Thread Up Oxford
@threadupoxford.bsky.social
We are a sustainability focused 501c3 non-profit organization that works to prevent textile waste in our Oxford, Ohio community through a combination of education and outreach, redistribution, and facilitating recycling. [email protected]
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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.
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.
We are not at all the national online secondhand store ThredUp. We hope your hat is awesome!
April 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are not at all the national online secondhand store ThredUp. We hope your hat is awesome!
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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.
The jam is here - itch.io/jam/textile-...
Use #textilegamejam2025 to promote and help me find your posts.
January 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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.
The jam is here - itch.io/jam/textile-...
Use #textilegamejam2025 to promote and help me find your posts.
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.
Announcing the Textile Sustainability Game Jam! I will possibly be co-hosting with a very special guest. (fingers crossed!) . I love gaming, I love my job preventing textile waste and promoting textile sustainability. I have the power to use your games for good. :)
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Textile Sustainability Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-01-13 to 2025-03-13 hosted by Faymom. Welcome to the Textile Sustainability Game Jam! Are you passionate about sustainability and gaming? Join us in exploring innovative ways to p...
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January 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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.
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.
January 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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.
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
January 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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
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!
January 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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!
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.
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.
January 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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.
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.
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.
Only 0.3% of materials used by the global textile industry come from recycled sources, with almost no textile-to-textile recycling, according to a new report
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#circularity #CircularityGap #GarmentRecycling #TextileRecycling #sustainability #SustainableFashion
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#circularity #CircularityGap #GarmentRecycling #TextileRecycling #sustainability #SustainableFashion
December 12, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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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The G7 has approved the ACT Agenda for a circular textile future, with Italy leading the way! Let's embrace transparency, innovation, and sustainability.
#openorganization
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#openorganization
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G7: approvata Agenda ACT, l’Italia guida la transizione circolare per tessile e moda | Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica
Evento di lancio a Roma: si punta a prodotti duraturi e riciclabili, materiali innovativi, infrastrutture per il riciclo e trasparenza. Pichetto: “Lanciata la sfida, superare ostacoli a modelli di bus...
www.mase.gov.it
December 7, 2024 at 5:31 PM
The G7 has approved the ACT Agenda for a circular textile future, with Italy leading the way! Let's embrace transparency, innovation, and sustainability.
#openorganization
www.mase.gov.it/comunicati/g...
#openorganization
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Thread Up Oxford uses AI mainly for process documents, grant information, and feedback on brainstorming for marketing and fundraising.
How are nonprofits adopting AI? A survey from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that more than half of #nonprofits use AI: nonprofitquarterly.org/sector-adopt... #AI #npsky #nonprofitsky
Sector Adopting AI, Building Reserves, and Expanding Missions - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
The 2024 Nonprofit Standards Benchmarking Survey finds that the majority of nonprofits are now adopting AI tools in their operations and using relatively stable finances to consider expanding their mi...
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December 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Thread Up Oxford uses AI mainly for process documents, grant information, and feedback on brainstorming for marketing and fundraising.
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
December 3, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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
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 !
December 1, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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 !
#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.
December 1, 2024 at 9:04 PM
#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.
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
November 30, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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
Tires pollute microplastics! Fabric is only one source of this pollutant in our environment.
#Microplastics: billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tyre fragments every year. These tiny flakes of plastic eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Tires pollute microplastics! Fabric is only one source of this pollutant in our environment.
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.
November 26, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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.
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.
Start recycling, go to garage and estate sales, thrift stores, and avoid tariffs
Donate anything usable and useful when and wherever you can
Stock up on veggies and cans and non-perishables
I think we’re in for a freefall
Donate anything usable and useful when and wherever you can
Stock up on veggies and cans and non-perishables
I think we’re in for a freefall
November 26, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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.
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.
November 24, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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.
Exec Director @shanarosenberg.bsky.social recently wrote a post about laundry and clothes preservation and #textilesustainability at threadupoxford.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
November 24, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Exec Director @shanarosenberg.bsky.social recently wrote a post about laundry and clothes preservation and #textilesustainability at threadupoxford.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
We are on our 3rd year of sponsoring @miamiuniversity.bsky.social ‘s fashion design students Spring Fashion Show with sustainable materials!
Discover how sustainable fabrics are transforming the runway! From organic cotton to recycled materials, this trend is here to stay. #shorts #fashion #sustainablefashion #ecofriendly #runway #trends
November 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM
We are on our 3rd year of sponsoring @miamiuniversity.bsky.social ‘s fashion design students Spring Fashion Show with sustainable materials!
Great post going over why #fastfashion is horrible and with tips on having a more #sustainablewardrobe
Quick blog post about why we hate fast fashion 🪡
Thoughts?
#sustainablefashion #slowfashion
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Thoughts?
#sustainablefashion #slowfashion
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Fast Fashion: The Cost of Cheap Clothing and Why It’s Time for a Chang
In today’s world of Instagram trends and 24-hour shipping, fast fashion has become a dominant force, offering trendy clothing at affordable prices with remarkable speed. But beneath the allure of low ...
monettacollective.shop
November 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Great post going over why #fastfashion is horrible and with tips on having a more #sustainablewardrobe
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
What’s one piece in your wardrobe you can’t live without?
Whether it’s a vintage find, an upcycled gem, or something with sentimental value—tell us why it stands out.
Let’s talk style favorites✨
#thrifting #sustainablefashion #slowfashion #upcycle
Whether it’s a vintage find, an upcycled gem, or something with sentimental value—tell us why it stands out.
Let’s talk style favorites✨
#thrifting #sustainablefashion #slowfashion #upcycle
November 24, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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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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
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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
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.
November 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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.
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.
Looking for accounts to follow related to #sustainablefashion #consumerbehavior #climateaction and #greenwashing to follow! Reply here please 🥰
November 24, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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.