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A nonprofit that pairs unfinished projects with people who have the skills to complete them has drawn more than 33,000 people ...
A personal story about dyeing handspun yarn for a knitting project, including an unexpected mishap with the dye pot.
Ghana has commenced an initiative to convert used plastic bottles (polyethylene terephthalate – PET) into polyester yarn for clothing production. The project forms part of a broader circular economy ...
In a trial backed by Country Road's climate fund, innovators have developed a way to use sheep locks to make a sustainable fine yarn.
A sustainable fashion project is proving there is also plenty of value in the sheep's head, legs, belly and even its fluffy bottom. The short fibres from these parts of a sheep, called locks, are ...
Egypt - Oriental Weavers has launched a new polyester yarn dyeing unit at Oriental Weavers International, in the 10th of Ramadan area, with EGP 50 million in total investments, as per an emailed press ...
Spring is officially here, and T-shirts are essential to building a well-rounded wardrobe for warmer weather. They're a classic top on their own, but they're also useful for layering looks and ...
Craft and fibre arts lovers, there’s a new shop in town. Kat’s Craft Corner, featuring mostly Canadian products for knitting, crocheting, cross stitch and embroidery, opened in December and is more ...
From there, the yarn traveled to East Tennessee, to Dignity Apparel, where it was knit into fabric, and cut and sewn into T-shirts. With the Cotton Project, Imogene + Willie is hoping to model ...
This yarn is being presented as an alternative to conventional polyester and polyamide fibres. As part of this initiative, Hugo Boss has launched two polo shirts under its BOSS brand that are made ...
45th St. Yarn Social offers ... The studio can help with projects like memory quilts during graduation season. They offer six sizes shirt block options: 9 shirts, 10-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29 ...
A few days ago, when I wrote about receiving someone else's SABLE stash, I also mentioned that someone had given me several balls of Lily Sugar N Cream yarn for our chemo caps project, and that I ...