Thoughts from the Loom

28 September 2021

The Real Price of ‘Pretty Packaging’

Ever heard someone say they bought something ‘just for the box/bag?’ Any experienced marketer will tell you that the way a product is packaged can be just as...

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20 September 2021

Sustainable Mindset: 14 Things We Can Do Today To Help Fight The Climate Battle

It’s not just down to us as individuals to combat the climate crisis. Systematic change is desperately needed through government legislation and the practices of big businesses. Nonetheless,...

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20 September 2021

Making Sense of Eco Anxiety

Aye, it’s real. Not just a new branch of moaning invented by the ‘snowflake generation’....that's what the big polluters would conveniently like you to believe. No, eco anxiety...

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25 August 2021

Learning How To Be A Sustainable Rebel: Our Top 5 Favourite Instagram Accounts

The fight to change consumer & brand behaviour in the fashion industry is one that can never be done alone. Over the past few decades, the glamourisation of...

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19 August 2021

Outfit Repeating: Let's Stop the Demonization

OUTFIT REPEATING Ever had the thought “I’ve got so many clothes but nothing to wear”… We’ve all had that experience; standing in front of the wardrobe and sighing,...

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17 August 2021

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (LITERALLY)

Acrylic. It’s a polymer fibre with a lightweight, warm, and soft feel. It takes dyes beautifully and has excellent colorfastness. It also resists shrinking and wrinkles. It’s because...

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11 August 2021

Crude Oil: The hottest trend this season

It’s no secret that big oil companies are colossally responsible for global pollution. We think of the intense drilling into the Earth… the giant spills in the oceans…...

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11 August 2021

Like Sunbathing on a Sinking Boat: Repeal It Reflection

This week we had planned to write a press release about our Repeal It campaign.  It’s been live for just over a month and when we launched it,...

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30 June 2021

Repeal It - A Tag/Label with a Purpose

"The world has always gone forward when people have dared to have crazy ideas" Gioconda Belli One of our biggest aims as a business has always been to...

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30 June 2021

Repeal It - Plant A Tree & Build A Bog

Footprints. Sometimes they are a lovely impression of human presence – like steps along the sand of a beach. Sometimes they irritate us - like when the kids...

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30 June 2021

Repeal It - A Pass it on Marketplace

When thinking about our ‘Repeal It’ campaign, we wanted to publicly address our responsibility as a maker to ensure that what we put out into the world gets...

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30 June 2021

Repeal It - What and Why?

AN OPEN LETTER FROM PRICKLY THISTLE SCOTLANDAn address to our toxic fashion addiction Why is buying sparkly plastic waste considered a status symbol?Why will we pay high prices for...

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