Pushing back against textile waste
Velveteen real, or surplus?
"You become. It takes a long time…Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.” (The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams (1921)).
September 28, 2026 · 5 min read
