You're fabulously awesome! Keep it up!

Lol, right? I've still got stuff from my first round of college in 2006. I've pretty much spent my life in scrubs. The 3 sets I bought yesterday is the first addition to my closet in something like 3-4 years. But I've been looking for a way to make the jewlery I make more environmentally friendly. I saw a designer who uses fabric samples that are thrown out in her designs and am trying to think of a way to adapt the idea.

I'm surprised they have lasted that long. My clothes usually last about 2 years before I need to throw them away because of the fabric fading and becoming tacky looking or becoming weak. Things like elastane in Jersey cotton starts splitting and sticking out the fabric. I'll repair whatever I can, I have a pill remover that I use to maintain my clothes. The grip on my sneakers starts to wear down after about two years. I have indoor clothes and outdoor clothes. I try and make my clothes and shoes last, but I won't look like a bum or wear shoes that could potentially make me slip (I have no ACL in one knee).

Yep. Such a shame right? If I will not be able to use it over & over for a long period of time, then I would not buy them. That should be the mindset of everybody...

What are 'ridiculous' prices?

I just came from a documentary that talked about that. Mitumba(sp?) is what they call it, at least in Kenya. They talked about routinely only Being able to sell 1/2 (or more) of a $23,000 bale. So they can't make the profit they need to survive.

Oh my. I am so sad to hear this. So good that you shared this.

@@saladvolcano3103 More than necessary!!

What@@Shinymarja

why do you say that?

I agree, it's so ugly haha

Look.. stop telling people what to do. No one cares who you think. You want to look like shit then go ahead ✌✌

There needs to be an overall balance. It's not about our opinions and preferences here, it is about regulating an industry that is unsustainable and harmful to our society. We can't just think about it as an individual choice, it is collective responsibility and when a behaviour is detrimental, it needs to be corrected and regulated just like anything else. No one can stop you looking good but what we can do as a society is change the way the industry works and this will reflect on changes in consumers behaviours too. Freedom means you can make a choice and with that choice comes responsibility - always and there are always boundaries. When you waste resources that are scarce that should not be the price of looking good. You can still look good while being efficient and using fewer resources. I would call it optimization and it is necessary for every aspect of our lives.

Even when you source from an unethical source it is still more sustainable for tailors in fast fashion work in such a pace they make a lot of mistakes so much that often sewing and stiches aren't even. And think of all those people who do logistics. Amazon treats its workers horibly they work in cages.

@M. Hall I'd really like to learn how to sew. My cousin is a cosplayer and makes all of her costumes. She made her own wedding dress and a friend (who sews for a living) made our bride's maids dresses from a design she drew. Both were absolutely beautiful. And I saw the kimonos the seamstress had made for a production of "The Mikado" and those were drop dead gorgeous. I don't really wear "street" clothing all that often because school and work require scrubs. But I'd like to make my own so I can control the fabric, fit, etc.

​@@KirstenMarie_MS3Karolina Żebrowska's channel has lessons on how to sew

That's awesome. Do you do requests?

Sadly it was never picked up and this was just the pilot so it shall forever remain a stand alone doc

@@JayLaw That's sad. I was looking forward to seeing the jewelry made from coffee grounds.

There isnt a next one the pilot never got picked up

@@JayLaw ah ok thanks !

True. But it is still better than those plastic bottles roting in ocean because most of plastic isn't recycled anyways

Kinda, it is a swastica, a symbol of fortune i believe, that was known for thousands of years before Hitler picked it up and ruined it for everyone. Before WW2 there was even a canadian hockey team called "The Swasticas". It is still widely used but mostly in the east. Hope i helped :)

@@Drad_ more like manji

According to Julia R., nazis now have a "logo". Because fascism is a brand.

@@Drad_ The Swastika is the reverse of the Symbol of fortune which I believe originated in China many many years or decades ago.

It is actually a symbol in Buddhism that means fortune, like the others have mentioned.

It has original religious origins before it was used in the war- which is tilted in a different direction . For example it is the manji symbol in Japan which represents peace and prosperity, it is still used today in their temples. I imagine that the shirt shown in this video is representative of their culture.