Thoughts from the Loom

09 April 2022

No Wash Club: Meaningful things to do with that extra time!

Have you heard of our No Wash Club? Shhhhh…. We’re not supposed to be talking about it…. But heck WE ARE because it’s bloody important, and fascinating too...

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07 April 2022

Cost Per Wear: Our 3 top tips

When buying bread, we may think about how many sandwiches we can get out of a loaf. Same with a car, we’ll seriously consider the miles per gallon...

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05 April 2022

Clothes Over Fashion: What do these words really MEAN?

  'Fashion' is used as an umbrella term for anything clothing related, which isn’t good when we look at what it really means today. It’s a bureaucratic relationship...

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11 March 2022

Shite Stereotypes: Sustainable living is for ALL

There should be no such thing as a sustainability stereotype, even stereotypes in general, why do we have them (another blog perhaps on this one...) So for the...

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03 February 2022

Dressing the body: Replacing 'Fast' with 'Past'

Dressing the body to express ourselves is a primal human instinct that goes back thousands of years. But if our ancestors rose from the dead today, they would...

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01 February 2022

The Better Business Act: A New Contract Between Business and Society

Where the responsibility lies in overconsumption is ambiguous. We are in a dizzying back and forth between focusing on consumers, for buying and then businesses, for offering products/services....

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31 December 2021

B The Change in 2022 and Beyond!

For far too long now, business has been built off the backs of the many to benefit the few. Some may think this is how it’s always been,...

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07 December 2021

Microplastics: Not just in the ocean…

The microplastic conversation usually revolves around the sea – the fact that when we wash synthetic fabrics (which are made from burning fossil fuels and contain plastic), tiny...

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24 November 2021

BOLLOCKS TO BLACK FRIDAY

There’s a big difference between what we want and what we need. Sadly, that’s been distorted heavily and caused us to feel like we need lots of things...

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16 November 2021

Why Heritage Craft IS sustainability

Heritage craft is defined as “a practice which employs manual dexterity and skill, and an understanding of traditional materials, design and techniques, and which has been practised for...

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02 November 2021

BULLSHIT BLOGS #1 – The Official Cop26 Tartan: Where is the support for Scotland’s mills?

Cop26 being held in Glasgow is huge for Scotland. We’re delighted to be attending to put the spotlight on the (usually underestimated) fabric industry – one of humanity’s...

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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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