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.
Circular Solutions for Flexible Product Fabrication | Showcase #1
In the first Circular Solutions for Flexible Product Fabrication Showcase you will hear from Shailah Maynard, from Sew Valley (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Camilla Eckersley, from Prairie Underground (Seattle, Washington). They will share their insights as leaders in manufacturing and design who are pushing boundaries, deploying new technology and skills, and working collaboratively to ensure our goods can find new value as part of a circular economy.
Business Opportunities in Branded Uniforms
Seattle Good Business Network, with support from a Seattle Public Utilities Waste-Free Communities Grant, and in collaboration with Circular Spring, is hosting a half-day workshop to support the development of new market and business opportunities through the diversion of uniform textile waste from regional landfills.
- What: Business Opportunities in Branded Uniforms – Interactive Workshop
- When: October 23, 2024. Breakfast at 9am, workshop from 10am-2pm
- Where: Downtown Seattle
- Breakfast and lunch provided!
Branded uniforms often end up in landfills due to customizations like embroidered logos and security concerns, presenting a challenge for businesses that may be interested in utilizing those materials. This workshop will bring companies, governmental agencies, and local businesses together to explore business opportunities in branded uniforms. Whether you are looking to find meaningful solutions to your own institution’s waste or establish consistent supplies of second-life textiles for new business opportunities, this is a great opportunity to become a leader in local innovation!
Who: Stakeholders interested in exploring and advancing business opportunities around branded uniforms, including but not limited to:
- Representatives from the procurement and waste management teams from institutions with uniform-wearing staff, such as:
- Hospitals and Medical
- Private Schools
- Governmental Departments
- Transportation Services
- Manufacturers
- Retailers
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Emergency services
- Maintenance
- Construction
- Etc
- Local textile manufacturing and design businesses that are interested in using second-life textiles for their product lines
- Service providers that fulfill key supply-chain roles such as transportation, textile recycling, consultants, etc.