Every year, Bangladesh's garment sector produces billions of dollars worth of high-street clothes for major western brands and generates mountains of fabric offcuts in the process. While an informal ...

Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps. I offered details on a small organization in Texas that turns new fabric scraps ...

Women make handloom rugs in a factory in Hatibandha. There are up to 600 large garment factories in Bangladesh -- defined as a factory which employs over 1,000 people -- out of a total 4,500 factories ...

Have you ever dreamed about curling up in front of the fire–with a glass of wine and that special someone–on a gorgeous polar bear rug? Don’t worry–we’re not suddenly supporting the hunting of these ...

The story is told of a dedicated crafter whose workroom was filled floor to ceiling with leftovers from her past projects. She couldn't bear to throw any of them away. Among the cartons, there was ...

Rag rugs originated from the need to minimize waste by repurposing old fabric scraps and threads, then transforming them into beautiful fabrics and rugs. In this 3-hour mini workshop, you'll select ...

Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps. I offered details on a small organization in Texas that turns new fabric scraps ...