Upcycling 7 Pairs of Old Jeans into an Epic Trench Coat & Why Eco Fashion Matters! | Raederle Vlog
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- DIY Craft Project: Upcycling jeans into a fashionable, eco-friendly trench coat. Raederle discusses her journey to a completely conscious wardrobe while creating a coat from seven different pairs of jeans.
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Here are some of the informational highlights from the video (and a few bonus thoughts):
Cotton Spray: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 84 million pounds of pesticides were applied to our 14.4 million acres of cotton in 2000, and more than two billion pounds of fertilizers were spread on those same fields.
Worldwide, cotton covers 2.5% of the cultivated land, but cotton growers use 16% of the world’s pesticides. If you think of all the thousands of foods people grow worldwide that people spray pesticides on, 16% is a massive share for a single crop to hold, particularly when that crop is only covering 2.5% of the cultivated land in the world.
GMO Cotton
Cotton is one of the top four GMO crops produced in the world which includes soy, canola, and corn. GMO cotton production ranks ninth in global crop production.
On average, 90% of U.S. cotton in 2010 was genetically engineered.
Polyester
Polyester is a synthetic petroleum-based fiber, and is therefore made from a carbon-intensive non-renewable resource.
More than 70 million barrels of oil are used to make polyester each year. It is not bio-degradable and will persist in the eco-system even as it eventually breaks apart. In fact, it is believed that synthetic garments are the biggest source of microplastic pollution in the oceans because up to 1900 fibers can be washed off one garment every time it is washed.
1800s Clothing Practices
Babies wore cloth diapers (if they wore anything at all) and the diapers had to be boiled before hung on the line to dry. Yes, even in the winter. You’d hang them out so they froze, take them down and snap them so the water crystals would come out, then bring them in and hang them from rope you strung from one side of the house to the other.
An average working couple would have two outfits per person, one nice one for church, and one for the rest of the time.
Children wore hand-me-downs which could be made of entirely stitched together remnants of older garments that belonged to older siblings or their parents previously.
Stretchy, disposable underwear that you wear for a year or less and then replace didn't exist until 1940s. Women didn't wear underwear under their skirts which is still good practice for keeping your nether regions healthy. Women wore up to 16 layers of clothing on their legs, so panties really weren't required for coverage or warmth.
Do you have any eco tips? Comment below with your ideas!
I never thought I'd learn so much from a sewing tutorial
Fabulous coat. Love it Raederle.
I know I’m 2 years late but I absolutely loved this video, all of the environmental education and the video editing. You should make more videos like this. Thank you
WOW. Thank you for helping with my perfection attitude and the education about pesticides. I thought I had to be sewing perfectly but after your video, I now know that I can use all the patches in my bin! Love what you did>
Lots of good information...love watching you sew this trench coat together...very interesting!
So glad you enjoyed! :) I hope you enjoy my new videos too! :)
I really enjoyed both your project and the format you used - talking about more than just the one garment, why you do it. I have found the same thing already - that making it slowly and going with the flow leads to a better garment. I've not made a lot yet, but I am really pleased with how it all kind of 'spoke' to me stage by stage. Thanks for showing your process!
You're welcome. Thank you for writing. :)
Super educational thanks!
Very sweet and inspiring! 🌹✨💜💕
I appreciate the educational information you provided in this video. Keep posting this content and do what you do!
Thank you Shaundra! ♥
I wish there were more people who care about eco-friendly options. The world that we live in these days is such a " throwaway" society. It's so sad that we as humans can be so selfish and care free. Many don't consider the consequences of our food and clothing choices. I could on and on about the subject at hand, but I'll stop. Again, thank you for the content you post! And I look forward to seeing more videos. 🙂
@@shaundramanning769 I will definitely be posting more. Sporadically. ♥ I mean to make a video about organic clothing in general at some point and have been gathering footage for it for over a year. ♥
Love it.
I have never seen any of your videos I was planning on making a jacket and started making my own jacket out of denim pants a bunch of pants that I just didn’t wear anymore and I looked on CZcams for inspirations I found this one CZcams video which is yours that I’m watching and I subscribed not even a fourth of the way through I love your content
Really enjoyed this! Thank you 🙌
You're welcome!
I don't know if you have seen it or even heard of it maybe you have it's called King Corn, you should watch it if you haven't and recommend it to your viewers.
Ah, yes, the documentary about corn. It's a shocking issue, considering how many negative impacts corn has on our health. Studies have shown that eating corn with a meal actually blocks absorption of nutrition consumed alongside the corn. For me, even organic corn (even if it is local, fresh, etc) gives me terrible bloating. It's an okay food for some hardy people, but generally it would be best if we reserved corn for bio-fuel and didn't eat it.
@@RaederlePhoenix Yep kinda puts a damper on the whole heritage of corn in the country with it being introduced to the Pilgrims by the Indians and helping them get through winter months. One of the things that shocked me more so in the doc. was about how corn is actually part of the American peoples genetic makeup.
Project Runway had an episode a couple weeks ago where they were required to use clothes from a used clothing store. One of the top projects was 9 pairs of jeans recycled into clothing that looks quite a bit like this.
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Jeans are great because you can just turn the leg holes into arm holes
Exactly! ♥
2 Husbands ??
www.raederle.com/2017/06/polyamory-husbands-jealousy-fear.html I have an article about it. :)
needs a belt. but its gorg
Thank you. ♥