The Clotheshorse Guide to Synthetic Fibers & Fabrics!

One place you’re probably not expecting to find plastic is in the clothing you wear. Sure, you know that the buttons and zippers in your clothes are made of plastic, but what about the fabric? 65% of clothing manufactured in recent years is made of synthetic fabrics…and those fabrics are made with plastic fibers. In this 100 page, full color, large print “MEGA-zine,” we are going to unpack the wide variety of human-made fabrics and fibers that currently fill stores, landfills…and our closets! We will get started with the fibers made from fossil fuels. Then we will explore the “man-made cellulosic” fabrics that are made from plants and trees via complex, energy intensive processes. And lastly, we will ask ourselves “is there a perfect fabric?” This MEGA-zine was written and designed by me, Amanda. It features vintage paper dolls and stickers, along with a variety of paper scraps and labels, all designed to give it a “real” 90s zine look. Laminated cover, printed on recycled paper in Pennsylvania. 8.5″ x 5×5″ (digest size/half sheet of paper) Looking for a PDF download version? Not currently planning on that for various reasons, but you can access all of the information in the zine FOR FREE on my website in the Slow Fashion Resource Center. Please note that these will not ship until 10/30 when I return from tour (Clotheshorse is a one person operation, okay). But if you’re coming to the shows, you can get one there! And if you bought a VIP ticket for the live shows, I’m go