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For that reason, GaBi provides, apart from its LCA software, a wide variety of data on the environmental impacts of the different processes and products used within a value chain, giving access to quantitative information helping better decision making.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>In order to plan the impacts and compare different processes, companies can perform Life-Cycle Analysis evaluations, which will permit to create different scenarios of production and elect the right one for their needs and ambitions. This analysis should be led during the design stage, and provided to manufacturers in order to cover all the aspects of the production of the textile.\u003C/p>",[528],{"name":529,"type":246,"value":529},"https://gabi.sphera.com/international/databases/gabi-databases/textile-finishing/",{"id":154,"type":193,"cta":15,"cta_link":15,"created_at":531,"updated_at":532,"owner_id":302,"owner_relationship":197,"views":184,"owner":533,"image":534,"contributors":537,"article_locations":540,"article_industries":543,"view_count":184,"like_count":184,"collection_count":234,"content":551,"can_edit":248},"2021-08-21T08:32:37.058Z","2021-09-20T12:06:50.287Z",{"id":302,"type":133,"owner_id":302,"about":15,"job_title":15,"url":15,"linkedin":15,"email":15,"staff_of_id":15,"organisation_id":15,"organisation":15},{"id":535,"link":536,"alt":15,"source":15,"created_at":531,"updated_at":532,"article_id":154,"image_profile_id":15,"banner_profile_id":15},"722A-c4LZ6Y=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778152569416-bTJKw1p_.jpeg",[538,539],{"contributor_id":132},{"contributor_id":302},[541],{"article_id":154,"location_id":401,"created_at":140,"updated_at":15,"location":542},{"id":401,"type":213,"name":404,"color":15,"parent_location_id":405,"created_at":216,"updated_at":15},[544,546],{"article_id":154,"industry_id":229,"created_at":140,"updated_at":15,"industry":545},{"id":229,"name":231,"description":232,"sector":233},{"article_id":154,"industry_id":547,"created_at":140,"updated_at":15,"industry":548},"home_and_office_furnishings",{"id":547,"name":549,"description":550,"sector":233},"Home and Office Furnishings","Producing indoor products for the home and office, such as furniture, including upholstery, carpets and wall-coverings, as well as cutlery, cookware, glassware, crystal, silverware, utensils, kitchenware and household specialties",{"id":552,"score":184,"body":553,"status":247,"article_id":154,"created_at":531,"updated_at":532,"published_at":531},"9TCx",{"title":554,"outcome":555,"problem":556,"summary":557,"solution":558,"attachment":559},"Sustainable Design and Indigenous Technologies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for weaving local materials","\u003Cp>The students studied the reasons and purposes behind the indigenous products and collaborated with Aboriginal and Torres Islander community organisation. The students were able to develop a holistic approach in designing circular products. Their study revolved around the following descriptions to ideate and develop fish traps:\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>A great example for a traditional useful basket is found in North Queensland. Bi-cornual baskets were made using a special design weave that allowed baskets to sit in running water to soak seeds for several days to remove toxins and make them safe to eat. This allowed people to eat a much wider variety of foods, including to prepare flours to cook with, that would otherwise have been poisonous. The bicornual basket also has an ergonomical design, made to fit securely and comfortably on the back whilst the handle part is hung from the forehead.  From this position, the basket user could carry a controlled weight easily while having their hands free. These scientific principles and indigenous ecological knowledge of the local communities can prove beneficial in designing functional and circular products collaboratively with them by acknowledging them, their beliefs and respecting their knowledge.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Many man-made materials take hundreds or thousands of years to break down in landfill. Longevity of products and end-of-life disposal is hardly considered while designing products. The resources that are readily available in excess are generally not valued and unsustainably consumed. A traditional handmade object such as a large basket would be looked after with a lot of care, unlike modern throw-away plastic bags, as it takes days or weeks to find, collect and prepare the materials, then weave the basket.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Many man-made materials take hundreds or thousands of years to break down in landfill. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have used locally available natural materials like grasses and reeds from wetlands for thousands of years for weaving different kinds of useful and multifunctional everyday objects which are completely biodegradable.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have transformed materials from their local environment using skill, innovation and science. The process of making tools and complex objects for a specific purpose requires a high level of knowledge of materials, processes, and designs. They have traditionally woven waterproof baskets and effective fish traps using only natural and renewable resources.