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Nor do they contribute to the microfiber shedding problem that is damaging our oceans.\u003cbr\u003e","published_at":"2015-02-14T11:15:00-08:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-06-29T15:10:53-07:00","alt":"Two Sisters Ecotextiles - All Fabrics","width":1200,"height":628,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/5772\/collections\/AllFabrics.jpg?v=1593468654"}},{"id":160544489530,"handle":"apparel-dress-and-shirt-weight","title":"Apparel - Dress \/ Shirt Weight","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"Fabric suitable for clothes: Dress and Shirt Weight. All of our fabrics are great choices for apparel, blankets, totes, bedding, everything, because we do not use plastic backings; or immersions, coatings, or finishes that you would never want near your skin.","published_at":"2020-05-27T16:04:24-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-07-06T10:34:33-07:00","alt":"Apparel fabric from Two Sisters Ecotextiles","width":365,"height":385,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/5772\/collections\/Quilcene_dress.jpg?v=1594057403"}},{"id":158241259578,"handle":"apparel","title":"Apparel Fabrics","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"Aren’t you an upholstery-drapery company?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat’s how we started, but all of our fabrics are great choices for apparel because we do not use plastic backings; or immersions, coatings, or finishes that you would never want near your skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFabrics suitable for apparel creation are shown in the navigation for both Coats \/ Rugged as well as Dress \/ Shirt Weight.","published_at":"2020-04-22T22:58:48-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web"},{"id":158241357882,"handle":"beddings","title":"Beddings","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"Fabrics suitable for bed products such comforter or duvet covers, shams, coverlets, throws, blankets, sheets, pillowcases, and end-of-bed runners.","published_at":"2020-04-22T22:58:48-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-06-29T15:19:53-07:00","alt":"Fabrics for the making of beddings.","width":1024,"height":482,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/5772\/collections\/bed-landscape.jpg?v=1593469194"}},{"id":160562348090,"handle":"beddings-top-of-bed","title":"Beddings - Top of Bed","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"Fabrics suitable for top of bed products such comforter or duvet covers, shams, coverlets, throws, end-of-bed runners.","published_at":"2020-05-28T09:50:04-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-06-29T14:50:20-07:00","alt":null,"width":753,"height":527,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/5772\/collections\/TopofBedOrcasandWenatchee.jpg?v=1593467421"}},{"id":158241292346,"handle":"drapery","title":"Drapery","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2020-04-22T22:58:48-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-06-18T13:33:28-07:00","alt":"Drapery fabric from TwoSisters Ecotextiles","width":425,"height":638,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/5772\/collections\/9E9FA2BC-5FFA-4AB7-8BFD-A9AF50C04BF4_1_201_a.jpg?v=1594057336"}},{"id":160543899706,"handle":"drapery-liners","title":"Drapery - Liners","updated_at":"2020-08-06T09:41:42-07:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eFabric for drapery liners. Options for aesthetics, protection from sun and moisture, to block out light, or as an insulation layer. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-27T15:32:21-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web"},{"id":159233179706,"handle":"facemask-fabrics","title":"Facemask Fabrics","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen buying facemasks or sewing your own, be sure to use fabrics that are either \u003cstrong\u003eGOTS\u003c\/strong\u003e certified (Global Organic Textile Standard) or \u003cstrong\u003eOeko-Tex\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 certified. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabrics in our Facemask Fabrics Collection are suitable for use in sewing facemasks. As with all our fabrics, these are free of phthalates and any other harmful chemicals. Phthalates are in the vast majority of textile printing inks. They are extremely disturbing endocrine disruptors that are potent in a minuscule quantity - one in a billion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck for certifications, as when you're breathing through a facemask you'll want to be assured the fabric is safe. Please see our recent Blog Post \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/oecotextiles.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/15\/why-your-choice-of-fabric-for-facemasks-makes-a-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facemasks and fabric safety considerations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWhy Your Choice of Fabric for Facemasks Makes a Difference\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-06T13:09:00-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-05-06T13:43:44-07:00","alt":null,"width":1080,"height":1080,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0054\/5772\/collections\/Oecotextiles_mask.png?v=1588797825"}},{"id":84413829,"handle":"lightweight-medium","title":"Lightweight \/ Medium","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2015-08-26T15:06:00-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"type","relation":"equals","condition":"fabric"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":158241325114,"handle":"tabletop","title":"Tabletop","updated_at":"2020-08-06T16:57:56-07:00","body_html":"Fabrics suitable for the making of table top items—table cloths, table runners, placemats.","published_at":"2020-04-22T22:58:48-07:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web"}]
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Specifications:
Certifications:
GOTS, the Global Organic Textile Standard
Content:
100 % organic linen
Width:
Color Oatmeal: 54" / 137 cm
Color Limewash: 50" / 127cm
Weight:
6.5 oz yd2 / 220 gm m2
Care:
Washable in all temperatures, but we suggest cool water and cool air to prolong the life of your fabrics, and to save energy. Using cool wash and low dryer temperatures, Astoria will shrink about 5% in length and width. In hot temperatures, Astoria will shrink 10%.
