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 …
Textile production
Learn about Textiles, Part 6 – Garment Distribution
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 …
Learn about Textiles, Part 5 – Clothing Manufacturing
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 …
Learn about Textiles, Part 4 – Dyeing/Bleaching/Preparation
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 …
Learn about Textiles, Part 3 – Fabric Manufacturing
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 …
5,000% Increase in Plastic in 65 Years
1.5 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC IN 1950 => 8,000 MILLION TONNES IN 2017 – IN 65 YEARS WE HAD AN INCREASE OF OVER 5,000%.
Plastic production has exploded since the 1950s. We produced about 1.5 million tonnes back then. In …
