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Textile Certifications Unraveled

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Leigh Anne Van Dusen
There exist several third party certifications which we think every conscious consumer of fabric should be aware: Oeko-Tex, GOTS, C2C, GreenGuard and SMART. These certifications look beyond the fiber to the processing of the fabric. It’s quite common to encounter "organic cotton" fabrics – in other words, fabrics made of organic fibers. Or at least, the claim is that the fibers are organic.
 
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