#sustainable wool

[sandeepsaini]

The advent of online shopping has revolutionized the way we access materials and resources. For those looking to buy wool online in India, the digital marketplace offers a plethora of options, from local artisanal yarns to internationally acclaimed brands. This shift not only saves time but also opens up a world of exploration from the comfort of one's home.

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Sorry not sorry to grannypost again but look at this amazing jacket she made me??? She wove it herself on her loom out of wool, silk, banana fibre and scraps of old cloth. The buttons are made of antler. It took her a year and a half and I love it! It’s not vegan, but it is handmade, largely local and very sustainable. It’s an item of clothing I have a personal connection to because of the story behind it, and it shows that reducing how much cotton and polyester we wear doesn’t have to mean drab or boring clothing. So it feels pretty solarpunk to me! Now to learn how to do this kind of thing myself…

[foragedberries]

may i present…

my finished project. i’m genuinely so proud & wanna share it w everyone on the internet. i frogged & restarted the skirt ~13 full times & changed the design multiple times- the og concept had these perfect orange vintage buttons but ultimately i had to scrap the idea & come from another angle. the yarn was donated & just happened to be 2 matching skeins (no color lots), so i knew i had to make a set. what do y’all think? plsss leave comments, asks, feedback, anons, everything :)

camisole & thong are the poppy set by @/mati_denmark on instagram

skirt original design but i used toyslabcreations pleat method

[flaxenshit]

I love wool and cotton and linen clothing, I love leather bags and shoes and coats and jackets, I love brass and silver jewelry. I love how they all look and feel and function, but more than anything else I love the attention they take. The ritual to clean and condition and care for. The mending, the proofing, the polishing. I love having a relationship with my material objects.

[disgruntled-lifeform]

Whenever I make something, I like to go through the mental gymnastics of deciding what the sale price would be for the finished product, regardless of if I intend on selling it or not.

This has historically been a simple process of material costs, fixed costs, and labour.

This has become decidedly more complex as I acquire more skills that add extra steps to the calculation process.

For instance:

I wanted to make this coat so I buy some fibre for spinning.

But they don't sell a roving I like so I decide to buy multiple solids and blend them into my own roving using some hand carders.

This step is taking ages.

There is no way I could account for the labour of manually blending into the cost of the yarn, so I guess I would just take the raw fibre cost as my material cost?

But that feels wrong given the effort so I'm stuck at how to get passed blending.

Next comes spinning, do I add the time it takes to actively spin/ply/finish the yarn or is it wiser to just take a percentage of the fibre cost and tack it onto the material costs?

That seems wisest so maybe that is how I account for the blending process too?

From that point on, it's just mat cost and time plus the skilled labour and fixed costs for tool maintainance.

By the end of it all, I have a coat that is stupidly priced for the average buyer or an item that is reasonably priced for the buyer but is undervaluing my labour.

I don't really have a point to this post >.<

I just hoped that maybe someone could point out something glaringly wrong with my logic that makes this all suddenly math out in a satisfying manner.

[plantsucc]

acrylic fiber and polyester my beloathed.... when are we gonna start seeing bans on plastic in clothes? I can't stand them. like ok maybe for waterproof clothes plastic is necessary, but T-shirts and sweaters do NOT need plastic when we have cotton, bamboo, wool, linen, even viscose. and so much more sustainable textile material

[ivie-online]

it is interesting to see people claim to have this seething, dark rage over like.. acrylic yarn being mislabeled as ‘vegan’, but never complain that virtually every other piece of clothing we (and they themselves) own features polyester, spandex, lycra, or another synthetic material thats just plastic. the only alternatives they seem to accept: wool, leather etc, are often blended with non-biodegradable plastics or processed with synthetic chemicals for affordability, or durability. and that’s before we even discuss the ipcc’s recommendations regarding animal agriculture, or the ever expanding list of plant material alternatives. it just seems as if they dislike vegans more than they enjoy clean air and water

[k00242882]

More....

I've been adding in 'family member's' to the piece of work.

I'll wait and see how it's looking before I move on , on Thursday.

