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Welcome to Your Daily Dot where Dot will share tips, advice, and stories on how we can make our world better. |
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All Dear Dot illustrations by Elissa Turnbull. |
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Dear Reader,
Dot has fond memories of watching Mother Dot stretching a sock over some sort of plastic thingamajig and then mending the holes so that my socks might live another day to walk me to school. It seems the mending gene skips a generation because, while Dot is not a mender, Youngest Dot Child is a whiz with a needle and thread (check out her Secondhand Sisters videos on how to repair clothes!).
But mending as a form of protest? That’s what Toronto organization Fashion Revolution undertook with their Mend in Public Day last spring. The event was a way to protest the environmental cost of fast fashion, the organizers said, while simultaneously showcasing a solution. What’s more, the menders pointed out, sewing not only extends the life of our clothes, but also, it helps us slow down and get off our phones.
Dot is always delighted to hear from readers (and so many of you have been reaching out. Please keep sharing your stories with me!) and especially loves when you share your tips and tricks. Kimberly, for instance, shared that she’s been using Trashie to ensure that her clothes live on in one way or another (Trashie claims that 90% of what they receive stays out of landfill). Kimberly told Dot how it works: “It's $20 a bag,” she wrote, “but they sometimes have sales. I literally shove as much as I can into the bag. Once a bag is ready to be shipped, there is a QR code that you scan to register your bag. You receive a code that goes back on the bag before mailing.” While Kimberly says she’s never taken advantage of Trashie’s rewards system, there are a limited number of perks, such as discounts off items and services. (“I don't need to bring in more things into my house when I'm trying to declutter!!,” Kimberly points out.) She tells us that Trashie accepts clothing, shoes, bags, accessories, and linens in any condition. This includes swimwear, underwear, socks, and more. And she reports that they also have a tech bag for used laptops and the like, though she hasn’t yet given that a whirl.
Have any of you tried Trashie? Care to share your experience? Let us know.
In Stitches,
Dot
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