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Yes, that Starbucks.  No, they haven't stopped making coffee.  What they have started doing, though, is furnishing their interiors with a revolutionary new textile made from natural and renewable materials.
Through upcycling (creating waste materials into new products), Starbucks coffee sacks are combined with wool to create a completely unique sustainable fabric called "WoJo".  The company ...Read More >>

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So, yes, it's wool week.  Interesting.  I have to say I really didn't have any inkling of the existence of the Campaign for Wool until I stumbled upon an article on the British Vogue website.  Apparently, the campaign was started by the Prince of Whales in January of this year to educate people on the ...Read More >>

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Lately I've been thinking about wool. I know, I know, we're right smack in the middle of one of the hottest summers in a long time (at least on the east coast of the U.S.) but in terms of design and fashion, all the fall looks have hit the shops and press. So, I can't help it, that's what's on my brain.

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Today I heard some sad news in the textile universe. Vermont Organic Fiber has gone under.

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