Fab Fabrics: New Line of Organic Prints from Sara Lee Parker
Sara Lee Parker creates beautiful organic fabrics, and she just released a new line!
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Fab Fabrics: Hand-Printed Organic Cotton from Sarah Waterhouse
Sarah Waterhouse hand prints her cheery – and sometimes cheeky – designs onto every yard of organic cotton that she creates.
5 Fab Fabrics from Unusual Sources
We talk a lot about sustainable fabrics around here, both as part of our Fab Fabrics series and when we’re sharing tutorials. A quick scan through our archives turns up the usual suspects: hemp, organic cotton, recycled felt, jute, linen, and – of course – vintage fabrics. But every once in a while we run across a fabulous fabric that’s from more of an offbeat source.
Fab Fabrics: Waterproof Lotus Flower Fabric
Finding sustainable, waterproof fabric can be tricky. Even recycled synthetics contain quite a bit of new plastic in addition to the recycled content. That’s why I was super excited to learn about a brand new waterproof fabric made from lotus flower stems. The fabric is a blend of lotus flower fibers and silk, and it’s sustainable and waterproof!
Fab Fabrics: New Organic Cotton Designs from Daisy Janie
We love Daisy Janie around here! She’s a sustainable fabric designer from way back, and it’s great to see an old favorite still keeping things fresh with new collections and beautiful patterns and colors.
Fab Fabrics: Hemp/Organic Cotton Prints from Sara Lee Parker Textiles
Sara Lee Parker Textiles is an Athens, GA-based company that creates hand screen-printed organic textiles.
She was also featured in the Georgia edition of Southern Living Magazine this June, so if you live in Georgia, check it out! Parker runs her textile company with her husband, and she was kind enough to do a little Q&A with us about what she does, why she does it, and what working so closely with your husband is like.
Fab Fabrics: Stitch Collection from Betz White
We are huge Betz White fans around here, so when she announced her partnership with Robert Kaufman to produce a line of eco-friendly fabrics, we were downright thrilled!
Fab Fabrics: Fall/Winter Line from ten14 organic textiles
We’ve covered the beautiful, bold prints from ten14 organic textiles before, and I’m drooling over Josi’s new line of fabrics just for fall and winter!
Fab Fabrics: Undyed Hemp Fabric
We got a note from a reader recently who is looking to switch to an eco-friendly option for her hand-dyed and printed fabrics. The trouble is, she couldn’t track down a source for undyed eco-fabrics.
Fab Fabrics: Suzanne Lee on Growing Your Own Clothes
In this TED Talk, Suzanne Lee talks about an exciting new technology that would allow designers to grow clothing in a process similar to making kombucha at home.
Fab Fabrics: New Organic Cotton Prints from Betz White
These super-sized, bold prints from Betz White are perfect for those spring sewing projects!
Fab Fabrics: Geometric Prints from Ten14 Textiles
Ten14 Testiles prints bold, geometric designs on a variety of different organic fabrics and even offers custom design for a fabric that’s 100% unique!
Fab Fabrics: The Organic Mamas
Melissa Lovell started The Organic Mamas back in 2004 when she had her first baby and realized that she didn’t want her child exposed to the chemicals associated with conventional fabrics.
Fab Fabrics: Organic Block Prints from BIRCHseed
Stay at home mom Nikki Shipard creates beautiful, food-inspired block prints on organic fabrics.
Fab Fabrics: Recycled Felt + 4 Felt Projects
Whether we’re talking felted wool from reclaimed sweaters or Kunin’s Eco-fi made from recycled plastic bottles, crafting with recycled felt is a great way to lighten your DIY footprint.
Fab Fabrics: LinenMe
Lithuanian designer Inga’s beautiful linen fabrics are inspired by traditional methods from her home country.
Fab Fabrics: A 2010 Retrospective
Can you believe it’s 2011 already? Just last week, January seemed so far away. One of the things I love about the first of the year is that you get a chance to look back on a year’s worth of work and accomplishments. So, why not take a peek at the fabulous fabrics we rounded up in 2010?
Fab Fabrics: Bike Inner Tubes
You might not think of a bike inner tube as a fabric, but you can use the rubber as a great, durable textile! Most bike shops just toss blown out tubes once they’ve finished the repair, so there’s a good chance you can score some inner tubes for free if you hit up your local bike shop and ask them to save some for you.
Free and totally recycled? Sounds fab to me!
Fab Fabrics: Modal Made From Beechwood
Have you guys heard of Modal fabric? It’s made using pulp from beechwood, and a lot of folks are touting it right now as an eco-friendly alternative to more conventional rayons.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Lovelies from RetroLabs
We love vintage fabrics around here. Not only does crafting with vintage materials divert waste from the landfill, your materials basically have zero impact remaining at this point, since they were produced and discarded so long ago. I love the way the right piece of vintage cotton or bark cloth can add a touch of personality to a sewing project.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Finds from JoonE
You know we love vintage fabrics around here. Second hand supplies make it easy as pie to be eco-friendly. Sure, they may have had a sizable footprint when they were created, but by crafting with gently used vintage fabrics, you’re giving that fabric a new life and diverting the waste from the landfill.
Fab Fabrics: Organic Offerings from Noonday Textiles
Check out these gorgeous hand-dyed, organic fabrics from Noonday Textiles.
Fab Fabrics: Eco-Friendly Options from J&O Fabrics
Fabric retailer J&O Fabrics recently added some eco options to their line, and they’re offering a 15% discount code good through the end of November if you want to try them out.
Fab Fabrics: More Burlap Love
Burlap is not just an eco-friendly fabric option, it’s also inexpensive and sometimes even free! Many coffee shops receive bulk coffee orders in burlap sacks and are happy to give extras away. Here are some tips for sewing with burlap and an added eco-friendly bonus.
Fab Fabrics: Sustainable Denim from Clariant
We’ve talked about denim’s planetary impact and even explored some eco-friendly denim alternatives before, so you can imagine how happy I was to run across a new company offering Earth friendly denim!
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Finds from Paula’s Patchwork
Paula has been a crafter since she was a kid and has a love for all things vintage. She’s very environmentally conscious in her crafting. You can really see that love come through in her carefully-chosen vintage fabric bundles.
