Ooof. A big important conversation. This is, in part, what drove me to learn how to sew. I enjoy the process, yes, but it also slows down the consumption and allows me to make ethical fabric choices and ensure as little exploitation as possible in the making of a garment. The only time this saves me money is when I sew for my kids, but that’s fine.
Shopping, though, does feel challenging. How much can I support a business I like before it becomes another way I’m overconsuming? Do I *need* another pair of shoes, or does buying them from an ethical company feel like an excuse to get something I don’t need? After all, I’m supporting a small/local/ethical business.
We can only do our best, as you said. But I’m not always even sure what that looks like sometimes.
This just resonate so much with me. I was lucky enough to have someone to teach me how to sew when i was young, and now i don't depend that much on fast fashion and friends. But what, that makes me faultless ? No, it never did. So much of consumption is based on privilege. A slow consumption is still a privilege, when it was the norm before.
Ooof. A big important conversation. This is, in part, what drove me to learn how to sew. I enjoy the process, yes, but it also slows down the consumption and allows me to make ethical fabric choices and ensure as little exploitation as possible in the making of a garment. The only time this saves me money is when I sew for my kids, but that’s fine.
Shopping, though, does feel challenging. How much can I support a business I like before it becomes another way I’m overconsuming? Do I *need* another pair of shoes, or does buying them from an ethical company feel like an excuse to get something I don’t need? After all, I’m supporting a small/local/ethical business.
We can only do our best, as you said. But I’m not always even sure what that looks like sometimes.
This just resonate so much with me. I was lucky enough to have someone to teach me how to sew when i was young, and now i don't depend that much on fast fashion and friends. But what, that makes me faultless ? No, it never did. So much of consumption is based on privilege. A slow consumption is still a privilege, when it was the norm before.