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Named after the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies, Astoria is located at the western end of the Lewis & Clark Trail. Victorian homes cling to steep hillsides set against a backdrop of tremendous natural beauty in the temperate rain forest at the mouth of the Columbia River. It takes us back to simpler times with an extraordinary sense of place and feeling of history.
The yarn used in Astoria is 100% pure organic linen. The resulting fabric is simple yet supremely elegant, cool to the touch and absorbent. Washable. A lighter weight fabric (6.5 oz yd2), it is ideal for a wide variety of uses ranging from apparel to bedding, curtains, decorative pillows, the list is endless.
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Astoria is a GOTS certified fabric: GOTS (the Global Organic Textile Standard) is your assurance of many important things that can make you feel great about your fabric choice, including:
SAFETY: No known or suspected toxic chemicals have been used in the manufacture of the fabric, so you won't find them residual in the fabric you are using. Among the prohibited chemicals:
- All Flame Retardants: Brominated or Chlorinated
- All Endocrine Disruptors
- Formaldehyde and other short chain aldehydes
- Halogenated solvents
- Fluorocarbons (PFCs)
- Heavy metals (i.e., lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic)
- Chlorophenols (TCP, PCP)
- Aromatic solvents (benzene, toluene)
In fact, all the chemicals that are the subject of Greenpeace's very important DETOX Campaign are completely prohibited. For a complete list of the toxic chemicals prohibited and restricted by GOTS, click here. The Link will open to the title page of the current, 4.0, GOTS standard. You want page 8, section 2.3.1: Prohibited and Restricted Inputs.
WATER TREATMENT: GOTS requires thorough water treatment at each step of the manufacturing process. This is especially important with fabric because the production of fabric uses copious amounts of water, indeed, the textile industry is the #1 industrial polluter of water in the world.1 And this chemically filled effluent enters our groundwater, circulating around the world. Since, as Gene Lisa says, there is not a no peeing" part of the swimming pool, the toxic chemicals being dumped into the Irawaddy or the Yellow River in China affect us all.
CARBON FOOTPRINT: A GOTS certified fabric is the best choice if you're concerned about carbon footprint issues - even though the GOTS standard does not directly address carbon footprint. Please click here for a discussion of that topic.
WORKER SAFETY AND WORKER RIGHTS: GOTS also assures workers of safe and hygienic working conditions in the mills, and fair wages. Child and slave labor are prohibited.
1Cooper, Peter, Clearer Communication", Ecotextile News, May 2007. Please note that some sources say it is #2. Whether #2 or #1, the textile industry uses gargantuan quantities of water. Everyone agrees that agriculture is #1. If you want to count agriculture as an industry then ag is #1 and textiles is #2 - or #3 according to some sources. Here again, #1, #2, #3 - or #4 - the textile industry uses and pollutes gargantuan quantities of water. Please click here to learn more about water use in the textile industry.