This may look like a pile of rags.

It is really but it's my work.

I was trying out different materials to do a weave along the top.

The twine doesn't work because it's to rough.

I'll try something softer on Thursday.

I've been using every sort of material to make my piece, from twine to wire, fabric and wool. Beads and jewels, cotton, felt and thread. I got a lot of materials from Jillian today in the technicians lab. A lifesaver.

Thank you Jillian.

[phantomkinoc13]

I know it shouldn’t at this point but the number of vegans who genuinely think that sheep are killed for wool is astonishing. I promise no one is just going around sweeny-todding the sheep. Farmers Do Not Kill Sheep For Wool. The sheep are literally just getting a haircut. Real wool is the most sustainable, the best for the environment, and the least harmful. And the best quality and more effective for it’s purposes.

[tea-withnofixinsplease]

I've been seeing this resurface in the vegan tag recently, and it's making my mutuals sad, so once more for those who are genuinely curious:

Why vegans do not wear wool, or any animal byproducts if we can avoid doing so:

Website with link to reputable sources on the subject:

PVC and Pleather is bad, this is true! But things are not as Black and white as you may think. Both Industrialized leather and Pleather produce toxic waste, but Non-animal based leather still ends up with 1/3 of the impact on the environment compared to industrialized animal leather.

Leather is oftentimes a byproduct of slaughterhouses, which reduces the amount that would end in a landfill, but Non-animal based leather is also oftentimes made of upcycled materials that could end up in a landfill.

Lastly people argue that Animal Leather is better for the environment because it is made from natural materials that endure.

What people fail to understand is that it is 2023, and Environmentally friendly plant-based leather alternatives are on the rise, made from sustainably sourced cork, latex, mushroom, pineapple, grapes, apple skin, kombucha, leaves, rotted mangoes, and much more.

I've linked dozens of these links over the years but I'm sure non-vegans do not care all that much, so here's a throwaway article out of hundreds out there.

Not to mention, plant-based alternatives to fashion is not a new concept

If people want to maintain their symbiotic relationship with nature, such as Indigenous people who have depended on animal based fabrics for centuries, then by all means, do so.

But please do not believe that industrialized animal byproduct is comparable, nor that Vegans cannot have animal-free, durable, and sustainable alternatives ourselves.

We're not perfect, but we're trying, we're constantly evolving at a rapid pace (just look at what we have already done this past decade within the food industry, skincare, upcycling, etc.) and that should speak for itself.

[music-for-them-asses]

My beret came in last night, and I'm OBSESSED with it. I'm wearing it while wfh to stretch the band and keep my head warm. I love it!!! 👩🏼‍🎨

[foragedberries]

butch bait

[darkwood-sleddog]

I don't know why this is a hard concept for people to get but yes you SHOULD care about all your clothing being made from sustainable and biodegradable materials.

[branmer]

finally blocking that popular tumblr blog im salty about so i don't have to see their posts being reblogged on my dash anymore

[greatgreenwelshadventures]

Fleece to spun yarn, yarn knitted to hat.

Zero clothes miles. Natural, biodegradable, super insulating wool.

Love autumn 🍂

[k00242882]

Today I continued with my sculptural piece.

I wanted to add some raw clay because I had seen artist Amy Mackles work, where she builds with raw clay.

Everything used here is leftovers.

I've added a mini toy because, I've had lovely inspiration from playing with children .

I did some textures on my new clay leaves and flowers, to tie in with what I was doing in ceramics elective.

Above is a snap of the bottom of the piece.

Making the stand with Newplast.

The red dish is an old one that I Had at home, that I had made last year.

Point of note.

I made this piece because I had leftovers.

Then I felt I had to come up with narrative for it.

Speaking with some of my tutors , it was suggested that I don't need to explain, interpret or do any of that.

In my first piece, there was intentionality and that' was my starting point. That's all I needed, to have intention, with a view to develop learning through process.

This piece could not have been made first ( because it's leftovers)

I'm doing that here ( making through process) and I can let this piece speak for itself.

In saying all of the above, another tutor could see the piece as A Tree of Life, which I really like.