Our Sustainable Living Blog
Eco Linen
Eco linens are often sourced from Belgium. These require no fertilizers and minimal water. They are then dew-retted – meaning the linen leaves are left on the field to rot down in their own time to leave the fibre behind, rather than using any chemical methods or excess water. Its natural fine slub gives a lovely…
Wool
Wool is one of nature’s wonder fibre. It is an easily renewable fibre. As well as being warm, it absorbs excess moisture without feeling cold and then releases moisture back into the atmosphere just when it needs it. It absorbs dye very easily and a good quality wool is also very hard wearing, making it…
Organic Cotton
Why We Choose Organic Cotton for Our Fabrics Organic cotton isn’t just a buzzword – it’s genuinely different from conventional cotton in the way it’s grown. Most conventional cotton relies on heavy petrochemical use, including pesticides so toxic that even a single drop on a worker’s skin can be fatal. That’s not the kind of…
Hemp
Hemp is one of nature’s wonder fibres. Like wool it cleans the air and absorbs Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). It also absorbs and releases moisture as needed. Forget about the harsh rough trousers from the 70s. Hemp is much more refined these days. Blended with other fibres like silk and cotton it creates a lovely…
10 handy natural cleaning hints from Aunt Daisy
Aunt Daisy had it right (sometimes) When it comes to doing the right thing for the environment, I often think we need to look back to what our grandparents or great-grandparents were doing. The days before crude oil was readily available and made into everything from petrol & plastic to fabric & medicines. The days…
We now have a real shop
In November 2018, we opened a real bricks and mortarr shop on the fringe of the Wellington’s CBD on Webb St, (at the top of Cuba St). We have joined our other South Coast Collective friends, whom we did a Pop Up Shop with in 2017. We have all our Vida Textiles fabrics and sampling…