Vegan Yarn Store
'Vegan yarn?' I thought to myself when I saw Twitter ID for the Vegan Yarn Store. What a cool, specialist business idea. So I approached the owner and asked her to tell me all about her store.
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How to find out if what you're buying is made from animals or not
It can be a bit daunting when you know you don't want to buy something but you don't know how to find out what it's made of.
Some people don't mind asking the staff in the shop whilst others want to browse and decide without any input from anyone else.
Here's something that will make things easier for you.
Read MoreWhat to do with your non-vegan shoes and clothing when you're ready to say goodbye
What to do with shoes, clothes and furniture that isn't vegan
For those who like things to be clear and definite...I'm sorry. I don't think that there's one straightforward answer which will suit everyone.
What I did with the non-vegan things that I owner prior to going vegan
When I first became vegan, I had silk saris, leather chairs, leather seats in the car, woollen clothing etc. As I researched and learned more about non-plant based materials I decided not to buy any more of these products but I kept the ones I had.
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Why I was devastated when I found out how my saris had been made
I began following a plant-based lifestyle within about a year of making the shift to a plant-based diet.
I love wearing saris and many of them are made of silk. It's a lovely material which is soft and fragile. But there was a dark side to silk which I had no idea about and I was in tears when I found out.
The process of making silk
Producing silk involves freezing or boiling silkworms whilst they're alive in their cocoons.
Read MoreWhy I follow a vegan lifestyle
In this post I am going to share my journey, which went from eating meat, to consuming vegetarian food, and then making a shift to a vegan diet.
I find it interesting to hear what motivates others to change what they eat, because the reasons are often very different.
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