It has been a while since I blogged about anything, I am spending less time doing craft, and more time being Mum.
This morning I read a post here that rang my bell (anyone remember Collette/Colleen? 'you can ring my be--ee---ell, you can ring my bell'!)
Sherrin does amazing craft, and I think I want to be focussed like her when I grow up. I love her fabric designs that she is developing and her original designs. I was in the Oprah a-ha trance when I read about her quest to source ethical craft goods and cotton in particular.
I have often referred to the ethical arguments concisely put by Eilleen on her blog, (link to one of her series on Made In China), and am really interested to read that others are having similar experiences.
I am also really interested that I don't know the answer to Sherrin's question.
Do you? Does it interest you? Do you think about these issues? Do you try and source Fair Trade chocolate and coffee? What about other crops?
What do you think?
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YES!!!! I thought the same thing after reading Sherrin's post. I would love to know the answer to the question of sourcing ethically produced fabric. I also try to use a lot of thrifted fabrics, and am also now starting to source locally designed and printed fabrics when I want new stuff. I know that Umbrella Prints use an organic hemp fabric to print onto, and Hollabee is now printing on a hemp/cotton blend. And I believe that hemp uses less water, and needs less chemicals etc to grow well. So I guess this is something? But anyway - in answer to your other questions. We find it hard to find fair trade coffee here, but I do buy fair trade tea and chocolate. If I can't get fair trade then I go for organic stuff, in the hope that the organic industry is still more ethical than the non-organic industry. If you know what I mean. Anyway, there's my rant. Sorry for the essay. Great post!!!
Cheers, Bec
Hey Jess! I've answered Sherrin's question on my blog!
And yeah, I kinda think about these issues (hehe).
I can be quite passionate about children's rights and also general human rights. I'm also a big believer that in order to stop exploitation, we have to stop participating in it.
Thanks for posting about this. :o) Yes, it is amazing that we just don't think about this stuff. It's so much easier *not* to. Re coffee and chocolate - I buy organic coffee (fair trade) and tend not to eat chocolate.
... and it was Collette! ;o) lol
I have to confess I haven't really given much thought prior to this. I haven't found any cute novelty fabric using organic hemp. I guess the issue for me would be finding it and finding one that I would like. This would apply to tea/coffee/chocolate too.
But I think it it were more readily available I would be buying it.
Great post Jess and thanks for the links to some of the other thought streams too. It's such an important discussion. I buy organic where I can and fair trade too. Clothing is really challenging because we are so limited for choice particularly depending on our personal financial circumstances. More and more I try to pay for good quality, ethically made items from local and hand-made sources. I figure the more I contribute to that part of the economy, and the more we all do when and where we can, the greater demand we create. And we all know increased demand means increased accessibility. Cheers.
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