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This project is a celebratory exploration of global fabrics and a call to action to reduce microfibers and other fashion-related pollution.

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11/06/2026

Fabric Name: Temple Blessings Fabric

Origin: Temple flowers for naturally dyeing silk

Who made our fabric: Adiv Pure Nature, Mumbai, India

What makes this so special: Adiv's Temple Blessings Project is an innovative initiative that recycles offerings at local Hindu temples, including marigolds, coconut husks, hibiscus, and roses, into dyes and materials for steamed textured prints. Before Adiv, the offerings were discarded in the sea, polluting Mumbai's sacred temple areas. Now, they are collected and sorted by elder Adiv team members, then dried and processed for use in silk and cotton textiles made by handweavers from Maharashtra, Bengal, and Maheshwar. Adiv's on-the-job training program emphasizes sustainability and handmade creativity. The artists not only learn about dyeing and design but also about water recycling, composting, and non-toxic ecological practices. The company utilizes natural waste products, such as onion peels and coconuts, from street vendors and restaurants, organic flowers from small Mumbai-area farmers, and food grade ayurvedic materials, including pomegranate peels, harda, annatto, madder, and indigo.

Photo Credit: Adiv Pure-Nature

11/04/2026

Have you ever galloped across a windswept desert in -40°C? Why would you?
To experience the last great Gobi Winter Camel Festival, of course!

Like ancient Silk Road travelers, we’ll ride the mighty Bactrian camel, the double-humped, thick-furred ships of the desert that made crossing the vast Gobi possible. In the brutal beauty of Mongolia’s winter, we’ll immerse ourselves in this extraordinary festival—racing camels, learning from nomadic herders, and witnessing traditions that have endured for centuries.

This is more than a journey; it’s a rare chance to experience a vanishing way of life. As climate change threatens these magnificent creatures and their herders, we’ll celebrate their resilience, precious wool, and the unbreakable bond between humans and camels. Surviving symbiotically in this harsh desert, this expedition will strategize on tangible adaptation solutions to denuded grasslands.

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure 9 days of deep cultural immersion, breathtaking landscapes, and the ride of a lifetime. This is really for a person who wants a real adventure.

Detailed itinerary:
https://www.atw80fabrics.com/gobi-camel-festival (link in bio and in the first comment)

11/02/2026

Adiv Pure Nature is a Mumbai-based company that creates natural-dyed fabrics for scarves, garments, jewelry, and more.

The founder, Rupa Trivedi, set out to reclaim the power of natural plants and flowers after realizing that traditional connections to the materials and processes that produce natural dyes for vibrant Indian silks and cottons had been lost to the ease and accessibility of chemical colorants.

The company provides social opportunity and creative education for a team of predominantly female low-income workers in East Andheri, a densely populated corner of Mumbai, and draws on an international clientele, including renowned labels like Eileen Fisher and Anthropologie.

10/30/2026

Fabric Name: Cotton of the Carolinas T-shirt

Origin: Gossypium sp

Who made our fabric: TS Designs and its affiliate, Solid State Cotton, Burlington, North Carolina

Natural history and ecology: As the 7th largest producer of cotton in the US, North Carolina has a strong history with cotton. With a mild climate and access to waterpower, cotton was and is a major part of the state’s economy. TS Designs has created a fabric that starts with local cotton farmers, passes to local manufacturers, and ends up becoming t-shirts, completely made within North and South Carolina. Through a focus on building relationships with farmers and create a transparent system around costs, TS Designs works to provide a sustainable system of creating a fabric from dirt to shirt.

10/28/2026

Have you dreamt of visiting Bhutan but never made it?

Have you already visited Bhutan and long to return?

This may be the journey for you. We will engage our hands, our feet, our minds, and our hearts in this interactive, exciting pilgrimage- adventure by day and luxury at night. We will start our journey in the glacial valley of Paro before flying to the heartland of the country, Bumthang. We will meet with extraordinary, unforgettable, and remarkable people: from sheep herders and wool spinners, to royal weavers who teach us how to weave, heritage keepers sustaining natural dyes, to monks, meditators, Buddhist philosophers and charismatic female diviners to artists, hip fashion designers translating tradition into contemporary style, to politicians working to balance economic needs while honouring nonhuman worlds.

Find Detailed itinerary:
https://www.atw80fabrics.com/bhutantrip

10/23/2026

Meet Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, Founder, Director, and Board Member of Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco. Together with other Quechua weavers from her home of Chinchero, Alvarez was concerned that Cusqueñan textiles were disappearing into history. With this concern in mind, Alvarez began the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco, dedicated to preserving and practicing indigenous sustainable textile creations. Today, the CTTC works with a variety of weaving groups to keep the traditions of unique cultural textiles dyeing and designing alive, using their education center to further promote an interactive relationship between the weavers and the general public.

10/19/2026

While plant fiber baskets as old as 10,000 BC have been discovered in Peru, most of the fibers used in ancient and modern Andean weaving are made from local animal fibers from alpaca, llama, and sheep. These fabrics of traditional Peruvian design are made of sheep’s wool, the yarns came from mills in nearby Arequipa. They are spun on drop spindles, colored with all-natural dyes, and woven on backstrap looms using Pre-Columbian weaving techniques and motifs that date back as far as 2000 BCE. The red and white part of this weaving represents the puma's tail. When woven into textiles, it symbolizes the presence and importance of the puma, which is believed to be the God of the Middle World in Incan cultures.

Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez , an indigenous Quechua weaver from Chinchero in the Cuzco region of Peru, is founder of El Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco. In 1996 she joined other Quechua weavers and international supporters, to establish this center for keeping alive these remarkable weaving traditions that have been passed down through the generations. The Centro has received numerous accolades, including the highly regarded UNESCO Award. Due to Nilda’s efforts with the communities, she works with, Quechua women today proudly wear their traditional textiles. Her dream of the revival of Andean textile traditions has restored the strength of cultural identity and textile culture, transforming the face of Peruvian crafts.

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