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Learn about Textiles, Part 8 – Recycling

21 May, 2019 by asas

Recycling

It is currently impossible to submit clothes for recycling to municipal collections (except for some individual municipalities). Private or non-profit operators, such as Myrorna and Humanbridge, take care of donated clothes. The company I:co is the in-store collection company …

Filed Under: Environmental impact, Textile consumption, Textile Recycling Tagged With: chemical recycling, developing countries, donated clothes, mechanical recycling, recycle center, reuse

Learn about textiles, part 7 – Use of Clothing

14 May, 2019 by asas

Use of clothing

We buy large quantities of clothes yearly. Many of these clothes are left hanging in the wardrobe, and about a third are never worn.

We discard nearly 8 kg of our purchases as waste, with approximately five …

Filed Under: Textile consumption, Textile production Tagged With: detergents, discard clothing, fabric softeners, use of clothing, wardrobe, washing and drying, washing machines

Learn about Textiles, Part 6 – Garment Distribution

7 May, 2019 by asas

Garment Distribution

Depending on where and how far away we produce the garments, the finished clothes are sent in bags and boxes by boat, train, truck or plane to warehouses and stores. Almost 80 % of clothes sold in Sweden …

Filed Under: Labelling, Textile production Tagged With: clothes shopping, garment distribution, second-hand, unsold clothing

Learn about Textiles, Part 5 – Clothing Manufacturing

30 April, 2019 by asas

Clothing Manufacturing

Following the fabric’s production, it travels to the sewing factory, where workers cut it according to the pattern pieces. Crafting a finished garment necessitates an array of accessories, including thread, buttons, zippers, and labels, all procured from various …

Filed Under: Textile production Tagged With: allergenic, antifungal, buttons, Clothing manufacturing, pattern cutting, shipment, transportation

Learn about Textiles, Part 4 – Dyeing/Bleaching/Preparation

23 April, 2019 by asas

Dyeing/Bleaching/Preparation: We can Obtain the Desired Properties at Any Stage.

To give clothes colour, we need to dye them. The dyeing process can occur during all stages, from fibre or regenerated/granules thread fabric and garment dyeing. Most commonly, dyeing takes …

Filed Under: Environmental impact, Textile production Tagged With: Bangladesh, colour, dyeing, fabric dye, garment dyeing, hazardous substances, stone washing

Learn about Textiles, Part 3 – Fabric Manufacturing

16 April, 2019 by asas

Fabric Production

After spinning the thread, we wove or knit it into fabric and then make it into clothing. There are two systems of lines we call warp and weft woven together to create a piece of cloth. To make …

Filed Under: Textile production Tagged With: fabric manufacturing, knit fbric, knitting, sdhesives, warp, weaving, woven cloth

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