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Clothing & Climate Change
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Article/Backgrounder
Indicators of Climate Change
Learn about how we know the climate is changing.
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Article/Backgrounder
What Is The Greenhouse Effect?
Learn about why the climate is changing.
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Article/Backgrounder
Understanding Clothing Care Symbols
Knowing how to read laundry symbols on a clothing label can help you to keep your clothes looking their best as well as make smart purchasing decisions.
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Hands-on Activity
Recycling Yarn Part 1: Preparing the Fibres
Learn how to recycle fibres from yarn and prepare it for making new yarn.
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Hands-on Activity
Recycling Yarn Part 2: Spinning
Learn how to spin fibres to make yarn using a drop spindle you make yourself.
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Article/Backgrounder
The Circular Economy Opportunity
Explore how clothing could fit into a circular economy.
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Life Cycle of Clothing
Learn about the life cycle of clothing including a spotlight of two items of clothing - a cotton t-shirt and a pair of polyester yoga pants.
Search Keywords
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![Wool and silk coils on linen fabric for knitting craft supplies](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Natural_Fibres_World_Economy_ID_179_R_A.png)
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Natural fibres and the world economy
Report, 2019
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![Man wearing red wool hat and wool sweater](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Natural_Fibres_Initiative_ID_180_WS.png)
Website
Discover natural fibres initiative
Corporate website
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![Girl in a dress lying face-down on drought-stricken ground](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Fashions_Crippling_Impact_ID_183_V.png)
Video
Fashion's crippling impact on the environment is only getting worse
Video, 2018 (3:39 min.)
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![Pile of woolen garments on a stool](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Environ_Impact_Woolen_ID_184_SJ.png)
Scientific Journal
Environmental impacts of a woollen garment
Journal article
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![Cashmere wool](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Types_of_wool_ID_186_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
Types of wool used in clothing
Article on corporate website, 2019
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![Pile of cashmere knitwear](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Know_your_wools_ID_187_A.png)
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Know your wools: cashmere, lambswool, angora and more
Article on corporate website, 2020
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![Yak on a mountain in Tibet](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Yak_Wool_ID_189_A.png)
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The benefits of yak wool
Article on corporate website, 2020
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![Musk ox sticking its tongue out](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Yak_Musk_Ox_ID_190_A.png)
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![Alpaca with a pink background](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Alpaca_Llama_ID_191_A.png)
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![Cashmere clothing](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Cashmere_Fabric_ID_193_A.png)
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What is cashmere fabric?
Article, 2021
Image Source: Daniela Castro, Unsplash
![Camel looking away from camera](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Camel_Wool_ID_199_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
What is camel wool fabric?
Article, 2021
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![Balls of yarn](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Natural_Fibres_ID_200_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
What are natural fibres?
Article with Quiz