REthread - fabric patches

Like a particular patch but it’s SOLD OUT? Get in touch and we will reprint for you!

Each fashion piece is sourced from local op shops or secondhand material. We seek out quality items to fit a creative vision.
From samples to commissions to setting out your own design ideas, we rescue discarded clothing and refashion them back to life to keep textiles out of landfill.
Get in touch to commission a piece or work with us to workshop your ideas and refresh your look.

Over 300,000 tonnes of textile waste goes to landfill in Australia. Much of this goes overseas and ends up on the shores or clogging vital waterways. Governments are looking to solutions and have set out policies to create a circular economy where textiles can be reused, recycled, revalued and repurposed efficiently and effectively, closing the loop on this massive waste production.

We can all do our small bit to minimise textile waste by:

• reducing consumption (Aussies buy about 27kg of clothing each per year)

• caring for clothing appropriately to retain quality

• restoring preloved clothing items

• repurposing clothing for another use

• revaluing textiles and fabrics to slow down production and eliminate ‘fast fashion’
  

Source: The Australia Institute - https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/textiles-waste-in-australia/ 

Reference: Textiles in Australia (PDF) - https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Australia-Institute-Textiles-Waste-In-Australia-Web.pdf