Every once and awhile as we conduct research online for information, new innovations and stories within the textile industry to develop and share with you, we stumble on unique individuals and companies doing interesting and often times fascinating things with fabric around the world. One such company is Tosheka Designs.
We are living in a time when the rich resources our loving Mother Earth has provided us with are now, as a result of abuse and misuse by man, in need of sustaining to ensure their provision not only for her living inhabitants now, but for future generations to come. It is because of this, that a growing awareness in and ‘go-green’ consciousness of creative ways to assist in this precious recycling of resources has developed. From Number 1 PET or PETE soda and water bottle plastics recycled into polar fleece, to the use of natural fibers, dyes and chemical free cleaning processes on our textile goods, being eco-friendly has become as necessary as it has trendy!
I remember when I first started to sew, there were many a project that didn’t quite make it past the cutting room floor. There were corduroy pants that looked like they were designed for one legged men that weighed at least 300 lbs, linen blouses with collars of uneven proportions ( now quite fashionable), and the inevitable ‘wrong side out’ pillowcase that I just knew I had gotten right the first time.
