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.
It's time to share our half annual impact figures, and once again it has been a fantastically positive six months. Lots of new customers, a couple of new factories we're developing product with (and a gang of hand knitters), and lots of skilled work created.
"This is, we believe, the only swimming short on the planet that contains absolutely zero plastic."
One Track Club is a global, science-driven running community and coaching platform designed for "everyday athletes" seeking structured training who we've been chatting to recently about our nature positive running gear.They've very kindly offered CC customers a month's free trial (open to everyone), on top of which you have the chance to win a coaching package worth £450.
