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RESOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Blanchard, T (2007) Green is the New Black Hodder and Stoughton
Braddock Clarke, S.E and O’Mahony, M (2005) Techno Textiles 2 Thames and Hudson
Braungart, M. and McDonough, W. Cradle to Cradle, Re-making the way we make things (2009) Vintage
Colchester, C (2007) Textiles Today: A global survey of trends and traditions. London. Thames and Hudson
Fletcher, K (2008) Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: design journeys London. Earthscan
Fletcher, K. and Grose, L. (2012) Fashion and Sustainability: design for change London. Laurence King
Gale, C and Kaur , J (2004) Fashion and Textiles Oxford. Berg 2004
Hallett, C and Johnston, A (2010) Fabric for Fashion. London. Laurence King
Hallett, C and Johnston, A (2010)Fabric for Fashion the Swatch Book. London. Laurence King
Hibbert, R (2004) Textile Innovation: Interactive, contemporary and traditional materials London. Line
Lees, S (2005) Fashioning the Future: Tomorrows wardrobe. London. Thames and Hudson
Schumacher, E. F,(1993) Small is Beautiful London.Vintage
Vinken, B. (2005) Fashion Zeitgeist Oxford. Berg
WEB RESOURCES
www.fashioninganethicalindustry.eu
COTTON RESOURCES
The Seam: www.theseam.com
United States Cotton Board: www.CottonBoard.org
Cotton Foundation: www.cotton.org
International Cotton Advisory Committee: www.icac.org
International Cotton association: www.ica-ltd.org
National Cotton Council News and Current Events: www.cotton.org/news
National Council of Textiles Organizations: www.ncto.org
Plains cotton Cooperative Association: www.pcca.com
Spinning the web: www.spinningtheweb.org.uk
Cotton Australia: www.cottonaustralia.com.au
100% American Supima cotton: www.supimacotton.org
Facts and figures on the cotton trade:
www.pbs.org/now/shows/310/cotton-trade.html
www.cottonorg/econ/cropintfo/cropdata/rankings.cfm
Organisations dealing with fair trade and organic issues, including cotton:
UK. Fairtrade: www.fairtrade.org.uk
International Fairtrade: www.ifat.org
International Fairtrade labelling: www.fairtrade.net
Oxfam: www.oxfam.org.uk
IFAT: www.ifat.org (enables you to source members practicing fairtrade in business)
Clean clothes campaign: www.cleanclothes.org
Labour Behind The Label: www.labourbehindthelabel.org
Ethical Trading Initiative: (www.ethicaltrade.org)
Pesticide Action Network: (www.pan-uk.org)
No Sweat: www.nosweat.org.uk
Soil Association: www.soilassociation.org
Organisation listing members using organic cotton: www.ota.com
Pesticide Action Network (wear cotton): www.pan-uk.org
SKAL: www.skal.com ( Dutch based international organic inspection body)
LINEN AND BAST RESOURCES
CELC: Confederation European Linen Chanvre (Linen and Hemp)
A non-profit making trade organisation for linen in Western Europe. Affiliated countries are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Switzerland and the UK.
Masters of Linen: Based in Paris is a subsidiary of CELC. Provides information and promotes European quality linen.
The Irish Linen Guild: www.irishlinen.co.uk
Founded in 1928, promotes & monitors quality Irish linen. Gives a seal of quality to fabrics or yarns that are made and finished in Ireland.
Saneco: www.saneco.com - Statistics and information regarding the flax industry.
WOOL RESOURCES
Australian Wool Innovations Ltd: www.wool.com.au
Australian Wool Services: www.wool.com
Both are part of the Australian Woolmark Company which is considered to be the
world’s leading wool fibre textile authority with over 60 years experience.
British Wool Marketing Board: www.britishwool.org.uk
Central marketing system for UK fleece wool
International Wool Textile Organisation: www.iwto.org
This represents the world’s wool textile trade and industry, including
spinners, weavers, garment manufacturers and weavers.