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The Indigenous Knowledge Institute under University of Melbourne conducts a course for Year 3 and 4 on design and technologies where the students were given an assignment divided into 3 activities.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Activity 1: Designing fish traps\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Activity 2: Investigating weaving materials\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Activity 3: Weaving from natural or recycled materials\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This study focuses on the science principles used behind weaving traditional baskets and fishing nets to design and develop new circular products with specific purposes.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Various studies and campaigns are trying bring back the focus on longevity of products and end-of-life disposal of designed products. One of the benefits of using local natural materials are that this tends to be a renewable resource, in that if care is taken not to remove all of the plants, they will grow back for next time. Natural materials are generally compostable, and once the object is no longer of use, can be safely discarded to break down naturally. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>The aboriginal and islander people used all natural fibres available locally and invented weaving technologies which they used to design baskets with multipurpose functional uses like fishing, gathering and storing food and collecting water. Some materials are only available at a certain time of year, for example, some grasses are more plentiful during or after the wet season. It requires a lot of skill and observation to find the right plants in season.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Fish traps are an excellent example of highly skilled weaving. The size of the weave is important. They were made so the little fish could escape while keeping the big ones to feed their family. This way they still looked after the rivers and its inhabitants. “Take only what you need” is a very important rule in Aboriginal culture, and ensures there is enough left to keep the ecosystem healthy, and for other people. There are different styles of fish traps to catch different types of fish. Eel traps are long and skinny with a funnel at the entrance to guide the eel into the trap. Barramundi traps are much larger, wider and have a one-way lip at the entrance so the fish can’t escape.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The Indigenous Knowledge Institute under University of Melbourne conducts a course for Year 3 and 4 on design and technologies where the students were given an assignment divided into 3 activities.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Activity 1: Designing fish traps\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Activity 2: Investigating weaving materials\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Activity 3: Weaving from natural or recycled materials\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The students were required to focus on the science principles used behind weaving traditional baskets and fishing nets to design and develop new circular products with specific purposes.\u003C/p>",[560,562,564],{"name":561,"type":246,"value":561},"https://indigenousknowledge.unimelb.edu.au/curriculum/resources/weaving-design-into-local-materials",{"name":563,"type":246,"value":563},"https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2012/08/01/science-principles-in-traditional-aboriginal-australia/",{"name":565,"type":246,"value":565},"http://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/object/106885",{"id":164,"type":299,"cta":15,"cta_link":15,"created_at":567,"updated_at":568,"owner_id":302,"owner_relationship":197,"views":184,"owner":569,"image":570,"contributors":573,"article_locations":576,"article_industries":581,"view_count":184,"like_count":184,"collection_count":234,"content":584,"can_edit":248},"2021-09-08T09:12:45.935Z","2021-09-20T11:54:16.842Z",{"id":302,"type":133,"owner_id":302,"about":15,"job_title":15,"url":15,"linkedin":15,"email":15,"staff_of_id":15,"organisation_id":15,"organisation":15},{"id":571,"link":572,"alt":15,"source":15,"created_at":567,"updated_at":568,"article_id":164,"image_profile_id":15,"banner_profile_id":15},"UWKx22UONTg=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778152610415-SA_pvGvI.jpeg",[574,575],{"contributor_id":132},{"contributor_id":302},[577],{"article_id":164,"location_id":578,"created_at":140,"updated_at":15,"location":579},"1278974",{"id":578,"type":314,"name":580,"color":15,"parent_location_id":218,"created_at":222,"updated_at":15},"Almora",[582],{"article_id":164,"industry_id":229,"created_at":140,"updated_at":15,"industry":583},{"id":229,"name":231,"description":232,"sector":233},{"id":585,"score":184,"body":586,"status":247,"article_id":164,"created_at":567,"updated_at":568,"published_at":567},"joOA",{"title":587,"outcome":588,"problem":589,"summary":590,"solution":591,"attachment":592},"PEOLI : Reviving traditional craft through sustainable practices in the Kumaon Hills of the Himalayan Range","\u003Cp>Knitting comes naturally to the women of this region and by giving them an opportunity to utilise this skill, Peoli is trying to ensure that the talent of these women generates an actual livelihood. They are also supporting the artisans in expanding their existing skillset. Apart from knitting, they have trained women to spin and dye, and are also attempting to instill administrative skills.