fabric – Page 4 – Product by Process

Harris Tweed – From Shearing To Stamping

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Documenting the journey of Harris Tweed manufacture from the crofts of the Outer Hebrides to the granting of the world-famous Orb Mark of authentication.

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Marc Russell canoes

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Marc Russell builds canoes by hand , he’s saying that the beauty lives in imperfections , but those canoe are such a craftsmanship work of art , i would call them perfect Build out of 70 board feet of white cedar ( nothern ontario) and white Ash , canvas , 2200 brass canoe tags and a secret sauce . 100/200 hours of handmade work check his website here . http://www.glbw.ca/custombuilding.html

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Hats by Ampal creative

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We are proud to say our entire collection of snap backs and painters caps was hand crafted in Los Angeles from materials sourced from local vendors. We wanted to offer a glance into what went into the making of these caps. Dreamed, Designed & Crafted in Los Angeles, CA Producer and Director: Andrew Potash Director of Photography: Kevin Hughes – All Hands on Deck Productions Editor: Henry “Hendo” Bayer

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Screen printing for threadless

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Threadless Stopped by one of their printers, Target Decorated Apparel, to capture some footage of Funkalicious being printed. Sit back and watch the magic of t-shirt decoration happen before your eyes!

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Aeron Chair by Herman Miller

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“The process is as important as the results: It’s the individual employees on the line that are suggesting these improvements. At Herman Miller, they average 1,200 “plan-do-check acts”–that is, little proposed changes to the assembly process–ever year. “The biggest thing is to empower people to change the work in ways that matter to them,” says Eric VanDam, Herman Miller’s director of operations in seating” from fast co design: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669397/an-american-made-miracle-how-an-aeron-chair-gets-built-every-17-seconds picture and video by Drew Anthony Smith/Fast Company

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Kashimax saddle

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Kashimax recently produced a nice promo piece on their saddles

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Nudie Jeans “Post Recycle Dry” Denim

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Old worn-out Nudie Jeans have been cut into pieces and recycled into new denim. Watch the movie to see how it is done. Cotton fibres actually last much longer than we normally tend to use, or wear them. In 2007, Nudie Jeans started the Recycle Denim Maniacs programme, in which a number of textile students were chosen to create new designs out of old, worn-out jeans. As an extension of this idea, together with ISKO(tm) we recycle old worn-out jeans in order to manufacture new denim. The garments are cut…

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Opel Rak e by Kiska

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Awesome video of the process behind the Opel Rak e Concept car situated between the motorcycle and the automotive segment. From sketches to Clay model to full on prototype. Enjoy

defy bags from recycled goods.

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Old Materials are the starting points for Chris Tag, the man behind Defy bags. From the manufacturer: “Defy has been proudly manufacturing durable goods since 2008, with each and every hand-crafted product inspected by me. All goods are crafted to be: simple, clean-lined, sturdy and manufactured to a level that would make my grandfather proud. We art direct each minute detail to ensure every bag feels truly one of a kind. And oh by the way, we mostly use vintage or reclaimed durable materials to do so. Well, that and…