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Have you ever wondered about the dyes used in the clothes you wear? The colours that make your favourite garments vibrant and eye-catching? Dyes play a crucial role in the textile industry, but not...

What does it mean for jeans to be GOTS certified? GOTS stands for Global Organic Textile Standard, and it is the leading worldwide standard for organic fibers. When jeans are GOTS certified, it mea...

There's no avoiding cotton Cotton is one of the most widely used natural fibres in the world, and it's used to make a wide range of products, from clothing and bedding to towels and even coffee fil...

Women owned stores that stock flax and loom The landscape of business is changing, more women than ever are running their own small businesses. Female-owned businesses have risen by 18 per cent si...

Sustainable Fabric Glossary When it comes to building a sustainable wardrobe we are faced with a lot of choices and brands using greenwashing can muddy the waters. So how can we know the clothes we...

Flax & Loom X The Seam To celebrate our new partnership with ‘The Seam’ we want to take a look at the resurgence in repair culture.  The Seam was founded in 2019 by Layla Sargent inspired by ...

Green Washing: What Is It And How Do I Spot It? Greenwashing is used by brands as a marketing tool to showcase a company's products, activities, or policies as environmentally friendly when they’re...

Certifications It seems far too easy for companies to tell you how sustainable they are, but how can we know they are being fully transparent? Certifications allow us, the consumers, to verify the ...