#sustainable weaves

[teaboot]

I feel like if you're using a lot of disposable plastic bags in your day to day life, you've gotta do something sustainable to make up for it. Like using bamboo toilet paper or eco friendly cat litter or something, yknow

Honestly I exaggerate for comedic effect, while I DO routinely use ziplock bags to hold spaghetti I cook maybe once a month and the bag itself is usually for freezer storage. I actually throw out maybe one bag a week? I DO hate washing plates and tupperware and junk but that usually just means I eat sandwiches without a plate.

I agree though that needless waste should be avoided, and I do avoid it- biodegradable bags and recyclables, empty butter tubs used to store leftovers, etc.

This said, though, not applicable necessarily for myself but for a lot of others- I feel that it's importat to remember that there are many people who legitimately NEED things like plastic straws, or catheters, or pre-packaged foods

And the idea that that's a moral failing that individuals need to personally make up for when a single billionaire blows out more CO2 in a long weekend than I will in my whole life on a superjet meet-cute in the Bolivian rainforest between humvee drag races funded by the river-polluting textiles plants they planted in a third world country to avoid EPA laws and give an entire village stillbirths and stomach cancer is an idea that those very same bigwigs have spent a LOT of time and money investing in planting in the public psyche.

Like- Glass bottles are infinitely recyclable, so why are so many drinks in plastic now? Loads of drinks manufacturers used to buy them back and clean them for re-use, so why did they stop? If they chose to make something out of a limited and environmentally irresponsible material, why is it my failing to track down a correct process of disposal for them? What if there are none in my area? Do I lobby for more recycling plants in my area? Do I set aside some of my limited time outside the pain factory of my job- which I have more than one of, thanks to rising costs of things just like that drink I just emptied- to properly dispose of this company's waste FOR them?

Say coca-cola just rolled up to your town and started dumping millions of empty plastic bottles in the street, going, "wow, you should really think about building and staffing a recycling depot, it would be really shameful of you to just put these in the trash." When companies purposefully use materials with limited lifespans- because yes, even plastic can only be reused so many times- and tell you it's your own fault if it harms the environment- that's essentially what they're doing, just with more steps.

Yes, its important to be as environmentally concious as we can in our day to day life, but responsible sustainability is not catholicism. We don't get good boy points from our lord and savior Captain Planet every time the average low-income household gathers together to hold hands and repent for a single-use plastic that allows them to access something they need.

Entire families could eat trees and shit dead lithium batteries for years and still not do as much damage to the planet as an average dye plant or braindead celebrity does in a week just for fun, and I'm mad about it

...this went on longer than intended.

TL/DR: DO recycle and minimize waste, but don't beat yourself up over the little waste you can't avoid, and follow the money.

EDIT: Part 2

[expobazzar]

5 ‘small’ business women entrepreneurs bringing ‘big’ changes to the industry

Discover five inspiring women entrepreneurs who are making significant impacts in their industries through their small businesses. These innovative leaders are bringing about transformative changes and reshaping their respective sectors. Explore their stories and be inspired by their remarkable achievements.

[declantlynxh]

a dreamer, a dream, and declan: that was the brothers lynch

declan lynch web weaving, 5/?

richard siken, turpentine; maggie stiefvater, the raven king; paula vogel, how i learned to drive; maggie stiefvater, the raven king; AroarA, #6; maggie stiefvater, call down the hawk; lucy dacus, dream state…; maggie stiefvater, call down the hawk; ted chiang, story of your life; natalie diaz, a brother named gethsemane; maggie stiefvater, the dream thieves; michael torres, my brother is asking for stamps; the 1975, is there somebody who can watch you?; maggie stiefvater, mister impossible; lady lamb, little brother; maggie stiefvater, the dream thieves; jean anouilh, antigone; valzhyna mort, genesis; maggie stiefvater, mister impossible; the hollies, he ain't heavy, he's my brother

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Sorry not sorry to grannypost again but look at this amazing jacket she made me??? She wove it herself on her loom out of wool, silk, banana fibre and scraps of old cloth. The buttons are made of antler. It took her a year and a half and I love it! It’s not vegan, but it is handmade, largely local and very sustainable. It’s an item of clothing I have a personal connection to because of the story behind it, and it shows that reducing how much cotton and polyester we wear doesn’t have to mean drab or boring clothing. So it feels pretty solarpunk to me! Now to learn how to do this kind of thing myself…

[jasperthehatchet]

My basket is done!!!!! She looks a little wonky but that's okay :)

I might make a lid for it

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[sageandscorpiongrass]

hello!

could u possibly do a web weaving for all the people pleasers? i would really love it. thank u!

I will be a mirror, don't look at me as myself.

