OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

We received a comment on one of our blog posts recently in which the reader chastised us for exaggerating issues which they believe are disproportionate to the facts. In their words: For instance formaldehyde… is a volatile chemical…no doubt it is used in the textile industry a great deal…but looking for this chemical in end …

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True Cost of Fast Fashion

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Summer has been beautiful in Seattle this year – and I’ve been taking advantage of it.  My month turned into almost two months – I just couldn’t bring myself back to the computer.  But now I’m refreshed and ready to go again. We’ve often had people question why organic sofas cost “so much” – and …

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The (textile) Factory of the Future

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

This year construction will start on a new factory in Bangladesh.  It will be called the Grameen Otto Textile Company – and it will be the first textile mill of its kind in the world.  A really special mill.  But first let me give you some background which seems unrelated, but stick with me: Professor …

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