Eco-Textiles: How to Shop and Reuse

Between fast fashion and the ease of online shopping, it can be difficult to purchase clothes in ways that benefit the environment. K will lead a brief introduction to the ethics of textiles and shopping guides, and then lead a simple workshop on a creative way to reuse old garment bu making a braided rug with finger crocheting, such as t-shirts and sweats.

K Kriesel (they/them) is a local textile artist who has been sewing roughly a third of their wardrobe since 2015.

K's recommended reading:

The Conscious Closet:The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good by Elizabeth L. Cline
Women's Work: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Over-Dressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline
Fashionopolis: The Secrets Behind the Clothes We Wear: Dana Thomas
Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair

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Galena~reallyy outstanding shots, catch ya later!=))