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@CraftOfUse

Fashion research project from @katetfletcher & @sustfash exploring how we use garments in resourceful and satisfying ways. Contributions from @katelyntfejel.

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RSA Events@RSAEvents2 Dec 2015
.@ProfTimJackson 'it shouldn't be about making things and money, but about making communities and meaning' #RSAMake
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Company breaks open Apple Watch to discover what it says is 'planned obsolescence' ind.pn/1FnDUgX
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'Different shoe shiners have different techniques, but they have one thing in common: the rag' nyti.ms/1HvsBTV
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Love this piece on mobile repair - goes into real depth about what's broken. Hint: it's more than our smashed screens howwegettonext.com/Article/V…
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Battered and dearly loved. It's a joy to see wear and tear writ so large @CraftOfUse @sustfash
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Launch of @hubbubUK Fashion Hub @GregBarkerMP fashion should have pivitol role at heart of sustainability agenda #refashion
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Hubbub@hubbubUK17 Dec 2014
.@StudioRaeburn you name it, I will find a way to deconstruct it and remake it. The mindset behind #ReMadeInBritain #refashion @FashionFwd_
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Why I've not tweeted for ages- new post on my trip to Andes exploring fashion & sustainability katefletcher.com/?p=1696
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Mega congrats to @rachel_clowes for her highly commended in the sustainability champion category #greengowns #notevenherdayjob ;-)
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Highly commended!!! For the Making App - sustainable-fashion.com/proj… #greengowns
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Our talk today... with Galahad Clark, @dilyswilliams and @dansolo – at London, England
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Run up a pair of stockings in a lunch hour! Wonderful! @sustfash @FCorner @guardian nitter.gq/fcorner/status/5169005…
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It's not every day you get such a lovely letter through the post. Thank you Samantha #resourcefulfash @dashingtweed
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Replying to @sustfash
For me, key value of fashion is reciprocal rlsps: We're all in this together. @sustfash @dilyswilliams @ProfHelenStorey #resourcefulfash
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Replying to @LizzieKenyon
@LizzieWW i agree! Important to see interactions we have with our garments as one moment in their journey, not the end #resourcefulfash
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The recession led to an increase in sewing machine sales - just shows how people are creating #resourcefulfash Have you been resourceful?
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how might design elements from textiles shape he future evolution of India's cities? airoots.org/2014/03/weaving-… (a fascinating text)
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We need to take ownership of our stuff before it takes ownership of us! Excellent piece by @LJRICH bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27… via @pleriche
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'60% of garments sold at discount. We are making too much of the wrong things' No, it's a model built on waste! @BoF businessoffashion.com/2014/0…
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The OED@OED13 Aug 2014
'Clue' originally meant a ball of thread. Its current meaning came via the idea of thread being used to guide somebody out of a maze.
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