July 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
July 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
July 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Every thread is a choice.
#stitchingashealing #thefutureiscircular #morethanmending
#visiblemending
#creativeactivism
#sustainablestyle
#communityrepair
#slowmaking
#textilewaste #knitsky
#stitchingashealing #thefutureiscircular #morethanmending
#visiblemending
#creativeactivism
#sustainablestyle
#communityrepair
#slowmaking
#textilewaste #knitsky
July 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I thought it'd be fun to host a No Kings Stitch-in at the park in my neighborhood this Saturday, so I registered the event... there's 109 RSVPs so far...🪡🧵👀
#nokings #nokingsstitchin #visiblemending #textilewaste #knitsky
#nokings #nokingsstitchin #visiblemending #textilewaste #knitsky
October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I thought it'd be fun to host a No Kings Stitch-in at the park in my neighborhood this Saturday, so I registered the event... there's 109 RSVPs so far...🪡🧵👀
#nokings #nokingsstitchin #visiblemending #textilewaste #knitsky
#nokings #nokingsstitchin #visiblemending #textilewaste #knitsky
Repair is personal, policy-relevant, + economically wise. When we mend we shift more than seams; each stitch is part of a larger circle, where textiles live longer, values show up visibly, and the system begins to change thread by thread. Keep mending. Keep circling forward.
#textilewaste #knitsky
#textilewaste #knitsky
July 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Repair is personal, policy-relevant, + economically wise. When we mend we shift more than seams; each stitch is part of a larger circle, where textiles live longer, values show up visibly, and the system begins to change thread by thread. Keep mending. Keep circling forward.
#textilewaste #knitsky
#textilewaste #knitsky
You're "just not that into politics?"
Your boss is.
Your landlord is.
Your insurance company is.
And every day they use their political power to keep your pay low, raise your rent, and deny you coverage.
It's time to get into politics.
#itsallpolitical #democracyorwhat #textilewaste #knitsky
Your boss is.
Your landlord is.
Your insurance company is.
And every day they use their political power to keep your pay low, raise your rent, and deny you coverage.
It's time to get into politics.
#itsallpolitical #democracyorwhat #textilewaste #knitsky
July 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You're "just not that into politics?"
Your boss is.
Your landlord is.
Your insurance company is.
And every day they use their political power to keep your pay low, raise your rent, and deny you coverage.
It's time to get into politics.
#itsallpolitical #democracyorwhat #textilewaste #knitsky
Your boss is.
Your landlord is.
Your insurance company is.
And every day they use their political power to keep your pay low, raise your rent, and deny you coverage.
It's time to get into politics.
#itsallpolitical #democracyorwhat #textilewaste #knitsky
The best kind of mail 💌 Are you a #fiberartist? #indiedyer? Do you #sew? Save those scraps! Give them new life! Turn them into something magical! ✨🧶 #textilewaste #upcycle #fiberarts #handspun #scrapyarn
February 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The best kind of mail 💌 Are you a #fiberartist? #indiedyer? Do you #sew? Save those scraps! Give them new life! Turn them into something magical! ✨🧶 #textilewaste #upcycle #fiberarts #handspun #scrapyarn
Latest Substack post: open.substack.com/pub/mastewar...
#textilewaste #tactilestories #regenerativefutures #knitsky
#textilewaste #tactilestories #regenerativefutures #knitsky
June 30, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Latest Substack post: open.substack.com/pub/mastewar...
#textilewaste #tactilestories #regenerativefutures #knitsky
#textilewaste #tactilestories #regenerativefutures #knitsky
🪡 What are you mending today? A frayed hem? A worn-out thought? Our tattered democracy? They all deserve care.✨
🧵 #MendingAsMemory #RepairingStories #TextileWaste #KnitSky #HealingThroughHandwork #WearYourHistory 🪡 #ThreadsOfResilience #PracticalReverence #MeaningfulMends 💫
🧵 #MendingAsMemory #RepairingStories #TextileWaste #KnitSky #HealingThroughHandwork #WearYourHistory 🪡 #ThreadsOfResilience #PracticalReverence #MeaningfulMends 💫
July 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🪡 What are you mending today? A frayed hem? A worn-out thought? Our tattered democracy? They all deserve care.✨
🧵 #MendingAsMemory #RepairingStories #TextileWaste #KnitSky #HealingThroughHandwork #WearYourHistory 🪡 #ThreadsOfResilience #PracticalReverence #MeaningfulMends 💫
🧵 #MendingAsMemory #RepairingStories #TextileWaste #KnitSky #HealingThroughHandwork #WearYourHistory 🪡 #ThreadsOfResilience #PracticalReverence #MeaningfulMends 💫
Eventually I'll pull all of my thoughts together on this, but this is good for now:
open.substack.com/pub/mastewar... #textilepolicy #textilewaste #fiberart #visiblemending #knitsky #regeneration
open.substack.com/pub/mastewar... #textilepolicy #textilewaste #fiberart #visiblemending #knitsky #regeneration
TEXTILE POLICIES
The Global Shift in Textile Policy: A Changing Landscape*
open.substack.com
May 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Eventually I'll pull all of my thoughts together on this, but this is good for now:
open.substack.com/pub/mastewar... #textilepolicy #textilewaste #fiberart #visiblemending #knitsky #regeneration
open.substack.com/pub/mastewar... #textilepolicy #textilewaste #fiberart #visiblemending #knitsky #regeneration
January 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What part of your life feels ready for repair?
