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Clothing & Climate Change
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Indicators of Climate Change
Learn about how we know the climate is changing.
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What Is The Greenhouse Effect?
Learn about why the climate is changing.
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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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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.
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![Golden silk spider on a web](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Spiders_Golden_Silk_ID_206_A.png)
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1 million spiders make golden silk for rare cloth
Article, 2009
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![Clothes hanging on a line in the forest](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Keep_Line_Dried_Soft_ID_208_A.png)
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How to keep line-dried clothes soft
Article, 2021
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![Polypropelene rope fraying](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Polypropylene_Fabric_ID_212_A.png)
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Fabric guide: What is modal fabric?
Article, 2020
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![Cotton field](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Environ_Costs_Cotton_ID_214_A.png)
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![Composting bin](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Composting_Fabric_ID_215_A.png)
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Composting Fabric Fights Climate Change
Article, 2020
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How much do our wardrobes cost to the environment?
Article, 2019
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Video
The best eco-friendly fibers to make clothing
Video, 2019 (5:12 min.)
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Video
Schweitzer Reagent : Making rayon DIY demo
Video, 2019 (4:41 min.)
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![Synthetic fabric on the seats of a Volkswagen Golf GTI](/sites/default/files/2021-08/History_Synthetic_Fiber_ID_226_A.png)
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A look at the history of synthetic fiber
Article, 2015
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![Synthetic textile weaving bench](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Rayon_modal_etc_ID_227_V.png)
Video
Rayon, modal, tencel, lyocell, viscose, cupro
Video, 2020 (16:10 min.)