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Information on fidning Recycled Cotton Fabrics
nice cloth
I really like the idea of this one, it does mean that a t-shirt could be made localy avoiding airmiles and providing employment, supporting local economies etc. But mostly it appeals because of the posibility of getting a unique cloth quality
Amy, Ipswich, 18 May 2006
Environmentally friendly textiles
What a brilliant idea your T-shirt website is! I discovered it whilst looking for information on environmentally friendly textiles to influence the 700 students at the school where I teach. I want to go a few steps further than encouraging them to recycle when making products during textile lessons. Any information that could be displayed in school would be very welcome. I will share the perfect T-shirt journey with them, and have started an info board in my room. This will be of particular interest to the GCSE textile students.
On 22 May I will be delivering an assembly on eco-friendly textiles and will use this opportunity to introduce the whole school to the topic.
If I can help in any way, please let me know. I would be interested in becoming involved in the development of your product (I work at home half of the week producing bags from recycled fabrics), but can only offer my time and enthusiasm, not money!
Best of luck with your project.
Annie Newman
Annie, Lincolnshire, England, 09 May 2006
One over another
In a way you're right Arvind, we do want to know which one specific t-shirt people prefer - that's because this is a self-initiated and self-funded project and (at least initially) we will only be able to bring one of the four into reality. However, the voting is set up so that everyone can make one vote for each of the four potentially perfect t-shirts - either make, hate or change - as they see fit. So if you really, really think that you want to see all four made, you could vote for each of them.
mike, peckham, 12 April 2006
change the eithe/or mindset!
Looking at the way the poll is set up, it makes you choose any one option over another. Whilst this is clever polling, it's poor design thinking - that ideally should be aspiring for win/win innovations, the more the better!
Arvind, Bangalore, India, 12 April 2006
design
post consumer cotton
I was talking to a textile recycling company about this last week. He was telling me that 'unravelling' cotton clothing wouldn't work as the fibres would be too short to respin. As far as I can find out 'recycled' cotton t-shirts are not, in fact made of post-consumer cotton waste.
joe, coventry, uk, 10 April 2006
positive thought
I actually really like this idea considering that this option is the only one that can be colourful. Although traditionally there has been stigma associated with second hand clothing i don't think that washes so much now what with everyone obsessed with either the 'vintage' or 'retro' looks, it potentially has market appeal and also has some socially positive potential impact.
Helena, Oxford, 08 April 2006
idea
How about a t-shirt that says "recycle me" the wearer will be eventually recycled by the earth the t-shirt can be too. I guess that it could also be seen as supporting cremation, or organ donation. if you make it can you send me one? thanks -remdog
remdog, michigan, 06 April 2006
Aesthetics?!
This is a sweet idea but what would this t-shirt look like? I'm a bit suspicious that it'll have too much of a hippy aesthetic too it... there is some awful stuff made from recycled material but then again it would be amazing!! try it!
Petz, Barcelona, 06 April 2006
Worn again - for how long?
Reused vs recycled
I prefer the methodology of Muji's t-shirt which is reused (off-cuts) rather than recycled (used t-shirts/garments) - it seems to be a more efficient process. However, the end result is a very obvious and distinctive multi-coloured effect, which might not suit all occasions/people. I concede that the recycled option is a low impact way of giving people a brightly coloured t-shirt without using any additional toxic dyes or processes. (Sorry for the over-animated debate earlier!)
mike, peckham, 05 April 2006
Asking for it
So I'm getting a lot of flack from everyone in the studio for having this as my favourite t-shirt at the moment... but it seems like this is the only way of producing a colourful t-shirt without using harmful dyes. Take a look at this heavyweight but informative organic clothing blog which states that 'natural dyes are often neither safer nor more ecologically sound than synthetic dyes' and that 'undyed, natural color clothing is the healthiest alternative'. And colourful clothing makes me soooo happy!
Cate, Nunhead, 05 April 2006
DO IT!!!!!
YEYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Nicola, Preston Lancashire, 18 August 2006
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