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It'd be cool if there was a service that took old clothing, stripped them all down to the threads or whatever (idk anything about fashion - I wear the free t sh

by swman 5y ago

It'd be cool if there was a service that took old clothing, stripped them all down to the threads or whatever (idk anything about fashion - I wear the free t shirts I get at conferences lol), and make really cool clothing from that. When you're bored you can return the clothing (doesn't matter if its ripped) and it gets re-used to make the next season's fashion. You could even partner with locals all around the world who could use the economic opportunity and work on making truly global clothing that incorporates all the beautiful traditional clothing and customs too. It could be a bit premium service too, I'm sure some of the highly paid professionals would be totally on board to try it as it scales. All in one platform, I'll help code it. If it already exists, let me know the name.

desertraven 5y ago
This sounds really cool! I'm quite ignorant of the space, so can't speak to the existence of such a thing. Also curious about the practicality of "dethreading" clothes. Would also be interested in this.
- Animats 5y ago
  What you can make that way is "nonwoven textiles". That's what you get when you run chopped up cloth through a paper machine. Paper money is the classic nonwoven textile. Hospital gowns and such can be made that way. Roof insulation. Floor insulation. Auto seat insulation. Basically, filler materials.
dickfink 5y ago
There isn't a platform, but I am aware of this shop in LA which does something similar: https://suayla.com https://suayla.com
gruez 5y ago
>It'd be cool if there was a service that took old clothing, stripped them all down to the threads or whatever (idk anything about fashion - I wear the free t shirts I get at conferences lol), and make really cool clothing from that. When Be careful, as we saw with plastic, all this effort into recycling can be even more expensive/environmentally damaging than using virgin materials.
nebula8804 5y ago
It is something the clothing companies are experimenting with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obO1PKfXGpQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obO1PKfXGpQ
sofixa 5y ago
Some clothing brands already take in used clothes for recycling (with rebates for future purchases to incentivise people)
darkwizard42 5y ago
lot of great upcycling and recycled fashion if you can search through your city's flea markets. I am sure by reaching out to those creators you can get a supply side going at least. Doesn't seem like a big category on fiverr from what I can see. Personally, I like https://theconsistencyproject.com/ https://theconsistencyproject.com/ (used to be in SF, now in NYC, also ships)

by swman 5y ago

desertraven 5y ago

This sounds really cool! I'm quite ignorant of the space, so can't speak to the existence of such a thing. Also curious about the practicality of "dethreading" clothes. Would also be interested in this.

Animats 5y ago
What you can make that way is "nonwoven textiles". That's what you get when you run chopped up cloth through a paper machine. Paper money is the classic nonwoven textile. Hospital gowns and such can be made that way. Roof insulation. Floor insulation. Auto seat insulation. Basically, filler materials.

dickfink 5y ago

There isn't a platform, but I am aware of this shop in LA which does something similar: https://suayla.com https://suayla.com

gruez 5y ago

>It'd be cool if there was a service that took old clothing, stripped them all down to the threads or whatever (idk anything about fashion - I wear the free t shirts I get at conferences lol), and make really cool clothing from that. When Be careful, as we saw with plastic, all this effort into recycling can be even more expensive/environmentally damaging than using virgin materials.

nebula8804 5y ago

It is something the clothing companies are experimenting with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obO1PKfXGpQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obO1PKfXGpQ

sofixa 5y ago

Some clothing brands already take in used clothes for recycling (with rebates for future purchases to incentivise people)

darkwizard42 5y ago

lot of great upcycling and recycled fashion if you can search through your city's flea markets. I am sure by reaching out to those creators you can get a supply side going at least. Doesn't seem like a big category on fiverr from what I can see. Personally, I like https://theconsistencyproject.com/ https://theconsistencyproject.com/ (used to be in SF, now in NYC, also ships)