At Community Clothing we are fairly fanatical about reducing waste and one of the ways we do this is to use what our industry calls ‘Deadstock’, a rather unpoetic name for, often, some pretty great fabrics.
Fabrics become deadstock for various reasons: the shade may not be quite right, a brand may have been forced to over-order because of minimum quantities, or sometimes designer simply change their minds. Either way, each year millions of metres of perfectly good fabric finds itself without a good home to go to. And we think that’s a crime.
Roy Powley, who knits the cotton jersey for our rugby shirts, has, over his more than 30 years in the game, made the jersey for the great and the good of the rugby world, from school boys to superstars.
The fabulous green, cerise and maroon stripe we’re launching today was knitted several years ago and this one excess roll lived on a shelf in Roy’s Warehouse until I spotted it looking lost and forlorn a few months back. Now I’m hoping it will find a new home as a much loved part of your wardrobe.
Because of the limited quantity of fabric we’ve made it in just the two most popular sizes, a mens size M and L. But if it flies off the shelves then Roy can always knit us some more so we can do a full size run.
Patrick Grant
Community Clothing Founder.
At Community Clothing we are fairly fanatical about reducing waste and one of the ways we do this is to use what our industry calls ‘Deadstock’, a rather unpoetic name for, often, some pretty great fabrics.
Fabrics become deadstock for various reasons: the shade may not be quite right, a brand may have been forced to over-order because of minimum quantities, or sometimes designer simply change their minds. Either way, each year millions of metres of perfectly good fabric finds itself without a good home to go to. And we think that’s a crime.
Roy Powley, who knits the cotton jersey for our rugby shirts, has, over his more than 30 years in the game, made the jersey for the great and the good of the rugby world, from school boys to superstars.
The fabulous green, cerise and maroon stripe we’re launching today was knitted several years ago and this one excess roll lived on a shelf in Roy’s Warehouse until I spotted it looking lost and forlorn a few months back. Now I’m hoping it will find a new home as a much loved part of your wardrobe.
Because of the limited quantity of fabric we’ve made it in just the two most popular sizes, a mens size M and L. But if it flies off the shelves then Roy can always knit us some more so we can do a full size run.
Patrick Grant
Community Clothing Founder.
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Maybe it’s because we’ve been into wool for at least six thousand years? Or maybe it’s because whilst pretty much everyone else on the planet switched to trying to make the cheapest clothes they could, we stuck to trying to make the best ones.
Our latest collaboration is with Sheffield based ReTribe, a brand that upcycles tents. Together we have created a limited edition Pack a Sacks made from abandoned festival tents.
