From Yarn to Design: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Your Own Patterns
Ready to create your own crochet or knitting patterns? This beginner's guide walks you through the essential steps, from gathering supplies to sharing your unique designs with the world.
Top 5 Most Damaging Fashion Brands
Learn about the top 5 most damaging fashion brands and their harmful impacts on the environment and labor conditions. From Shein to Zara, discover how fast fashion is contributing to overconsumption, pollution, and unethical practices, and find out what you can do as a consumer to make a difference.
Beyond Trends: The Timeless Appeal of Capsule Wardrobes
Discover the timeless appeal of capsule wardrobes and how they promote sustainable fashion. Learn how to build your own curated collection of versatile pieces that simplify your wardrobe and enhance your personal style.
Sustainable Style Icons: Fashion Leaders Making a Difference
Discover sustainable style icons in fashion who are making a difference, including Stella McCartney, Emma Watson, and Gigi Hadid. Learn how these leaders promote ethical practices and inspire change in the industry.
Fair Trade Fashion: Why It Matters for Workers and the Environment
Learn about fair trade fashion and its importance for workers and the environment. Discover how fair trade practices promote fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices in the fashion industry.
Eco-Friendly Fabrics: Best Materials for Sustainable Fashion
Discover the best eco-friendly fabrics for sustainable fashion, including organic cotton, linen, bamboo, Tencel, hemp, and recycled polyester. Learn how these materials can reduce your environmental impact and support ethical production.
How Thrifting Can Reduce Your Fashion Footprint
Learn how thrifting can reduce your fashion footprint by cutting down on textile waste, resource consumption, and carbon emissions. Explore our guide to sustainable shopping and the ethical benefits of buying second-hand clothing.
How to Make Your Own Clothes: A Guide to Supporting Sustainable Fashion
Learn how to make your own clothes through sewing, knitting, or crocheting with this guide to supporting sustainable fashion. Discover eco-friendly materials, beginner-friendly techniques, and tips to reduce your fashion footprint.
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Crochet Techniques Every Maker Should Know
Ready to advance your crochet skills? Discover the top advanced crochet techniques every maker should know, from Tunisian crochet to tapestry work, and take your projects to the next level.
New Generation of Makers: The Rise of Crochet and Knitting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Discover how a new generation of makers embraced crochet and knitting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about the resurgence of these fiber arts, their appeal to younger crafters, and how they’re reshaping sustainable fashion. Explore the growing online community of knitters and crocheters, and see how platforms like Knit Net are supporting this vibrant movement. Dive into the handmade revolution, and find out why knitting and crochet are more popular than ever!
What is Slow Fashion?
Slow fashion is a sustainable alternative to fast fashion, focusing on eco-friendly materials, ethical production, and mindful consumption. Knitters and crocheters can embrace this movement by creating handmade, lasting garments and choosing sustainable yarns. Learn how your fiber art can support a more ethical and environmentally friendly future.
Why Quality Over Quantity Matters
Slow fashion focuses on creating long-lasting, high-quality garments through ethical production and sustainable materials. It stands in stark contrast to fast fashion’s mass production and disposable trends, encouraging mindful consumption and craftsmanship. This shift is crucial for both the planet and the people involved in garment production, and it’s changing how we think about fashion.
How to Build a Sustainable Wardrobe
In this guide, we’ll explore practical tips for transitioning to a more eco-friendly closet, from investing in timeless pieces to choosing sustainable fabrics. Learn how to shop smarter, support ethical brands, and even incorporate thrifting and upcycling into your fashion habits.
The Damage of Fast Fashion: A Broken Industry
Learn how fast fashion harms the environment and exploits workers, and discover sustainable solutions that promote eco-friendly materials, ethical labor practices, and conscious consumption.