Clothing
Stuart Moores Textiles - Etsy Page
The industrial textile industry colors and poisons waters with chemicals for the sake of dyeing threads and fabrics with unnaturally bright colors. (Just Google “azo dye health impacts” or search for images of “textile dye water pollution” for some compelling finds.) Stuart Moores Textiles however offers an alternative with their naturally-dyed wool and cotton threads and fabrics for embroidery or clothing repair projects, with its plant-based dying materials being sourced responsibly locally and internationally. Just a quick glance at the photos customers have shared on Etsy will make you immediately inspired to learn how to darn and cross stitch.
RecycledYarn - Etsy Page
Have you been thrifting and come across sweaters that are made of all-natural fibers and feel so cozy, but they’re just a little bent out of shape or clearly were made for retirees in the 80s? This maker takes secondhand sweaters and unravels them down into yarn again. If you’d like your mind blown by some before and after pictures, please check out her Instagram. And if you would like these hanks of yarn for your original knitted or crocheted creations, please head over to her Etsy page.
Low Spark Vintage - Etsy Page
This store is a super neat blend between vintage and new, with the screen printers selling their “dead stock” (what never sold) t-shirts and sweaters from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. So they are unworn retro pieces. Super neat. Because the sweaters have polyester in them, you can opt for the cotton t-shirts for a plastic-free thoroughly DC item. Browse through campaign shirts, capital-inspired designs, and ever-relevant and -relatable comic prints
LuxECOop - Etsy Page
My jaw dropped when I first came across this store. I cannot tell you how many friends and family members I’ve monologued to, ranting about the issue of unnecessary elastics and polyesters in feminine fashion, so this ethically sourced silk and bamboo handmade knit store is a blessing for us all. Enjoy scrolling through these knitted bras, crop tops, camis, and sweaters, and get them for yourself or a love of yours, if not shoot the url to an eco-conscious fem friend who would also love this.
JJM Designs - Etsy Page
If you would like an embroidered DC-themed wall hanging or a floral Christmas tree ornament, browse through this Etsy store that has a plethora of customizable gifts for yourself or a friend. I think her Cherry Blossomed outlined DC is a really brilliant and simple way to capture the capital’s spring spirit. I just had to give that item specifically a shout-out. I really love it.
