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calendulacraft · 1 year

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Leggings may be one of the most notorious items of fast fashion but, they don't have to be!

By repairing clothing, and giving garments a longer life, we can keep out of the cycle of buy & die. Because, let's be honest here: giving away clothes is no guarantee that they won't end up in the trash. The only guarantee is to mend & upcycle the garment ourselves!

The key here is to patch a small hole before it grows & grows. Really this is an easy fix and I wanted to share how it is done with just a few basic sewing supplies.

In this tutorial I used a lighter grey patch and silver thread so that the steps would be visible and easy to follow. Here I went with a #visiblemending look but, you may want to use a matching color of patch & thread so that the mend goes unnoticed.

Happy Mending!

#wasteless crafts #zerowaste #low waste #crafting #mending #DIY #ecological fashion #slow fashion #upcycling #sustainable fashion #mending tutorial #sewing tutorial #crafts

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h3artstain · 1 year

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A list of (realistic) things you can do to be more environmentally friendly

(from an earth-loving horticulture student.)

— COSMETICS

Use bar soap instead of soap bottles

Use old toothbrushes for cleaning surfaces

Try exploring and researching some homemade face/body/lip products

Use ice sleeves, sunglasses, and caps instead of sunscreen (Edit: I’ve seen people say that it is safer and even necessary to wear sunscreen at all times so try to use eco friendly sunscreen instead! In my country it’s pretty uncommon to wear sunscreen often as we usually wear ice sleeves which is why I did not know this oof)

Use coffee grinds or homemade tumeric masks instead of cosmetic products with exfoliator beads

Invest in a metal ear cleanser instead of cotton buds

Try placing more importance on skincare instead of contributing to exploitative beauty companies by buying makeup

Use cosmetic products that do not contain palm oil

— CLOTHING

Try as much as possible to rewear your outfits at least twice before washing them

Actually WEAR your clothes! I know some of y’all just wear them once for your Instagram post and let it rot in your closet forever. Stop doing that!

Thrift, stitch up holes in your clothes, and use second hand clothing instead of supporting fast fashion companies like SHEIN, H&M, Zara, etc.

Cut up your old clothing into yarn and do macramè with it

Cut patches of old clothing to turn into reusable cotton pads

Learn how to knit, crochet or stitch your clothes!

If you use tampons, try menstrual cups or discs instead. If you use pads, try reusable pads or period underwear. (Trust me, it works). Also, use reusable panty liners instead of disposable ones. They may seem expensive but you will end up saving a lot more in the long run

— GARDENING

Plant seeds/cuttings in your old bottles, jars, and containers

Propagate your plants and exchange cuttings with your friends instead of buying new plants

Make your own soil mixes instead of buying soil mixes

Better yet, don’t use soil for your indoor plants and try getting into hydroponics or semihydroponics instead. This saves so much water and doesn’t contribute to mining of soil

Fertilise plants with fruit peels, coffee grinds, and tea leaves. (DO NOT use chemical fertiliser on soil)

Plant more legume plants in your garden instead of using nitrogen fertilisers. (Look up the nitrogen cycle if you need an explanation on this)

Avoid pesticides unless really needed. Try sprinkling cinnamon powder on soil or spraying neem oil on plants and soil to keep away pests.

If you have a lawn, try looking into rain gardens and consider making one

Let the (non invasive) weeds in your lawn/garden grow! They are there for a reason!

Stop killing earthworms and millipedes in your garden. This also applies to snails native to your region. They are there for a reason.

Water used to wash fruits and rice can be used to water plants

— REDUCE, REUSE

Use the caps of jars as soap holders

Use recycled paper/notebooks

Wash and dry your glass/plastic items before throwing them in the recycling bin

Keep any plastic bags for future use

Use eco friendly or reusable dish sponges

Use reusable straws and cups

Invest in a fabric cup holder

Bring a water bottle with you wherever you go

Drink more water and less sugary drinks

Bring reusable bags for buying groceries instead of using plastic ones

Always keep a folded up tote/shopping bag with you in case you spontaneously decide to buy something

— ELECTRICITY

Set a timer on your air conditioning instead of letting it run throughout the night

Better yet, use a fan instead of an air conditioner

Open your windows! Aerate your home!

Allow natural light to enter your home during the daytime, so as to avoid turning on your lights

Switch to LED lightbulbs instead of regular lightbulbs

Turn off any switches in your house when they are not in use

Collect the water from your air conditioner/dehumidifier condenser and use that to water plants, clean surfaces, steam ironing, and flushing toilets. Do not drink it though!

