# Artful Funerary Burial Shrouds Provide Personalized, Ecological Alternative to Caskets By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-02-05 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burial-shrouds References: [oregonlive](http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2009/02/artist_all_wrapped_up_in_shrou.html) & [afinefarewell](http://www.afinefarewell.com) Textile artist Marian Spadone helps to ease the pain for mourners with the beauty and creativity of handmade burial items. The Portland, Oregon woman creates beautiful [burial and cremation shrouds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blanket-collections) through her business, A Fine Farewell. Her handmade shrouds are cost-effective, personalized and [fully biodegradable](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hollywood-forever-cemetery). The burial shroud adds elegance and creativity to the ritual of caring for the dead, which in turn help the living to grieve and heal from loss. Spadone is also a licensed minister and ceremonial facilitator who,“helps people create [meaningful rituals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eulogy-generator-platform) that mark important passages in their lives.” All designs and use of photography courtesy of Marian Spadone & A Fine Farewell. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Personalized Funeral Items:** Opportunity to disrupt the funeral industry by offering personalized, handmade burial and cremation shrouds. - **Ecological Burial Alternatives:** Disruptive innovation opportunity exists to provide fully biodegradable burial options as an alternative to traditional caskets. - **Creative Mourning Rituals:** Opportunity to disrupt the funeral industry by offering services that help people create meaningful and creative rituals to grieve and heal from loss. ### Where This Applies - **Funeral Services:** The funeral industry can embrace the trend of offering personalized burial and cremation shrouds as a more cost-effective and eco-friendly option. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Opportunity to enter the textile manufacturing industry by producing handmade burial and cremation shrouds to meet the growing demand for personalized funeral items. - **Event Planning:** Event planners can tap into the trend of creative mourning rituals by offering services to help people design meaningful funeral ceremonies and rituals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Biodegradable Burial Caskets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-biotech.md) - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [Deep Sea Funerals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-sea-funeral.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pet Tree Burial Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofriendly-pet-tree-burial-kit.md) - [3D-Printed Ecological Funeral Reefs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resting-reefs.md) - [Design-Forward Funerary Urn Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn.md) - [Biodegradable Pet Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paw-pods-1.md) - [Expandable Spherical Monolithic Urns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urna-project.md) - [Bereavement Gift Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bereaveme.md)