SUSTAINABLE
Here you can find information and resources on where to find environmentally friendly, low impact, regenerative, socially conscious and ethically-produced fabrics textiles, and materials.
Here you can find information and resources on where to find environmentally friendly, low impact, regenerative, socially conscious and ethically-produced fabrics textiles, and materials.
Welcome to Aurora Silk, your #1 source for the finest in pure silk fabrics, yarns and natural dyes. All of our products are 100% natural, unadulterated and organic. You don’t have to settle for substandard materials or synthetics. Aurora Silk is the funding arm for Mama D.O.C. and when you make a purchase through Aurora Silk proceeds go to help provide a livelihood to good people around the world.
Aurora Silk was established in 1969, in Berkeley, California, by Senior Master Natural Dyer Cheryl Kolander. Starting the business in order to support her own art of weaving and natural dying, she wanted to share her love of natural fabrics, yarns and dyes with the world. Since then she has traveled the world to find the very best fabrics and dyes. She knows that these products could help the world by keeping dangerous chemicals away from the skin and therapeutically help people with skin problems. Over the years the business has grown and expanded to providing silkworms and hair & skin care products.
In her travels Cheryl has learned from many cultures and helps many disadvantaged people by helping them develop a sustainable production of the finest fabrics and natural dyes. She holds a special place in her heart for people she meets and keeps her business better than fair-trade by paying them what they ask for rather than trying to negotiate a bottom dollar price.
FabScrap is a convenient and transparent recycling and reuse SERVICE, is an affordable and accessible materials RESOURCE, and is educating and empowering a diverse COMMUNITY of changemakers where you can purchase and recycle deadstock fabrics. You can shop online or visit their stockroom in Brooklyn.
Excess inventory sits in warehouses collecting dust or ends up burned or buried. This causes environmental and financial harm. So we built the solution, starting with a marketplace to monetize waste while keeping it in circulation. Now our excess inventory management software, called "Materia MX," powers Fortune 500 enterprises so they can manage complex waste streams around the world all in one place. Get started on Day 1 and take action!
https://www.organiccotton.biz/store/
Based in the historical market town of Machynlleth, or Mach as it's known locally, is on the far West edge of Mid Wales surrounded by the green hills, sheep, beautiful countryside and people.
We are on the Dyfi Eco Park in a highly insulated unit with 110 solar panels on the roof. Dyfi Eco Park was an early adopter of sustainable energy sources 18 years ago.
Nancy runs the business with the help of Gráinne, Matt and Yvonne.
Nearly all of our fabrics are made directly for us and to our specification.
https://organiccottonplus.com/
In 1991, this farm became one of the first certified organic farms in the country. Despite this achievement of bringing back pesticide free organic cotton to the US, almost all of the fiber from the early organic farms was bought by large corporations, and blended with conventional cotton. These companies were able to meet their “green goals”, but it left small businesses who wanted to commit to 100% organic cotton products empty handed.
As a result, Organic Cotton Plus became a sister company of the farm used to set aside organic cotton bales to create 100% certified fabrics for individuals and small businesses. We shipped these bales to be contract-spun into yarn, then woven into fabric, and finished with just a natural scour wash. We ended up with beautiful 100% organic fabric ready to ship to all the small businesses and individuals that needed it.
Today, through production both in the US and overseas, we have increased our line of fabrics to include knits, ecodyed fabrics, notions, and much more. In addition, we became the first fabric retailer in the U.S. to be fully GOTS-certified right through packing in our warehouse.
San Fran based wholesaler. Pickering International has been a pioneer of eco and sustainable fabric suppliers since 1992. From pure to blend, light to heavy, woven to knit, you’ll be amazed what we are offering with organic cotton and linen, hemp, wool, soybean, bamboo and recycled fibers. We hope that our collection will inspire you to create things that not only look beautiful, feel wonderful, but are also gentle to the earth.
Offset Warehouse source the globe to bring together hand-picked eco fabrics and haberdashery, ideal for creating products that not only look good, but do the planet good, are kind to the workers who produced the raw materials – and don’t harm your loved ones with dangerous chemicals and pesticides.
They offer swatches, one meter minimums, worldwide delivery and wholesale discounts.
https://fabric.spiritex.net/
Asheville NC company providing organic cotton fabrics, especially cut and sew knits.
Provides a great list of ethical and environmentally safe fabric sources....
Based in India. Good source for greige organic and eco friendly materials, as well as a wide range of recycled polyester suitable for sublimation printing.
https://weare.thefabricstoreonline.com/
Based in New Zealand/Australia. Good source for Merino Wool fabrics. At the Fabric Store, we are simply lovers of fabric. We are a destination point for the sewing and creative community, offering a curated range of designer dress fabrics and mill overruns coupled with an exceptional in-store experience and dedicated, passionate service. Our aim is to provide an alternative option within a fast-fashion society where fine craft and high quality fabrics are often undervalued. We are huge supporters of home sewing, crafts and the #MeMade movement, and appreciate the time and care that goes into creating garments by hand. We believe that creative endeavours like home sewing and crafts can also have a profound impact on our well-being.
We're a New Zealand owned and operated business that began in 1995 as Global Fabrics with just a single store! We’ve grown organically into eight retail stores across New Zealand and Australia, as our customers have convinced us to expand. Our New Zealand stores have been embedded in the local sewing and creative community firmly since their inception and are located in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
https://www.twosistersecotextiles.com/collections/apparel
A limited inventory of apparel fabrics, but some interesting eco-friendly suiting and midweight organic and regenerative materials. At Two Sisters, you'll find only the highest quality fibers that are woven to the same standards as conventional textiles. They pass the same performance tests and are dyed in a beautiful palette of sophisticated colors
https://www.letoffefabrics.com/about
All fabric on this page is designer (deadstock) surplus, undyed fabric. In many cases designers buy large amounts of fabric to have custom dyed and there is always a lot left over. If there isn’t documentation, a burn test is conducted to verify if any synthetic exists. All undyed fabric is sourced by fibers - silk, rayon, cotton, wool. I recommend you always test first - swatches are available. There can be a slim chance deadstock fabric has a small amount of something else not apparent. Trims are usually ordered directly from vendor.
have the potential to help reduce water and energy consumption, as well as help keep clothes out of landfill.
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Closed Loop
Waste Minimization
help those living beings who are affected by the production all along the textile supply chain. This includes fair trade, labor issues + factory practices, animal rights, cultural appropriation, and all other issues human and animal related.
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ANIMAL ALTERNATIVES