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Handmade Fabric
A quick history of khadi and fabric that represents a place in more ways than one
Jan 11
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Mairin Wilson
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Choose Your Own Design 2
Help me decide what to produce next for my small clothing brand
Dec 11, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
10
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The World's Softest Cotton
Pima cotton's origin
Oct 16, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
13
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The Sweater
Sep 4, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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Farm-to-Closet
Dec 31, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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The Reality of Making Clothing in the US
May 9, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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What Makes a Great Sweater Great
Oct 18, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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The Shorts
Mar 16, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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We’re All Wearing the Same Thing
Sep 25, 2024
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Mairin Wilson
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Bamboo is Not Natural
At least most clothing labeled bamboo is not.
Oct 1, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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The Sweater 2
Producing a regenerative alpaca sweater
Sep 12, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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Perfectly Faded Denim
How pre-aging our clothing has become the standard
Aug 30, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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Clothing as Skincare
What brands would have to change to improve the beneficial qualities of their clothing
Jul 27, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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The Biodiversity of Our Closets
There are a lot of cool natural materials out there that could be used as fiber, but they can’t compete with the big commodity ones
Jun 30, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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Clothing Chemistry
Finally putting my BA in chemistry to use
Jun 20, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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The Reality of Making Clothing in the US
It's more complicated than tariffs and reshoring.
May 9, 2025
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Mairin Wilson
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