Comments on: Eco Fashion ~ Eco Transition ~ Eco Logical

By: annieb

annieb — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:26:43 +0000

Hi Joanne,
I have not asked in Bali lately, but – have you tried India…they are turning their cotton industry around – one stitch at a time! You can search for suppliers, I have been looking around the internet, & started making cotton produce bags from organics recently, makes me happy to reduce plastic use!

By: joanne Mouland

joanne Mouland — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:50:26 +0000

any news on organic cotton supplies in Bali? I’m trying to get it into school for my students to do textile work with

Thanks,
Joanne

By: annieb

annieb — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:26:14 +0000

I have gotten out of touch, really…the last thing I knew – you imported it from China or India, it cost a small fortune in import duties and it was not available in the marketplace in Bali. Have you gone over to see what is possible now?
Try contacting some of the people who have made his same comment – you could form an Organic Fabric Buying Collective..I would join!
Here is one name- judeclearwater@yahoo.com

By: astrid

astrid — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:28:32 +0000

Hi, I’m interested in gathering information about organic cotton in Indonesia. I know some local brands already use organic cotton in their designs, namely Anjaly Bali, Nina Nikicio, and Firebolt Bandung. Surely, there are already some supply chain already in place. If you know anything about it, can you share any information about where to get them and is it locally made or imported? I’ll be willing to participate in activities needed to get organic cotton in Indonesia. thanks

By: annieb

annieb — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:51:19 +0000

Dear Jude,
As it looks in 2010 – it still isn’t easy to get organics into Bali. Most fabrics used there are still coming from China or Java, and are limited to rayon or silk with the exception of some wonderful linen & such – which are sold at a premium to designers. That said – a cooperative of designers could create a supply of organics to draw on with a little trust in each other & some savvy research. I suggest that a first point would be a textile import broker – there must be tons in Denpasar…my own Export agent appears to know quite a bit & she is not a specialist on Imports.
I would love to get involved with such a coop & would trade out my rayon for org cotton as soon as we can. Anyone who is interested can contact me at this website…
Thanks,
anniegreenjeans

By: jude moreland

jude moreland — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:14:41 +0000

i am part of a company dedicated to raiseing industry standards for sustainable textiles.

we want very much to find a way to supply our large community of designers in bali with fair wage, organic fabrics… and we are researching ways to do this.

if anyone can point us in the right direction of who to contact to get the particulars on import taxation it would be most appreciated.

By: anniegreenjeans

anniegreenjeans — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:16:18 +0000

a thought – several years ago i had wanted to create a consortium
of importers to influence the set up of a green dye shop and joint
importation of green fabrics into bali…no reason not to revisit that
again – do you have any other like minded designers to draw on? i can
put you in touch with a well connected long term us designer – joannie
mitchell…she knows a number of the eco-groups in bali,and was
instrumental in our little dye shop disposal system.
yours,
ann

By: Sehra

Sehra — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:12:11 +0000

Hello,

I am a garment manufacturer. I was initially thinking of using rayon for a pants line that I have but decided against it because of the ecological implications.

I am currently looking for tencel or lyocell fabric. Do you know if this is sold by the yard in Bali? I would really like to manufacture clothing as green as possible so any help will be greatly appreciated.
~Thank you.