Reimagining textiles for an equitable future
October 26, 2024
To facilitate collaborative partnerships and verified provenance.
Supporting farmers in transitioning to more resilient, biodiverse agricultural practices to ameliorate climate change.
To build equitable, local and collaborative circular bio-economies for resilient rural enterprise.
To shift policy, industry practice and public awareness towards reducing textile waste and appreciating our local raw materials.
Our interactive map is designed to be an ever-growing resource for anyone looking to collaborate with fibre growers, designers and crafters on the island of Ireland.
The fact that we no longer consider our fashion and our farming as being connected is a poignant reflection of how divorced our modern textile systems have become from the very lands, cultures and traditions which once served to define and shape the textiles which clothed us. Clothing and textiles have always been seen as a defining characteristic of culture across the world – from the Fair Isle knit of the Shetland Islands to the mudmee silk weaving of Thailand’s north-east, the fabrics and styles of the clothes we wore wove together the rich diversity of materials, cultures and elements of the landscapes which produced them.
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As a community-supported non-profit, we rely on the support of our members and wider community. Your material support allows our voluntary team to channel even more time, energy and resources into advocating for a sustainable and equitable future for our Land, our culture and our communities.
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