Little Shop Of Horror

Hey angels! Just wanted to share a post about some fabric changes I have made. Bamboo velour is a super popular fabric but I have decided to stop using it, alongside all other bamboo based blends. . Despite what you may have heard, Bamboo knit fabrics (jersey, velour, fleece) are NEVER certified organic, due to the (toxic) chemical processing of the wood pulp that is required! The plant may be grown organically, but the extensive processing into fabric renders it as a form of rayon which isn’t GOTS organic certified. That’s why bamboo is so buttery soft - the chemical process. This fact never felt good to me. . Another part of my reasoning behind giving up bamboo velour is the insane amount of shedding this fiber does. Both in production and washing, velour loses thousands of particles. Those particles contain 2% spandex (spandex is a synthetic plastic based fiber - more about that soon 🤐) and are a form of pollution. Microplastic pollution is actually poisoning the ocean and waterways, and synthetic fibers are a big culprit. Most bamboo blends contain anywhere from 2-10% spandex. . From this point forward I’ve decided to refocus on truly organic blends that are spandex free too! Will share a proper post about that soon, the use of spandex is a huge topic. . Did you know this information already? I’d love to hear your thoughts! Thanks for reading lovely ones. 💜🌱

Let’s talk about Spandex, beautiful ones. This may be a controversial topic… but I definitely need to share the truth. • Spandex/Lycra/Elastane is often referred to as “stretch” and is a synthetic petroleum based textile. In other words, this fiber is PLASTIC. Most knit jersey blends like hemp/og cotton fabric contain a percentage of spandex - the one I have used contains 3%. Other blends often have more, from 4-10% is common. The stretchier a garment is, the more spandex it usually has. • Spandex stretch may make nice body hugging attire, but to what detriment for the environment? I’m sure you’ve all heard that Microfibres from synthetic fabrics are seriously contaminating waterways and oceans! 😭 The issue is only getting worse - just one single fleece garment containing spandex can shed thousands of fiber particles EVERY SINGLE WASH. These particles are choking marine animals to death and causing disruptions to ecosystems. It’s incredibly sad and a difficult problem to fix because of how tiny the particles are. • And I mean, is fabric even “organic” anymore if it contains plastic? I dare say no. Spandex doesn’t biodegrade, unlike pure hemp or organic cotton which can actually be composted at the end of its lifecycle, esp when naturally dyed with plants! • So from this point forward I will be discontinuing my use of stretch fabrics, and will be creating totally new designs from purely organic hemp/cotton blends. It’s going to be a lot of work, not using stretch fabric eliminates nearly every single design I’ve made so far… haha. 🙃 No more tight booty shorts or tops. But I have to stay true to my heart and ethos and this feels deeply like the right thing. • How do you feel about these issues? Does it matter to you? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Much love everyone! •

Size: 3.3 × 0.9 × 0.8 cm

Another way Hollywood sees diversity

#tbt it’s like I went back to Singapore just to get more photos of this place… ~ ~ #singapore #foliage #parkroyalpickering #urbanjungle #greenery #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #keepitwild (at PARKROYAL on Pickering Hotel, Singapore)

Size: 4.3 × 4.7 × 3.6 cm

‘gloom_shroom’

Etymology: New Latin Psilocyb(e) genus of mushrooms (< Greek psīló(s), “bare” + kýbē, “head”.

This is one of the worst stock images I have ever seen. I hate it and I’m not gonna go so far as to say I hate the person who made it but I hope to never have to touch them

Saccorhytus = the original emoji?

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On the anatomy of vertebrates - Richard Owen - 1866 - via Internet Archive

Thankyou Amsterdam ✨ (at Amsterdam, Netherlands)