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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We are not at all the national online secondhand store ThredUp. We hope your hat is awesome!

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Shana Rosenberg @shanarosenberg.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The Textile Sustainability Game Jam is LIVE! Please join the Discord Server here - discord.gg/xZbE6Nf5 to talk about the jam and find teams. The jam is here - itch.io/jam/textile-... Use #textilegamejam2025 to promote and help me find your posts.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Our executive director announcing the Textile Sustainability Game Jam for 2025. We would use some of the games to promote textile sustainability at events and we definitely would promote any of those games heavily.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Give your local #nonprofits some love. If you’re able to buy them something on their wishlist or office supplies, cleaning supplies, etc. you will really be making a difference. This folding dump table is $250 and helps us so much with distribution or Freejects. We were just donated two.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

This is a label from the brand RSQ by Tilly’s. Impressed by this whole label and if even a small percentage of wearers treat this garment more sustainably, that’s a win. #textilesustainability #textileconservation #reducereuserecycle

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All specifications met.
CARE:
NOTE:
Save water.
Wash when necessary. do your part.
poss this on after use.
Recycle
Repurpose
Donate after use
Made in Chine

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Indie Game Developers - The executive director of this non-profit, @shanarosenberg.bsky.social , will be hosting a game jam on @itch.io on textile sustainability. Any aspect of textile sustainability is welcome to be explored in both video and analog games. Some games will be used in our work!

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Thread Up Oxford 2024 by the numbers Prevented 22.41 tons of textile waste from going to a landfill or overseas. Had $6043 in Karma Bucks vouchers used by those in hardship at our shop. Gave away 3,164 pairs of free socks. Had $1312 worth of creative reuse supplies go to educators and others.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

This is a shame. We are hoping soon to be working with a textile to textile recycler. But it’s challenging because we have to sort by fiber content and we don’t have the equipment.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Thread Up Oxford uses AI mainly for process documents, grant information, and feedback on brainstorming for marketing and fundraising.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

If everyone that supports our mission of local textile #circulareconomy gave $5, Thread Up Oxford would receive thousands of dollars this #GivingTuesday We prevent ALL material we receive from the landfill or overseas, at least until it leaves our hands into someone else's. givebutter.com/O2dOhR

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Thread Up Oxford is a very unique idea - we want to #REDUCE new textile consumption through outreach and education, encourage #REUSE of secondhand textiles, and facilitate #RECYCLING of everything that can’t be reused in some way. Please join us in a new lifestyle of #textilesustainability !

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

#Freejects are an important way we redistribute textile material back out into the community. Hundreds of pounds a month of textile items with flaws/stains/holes that are still usable in some way are outside our donation center whenever we are open for anyone in the community to grab for any reason.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A true community project, though put together and installed by #Crochet Duck Mafia. This is outside our Uptown Threads secondhand store in Uptown Oxford, Ohio. #Zerocost yarn scraps and donated crocheted items turned into an amazing #yarnbomb #yarnbombing #oxfordohio #sustainabledecorations

“Joy” crocheted with colorful dots all around it #yarnbombing a bush

“Peace” crocheted with colorful dots all around it #yarnbombing a bush

“Happy Holidays from Uptown Threads” crocheted with colorful dots all around it #yarnbombing a bush

Peace and Happy Holidays from Uptown Threads and Joy crocheted into a #yarnbombing

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Tires pollute microplastics! Fabric is only one source of this pollutant in our environment.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

T ariffs are one reason to shift your buying to secondhand rather than new - but buying secondhand should have been the model all along. From a #textilesustainability focus - The fast fashion industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions due to production and delivery systems.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Tariffs are a whole other ball of wax we haven’t thought of as far as the effects on new vs secondhand consumption. It’s important to understand the entire picture in order to convince the public to buy secondhand.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

What does Thread Up Oxford do? Most of what we do is redistribute fabric items back out into the community. Our service area to sell/give away/repurpose is firmly focused in Oxford, Ohio (USA) and surrounding Butler County. But we extend also into Indiana and Ohio’s Preble, Hamilton, and others.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

We are on our 3rd year of sponsoring @miamiuniversity.bsky.social ‘s fashion design students Spring Fashion Show with sustainable materials!