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Lack of agricultural land and decreasing demand for indigenous handcrafted products have forced the locals to migrate to urban cities, and leave behind their craft and unique culture in exchange for underpaid jobs with inhumane working conditions.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The rural villages in the hills of North India are facing frequent forest fires, erratic weather patterns, increasing temperatures and depletion natural resources. This has adversely affected not only the biodiversity but also the very survival of the local communities.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In the local markets, inexpensive machine-made goods, popular due to their cost and aspirational value have replaced the indigenously produced items, which would otherwise have sustained the local economy. This is causing a rapid depletion of indigenous skills in the region, which was traditionally known to rank high on social indices.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Peoli is a design studio based in Almora located at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalayan Range in Uttarakhand, North India. It works with the women of the region and gives them opportunities to practice their traditional skills and generate a fulfilling livelihood. Carded wool, cotton, silk, nettle and hemp are spun into soft supple yarn using a hand-held spindle or a Bageshwari Charkha, a foot operated spinning wheel of indigenous make, and further hand-woven, knitted and stitched into contemporary garments. Each of the Peoli products is dyed using natural colours, dyes or colorants derived from natural sources.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Peoli is reviving the demand for traditional skills and products. They are working to provide livelihoods to women in their own region and selling their products internationally.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>They use organic dyes extracted from walnut hulls, brazilwood, indigo and rhododendron. The natural dyeing process, unlike chemical dyes, leaves a negligible footprint on the environment and the health of their artisans. Peoli has a rainwater harvesting system in place, where the water purified after dyeing and repeated washing is released back into the earth.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>They have committed to work only with organic raw materials such as wool, cotton, silk and low-impact materials like Himalayan hemp and nettle. They have the traditional ‘Bageshwari Charkha’ where women artisans spin wool. The founders of Peoli admit their concern for Peoli which is the lack of transparency in sourcing raw materials, especially in the absence of certifications. Limited local knowledge about ethical practices attached to rearing sheep or growing cotton makes ensuring raw material is ethically sourced extremely tricky. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Ethically sourced materials like Eri silk, organic Kala cotton, Nagaland hill cotton and Merino wool are combined with indigenous materials like Harsil wool, Himalayan hemp and nettle to enhance their comfort and aesthetic appeal. A similar synthesis is applied in crafting the products where local craft skills like handloom weaving and knitting are ingeniously merged with hand embroidery, beadwork and shibori.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Eco-Age covers the sustainable story of Peoli and observes, \"Like any other manufacturer, Peoli has to also deal with deadstock, offcuts and tiny pieces of yarns that cannot be used to produce an entirely new garment on their own. To do so, the unsold pieces are unravelled and knitted back into another garment while the offcuts or tiny pieces are stitched together to create something new or used to create tassels. Not only does Peoli use up its own waste, but they also source waste raw materials from other organisations in the vicinity and transform them.\"\u003C/p>\u003Cp>They control their carbon footprint through their initial steps of operating a manual spinning wheel, harvesting rainwater or setting up ways to harness solar energy. They have also associated themselves with organisations that are working towards creating a positive environmental impact. The packaging boxes used for their organically dyed wool balls are made from water hyacinth, an invasive aquatic plant which slowly suffocates and kills the water body in which it grows.\u003C/p>",[593,595,597],{"name":594,"type":246,"value":594},"https://garlandmag.com/loop/peoli/",{"name":596,"type":246,"value":596},"https://eco-age.com/resources/discovering-peoli-craft-enterprise-himalayas/",{"name":598,"type":246,"value":598},"https://www.peoli.in/",[]]