Business Community Ownership Fund 101
Join us for a virtual gathering and learning opportunity co-hosted by Grow America, OED, and Good Business Network! The Business Community Ownership (BCO) Fund was launched by Grow America and the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) to offer a pathway for small business ownership, innovation, and growth. BCO Fund was created to help […]
The Cowl Class (discount for members!)
Get ready for fall by knitting your own customized, wool cowl!
In this class, you will design and create a two-color patterned knitted cowl. We will start with a basic introduction to machine knitting and practice by making a small sample swatch. Then we will get to work knitting our own projects. Each student will have access to their own knitting machine for the entire class.
The best part about this class?? NO previous experience hand or machine knitting required!
Member of Northwest Sewn? Please email me at hello@seattleknittinglab.com for 20% off this class (8/20 date only).
The Cowl Class
Get ready for fall by knitting your own customized, wool cowl!
In this class, you will design and create a two-color patterned knitted cowl. We will start with a basic introduction to machine knitting and practice by making a small sample swatch. Then we will get to work knitting our own projects. Each student will have access to their own knitting machine for the entire class.
The best part about this class?? NO previous experience hand or machine knitting required!
The Cowl Class
Get ready for fall by knitting your own customized, wool cowl!
In this class, you will design and create a two-color patterned knitted cowl. We will start with a basic introduction to machine knitting and practice by making a small sample swatch. Then we will get to work knitting our own projects. Each student will have access to their own knitting machine for the entire class.
The best part about this class?? NO previous experience hand or machine knitting required!
The Cowl Class
Get ready for fall by knitting your own customized, wool cowl!
In this class, you will design and create a two-color patterned knitted cowl. We will start with a basic introduction to machine knitting and practice by making a small sample swatch. Then we will get to work knitting our own projects. Each student will have access to their own knitting machine for the entire class.
The best part about this class?? NO previous experience hand or machine knitting required!
Intro to Machine Knitting
Learn everything you need to know to start using your knitting machine! In this class we will review the terminology, equipment, tools and techniques required to start creating and designing simple knitted fabrics. This is a hands on class. Each student will be provided with their own machine to learn and create several swatches illustrating the techniques demonstrated. These techniques will include how to cast on and bind off your knitting, designing a striped pattern and how to create simple shaping at the selvedges of your fabric.
Intro to Machine Knitting
Learn everything you need to know to start using your knitting machine! In this class we will review the terminology, equipment, tools and techniques required to start creating and designing simple knitted fabrics. This is a hands on class. Each student will be provided with their own machine to learn and create several swatches illustrating the techniques demonstrated. These techniques will include how to cast on and bind off your knitting, designing a striped pattern and how to create simple shaping at the selvedges of your fabric.
Repair Workshop at Outline Fest
Washington’s 1st BIPOC, Trans, and Queer-centered Climbing + Art Festival ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ Outline Fest offers a full day of movement, expression, and community through climbing clinics, workshops, art performances, local vendors and more. Outline Fest highlights the creativity and individuality of our community members. Got gear or clothing that needs some extra love and attention? THIS […]
Sewing 103 – Pants Class
Learn how to read and adjust a commercial pattern, how to add elastic and pockets to almost anything, and make pants in this 3 part series. Sewing 103 – Pants Class Want to learn the steps of construction of a commercial pattern and how to add elastic to anything? This Pants Sewing Class will walk […]
The Eco-Printed Image with Sydni Gause
Live Online Workshop Via Zoom: 12pm PST – 2:30 PST / 3pm EST – 5:30EST This class will be recorded and a link provided for all registrants after the workshop. In this workshop we will discover how eco-printing can transcend into the fields of painting, drawing, and collage with the addition of two different methods: […]
From Plant to Pigment: Cook the Book with Natalie Stopka
In this four-day workshop, participants will follow along with Natalie to cook their way through her book From Plant to Pigment: How to make your own vibrant inks, pastels and paints, concocting a rainbow of lake pigments from a variety of extraction methods. We’ll also dip into indigo pigments, charcoal, ink, and pastel. Working through […]
Intro to Machine Knitting at The Seattle Knitting Lab
Learn everything you need to know to start using your knitting machine! In this class we will review the terminology, equipment, tools and techniques required to start creating and designing simple knitted fabrics. This is a hands on class. Each student will be provided with their own machine to learn and create several swatches illustrating the techniques demonstrated. These techniques will include how to cast on and bind off your knitting, designing a striped pattern and how to create simple shaping at the selvedges of your fabric.
