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Employees in designer Payal Jain's factory make garments out of katran, or fabric scraps. Image by Payal Jain.

Tiny textile scraps turn into luxury fashion

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Apr 2025
A dress by Doodlage made from deadstock fabric. Typically, deadstock textiles languish in warehouses or are incinerated or landfilled, causing negative environmental impacts. Image courtesy of Doodlage.

Innovating with deadstock: From dump yards to designer racks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 20 Aug 2024

Stitching sustainability amidst climate change challenges

Ravleen Kaur 7 Feb 2024
A spinning mill in Tamil Nadu. Spinning mills that manufacture yarn/thread for weaving the fabric, constitute one of the most power-intensive stages in textile manufacturing. Photo by Gowthami Subramaniam.

Harnessing clean energy for Tamil Nadu’s spinning mills is not as easy as it seems

Gowthami Subramaniam 16 Nov 2023

[Video] Fixing fashion’s pollution problem with natural dyes

T. A. Ameerudheen 23 Oct 2023

Farm to Fashion: How national institutions are integrating sustainability in curriculum

Tazeen Qureshy 20 Jun 2022