OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

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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Printing – part 1

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

It is well known that the “finishing” of a fabric is where a great deal of the environmental impact occurs –  it uses the most water, chemicals and energy. “Finishing” includes not only the application of treatments to make fabric perform in a certain way (i.e., to be free of something, such as static, wrinkles, …

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