SUSTAINABLE ECO-FRIENDLY FABRICS FOR THE MODERN MAKER
For the home sewist, we've picked out the sustainable options ready for you. No more feeling disappointed when you find a pretty print fabric, only to discover it's made entirely of Polyester!
OUR FABRICS ARE PRICED AT 1/2 METRES (50CM)
At A KIND CLOTH, we aim towards zero-waste. Buying in 1/2 metre increments allows for less wastage than buying at 1 metre increments when you know how much fabric you need for your project.
Pieces will be cut in one continuous length.
ECO-FRIENDLY DRESSMAKING FABRICS & INDIE PATTERN COLLECTIONS
FABRICS NEW IN
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Large Squares Ikat Cotton
![Ikat Cotton Fabric with patterns of large squares forming chevrons]()
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- Fabriclore
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Geometric Crosses Maroon Double Ikat Cotton
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- Vendor
- Fabriclore
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- £7.95
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Multi-Colour Spots Ikat Cotton
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- Fabriclore
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Diamond Jade Ikat Cotton
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- Fabriclore
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- £5.35
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Bring joy to your wardrobe with our Pattern of the month
FRIDAY PATTERN CO.
One for the capsule wardrobe, the Saltwater Slip needs no introduction!
A lovely simple slip dress that can be worn on its own on sunny days, or dressed up as occasion-wear, or worn layered for those cooler days.
Sizes: XS - 7X
Pattern comes with two cup sizes.
Skill Level: Confident beginner
Suggested fabrics: Lightweight woven drapey fabrics such as viscose, cupro, silk, and crepe.
Check out more sewing patterns from Friday Pattern Co.
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About sustainable fabrics and fibres
WHAT MAKES A FABRIC 'SUSTAINABLE'?
At A KIND CLOTH, we realise it is incredibly difficult to determine what makes a fabric 'sustainable'. We know there is no such thing as a 'perfect' fabric, so how do we determine what makes one fabric more sustainable than another?
ORGANIC COTTON
Cotton is a natural fibre, therefore biodegradable, and so should be classed as sustainable right? Well, not really! But organic cotton...
IS VISCOSE SUSTAINABLE?
Lenzing™ EcoVero™ fibres certified eco-responsible: ...a high recovery rate for Process chemicals, and the fibres are fully biodegradable. Under the right conditions, EcoVero can decompose in just 3 months, compared with Polyester which takes 200 years!
FABRICS AND FIBRES
COTTON KHADI, HEMP, LINEN, ORGANIC COTTON, ECOVERO VISCOSE, TENCEL FIBRES are known to be sustainable and eco-friendly.
CERTIFICATIONS
Confused by all the abbreviations and different certifications? Here, we have a brief guide to what the different certifications mean followed by slightly more in-depth information.
We All Need Microfibre Filters
Microfibres are released from textiles when laundered. Though predominantly they are from synthetic fibres, they can also be released from natural and cellulosic fibres. The focus has been on synthetic fibres as these are essentially micro-plastics that will never breakdown. However, all microfibres can create harm. As they enter the oceans and waterways, toxic chemicals already in the water will cling onto these microfibres, which then end up in the stomachs of our wildlife.
If filters were incorporated into washing machines, that would be a lot of microfibres captured.
Protect our wildlife.
Please, add your voice to this petition: Stop Ocean Threads - Microfibres Campaign, to call for legislation that will see washing machine manufacturers fit microfibre filters in all new domestic and commercial machines, by law, by 2023 and retrofitted in commercial machines by 2024.
