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Going Back to Natural Fibers
Finding the right fabrics for the first season of Jackalo has been a bit of a journey. I’ve settled on a premium, highly traceable organic cotton, but it took a while for me to get there. Here’s why…
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#MendMarch
Across the interwebs this month mending experts are showing off their skills and inspiring others to fix their clothes using the hashtag #mendmarch. Just as we get excited for new plant growth in the Spring, now's the perfect time to put some new life in your worn out clothes (or help your kids pants make it the last few weeks or months to shorts weather!) At special request from one of my followers on Instagram, I'm putting together a quick list of some great resources for those new to mending.
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Plastic-Free for a Family of Four
Every week, I’m shocked at the size of our pile of plastics to be recycled. Mountains of milk cartons, pasta containers, and cheese wrappers. As a family of four with varying tastes, we produce a lot of waste. Here in the Netherlands, so much can be recycled. But that doesn’t make our mountain of waste any less disturbing.
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Thread by Thread, a Revolution
Fashion bloggers and street style mavens the world over have extolled the virtues of mixing high and low, designer clothes with mainstream and thrift items. And when it comes to kids’ clothes, style has made big strides, with fashionable choices available at democratic prices at Old Navy, Target, etc. But the sad fact is, most of the “fast” or “low-end” fashion comes at a very high cost to our environment.
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