How to Care for and Repair Handmade and Upcycled Clothes
A practical guide to washing, storing and mending one-of-one clothing, where nothing you own has a replacement.
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The SCRAPD Journal
Upcycling, slow fashion, and buying with a conscience.
Sustainable fashion collects a lot of words that get used interchangeably and mean quite different things. Upcycled is not recycled. Thrifted is not slow. Knowing which is which is the difference between a wardrobe choice that matters and one that just feels good.
These guides define the terms plainly, look honestly at the cost fast fashion hides, and cover the alternatives that hold up - including the ones that cost nothing, like wearing and mending what you already own.
A practical guide to washing, storing and mending one-of-one clothing, where nothing you own has a replacement.
A grounded look at how choosing upcycled clothing reduces textile waste and fashion’s footprint.
An introduction to reworked vintage clothing and why it's become one of fashion's most exciting corners.
A clear introduction to slow fashion and how it stands against the fast-fashion model.
A simple comparison that finally clears up the difference between upcycled, recycled and thrifted.
A no-guilt, practical guide to shopping for clothes more sustainably.
A clear, jargon-free guide to what upcycled fashion is and why it matters.
Practical, honest alternatives to fast fashion that go well beyond swapping one store for another.
A clear-eyed look at fast fashion's hidden costs and the case for handmade alternatives.