Find an object or product that has been marketed as environmentally sound, ethically produced, green or sustainable in some way. It doesn’t have to be a textiles product. The issue here is sustainability and transparency. Can you determine its credentials, for example by carefully examining the packaging and visiting the manufacturer’s website? In the light… Continue reading Exercise 2

• How would you define ‘sustainability’? Look it up if you’re not sure. Sustainability to me is the possibility to regenerate/re create something (material, product etc.) using materials that won’t diminish/run out over time and/or hurt the environment in it’s production and consumption. ‘Official’ definition: noun 1. the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or… Continue reading Exercise 1

1. Agriculture/raw fiber production The creation, collection, or extraction of raw material for the production of goods and services, especially directly from the natural environment. This includes all activities such as harvesting, mining, lumbering, fishing, etc. 2. Ginning Used in the production of cotton, ginning is the separation of cotton fiber from the seeds. This is… Continue reading Research Point – Textile Life Cycle