tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post990290791141901991..comments2024-01-24T11:28:22.701+00:00Comments on 'So, Zo...': Guest Post: The Planetary Cost of CashmereZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893813529679767893noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-14011384169383305462012-01-10T20:26:16.892+00:002012-01-10T20:26:16.892+00:00Great post! The only cashmere I own is a vintage s...Great post! The only cashmere I own is a vintage sweater that needs a bit of mending so that I can actually wear it. I'd love to sew a cashmere coat, but will have to wait until the upcycling gods answer.Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191348308370886666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-25066413264252927602012-01-08T12:44:13.837+00:002012-01-08T12:44:13.837+00:00Than you for posting this. I needed to know - I wi...Than you for posting this. I needed to know - I will be buying second hand only after this.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937973683555515741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-34471199337565608302012-01-07T11:45:28.549+00:002012-01-07T11:45:28.549+00:00Thank you for writing so detailed and poignant on ...Thank you for writing so detailed and poignant on this topic!<br /><br />It is important to know the impact we're having, and it's so nice to have more sustainable options when we make the clothes ourselves.Steph F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11678347599180751024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-3255238212905191542012-01-05T19:20:44.835+00:002012-01-05T19:20:44.835+00:00I've never bought new cashmere, I've only ...I've never bought new cashmere, I've only ever thrifted it or nuzzled up to my grandmother's giveaways, and now I'm so glad! The more I learn about textiles and the clothing industry, the less I want to be involved with any of it. Sewing my own clothing was a big step, and now I'm trying to buy less new fabric and find other ways to get thrifted fabric. I envy the UK it's charity shops, it's hard to find fabric in thrift stores here in Philadelphia. <br /><br />strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.comLeah Franquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486291322862758156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-28580484386237558982012-01-05T09:23:29.945+00:002012-01-05T09:23:29.945+00:00I had no idea about the effects the market for cas...I had no idea about the effects the market for cashmere was having on the environment, although now you've highlighted it, I'm not surprised in the least!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934115229895740579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-63051513090610422552012-01-05T02:13:15.388+00:002012-01-05T02:13:15.388+00:00Well, isn't this interesting? The market has b...Well, isn't this interesting? The market has been gutted with cheap cashmere for several years now. Quality cashmere is still available, for a price. I think that the only way to impact this trend is to not buy the cheap cashmere. Now, skip on down to Macy's and tell all those after Christmas shoppers with their 15% off sale priced cashmere your story, see what happens. FYI, clear the path to the cash register, you will be trampled! Getting the word out is the beginning, good luck!Corrinehttp://sewtopia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-69163468336736798982012-01-04T22:39:35.037+00:002012-01-04T22:39:35.037+00:00This post is really deja vu for me. My university ...This post is really deja vu for me. My university is doing research to help the government of Mongolia minimize dust pollution by using natural bacteria mixed into the soil to make it stronger and grow vegetation faster. A group in my department (civil engineering) takes hands-on-research trips to Mongolia about every other year even. I'm not working directly on that project so I didn't know that cashmere was such a major contributor to the dust problem!<br />Most of my everyday bullshit comes in the form of civil engineering issues like water being contaminated by natural gas "fracking" and such.mollyhttp://toferet.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-49332234615026068472012-01-04T20:35:34.574+00:002012-01-04T20:35:34.574+00:00Thank you for this Zoe (really digging the info yo...Thank you for this Zoe (really digging the info you've been providing on the eco cost of new clothing). I've stopped buying new clothes but will occasionally go on the J. Crew site and pant over their cashmere sweaters - no more of that now that I know this. Thankfully I discovered a great vintage store in Toronto that sells used cashmere sweaters for $30 each - that shall sate me from now on. I'm a cashmere junkie since it's the only knit that doesn't make me sweat or itch. Acrylic is the worst and wool can be too scratchy and bulky, but buying it new is obviously no longer an option. Thank you!Heather Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273803885711033973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-21655199901985857482012-01-04T20:34:10.768+00:002012-01-04T20:34:10.768+00:00Ouf, that makes me feel bad. Seeing what's sup...Ouf, that makes me feel bad. Seeing what's supposed to be a luxury yarn sold for £25 in Tesco has made me wonder how they're managing to do it so cheaply. Now I know. It is indeed bullshit.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068859188360245469noreply@blogger.com