Whether you’re patching a worn sleeve or building a curriculum with love, repair is ritual. Mending belongs in public, in policy, in pedagogy.
#stitchingashealing
#visiblemending
#creativeactivism
#communityrepair
#textilewaste #knitsky
Whether you’re patching a worn sleeve or building a curriculum with love, repair is ritual. Mending belongs in public, in policy, in pedagogy.
#stitchingashealing
#visiblemending
#creativeactivism
#communityrepair
#textilewaste #knitsky
July 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What part of your life feels ready for repair?
Whether you’re patching a worn sleeve or building a curriculum with love, repair is ritual. Mending belongs in public, in policy, in pedagogy.
#stitchingashealing
#visiblemending
#creativeactivism
#communityrepair
#textilewaste #knitsky
Whether you’re patching a worn sleeve or building a curriculum with love, repair is ritual. Mending belongs in public, in policy, in pedagogy.
#stitchingashealing
#visiblemending
#creativeactivism
#communityrepair
#textilewaste #knitsky
What's in your closet?
#wearyourstory
#whatwewearmatters
#tracethethread
#consciouscloset
#garmentjourney #morethanmending
#visiblemending
#sustainablestyle
#communityrepair
#textilewaste #knitsky
#wearyourstory
#whatwewearmatters
#tracethethread
#consciouscloset
#garmentjourney #morethanmending
#visiblemending
#sustainablestyle
#communityrepair
#textilewaste #knitsky
July 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🤝 Our ECOS Africa office organised a visit to Nairobi Recyclable Waste Association and others working locally with textile #waste, to discuss the impacts of #textile overproduction and #TextileWaste exports.
#InternationalDayOfZeroWaste
#InternationalDayOfZeroWaste
March 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🤝 Our ECOS Africa office organised a visit to Nairobi Recyclable Waste Association and others working locally with textile #waste, to discuss the impacts of #textile overproduction and #TextileWaste exports.
#InternationalDayOfZeroWaste
#InternationalDayOfZeroWaste
Nepal is on the front line of the fast fashion crisis, caught between two manufacturing giants - China and India - this small nation is becoming an unintended dumping ground for fast fashion’s overproduction.
Read the story by Tansy Hoskins and Arun Karki tomorrow 10am.
#TextileWaste #FastFashion
Read the story by Tansy Hoskins and Arun Karki tomorrow 10am.
#TextileWaste #FastFashion
June 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Nepal is on the front line of the fast fashion crisis, caught between two manufacturing giants - China and India - this small nation is becoming an unintended dumping ground for fast fashion’s overproduction.
Read the story by Tansy Hoskins and Arun Karki tomorrow 10am.
#TextileWaste #FastFashion
Read the story by Tansy Hoskins and Arun Karki tomorrow 10am.
#TextileWaste #FastFashion
Thrift stores were built to keep useful goods in circulation, not to process tons of poorly made clothing.
National Thrift Day is worth celebrating, but the future of reuse depends on more..
#FashionHistory #FastFashion #TextileWaste #ThriftStores #NationalThriftShopDay #FashionConservatory
National Thrift Day is worth celebrating, but the future of reuse depends on more..
#FashionHistory #FastFashion #TextileWaste #ThriftStores #NationalThriftShopDay #FashionConservatory
August 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Thrift stores were built to keep useful goods in circulation, not to process tons of poorly made clothing.
National Thrift Day is worth celebrating, but the future of reuse depends on more..
#FashionHistory #FastFashion #TextileWaste #ThriftStores #NationalThriftShopDay #FashionConservatory
National Thrift Day is worth celebrating, but the future of reuse depends on more..
#FashionHistory #FastFashion #TextileWaste #ThriftStores #NationalThriftShopDay #FashionConservatory
👕 Markets in Ghana and rivers in Kenya are flooded with Europe’s addiction to fast fashion under the banner of charity to African communities.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #textilewaste #wastetrade #fastfashion
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #textilewaste #wastetrade #fastfashion
June 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
👕 Markets in Ghana and rivers in Kenya are flooded with Europe’s addiction to fast fashion under the banner of charity to African communities.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #textilewaste #wastetrade #fastfashion
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #textilewaste #wastetrade #fastfashion
Pakistan urges action on textile waste as pollution rises. A shift to a circular economy and sustainable fashion is key to protecting the environment and hitting SDGs.👕
tinyurl.com/2zzjtvbp #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #SustainableFashion #TextileWaste #SDGs
tinyurl.com/2zzjtvbp #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #SustainableFashion #TextileWaste #SDGs
Call to curb pollution in textile sector | The Express Tribune
Minister stresses nationwide action plan for waste management
tinyurl.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pakistan urges action on textile waste as pollution rises. A shift to a circular economy and sustainable fashion is key to protecting the environment and hitting SDGs.👕
tinyurl.com/2zzjtvbp #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #SustainableFashion #TextileWaste #SDGs
tinyurl.com/2zzjtvbp #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #SustainableFashion #TextileWaste #SDGs
The global trade in used textiles is just one example of Europe’s excessive contribution to global overconsumption.
