We must shift from harming the planet to healing it. For World Environment Day 2022, the United Nations have developed "A Practical Guide to living sustainably in harmony with nature". From the guide, I share with you here the importance of the crisis, and what we can all do as individuals to help.
Urgent policy action globally, regionally and nationally is required to transform economic, social and financial models so the trends that have exacerbated biodiversity loss will stabilise by 2030 and allow for the recovery of natural ecosystems.
"There is no sustainable fashion without fair pay[...] We know that both people and nature are paying the price of the fashion industry's unregulated exploitation and waste. Brands are avoiding the realities of climate breakdown by continuing to pursue extractive business models and greenwashing their way to sustainability."
Hosted by the lovely sewists, Crystal @MySewcialThread, and Adele @Sew4Serenity, a new challenge for April is in place with a plethora of prizes to be won! Post your makes under #selflesssewapril22 on the 30th Aprilonlyto be enter the competition.
Soybean protein fibre is from soy pulp, which is an insoluble part of soybeans, and a by-product of tofu and soy milk production. This makes the fabric fibre both environmentally friendly and biodegradable: a sustainable fabric.
One of my aims when opening A KIND CLOTH was in creating awareness in how we treat our planet, and to make sustainable fabric more accessible to home sewists. We have made the decision to hold our prices for the time being. In full transparency, it is not sustainable for us as a small business to absorb all these increased costs for a long time,
As we all know, the fashion industry creates too much too fast. To eliminate this problem, we should be creating less waste, and look at the circularity of a textile piece. If deadstock fabric is now sought-after, then it becomes a demand.
Using what is already in existence, we have the technology to develop and explore what our amazing planet has to offer us. This is just a small list of exciting ventures currently in processing, or already in execution, and just a snippet into what the future holds for us. The possibilities are endless!
I attended The Stitch Festival on Thursday 3rd March on it's first day, hampered by a tube strike, but not enough to stop fabric and craft lovers in abundance! If you're ever losing your 'sew-jo' I recommend talking to other sewists, touch some fabric, and see what other people are making!
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?
A huge huge THANK YOU goes out to you, our wonderful sewing family: loyal customers, supporters, friends and cheerleaders! We hope to expand our collection of sustainable, eco-friendly fabrics, listening to what our customers want, with new exciting fabrics and designs, seeking out collaborations.
Cutting down on waste - if a sewer needed 3.2 metres of fabric for a dress, they can purchase just 3.5 metres of fabric, rather than 4 metres of fabric, meaning there will be less fabric leftover, and will also be cheaper for the sewer.
