I'm curious as to how textiles cam become environmentally friendly. I can understand that managing animal waste, in the case of fiber animals, would be a subject of concern. I know people who would be happy to get elephant poop for their gardens. They might be willing to lower their expectations, and settle for sheep, llama, or other fiber animal poop. What else could someone, raising animals for fiber, do to produce an environmentally friendly fiber for textile?
I also have to admit that I perceive this 'environmentally friendly textiles' subject, as just one more piece of hype. IMP, it's a subject that is being used by groups who want to be in the public spotlight, even if only for a few moments. When I first started spinning, <mumble mumble> years ago, spinning was touted as being earth and animal friendly. The thought being that the wool was collected from the sheep, w/o having to slaughter the animal. A renewable source, avaialble w/o bloodshed. Judith McKenzie had an article in the last Spin Off (I think) about 'green' fiber production. I'm afraid the whole gist of the article was lost on me. I just can't see how this area can get any greener. Of course, if we're talking mills, etc., who process huge amounts of fiber for the spinning community, then we may be talking about something entirely different, in terms of 'environmentally friendly textiles'. wrnk d2 To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
