Twitter, where we’re always posting interesting tidbits and discussions.
Comments
Skye
April 8, 2016 #
My Maw Maw spoke a few times about the shame of having to wear flour-sack dresses when she was growing up and for a long time I thought she meant ‘flower-sack’ dresses and thought they sounded pretty great. Especially once I began thrifting and realized that flour-sacks were made up of really cute, ditzy, flowery prints. She never quite recovered from the poverty of the Great Depression, it marked her forever, which I think is such a shame, but I guess it’s an easy thing for me to say having grown up with regular comforts and reliable food sources. Love the photo by the way.
Elle
April 8, 2016 #
Oh man! I generally dislike when people flagrantly promote their own blogs in comments, but I JUST did a roundup of my favorite ethical brands on my blog: https://threadtension.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/my-ethical-fashion-favorites/
I’m definitely not a person who wants to make EVERYTHING she wears (don’t have the patience or the time!) but I am really concerned with not promoting sweat shop labor. I’m getting to a point where I have a go-to for most of my wardrobe needs (I know what things I will make myself, where to buy jeans when mine get holey, good sources for shoes, etc.). It’s a process, but it makes me feel at peace and happy!
Bonnie C Westrom
April 9, 2016 #
Just wanted to add that my grandmother collected little pieces of silk in tea or coffee or whatever, I’m not sure and quilted them together with a stitch sampler. I have it . It’s dainty and beautiful. I wondered if anyone else’s grandmother’s did the same thing?