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Great post going over why #fastfashion is horrible and with tips on having a more #sustainablewardrobe

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Exec Director @shanarosenberg.bsky.social wears her Mushroom Dress multiple times a year to speaking engagements and events, or just to be comfy. Try to only buy things you’ll #wear30times

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High Grade @highgrade.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

In a world flooded with endless options, hyper-consumption is the default. Each season brings a new 'exclusive' collection, but when everything’s ‘exclusive,’ can it even be called luxury? #SustainableFashion #SlowLiving #Minimalism

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Really great article going over the #Ghana #FastFashion disaster we’ve created with our over-consumption of new textiles. Brings it up to 2024 as previous things I’ve shared are from earlier.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Let’s find each other on here! I’m excited especially to learn from like minded people in the EU. Seems like you guys are leaps and bounds ahead of us in terms of regulation, tech, and other aspects of textile over-consumption and waste creation.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Thread Up Oxford is a 501c3 non-profit in SW Ohio (USA) with the mission to eliminate textile waste in our area through a combination of education and outreach, redistribution, and facilitating recycling if items are not salvageable. #zerowaste #circulareconomy #textilesustainability #fastfashion

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Because of how we currently do things due to low resources, we don’t know the metrics on how much leaves those tables each week. And we don’t know if what’s taken will end up in the trash or donated to a place that won’t deal with it sustainably. But at least it’s one less step away from the trash.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

One critical part of our #circulareconomy #textileconservation #zerowaste mission is to keep everything out of the landfill and to keep things from going overseas, like to #ghana, to mess with their environment and native clothing and textile industries. Giving away “Freejects” is one way we do so.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Our company would like to move into being able to sort unusable material by composition as we can send on to companies that require that for their uses.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The cultural roots of fast fashion go back further than you think.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Thread Up Oxford takes socks in ALL condition (clean and bug free) and gives matched decent pairs out for free to anyone in the community at our secondhand store and the rest we send to Terracycle USA for recycling. We’ve given away thousands of socks and recycled over 1/4 ton this year.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Great post covering why fast fashion consumption is really not good. One great way to make the world a bit better is to adopt the suggestions in this article.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It’s true. Textile sustainability and solving the problems of fast fashion is really complex. That’s why our job at Thread Up Oxford is so hard. We take in all condition textiles (clean and bug free) of all types and then figure out how to best keep it out of the landfill!

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We think this is amazing! The piece already exists in the fabric ecosystem. Make those clothes last! * everyone please stop purchasing Shein, Temu, etc new online.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We talk about this specific issue a lot in @miamiuniversity.bsky.social classes that we present to. Fast Fashion and our overconsumption of ALL clothing has really done a number on Ghana.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We can’t stress this enough, Shein is an evil company. Please stop purchasing from Shein.

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Shana Rosenberg @shanarosenberg.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Are you a non-profit in #SWOhio or the Indiana/Kentucky area that has textile needs for your clients? Can we talk about a circular economy for clothing? I run a textile waste reduction non-profit in Oxford, Ohio and we might be able to help you. #textileneeds #sustainability #circulareconomy

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We absolutely can do better! Buy less new, buy more secondhand. Wear things more. Never throw it away.

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Thread Up Oxford @threadupoxford.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

New post up at our Substack - learn to think differently about laundry and help yourself and the environment! open.substack.com/pub/threadup...

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It’s Time to Air Your “Dirty” Laundry!

Laundering less is good for your pocketbook and the planet.

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Shana Rosenberg @shanarosenberg.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Textile sustainability tip for today - don’t wash your clothes as much as you probably do! We’ve often been brought up to believe that our clothes must be washed often to prevent…infection? Every piece of the laundering process is not great for the environment. And it degrades the fabric.

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