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What is sustainability in fashion?
Read nowSustainability is a term that is thrown around a lot these days to describe changes being made in a variety of industries, including the fashion industry. But what does sustainability really mean, especially as it relates to fashion?
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Ancient Resist Dyeing Techniques: Ikat & Tie-Dye
Dyeing fabric is a process that has been around for thousands of years. There have been a huge range of dyeing techniques developed by different cultures throughout history to create beautiful and functional clothing and textiles.
Several of these ancient dyeing techniques are forms of “resist” dyeing, including ikat and tie-dye.
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Triacetate: Sustainability in Synthetics
Read nowCombining the functionality and durability of a synthetic fiber with the comfort and sustainability of a natural fiber, triacetate has been gaining popularity across the fashion industry.
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All About Swimwear Fabrics
Swimwear is one of the most unique items of clothing to sew. To be functional, it needs to be able to withstand harsh environments and a lot of water. That makes choosing the right fabric for your swimwear sewing project key to getting great results – and making a swimsuit you’ll wear all summer long.Read now -
Zero Waste Fashion Design
The fashion industry is leaning more and more towards adopting sustainable practices as consumers are becoming aware of the negative impacts of fast fashion on environmental and human resources. Zero waste fashion design is one of the many ways that a brand can build a more sustainable production process.
Zero waste fashion, as the name implies, is the process of designing and making clothing without wasting any fabric. This could mean that the garment pattern is designed in such a way to utilize every last bit of fabric – the pattern pieces fit together perfectly, kind of like pattern tetris.
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One-of-a-Kind Sustainability: What are Deadstock Fabrics?
With the push for environmentally friendly materials and methods within the fashion and textile industries, many fashion brands are searching for more sustainable alternatives to purchasing traditional fabric. That’s where deadstock fabric comes in.
Historically, most of these deadstock fabrics would be simply thrown away, eventually making their way into landfills. However, many deadstock fabrics are perfectly usable and high-quality fabrics that it would be a shame to toss!
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Suiting Fabrics: Top 10 fabrics for your suit (Complete Guide)
The fabric a suit is made from is important in determining the style, functionality, and quality of a suit. There are a range of suiting fabrics on the market, meaning you have a lot of creative freedom to choose a fabric with the right look and feel for your suit.
We’ve put together a useful guide to choosing the perfect suiting fabric – plus, our top 10 fabric picks for suit-making.
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Fabrics for Dresses: Top 10 fabrics for your dress (Complete Guide)
Sewing dresses is where a lot of sewers and fashion designers start. They are generally easier to fit and sew than garments like trousers yet offer endless style and cut options to experiment with. This makes a dress the perfect piece of clothing to hone your design and sewing skills on.
There are hundreds (if not thousands) of different fabrics to choose from for your dress design – so, how do you know which fabric is the best choice? In this article, we’ll show you how to select the perfect dressmaking fabric, as well as give you our top 10 fabric picks for sewing dresses.
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Fabrics for Trousers: Top 10 fabrics for your trousers (Complete Guide)
Trousers are an integral part of almost everyone’s style. They are the workhorses of the wardrobe, often getting frequent, heavy wear. That’s why choosing the right fabric for trousers is important – choosing the wrong fabric can mean your pants won’t look right or won’t hold up over time.
In this article, we will be going through how to choose the perfect trouser fabric, as well as our top 10 favorite fabrics for stylish, durable trousers.