Just what can a knitter do to effect the envronment. Worsted Witch has an article full of links for sustainability in fiber arts!
It rocks and it is far beyond anything would be able to put together this week!
Some great fibers that we can use that are sustainable are, bamboo, organic cotton, organic wool, fibers made with soy,and even corn!
Southwest Trading Company has many yarns and fibers made with these materials.
Many of the mainstream ‘big box’ yarn companies like Lion Brand, and Bernat are also picking up these sutainable fibers in their new lines.
And there are alot of other sources for sustainable fber sources in Worsted Witch’s article as well.
I find it so cool to knit with these. I need to do it more.It never fails to make a person
get whiplash when they ask what kind of yarn I am knitting with and I say bamboo!
Invariably there is a huh? moment, which in itself is rewarding!
As far as recycling. It is really a blast to pull apart a $3 sweater you found at a thrift
store and rescue some yarn for your next project!
I will be re-posting and article on recycling knits that I had in Loom Knitters Circle. And if you don’t want to recycle yarn yourself, I have found several sellers on Ebay who do just that!
So look around!
One other small thing I have been doing since I got my laptop is that I have stopped printing out my patterns.
I view them on the screen instead. This saves a little bit of paper.. and hey every little bit helps.
What ways are you working to improve the environment through your art?
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