Fabric waste
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Sourcing fabric for sewing projects. There are a few main sources to collect the raw materials for sewing projects. If you sew, you will already have definitely realized that you have lots of small scraps of fabric. In this case the journey will be easier for you. Clothing from your closet or close family that you were thinking of getting rid of is a wonderful source of fabric. Another source is charity stores, op shops and the recycle industry. If you have access to the textile industry…
Projects — Femke van Gemert I Waste Textiles Artist
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Width: 56"Content: 100% Linen
When I saw her kombucha SCOBY leather dress walk the runway, I internally complimented the style, the ethereal drape, and how stunning the..
Sunday morning I played around with new stones thinking they were going to be grey but perhaps because it is the bleak mid-winter the stones turned a warmer colour. This piece is inspired by Mark's paintings of stones disappearing under water. He is brilliant at that. For both of us scenes like this bring up whisperings of summers spent on beautiful Georgean Bay. For those of you in Toronto don't forget The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre February 21-14, 2019 Mark Berens will be…
There have been many posts lately about textile waste, fast fashion and the dumping of clothing on the third world.“There is no such thing as ‘away’. When you throw something away, it must go somewhere” — Annie Leonard "Many of us donate our unwanted clothes to charity shops & clothing collection banks - but do we really know what happens to them then? Globally, 70% of our donated clothing is baled and sold to textile merchants who ship them overseas for resale in Sub-Saharan Africa. Textil
