sourcing fabrics
Companies make a variety of ethical and eco claims. Fashioning an Ethical Industry has not vetted any of the following companies that claim to supply 'eco-fabrics'. It is up to you to look beyond the marketing, build a relationship with them and make up your own mind about their ethical and eco credentials.
Ethical Fashion Forum produced a directory of suppliers for their global sourcing market place and have a fabric sourcing pool.
Shared Talent India is a website from London College of Fashion with information on sourcing in India - it includes a supplier directory.
Source for Style links suppliers with designers.
Sourcing Ethically from India is a guide for micro-enterprises and start-ups to sourcing in India.
SOKO Kenya offers the full CMT process to include fabric sourcing, garment manufacturing, labelling and packaging to the client's specification as well as managing export and shipping
Bishopston Trading Company sells wholesale organic fairly traded hand-woven cotton from India.
PAN UK have put together a organic directory of cotton fabrics and yarns.
Cloth House sell organic cotton, hemp and peace silk online and in their soho shops.
TreeHugger have put together a mini directory of green fabrics.
Greenfibres supply a range of organic fabrics, stuffings, hemp and wool yarns.
Hempfabric sell, yes you are guessed it, a range of hemp fabrics!
Nearsea Naturals have a range of natural and organic fabrics.
Organic Cotton Plus are based in the USA and sell a range of organic cotton.
Annie Sherburne sell ecological yarns.
MUMO Fabrics - a selection of silks, cottons, latex, wool, recycled PET and ecological leathers.
E-leather - sell products composed primarily of a waste product of the leather industry.
Natureally Organic Leather is produced from British Organic Soil Association certified organic cattle hides using an environmentally friendly non-toxic, 100% chrome-free tanning process, natural finishing and dying methods.
Offset Warehouse is a social enterprise, who supply ethical fabrics and trims and only associate with products, people and businesses that have environmental or social benefits.
If you know of any other companies that supply 'eco or ethical fabrics' let us know.
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