Banana Peel Fabric
Sadmin2023-03-18T05:27:04+00:00Just as you’d expect, banana fabric is fabric made from bananas. Not the mushy, fruity part, though—the outer and inner peels, which are both quite fibrous. Just like [...]
Ahimsa Silk
Sadmin2023-03-18T05:21:03+00:00Ahimsa silk or Peace Silk (ahiṃsā: Sanskrit for 'nonviolence') is a method of nonviolent silk breeding and harvesting. Wild silk moths are bred, rather than the domestic variety. It [...]
Gudju Gudju
Sadmin2023-03-22T05:44:06+00:00Gudju Gudju (Rainbow Serpent) is from the rainforest village of Kuranda, North Queensland Australia. They promote cultural awareness through their soulful blend of roots and reggae music [...]
Secret Tuesdays
Sadmin2023-03-17T04:28:50+00:00An all girl tea drinking heart singing phenomenon of quirky, home spun, wine dark sound. Every week for five years, Secret Tuesdays have travelled up a rough mountain road [...]
The Past and Future of Hemp Fibre
Sadmin2023-02-27T07:05:36+00:00Archaeological records put humans first use of hemp at several millennia BC. Overtime the use of hemp for clothing has been a constant thread in humans history. It is [...]
Far North Queenslanders moving off-grid to be debt free and live closer to nature
Sadmin2023-02-27T01:55:02+00:00ABC Far North / Amanda Cranston Full article click here Off-grid and open to the wildlife Leah Kelly fell in love with a plot in the middle of the [...]
Wearable art worth pining for
Sadmin2023-02-25T10:17:42+00:00Cairns Post / Kimberley Vlasic A Kuranda fashion designer is releasing a line of pineapple fibre lingerie. Leah Kelly is among local artists and architects whose work will b [...]
A brief history of Pina Cloth
Sadmin2023-02-27T03:37:13+00:00I first started using Pina cloth in 2008, making underwear, due to the expensive cost of such fine fabric. I found the cloth to be amazingly comfortable, light and [...]
A brief history of Hemp Fabric
Sadmin2023-03-27T00:38:58+00:00Ever wondered about where clothes originated from? Whilst, as consumers in the 20th century, it appears we live in a disposable society, where clothes are purchased without sight, from the [...]