Damn. I guess I was lucky with the things I got from there. I’ll have to explore other shops then, thanks

https://slrpnk.net/post/35771073

On another note, last year I purchased a few t-shirts from Organic Basics and so far they are holding up well. I would recommend some of their underwear too.

STEP ONE is, I think, a popular brand for bamboo underwear but I wouldn’t actually recommend it. It’s really comfortable but not hard wearing like you’d expect for the price you pay.

I definitely recommend visiting second-hand shops if you have the time. There is a lot of Shein, Zara, and similar shit, but if you sift through it you sometimes find well-made natural fibre clothing. I have found some really good, barely worn 100% cotton jeans and 100% wool jumpers there. There are also some more unique items - I got dinosaur dungarees once, also 100% cotton, can’t stop wearing them. Every now and then you find something that needs minor repairs, but mending is a good skill to learn and reduces waste.

Hope this helps!

Yeah, definitely. If you have a colour or a few colours in mind, you can send some pictures and I’ll try to match as closely as I can. I’ll then send you swatches and you can decide if you like the shade(s).

I just remembered I have this picture to show the colour combinations

Thanks a lot, I’ll have a nosey!

I had a particular colour in my mind but never found yarn that fit, so I ended up working with two thin strands to mix the shades that I wanted. The charcoal colour is a mixture of black and dark grey, and the green is a mixture of a grassy green and a dark blue-ish green.

Thanks, they’re my favourite heh

Thank you!

Yeah!

I have a very all-or-nothing mentality, so I go through stages of reading all the time to barely touching a book for a while. Books that have got me out of a reading slump are The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and Coming Up for Air by Orwell. I suspect you’ll definitely enjoy both. To me, both of these books capture the essence of life itself. There is something strangely familiar and nostalgic about them.

If you get hooked, Nine Stories by Salinger, as well as any of Orwell’s essays are worth a read. Steinbeck’s The Chrysanthemums is another short story that comes to mind.