IWTO: International Wool Textile Organisation: www.iwto.org
IWTO is an international body representing the interests of the world’s
wool textile trade and industry. Many sections updated regularly including
eco concerns.
Izzy Lane: www.izzylane.com
Ethically sourced British woollen products from ethically farmed Shetland and
Wensleydale sheep.
Merino Advanced Performance Programme MAPP: www.mapp.co.nz
Performance based fabric developments incorporating New Zealand Merino
wool.
Merino New Zealand: www.nzmerino.co.nz
Represents and promotes the Merino producers of New Zealand.
Promoting the Merino characteristics of brightness/whiteness, strength,
extra staple length and thus advanced manufacturing efficiency and is
associated with the highest quality manufacturers.
South African Wool Board: Port Elizabeth South Africa
The Wool Mark Company: www.wool.com.au
The aim of the company and organisation is to improve the profitability of
woolgrowers by building and sustaining demand. It also aims to increase
productivity through research development and marketing.
It was formally the IWS [International Wool Secretariat] and was formed in 1937 by
primarily Australian woolgrowers. They recognised the need to promote their
product worldwide. In 1998 The IWS became The Wool Mark Company and
continues to promote the wool product. It has offices in approximately twenty
countries and representation in sixty. It also has design and development centres in
Biela Italy and Ichinomiya Japan, which apart from their developmental work also
encourages industry partner projects. Central to the company is the Wool Mark,
which is an international trademark that promises high quality performance and
fibre content. It also confirms that the products on which it is displayed are of Pure
New Wool.
ENco: www.cbwt.co.uk/enco
ENco is the environmental textile division of the confederation of British Wool
textiles Ltd. It concentrates on solving environmental problems in the wool supply
chain.
International Wool Technology Organisation: www.iwto.org
An international organisation that represents the interests of the world’s
textile trade and industry, from growers to retail.
Tongue River Farm www.icelandicsheep.com
Information on Icelandic sheep, yarn and spinning.
Uruguay Wool Secretariat – Secretariado Uruguayo De La Lana (SUL):
www.wool.com.uy
This organization works to promote and develop all aspects of Uruguayan
wool in a similar way to the larger Australian Woolmark Company.
Wools of New Zealand: www.fernmark.com
This organization works to promote and develop all aspects of New Zealand
wool in a similar way to the larger Australian Woolmark Company. It
originally used to promote interior textiles and from 1996 now includes
apparel textiles.
Wool is Best: www.woolisbest.com
A factual guide to the Australian wool industry
Zque™ Fibre: www.zque.co.nz
Ethically sourced New Zealand Merino wool. Zque combines natural performance
wool with an accreditation program that ensures environmental, social and
economic sustainability as well as animal welfare with traceability back to the
source.
Alpaca
Canadian alpaca association: www.alpacaonterio.ca
Australian Alpaca Association: www.alpaca.asn.au
International Alpaca Association (Peru): www.aia.org.pe
British Alpaca Society: www.bas-uk.com
Vicuņa
Import & Export of Vicuņa. [US Wildlife Services] www.fws.gov
Cashmere & Camel Hair
Cashmere & Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute: www.cashmere.org
Angora/Mohair
Coloured Angora Goat Breeders Association: www.cagba.org
Cape Mohair Wool: www.cmw.co.za
South African Mohair growers association: samga@xsinet.co.za
Silk Resources
Ahimsa Peace silk www.abolitionist-online.com
Indian Silk export Council www.silkepc.org
Peace silk suppliers www.ahimsapeacesilk.com
Silk association of Nepal www.nepalsilk.com
Silk Mark Organisation of India (SMOI), a quality mark organisation www.silkmarkindia.com
ORGANISATIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
Centre for Sustainable Fashion
Dilys Williams
London College of Fashion
Textiles Futures Research Group (TFRG)
Carol Caldicott
Course Director M.A
Textiles Futures Central Saint Martins
Textile Environmentall Design (TED)
Chelsea College of Art and Design
Rebecca Earley
Materials Collection
London College of Fashion
Jess Litvilani
Textile Accreditations
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