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How Sustainable And Ethical Is Wool? (& Better Alternatives)

Is Wool Sustainable?Wool is a go-to fabric for most people who live in a four-season climate: this fabric is comfortable, warm and soft. Who doesn’t have any bulky sweaters or cozy socks made of wool? It has actually been used for millennia before us, for various purposes and in many parts of the world. As it is made from natural fibers, wool is often seen as a sustainable fabric. We also imagine free-range sheep grazing in green fields and being happy to be shorn every year. But what is really happening in the wool industry? Wool production comes with different environmental and ethical issues. This fabric is generally not as eco-friendly as we might think and animal welfare is often not a...

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Cozy, Sustainable Vegan Knitwear for the Cooler Seasons

image from Kordal Studio Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliated, so we may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. We only add brands & products we truly believe in. Sustainable Vegan Knitwear You Will LoveGetting rugged up and feeling cozy amongst the cold of winter and other cooler seasons is such a simple pleasure. While often we might not think of our knitwear choices beyond what it looks like, how it feels, and if it will keep us warm, there are environmental and ethical considerations worth making whenever we buy new clothes. For the sake of the planet, as well as human and non-human animals, sustainable vegan knits are great to seek...

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Suzanne Takes You Down to Her Place Near the River

Suzanne Verdal in an undated photo. Image provided by Suzanne Verdal. You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her And you know that she’s half-crazy but that’s why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China — Leonard Cohen, “Suzanne”                              Suzanne Verdal told me she could make me famous. “Be ruthless, be ambitious. For both of us,” she urged, her onyx-colored eyes not just big, but almost manic in their largeness. If I did her tale justice, Suzanne said, I could put us both on the map. And that’s how I found myself sitting in a diner in a forgotten mountain town along...

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Best 21 Clothesline Hangers

  1. Vida Picks Wire Clothespins Laundry Chip Clips-40 Pack Bulk Clothes Pins with Heavy Duty, Durable Clamp Metal Clothes Pegs Multi-Purpose for Outdoor Clothesline Home Kitchen Travel Office Decor lifetime guarantee every vida picks clothespin is perfect for hanging drying clothing blankets linens holds 10 lbs its also backed by a true lifetime multipurpose our clothes pins all purpose utility chip clips can be used for outdoor clothes line laundry snack baggie sealing room decorationkitchenindustrial picture hanger home and kitchen food freezer storage clip snack bag paper files clips and easy to take when you travel storage bag included our clothespins set includes a wellmade cotton storage bag easily contain and locate clothes pins when you need them heavy...

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Those Daring Young People

It is that time again, time to take the patriotism and nationalistic fervor out of the closet, run the lint roller over the exterior, brush it down, (we recommend using the Kent Handcrafted Clothes Brush, Black Bristle, on sale for $62.04 with free shipping right now), shake it a little, decide that it is too far gone for such a minor, cosmetic fix and rush them over the dry cleaner, for a good refreshing, then decide to run out and buy a new set.  Why wait, that is all we are saying, you work hard, you deserve a few nice things, after all you do for everybody who can begrudge a new…  Oops, sorry about that. Anyway, it is time...

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