— INTERNET

Delete your all of your unwanted emails

Delete your inactive social media accounts

Try not to post excessively on social media and stop scrolling excessively too. This not only reduces energy usage but also improves your mental health and productivity

Try to keep to one social media app instead of having so many

Reduce your internet usage

Save your eBooks on a thumbdrive instead of on cloud

Use Ecosia instead of Google

Stop being influenced by social media trends that only just contribute to consumerism

Download music instead of streaming

Reduce online shopping

— FOOD

Reduce intake of processed foods

Reduce intake of fish, beef, and dairy

Try eating vegan or vegetarian foods at least once or twice a week

Cook your own meals instead of eating out

Bring your own food containers when taking away food from stores

Beeswax wrap instead of cling wrap!

Buy loose-leaf tea or plastic free tea bags instead of regular tea bags

Eat more mushrooms, vegetables, and fruits and drink more water

Support local farmers

And finally, educate yourself more about ecology and the environment!

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biohazard-inevitable · 5 months

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Monster hunter be like:

Huh what? Yeah no i dont care about whatever plot you’re tryin to whip up here idk whats goin on just show me godzilla and let me poke him with a stick

#at least for me #i mean i ADORE the ecology #but at the end of the day im here for the armor fashion and monster designs #im going to poke godzilla with a stick #let me be FERAL #monster hunter

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dilfcherricola · 6 months

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i think that everyone should change their name as an adult at least once. like. youre gonna let your parents pick that shit for you? youre gonna be wearing the same name you got in like 1999?

#shush up jj #not a fan of fast fashion obviously wear it til you wear it out but names are ecologically free #mine

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sheilababi · 26 days

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And when the wheels come off, I will get out and push the damn thing.

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aworldofpattern · 1 year

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The Oil Spill by Robert Wun

SS23 Couture

'A corseted mini bodice dress with an extended back panel, expanded further with asymmetrical pheasant feathers painted in black. Styled with a silk sheer skirt with a three metres long train.

Embodied by the incredible Zinnia Kumar who was a biologist working with marine life preservation and rescue from ocean’s oil spilling.' X

#robert wun #fashion #couture #ss23 #spring 2023 #feathers #oil slick #oil spill #ecology #ecological disaster #bird #nature #zinnia kumar #marine biology #conservation

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 years

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Transforming Trash into Protest Art

The second largest country in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the richest sub-soils in the world in gold, coltan, diamonds, cobalt, oil... and yet remains the 8th poorest country on the planet.

The Congolese are among the biggest losers of globalisation. They rarely benefit from the products manufactured with the resources drawn from their country. In general, these products reappear in Africa in the third or fourth generation; at best they are outdated, but more often than not, they are no more than the waste products of industrialised countries that prefer to relocate their processing.

The DRC is experiencing an ecological scandal, but just as an alchemist transforms lead into gold, "Ndaku, la vie est belle" was born from these tons of rubbish. It was founded six years ago in Kinshasa by the artist Eddy Ekete, and today it brings together nearly 25 artists, almost all of whom were trained at the Kinshasa Academy of Fine Arts.

Painters, singers, visual artists and musicians have joined forces to denounce the tragedy of their daily lives, the wars that have resulted from them, the exploitation of women and men that stems from them and ferments the unfathomable misery that robs them of their dignity.

Originally, these artists had in common that they had no resources, no support and that they lived in a shanty town in Kinshasa, built on land filled with tons of untreated waste. Naturally, they found an abundance of free raw material in these remains.

Mobile phones, plastic, corks, everything is raw material - and yet already industrialised! - to denounce the chaos in which the country is kept.

If Congo Kinshasa has partly lost its animist and mystic traditions under the pressure of Catholicism and colonisation, the artists of the collective "Ndaku, la vie est belle" return to the traditional source of the African mask.

Courtesy of Stephan Gladieu

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emvisual · 1 year

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Esta es la bailarina de longboard Valeriya Gogunskaya en un vídeo para promocionar TWOTHIRDS. Una marca de ropa ecológica. El vídeo está rodado en Portugal.

#valeriya gogunskaya #portugal #twothirds #ecologia #ecologic #fashion #moda

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wastelesscrafts · 2 years

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The Horrible Aftermath of the SHEIN-pocalypse (Salem Tovar)

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epopoiia-leblog · 25 days

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Un sens à trouver

Il était une fois une mère qui s’inquiétait. Elle venait de rentrer du dernier défilé de la fashion week où tout avait été encore une fois merveilleux. Des looks époustouflants, des décors enchanteresses, des mises en scène spectaculaires, les couturiers s’étaient encore surpassés. Elle n’avait qu’une hâte : rédiger sa célèbre chronique qui revenait comme chaque année sur l’évènement. Elle adorait son métier. Quand on était passionné de mode comme elle, c’était une véritable chance de pouvoir assister à de tels spectacles. Mais, en même temps, depuis qu’elle était devenue mère, elle sentait que sa vision des choses était en train de changer. Chaque soir, alors qu’elle berçait son bébé dans ses bras, cette question revenait : est-ce que ce qu’elle faisait avait vraiment du sens ? Au regard de l’état du monde de plus en plus critique, quel intérêt y avait-il à passer son temps à s’extasier sur quelques bouts de tissu ? Que penserait sa fille quand elle serait grande ? Que sa mère avait perdu son temps dans un univers de rêves et de paillettes pendant que le monde réel partait à la dérive ?