I Loved You Before I Was Born, Li-Young Lee | Louise Kaufmann | the moon: poems to heal your heart, k.tolnoe | Setting Myself Free, Julia Greef | Dear March—Come in—, Emily Dickinson | Neurodivergency Affirmation Sticker, thatautisticjoy (redbubble) | Likable, Mary Kethya Khuon | Come Over, Noah Kahan | The Landing, Marie Howe | Calling A Wolf A Wolf, Kaveh Akbar | Two, Sleeping At Last

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[guptafibres]

"Good for the planet, good for your projects: Recycled Cotton Yarn."

[keepingitneutral]

The Weave House, Navsari, India,

The BAD Studio

[bogboy420]

i feel like given the state of modern day clothing and fast fashion it's becoming increasingly important 2 erase the stigma of fabric crafts (e.g. knitting or crochet) idk there's less of it now but i still c ppl categorising it as a "granny hobby" or even just as "a girl hobby" fabric crafts of any kind do not hav a gender and also given how the price of clothing is going up and the quality of those clothes is going down it makes more and more sense 4 ppl 2 start learning how 2 make their own clothing items and other fabric items

ik it can seem very daunting at 1st, ur picking up a whole new hobby but it's ok 2 take small steps and work up 2 it, even smth as seemingly simple as knitting a scarf can help in the long run both bc hey now u hav a scarf but also bc of the skills learned that u can then transfer 2 other things

another thing is that sometimes 1 way of doing fabric crafts that a lot of ppl think is easier may not work 4 u, 4 me i love knitting but i can't 4 the life of me get my head around how crochet works and i always end up forgetting how i even managed 2 get anywhere w it part way thru and i get stuck, even tho a lot of ppl hav said 2 me that crochet is easier than knitting, 4 me personally tho it's the opposite so don't b afraid 2 try out crafts that other ppl think is harder if u think it might work better w how ur brain works, 4 me knitting is my go 2 but 4 u it might b different bc every person is different yk?

i think 1 of my favourite things abt fabric crafts is that if u get creative w it and hav the time and energy (which i understand not every1 does) u can make almost anything

feel free 2 reblog and say if u've made anything cool thru fabric crafts! let's start a reblog chain of positivity 2 let ppl know that fabric crafts doesn't hav 2 b this daunting scary thing and u can do so much w it!

[pls note this post is not meant 2 shame any1 who cannot do fabric crafts 4 whatever reason (cost, time cost, disability, ect) nor is this meant 2 shame any1 who does buy fast fashion the intention of this post is simply 2 b a positivity post 2 encourage those who hav been considering options other than fast fashion 2 think abt mayb making their own clothes and things if that is acessible 4 them and they want fabric items that r of better quality and more long lasting while also taking stigma away from fabric crafts and letting ppl know who r new 2 it that it doesn't hav 2 b this big scary thing]

[defira85]

I know I just posted my new chapter less than 12 hours ago but I'm working on the next one because a) I've had a particular scene mostly written between Carmela and Gale for weeks now, love religious besties grappling with philosophical quagmires together, and b) I cannot. I CANNOT. stop laughing at Lolth in Rhyme's past because she's such a dumb fuck. "Now I, Starscream, will be the NEW leader of the Decepticons Goddess of Magic!" you absolute buffoon. You garbage woman. This is canon! This isn't me making shit up, this is a dumb idea she got into her head after the Spellplague! Why they don't do more with it in canon is beyond me because it's so fucking funny to me

[veronicapock]

Stories from the weave studio: early autumn

An update of happenings in my weaving studio. It's been a slow return to work after the summer break, but here are some of the pieces I've been working on along with some inspirations, and musing on the changing of the season.

[foxyou-too]

Maja Johansson Starander combines two types of craftsmanship rag-rug making and weaving

[gothmiqote]

Varha keeps poking at me with more Family Lore TM as an explanation for why her current relationship with Rhaya’ra is Like That & it’s coming in the form of “actually Three of us survived the calamity physically but one is suspiciously Not Present Now & also she was definitely Rhaya’s favourite sister :)”

I don’t have a name for this sibling yet but she’s. Definitely not going to be making any present day appearances that’s for sure.

[uncanny-tranny]

I had to stand on my bed to take this photo, and I think that's iconic:

I still need to weave in the ends, but this is the back panel complete! I went through thirteen skeins (429yards/392meters/~9,806.94 Dinoponera Gigantea ants) to finish up this panel, but I'm only about 36% of the way through the recommended size.

[scarletbonansea]

Using the selvedge edge waste from the weaving process to trim cushions

www.themonkeypuzzletree.com

Fabric woven at Mitchell Interflex, Barnoldswick, UK

Printed at Stead McAlpin, Carlisle, UK

[strawberrum]

Handspun Fairy Bubbles

♡ sparkly sweet handspun that I will custom spin for you ♡