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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks Jacinta,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Great article, easy for students to understand. Sustainability in fabrics is such a complex issue for students to put into context. I have noticed they struggle to understand that every
fibre has a huge impact and there is no entirely sustainable fabric. You can effectively argue the sustainability of any fabric over another.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Whilst they probably end up confused than they begin, at least they are aware there is an impact and they have choices as a consumer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks for sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">P.S – Very timely as I work through this with Lucy for her Unit 1!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jacinta O'Leary<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 11 April 2017 2:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Design and Technology] fabrics and sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I just came across this interesting article/blog by a young writer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.sustainabilityportal.net/blog/weighing-up-sustainable-fabrics">http://www.sustainabilityportal.net/blog/weighing-up-sustainable-fabrics</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can also find the Greenpeace report 'Toxic threads' from 2013 on this site.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jacinta<o:p></o:p></p>
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