Thread Republic A Local Textiles Practice and Community

Thread Republic is a textiles practice offering workshops, socials and events with a focus on sustainability, creativity, community and wellbeing. It is a collaborative project from the hearts and minds of four local women working in textiles & fashion - Holly Carr (pocket), Kim Searle (Darn it! Workshops), Nicola Thompson (Nicola Twynham) and Julia Roebuck (Upcycle Fashion).

We are an affiliate of Mend Assembly (Totnes, Devon) along with Stitch Department (Ryde, Isle of Wight). Each group takes a local approach, working in our communities to offer alternatives to clothing consumption, use and disposal. Our shared knowledge will enable us to collaborate, explore and implement solutions to address issues of textile waste, lack of basic sewing and mending skills and clothing over-consumption.

We are combining our joint expertise to build a community of like-minded makers, upcyclers, artists, crafters, alteration experts, menders and teachers who want to create and innovate together. We aim to provide goods and services which offer an alternative to the traditional linear lifecycle of our clothing and textiles. By celebrating the art of making, repair and repurposing we can ensure pieces stay in our lives for longer to be cherished and used frequently.

View my website https://www.threadrepublic.co.uk/