Alors que l’écran de son ordinateur attendait les premières lignes de son article, elle réalisa que, si elle n’avait peut-être pas le pouvoir de changer le monde, au moins pouvait-elle essayer d’insuffler un peu d’espoir et de courage à ceux qui en avaient besoin. Inspirée par le spectacle qu’elle venait de voir, elle écrivit alors un texte qui parla d’amour, de bienveillance et de solidarité mais surtout qui rappela l’importance du pouvoir émotionnel de l’art et de la créativité. Car, finalement, dans un monde qui en semblait de plus en plus dépourvu, trouver refuge dans la contemplation du beau n’était peut-être pas si insignifiant que ça.

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liepabdg · 4 months

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So here’s how i make the “goo” to form my pieces of my costumes:

Firstly, what do you need: •find a good bowl you could cover up and set aside; •some liquid glue; •scrap paper ( You can get scrap paper from old school notes, magazines, newspapers, anything that’s made from paper, and i just cut or rip them into small pieces. )

Then you put all of the scrap papers in the bowl and add water to cover them. Then you add some liquid glue. The wet papers itself stick alright, but can potentially break down once dried, so the glue makes it last longer and be more durable, so add as much as you want, i for example use one glass of water with one table spoon of liquid glue.

Then you mix it up. And you cover the bowl with a cloth or plastic bag, etc. and put it aside for at least an hour to soak up the scrap papers in the liquids.

And you can use the mass to sculpt from there or you can mash it into smaller pieces to make a “puree” to sculpt more smoothly, which takes more time to make, best option would be to blend it, but i do it manually by squeezing and ripping the goo for a while until im satisfied!

And there you go! Here’s how i make my own sculpting “goo” 😆

( update: i found out how this technique is called: “papier mache”, Its name originates from France, which is translated as “chewed up paper” )

#diy #sculpture #sculpting #art #ecological #sustainable #recycling #nature #cottagecore #fashion #life is beautiful #design #artist

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calendulacraft · 1 year

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Mending Tutorial:

Looking through my wardrobe I noticed a theme among my favorite pants. And so I decided to make a short tutorial on how to mend torn belt loops.

At first this isn't a noticeable tear. But, with time a small hole will just grow & grow. Best to fix a little problem before it becomes even bigger. This mend took about 5 minutes in total and all I used was a patch of a similar weight to the garment (in this case jean), scissors, needle, and thread.

As you can see in one of the photos my mending kit came in handy for this project as I wasn't at home when I made this tutorial. Most experience menders already have the tools they need to do such DIY projects. But, for those starting out a mending kit is super helpful. You can find one via my Etsy page.

#mending tutorials #mending #visible mending #invisible mending #repair culture #repair what you wear #upcylcing #wasteless crafts #zero waste #low waste #sewing tutorial #craft #ecological fashion #slow fashion

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purple-elf-jewellery · 1 year

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poetlcs · 4 months

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even tho I get why it's said (and I've lamented it before too) I feel this whole 'booktok is book fast fashion' thing is so overplayed because the publishing industry is not even comparable to the fashion industry, which is so incredibly detrimental to the environment and relies on child/slave labour. like yes I don't think people need to buy 30 books at once but we can criticise overconsumption without watering down words like fast fashion, or implying consumption is equally as bad as humans rights abuses in the fashion industry. also, I feel this conversation is doing nothing but center the focus back on western countries. like ur literally hand wringing about books while children are losing their childhoods to the fashion industry rn!!!

#and the people doing it are sooooooo self righteous too #buying 30 books may be stupid but its just simply not as unethical as buyin from shein is like be SERIOUS!#also. booktok is just the new booktube and people said the SAME THING a decade ago when booktube was getting popular #while actual ecological systems collapse bc of fast fashion and garment workers are literally losing their lives #ur annoyed someone has 3 SJM edition like just shut upppppp #making smth up to discourse abt

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severeprincesheep · 6 months

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How puffer jackets could help the environment

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The bulrushes that grow in the marshland will be used to stuff puffer jackets, instead of synthetic fibres or goose down that is currently used by the fashion industry.

#ecology #climate change #videos #fashion #great britain #nature

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moved-to-diamondsilvermoon · 2 years

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nart 🌴🚲

everything went so wrong i had to cut off his feet :(

pls click for better resolution

#traditional drawing #tradicional art #traditional art #anime fanart #fanart #naruto #eu ♡ ubatuba-sp #means i love ubatuba #lol i've never been to ubatuba #BUT I WILL #next year #because there is a trip during ecology class #*naruto but he attends biology college*#his shirt is my shirt #i have no fashion sense #naruto fanart

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