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.
International Women’s Day celebrates the cultural, economic, social and political achievements of women. As a business, our staff, including our freelance colleagues, are 73% women. Seven of our eleven female colleagues are working mums. And amongst the amazing people who manufacture our clothes there is a similarly positive story of equality in our workplaces. 43% of the manufacturing staff at our UK partner factories are women. We recognise equality in ability and reflect this through equality in pay.
It’s British Pie Week next week. Which in our office means one thing: serious debate.Steak & ale versus pork pie. North v South.
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2025 was a year of some pretty amazing numbers for Community Clothing, but there are two that mean more than all the others. Read Patrick's New Year Impact Update |
