This is enough water to fill 32 million Olympic-size swimming pools. While we believe that there is plenty of consumable water on our planet for everyone, this does not meet reality. This leaves us with less than one percent of accessible water. One great way to work against this is by extending the lifespan of your garment. This may not sound like an awful lot now, but imagine when not only one person would do this, but many more!
Another alternative is to invest in organic cotton garments. This way you will not contribute to water pollution, due to the elimination of synthetic pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers. At Kleiderly, we realised the enormous impact of clothing production when it comes to water usage, or energy consumption and more.
Therefore, we see it as crucial to make use of these valuable resources as long as possible. With our patent-pending solution, we have developed a way to give these resources a new life by deriving waste clothing away from landfills and turn them into a plastic alternative.
Bist du widerruflich mit der Nutzung von Cookies auf unserer Seite einverstanden? Unsere Wirkung. Instagram Facebook Twitter Linkedin. How much water is needed to make a t-shirt? Shrinkage in the length amounted to about 8 percent. It fit beautifully, and I created more room over my hips and for putting my hands in my pockets by ending the seams where the front and back panels connect to the side panels a few inches above the hem.
I hope this story has encouraged you to consider growing fiber plants and learning about the rewarding processes involved in producing your own clothes. Plus, you can meet some wonderful new people by joining fiber groups to learn more about spinning and weaving. Almost all commercial cotton is white, but a number of heirloom and newly developed cultivars are available with naturally colored fiber. You can choose between several shades of brown and green.
Colored cottons tend to have shorter fibers than commercial white cultivars do — the result of less selection overall, and of maintaining the unique colors of the fiber rather than focusing on fiber length and ease of machine harvest. My beds were only separated by about feet, so pollinators merrily went from one bed to the other, muddying my original colors. What you do will depend on how patient you are, and how much space you have to devote to growing cotton.
Cindy Conner is a permaculture educator and managing partner of Homeplace Earth LLC, through which she teaches sustainable growing practices and other skills. Her most recent book is Seed Libraries.
Thank you for this info! I am thinking of growing a small garden's worth of cotton for my own use, and this is very encouraging and informative. What a great article! I only wish I could grow cotton up here in Canada smile. Join us for a much anticipated return to the Lone Star State! Earlybird ticket discounts are now available online. You'll find tips for slashing heating bills, growing fresh, natural produce at home, and more.
That's why we want you to save money and trees by subscribing through our earth-friendly automatic renewal savings plan. Making a Homespun Cotton Shirt Be inspired by this slow-fashion project to grow, process, spin, weave, and sew cotton garments. Making an entirely homegrown garment was an unforgettable experience for Cindy.
Photo by Stephanie Conner. Photo by Cindy Conner. Brown and green cotton bolls top , yarn on the spindle center , and after boiling at sides. A scarf woven with fiber from the original harvest. This brown cotton in the boll is ready to be harvested and processed. Photo by Walt Conner. Continue Reading. Spindle or Wheel? Share your thoughts.
Related Content. Herb E-Book Projects Collection. The website Cotton Today, however, argues that cotton is naturally drought tolerant and uses less water than most crops. Cotton growers also use less pesticides than 20 or 30 years ago -- about 0.
That's partly because technology has made it possible to grow more cotton on less land. Low-cost imports, many from China, have led to a fashion trend many call "fast fashion" -- purchase of clothing as almost disposables. Americans buy about 1 billion garments from China annually, and throw away in excess of 68 pounds of textiles per person per year, according to "Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry. So what to do with all those old unwanted shirts, and how much of it ends up in landfills anyway?
Some is sold online as vintage. About 15 percent of discarded clothing is donated or consigned, then sold to other consumers, according to "Waste Couture. A study by a charity group and a university looked at whether recycling pays off, after considering transportation and other energy costs.
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