Fuck, this is bad. Batik & tie dye are something that I like and was planning to do quite a lot of in the future - and that includes dyes. :( Besides that, there is other art stuff - glues, paints, oil pastels, etc., that I really doubt are vegan. Some of them, possibly, but surely not all. Maybe they have all been tested on animals though. I haven't checked yet because I'm afraid that I will have to decide between not wanting to hurt animals and my dream of becoming an artist :(
Personally, I have no problem buying second-hand stuff even if I know it's not vegan (though things that are very obviously not vegan, like some leather products, can kind of creep me out so I don't buy them) because buying second-hand doesn't increase the manufacturing of the product. I have bought second-hand clothes for years, apart from 2 things I bought last summer (that I still feel kind of guilty about). I buy shoes second-hand, too. Not underpants or socks though. Only very slightly guilty feelings about those.
Would one option for you, op, be using second-hand clothes/fabrics to make a dress? That would be the most animal- and environment-friendly solution. Good post, btw.
I didn't look specifically into batik and tie dyes. Thinking about paint, oil paints have been used a rather long time so I don't know why they would have recently been tested on animals. I am also aware that paint used to be made by the artists just prior to use? In regards to glues, I have no idea, and I am similarly concerned. I'm partially through a tube of fabric fray and have no idea how I'm to replace it later. Off hand, hairspray kind of comes to mind.
Although this makes me wonder. How recently does something have to be tested on animals for you and I to be morally ok with it? Because that are a lot of things we use that were most likely tested in the 50's that I am currently morally ok with. I'm very concerned about the dyeing of cloth, because fashion is fickle and shades of color constantly change. I have to accept that any color on the hanger at a relatively new store could have been tested on animals mere months before.
Regarding the use of Good Will clothes and Free clothes to make various clothing fitting my size and style, this is very possible, although I don't think I will ever have to worry about jeans. ha. I will not be going the direction for the making of this particular dress. I need this dress in 6 months and finding 30+ yards of fabric in the general solid shades I'm wanting sounds like a year long project for weekends. I'm morally ok with with the organic cotton and natural dye selection I've currently made.
Personally, I have no problem buying second-hand stuff even if I know it's not vegan (though things that are very obviously not vegan, like some leather products, can kind of creep me out so I don't buy them) because buying second-hand doesn't increase the manufacturing of the product. I have bought second-hand clothes for years, apart from 2 things I bought last summer (that I still feel kind of guilty about). I buy shoes second-hand, too. Not underpants or socks though. Only very slightly guilty feelings about those.
Would one option for you, op, be using second-hand clothes/fabrics to make a dress? That would be the most animal- and environment-friendly solution. Good post, btw.
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Although this makes me wonder. How recently does something have to be tested on animals for you and I to be morally ok with it? Because that are a lot of things we use that were most likely tested in the 50's that I am currently morally ok with. I'm very concerned about the dyeing of cloth, because fashion is fickle and shades of color constantly change. I have to accept that any color on the hanger at a relatively new store could have been tested on animals mere months before.
Regarding the use of Good Will clothes and Free clothes to make various clothing fitting my size and style, this is very possible, although I don't think I will ever have to worry about jeans. ha. I will not be going the direction for the making of this particular dress. I need this dress in 6 months and finding 30+ yards of fabric in the general solid shades I'm wanting sounds like a year long project for weekends. I'm morally ok with with the organic cotton and natural dye selection I've currently made.
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There is apparently a brand of vegan paints?
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