Skills required: None. This is an introductory course.
This is a two part class hosted during consecutive Sundays in August.
Intro to Machine Knitting at The Seattle Knitting Lab
Learn everything you need to know to start using your knitting machine! In this class we will review the terminology, equipment, tools and techniques required to start creating and designing simple knitted fabrics. This is a hands on class. Each student will be provided with their own machine to learn and create several swatches illustrating the techniques demonstrated. These techniques will include how to cast on and bind off your knitting, designing a striped pattern and how to create simple shaping at the selvedges of your fabric.
Skills required: None. This is an introductory course.
This is a two part class hosted during consecutive Sundays in July and August.
Fix-It Fest at Prairie Underground
Fix-It Fest at Prairie Underground
Saturday, March 14, 2026
This March, Prairie Underground celebrates the artistry, skill, and creativity of repair. We’re inviting local repair professionals to exhibit their work, share their process, and connect with the community during Georgetown Art Attack.
Join us in the Prairie Underground Gallery for an afternoon and evening dedicated to mending, restoration, and the craft of repair.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
During Georgetown Art Attack
Location: Prairie Underground
940 S Harney St
Seattle, WA 98108
Repair Work Exhibition 1–7 PM A group exhibition of repaired items highlighting repair professionals and mending artists.
Aimee Hagedorn — Textile Artist @_aimeehagedorn
Diane Rayne — Sallymender Invisible Mending @sally_mender
Emelia Black — Summit Selvege @summit_selvage_shop
Hannah Rain Finegold — Artist @hannahrainfinegold
Kay Sadowitz — Switchback Repair @switchbackrepair
Margaret Chodos-Irvine — Artist & Mending Instructor @margaretci
Molly Hottle — Seattle Chainstitch Massacre @SeattleChainstitchMassacre
Rachel Weigelt — Frayed Threads Mending @frayedthreads_mending
Ravenna Koenig — Seattle Mending @seattlemending
Mending Workshop – Hosted by Seattle Mending
3–5 PM — Free All levels welcome. Supplies provided.
Custom Chainstitch Repair & Embellishment Seattle Chainstitch Massacre will offer onsite chainstitch embroidery and decorative patch repairs throughout the event. Starting at $20 per design.
Come explore the beauty of repair and learn new skills that extend the life of the things we love.
About Seattle Mending Seattle Mending events provide people with tools and guidance to repair their clothing. Local menders Ravenna Koenig and Sean Callahan will be on hand to help participants brainstorm the best way to fix damaged garments, demonstrate techniques, and share practical advice. All mending tools will be provided (needles, thread, yarn, fabric scraps, etc.), though participants are welcome to bring their own materials. All are welcome!
About Seattle Chainstitch Massacre Seattle Chainstitch Massacre (SCM) is a Seattle-based small business that rescues discarded apparel and accessories headed for the landfill and gives them new life. Using an industrial chainstitch embroidery machine from the 1930s, SCM adds names, words, and custom designs to garments—from crewneck sweatshirts and denim jackets to hats and other accessories. Read more: https://www.seattlechainstitchmassacre.com/
Intro to Machine Knitting at The Seattle Knitting Lab
Learn everything you need to know to start using your knitting machine! In this class we will review the terminology, equipment, tools and techniques required to start creating and designing simple knitted fabrics. This is a hands on class. Each student will be provided with their own machine to learn and create several swatches illustrating the techniques demonstrated. These techniques will include how to cast on and bind off your knitting, designing a striped pattern and how to create simple shaping at the selvedges of your fabric. The entire class uses a single bed machine.
All materials will be provided.
Skills required: None. This is an introductory course.
This is a two part class hosted on consecutive Sundays in April.
