Scottish fabric mill Prickly Thistle are trailblazing a fight against global rises in fast fashion and petrochemical clothing with their recent announcement as the first and only B Corp Certified textiles mill and clothing manufacturer in the UK.
This news has certainly added credibility to the mill's mission to be one of the world’s most ethical clothing brands for women, as it prides itself also as the only tartan weaving mill in the Highland region of Scotland.
Prickly Thistle are breaking the mould to remind people of a time before commercial exploitation took a hold on what we wear. As from the 1st of April this year, Prickly Thistle launched their 4 X A Year collection, which is available only four times a year for 14 days each time.
They only use wool fibres to make their clothes and all labels are made with real leather. Both of these materials can be naturally composted unlike the petrochemical alternatives such as polyester.
They created a No Wash Club section within their website, because wool clothes very rarely need washed.
At the helm of the company is founder Clare Campbell, who before all of this had never used a sewing machine, never mind a century old weaving loom! Now Clare is determined to make Prickly Thistle one of the most ethical clothing brands in the world.
“Naturally many businesses only like to talk about the good bits, but with clothing, fashion, textiles we cannot just simply look at the raw materials, we need to think about the lifetime of that garment, its impact, its end-of-life options and those impacts.”
“We have spent 4 years asking why and then following up with action, I feel so proud to say we are one of the most ethical clothing brands for women in the world. Yes, we are not perfect, and we do not hide where we need to be better, but what we have done in 4 years with extraordinarily little experience speaks for itself”
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