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Why would Amami Oshima’s traditional textile industry oppose being designated as one of Japan’s Intangible Cultural Properties? A new book on the country’s age-old crafts explores the thorny side of sustainability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/24/books/dyeing-textiles-books-traditional-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #japanesecrafts #books #textiles #kimono

New book scrutinizes sustainability of traditional Japanese textiles

In “Dyeing with the Earth,” an Oxford research fellow examines how Japan’s age-old textile traditions sometimes run counter to modern ideas of eco-friendly processes.

The Japan Times

Dragofix 1d ago

Are your baby’s clothes toxic? New study finds harmful chemicals in infant textiles https://usrtk.org/healthwire/toxic-chemicals-in-baby-clothes/

#health #textiles

Are your baby’s clothes toxic? New study finds harmful chemicals in infant textiles

Baby clothing may expose infants to hundreds of chemicals used in everything from plastics to pesticides — including some known to be toxic, a new study shows.

U.S. Right to Know

China Business Forum 2d ago

#Wujiang district in #Suzhou, #Jiangsu province, is #emerging as a #hub for technological #innovation within #China’s #Yangtze River Delta region. The area blends traditional water town #heritage with advanced #industries, including #robotics, #3D #printing, and #textiles, fostering a dynamic #environment for private #business. https://cnbusinessforum.com/wujiang-district-drives-innovation-in-chinas-yangtze-river-delta/

Wujiang Drives Innovation in Robotics, 3D Printing & Textiles

Wujiang, Suzhou, is emerging as a Yangtze Delta innovation hub, leading China’s growth in robotics, 3D printing, and smart textiles with strong R&D support.

China Business Forum

Colossal: Art & visual culture since 2010.3d ago

Shae Bishop Bucks Cowboy Traditions with Floral Ceramic Garments

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/shae-bishop-ceramic-tile-garments/

Colossal: Art & visual culture since 2010.3d ago

Through Lush Embellisment, Anne von Freyburg Depicts Monstrous Women Who Revel in Excess

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/an-von-freyburg-textile-paintings-amour-toujours/

China Business Forum 4d ago

Wujiang Drives Innovation in Robotics, 3D Printing & Textiles

Wujiang, Suzhou, is emerging as a Yangtze Delta innovation hub, leading China’s growth in robotics, 3D printing, and smart textiles with strong R&D support.

China Business Forum

Primo Natura 5d ago

"The Billie Eilish Upcycled Merch Program Saves 280,000 T-Shirts From Landfills"

#Fashion #Textiles #Clothes

https://happyeconews.com/the-billie-eilish-upcycled-merch-program/

The Billie Eilish Upcycled Merch Program Saves 280,000 T-Shirts From Landfills | Happy Eco News

The Billie Eilish upcycled merch program with Universal Music Group transforms warehouse waste into 280,000 sustainable concert t-shirts. This groundbreaking initiative diverts decades of unwanted merchandise from landfills, creates European fan products, and establishes the music industry's most ambitious environmental project while inspiring other labels to adopt circular fashion practices

Happy Eco News

SycamoreFibers 5d ago

Soft shades of pinks on this women’s cotton blouse. It has a boat neck, 3/4 sleeves, and lots of flow.
#HandDyed #textiles #IceDyed #TieDye

Ma Quest

5d ago

The Scrap Space: "reclaimed materials for play, art, craft, theatre and DIY. "
https://www.weareoverthemoon.org/thescrapspace

#SolarPunkSunday #Brighton #Shoreham #ReUse #Recycling #Recycle #Textiles

The Circular Space | Over the Moon

overthemoon

China Business Forum Oct 17

Wujiang Drives Innovation in Robotics, 3D Printing & Textiles

Wujiang, Suzhou, is emerging as a Yangtze Delta innovation hub, leading China’s growth in robotics, 3D printing, and smart textiles with strong R&D support.

China Business Forum

Obsidian Urbex Photography Oct 6

The history of theses abandoned Welsh tweed mills spans 150 years, from Industrial Revolution boom to the fall of the Wales textile industry. Inside these places, it feels like stepping back in time! ⌛⏪🚶‍♀️

#Wales #History #Photography #Welsh #Textiles #Industry #Abandoned #Machines #TimeCapsule

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Woozle Hypertwin Oct 6

@ObsidianUrbex I always wonder what the last day of work was like, the last time the machines were powered up, what the last workers in the building were thinking, what the exact circumstances were that led to it being abandoned...

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Obsidian Urbex Photography Oct 6

@woozle
Aye that's always interesting to think about!

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Den of Earth Oct 6

@ObsidianUrbex
Fascinating!

The large belt in the back was perhaps connected to a static engine, a large immobile steam engine (or even a water wheel or windmill), which delivered power mechanically to the machines on the next floor.

A shame this isn't preserved (more formally) for history. Thank goodness for your work in preserving some images of it before it all collapses from abandonment.

Edit: unrelated static steam engines in a museum:
https://youtu.be/Bpp1Z-u46Q4