Intro to Machine Knitting at The Seattle Knitting Lab
Learn everything you need to know to start using your knitting machine! In this class we will review the terminology, equipment, tools and techniques required to start creating and designing simple knitted fabrics. This is a hands on class. Each student will be provided with their own machine to learn and create several swatches illustrating the techniques demonstrated. These techniques will include how to cast on and bind off your knitting, designing a striped pattern and how to create simple shaping at the selvedges of your fabric.
Skills required: None. This is an introductory course.
This is a two part class hosted during consecutive Saturdays in May.
March Art Attack – Call for Submissions
March Art Attack — Call for Submissions
Calling all Seattle repair and mending professionals ✂️🧵
Seeking practitioners who work with garments, soft goods, and textiles.
This March, Prairie Underground celebrates the artistry, skill, and creativity of repair. We’re inviting local repair professionals to exhibit their work, share their process, and connect with the community during the Georgetown Art Attack exhibition in the Prairie Underground Gallery.
Interested in participating?
Find out more by emailing info@prairieunderground.com for submission details.
Submission deadline: February 20, 2026
Event Details
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Georgetown Art Attack
Repair Work Exhibition: 1–7 PM
Mending Workshop: 3–5 PM
Prairie Underground
940 S Harney St
Seattle, WA 98108
The Future of Flexible Product Fabrication in the PNW
In November 2025, we called in our leaders, businesses, and key stakeholders across the textiles and sewing industries to answer the question: What is standing between us and having a thriving, regional sewn and textiles economy? Now, we’re ready to present the findings from that session and get input from our community on a strategy moving […]
NW Sewn Field Trip to Botanical Colors: Indigo Dye Workshop
Back by popular demand, Northwest Sewn is returning for another visit to Botanical Colors! Explore the colors that nature has to offer through this hands-on indigo dye workshop. When: February 6, 2026 | 2pm – 4pm Where: Botanical Colors, Seattle, WA Who can join: Open to all Cost: Free for Northwest Sewn members | $35 for nonmembers (Become […]
Field Trip and Dye Workshop with Botanical Colors
Explore the colors that nature has to offer with a tour of Botanical Colors – featuring a hands-on indigo dye workshop! When: August 28, 2025 | 2pm – 4pm Where: Botanical Colors, Seattle, WA Who can join: Northwest Sewn members & prospective members Cost: Free, but you must reserve your spot here. Spots are limited, […]
EnviroStars Application Party with indi chocolate
Being a good business is about more than profit, it’s also about sustainability and being a good neighbor! It’s with these values that we invite you to join us for the next step in your business’s sustainability journey with EnviroStars. Learn what simple steps your business can take to gain recognition for your sustainability efforts […]
Social Marketing for Sustainable and Circular Businesses
FOR WASHINGTON BUSINESSES ONLY. Dive into the world of social marketing! Join us for a four-part, cohort-based workshop series, where we will explore the tools and tactics that businesses can use to influence behaviour to achieve positive social change. Each Thursday from May 22 to June 12, our cohort will be led by renowned educator […]
Sustainable Style Seattle
May 10 & 11 Clothing Swap
[ Bring your gently used clothing and walk away with items new to you. ]
Weekend 2
May 17 & 18 Repair & Mend Workshop
[ Learn basic hand sewing techniques to mend and repair your clothes. ]
Weekend 3
May 24 & 25 Upcycling Workshop
[ Transform pieces you own into new and better forms through collaborative upcycling. ]
Weekend 4
May 31 Fashion Show
[ Come in your best outfit and walk the runway as we celebrate everyone’s unique style. ]
Business Opportunities in Branded Textiles
Got uniforms or other branded textiles? Let’s put them to work!
Seattle Good Business Network, in partnership with Circular Spring and with support from a Seattle Public Utilities Waste-Free Communities Grant, invites you to a half-day interactive workshop designed to turn branded textile waste into business value. This event brings together sustainability leaders, procurement specialists, textile recyclers, and textile design innovators to co-create actionable solutions that keep textiles out of landfills.
Workshop Details
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 30 | ⏰ Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
📍 Location: Seattle (Final venue TBD)
☕ Coffee & Lunch Provided
Led by Circular Spring, this session will surface high-impact ideas, foster new partnerships, and set the stage for continued innovation in textile waste valorization.