There’s so much good reading on the Triple Pundit – people planet profit website, including this great article on 10 budding trends in sustainable fashion.

Number 8 of the trends is more reuse and upcycling to cut environmental impact – which is my key focus with Sew it Again, every day in 2014 refashioning existing clothing for a second life.

In the article, Mary Mazzoni quotes on the American situation: “According to the Environmental Protection Agency, only about 15 percent of the 13 million tons of clothing and other textiles that are thrown away each year are recycled, turned into products like rags or broken down to be reused as sustainable fibers.”  Continue reading →