What can the EU do to fix this?
Read our joint recommendations with @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/library/rede... #textilewaste #wastetrade #secondhand
What can the EU do to fix this?
Read our joint recommendations with @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/library/rede... #textilewaste #wastetrade #secondhand
June 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The global trade in used textiles is just one example of Europe’s excessive contribution to global overconsumption.
What can the EU do to fix this?
Read our joint recommendations with @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/library/rede... #textilewaste #wastetrade #secondhand
What can the EU do to fix this?
Read our joint recommendations with @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/library/rede... #textilewaste #wastetrade #secondhand
🎆 Not just independence, interdependence. Not just celebration, transformation. Honor the courage it takes to mend what matters: systems, stories, stitches.
🪡 Reply w/one word one thing you’re repairing in your world rn (community, hope, education, trust...)
#creativerepair #textilewaste #knitsky
🪡 Reply w/one word one thing you’re repairing in your world rn (community, hope, education, trust...)
#creativerepair #textilewaste #knitsky
July 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎆 Not just independence, interdependence. Not just celebration, transformation. Honor the courage it takes to mend what matters: systems, stories, stitches.
🪡 Reply w/one word one thing you’re repairing in your world rn (community, hope, education, trust...)
#creativerepair #textilewaste #knitsky
🪡 Reply w/one word one thing you’re repairing in your world rn (community, hope, education, trust...)
#creativerepair #textilewaste #knitsky
The EU must face up to its own #textile waste!
Discarded clothes exports from Europe have enormous social and environmental impacts in receiving countries in Africa and Asia
With @ecos.ngo, we call on the EU to take responsibility for its #TextileWaste exports.
Read on: eeb.org/library/rede...
Discarded clothes exports from Europe have enormous social and environmental impacts in receiving countries in Africa and Asia
With @ecos.ngo, we call on the EU to take responsibility for its #TextileWaste exports.
Read on: eeb.org/library/rede...
May 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The EU must face up to its own #textile waste!
Discarded clothes exports from Europe have enormous social and environmental impacts in receiving countries in Africa and Asia
With @ecos.ngo, we call on the EU to take responsibility for its #TextileWaste exports.
Read on: eeb.org/library/rede...
Discarded clothes exports from Europe have enormous social and environmental impacts in receiving countries in Africa and Asia
With @ecos.ngo, we call on the EU to take responsibility for its #TextileWaste exports.
Read on: eeb.org/library/rede...
🌍 In 2 weeks it's International Day of Zero Waste, focusing on #textilewaste, a fast-growing crisis fueled by fast fashion.
The problem?
🔹 Overproduction of low-quality clothes
🔹 <1% recycled
🔹 Harm of communities in the Global South
The solution? Mindful resource use! 👉 zurl.co/w2aWa
@unep.org
The problem?
🔹 Overproduction of low-quality clothes
🔹 <1% recycled
🔹 Harm of communities in the Global South
The solution? Mindful resource use! 👉 zurl.co/w2aWa
@unep.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🌍 In 2 weeks it's International Day of Zero Waste, focusing on #textilewaste, a fast-growing crisis fueled by fast fashion.
The problem?
🔹 Overproduction of low-quality clothes
🔹 <1% recycled
🔹 Harm of communities in the Global South
The solution? Mindful resource use! 👉 zurl.co/w2aWa
@unep.org
The problem?
🔹 Overproduction of low-quality clothes
🔹 <1% recycled
🔹 Harm of communities in the Global South
The solution? Mindful resource use! 👉 zurl.co/w2aWa
@unep.org
When you move away from "buying better" and step into "being better"as a caretaker of your things, the math changes.
Extending the life of a garment by just nine months reduces its carbon, water, and waste footprint by 20–30%.
#textilewaste #knitsky #tactilestories #regenerativefutures
Extending the life of a garment by just nine months reduces its carbon, water, and waste footprint by 20–30%.
#textilewaste #knitsky #tactilestories #regenerativefutures
June 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
When you move away from "buying better" and step into "being better"as a caretaker of your things, the math changes.
Extending the life of a garment by just nine months reduces its carbon, water, and waste footprint by 20–30%.
#textilewaste #knitsky #tactilestories #regenerativefutures
Extending the life of a garment by just nine months reduces its carbon, water, and waste footprint by 20–30%.
#textilewaste #knitsky #tactilestories #regenerativefutures
What are you noticing lately?
#craftsky #makersgonnamake #leadersgonnalead #followthethread #upcyclingleadership #systemsofcare #morethanmending #creativerepair #textilewaste #regenerativebusiness #visiblevalue
#craftsky #makersgonnamake #leadersgonnalead #followthethread #upcyclingleadership #systemsofcare #morethanmending #creativerepair #textilewaste #regenerativebusiness #visiblevalue
July 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM