4. Vintage fabric
If you’re not trying to mass-produce your crafts, vintage fabrics are a wonderful option. Not only are they low impact, but you’re diverting waste from the landfill and turning those old treasures into something cute and new! I love the sense of history that comes with every piece of vintage fabrics. Here are some places to find your own:
If you’ve found vintage fabric that needs a bit of a refresh, Julie shared a great tutorial for using sunlight to spruce them up!
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Would like add another company I love because of the organic cotton prints which is Monaluna. Her Scandanavian designs are so fun and original.
Hemp is not without concerns, either. It has to be shipped here from overseas, meaning it’s not doing American workers any favors, there’s all the concerns with shipping, etc.
I agree about the bad side if cotton, but for some of us going organic is just not an option financially. I believe it is ok to use cotton, but use it well – ie. sew your own clothes, make them well so they last, and when you are finished with them pass them on or recycle into something else. Buy second hand clothes – buy second hand clothes and up cycle them, you can make some great original stuff. I guess what I am saying is that if we have to use cotton, use it till its just threads and never let it hit landfill. Don’t all the ‘bad’ stuff that had to happen to make the cotton be in vain!
I totally agree that second hand clothing and fabrics are great alternatives if organic cotton is out of reach!