Why Thread?
That’s the question I’m asked every time I tell someone where I’m interning this summer. It’s also one of the first questions Lee and Kelsey asked me during my interview. Honestly, I probably wasn’t...
View ArticleThread Closes Series A Round of Funding
Download the full release: .pdf | .doc THREAD RAISES $3.5 MILLION TO TRANSFORM TRASH FROM THE WORLD’S POOREST COUNTRIES INTO DIGNIFIED JOBS AND USEFUL STUFF PEOPLE LOVE. Series A round led by Draper...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name?
In which our COO, Lee Kimball, explains the complex process of naming our company. Genesis. In the beginning there was THREAD. Actually, this part is before I was involved, so it’s hearsay and...
View ArticleB The Change
Volunteering is sexy. It builds community. It benefits your psyche. It’s a great way to meet people and make you feel connected to something bigger than yourself. We can all agree volunteering = good,...
View ArticleThe Skinny on Fast Fashion
Clothes are the skin that we choose. They send a message. They convey a status. They embody our personality. Ever since I was self-aware enough to have an opinion on what was cool, I’ve chosen my...
View ArticleIn Response to ‘The Reign of Recycling’
John Tierney recently wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times. He bemoaned recycling as a practice, pointing out that burying garbage has made sense for cities and municipalities for centuries,...
View ArticleHerding Cats
How’s the saying go? You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose…but you really shouldn’t pick your friend’s nose. http://threadinternational.com/swatchesThis reminds me a lot of Thread....
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Connecting The Dots
The week of November 16-21, we’re shipping Frank off to Penn State to spend time with students celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week. This global initiative was launched in 2008 and has since grown...
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Apples to Apples
The last time I blogged, I wrote about how cotton is destroying the world. This statement has become a sort of rallying cry of mine at Threadquarters. Being the point person in charge of measuring and...
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Making It Work
Four years ago, (4!) the founding members of Thread were still practically strangers to one another and we had just received enough seed-funding to allow us to hire lawyers and incorporate into an...
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Why Thread?
That’s the question I’m asked every time I tell someone where I’m interning this summer. It’s also one of the first questions Lee and Kelsey asked me during my interview. Honestly, I probably wasn’t...
View ArticleThread Closes Series A Round of Funding
Download the full release: .pdf | .doc THREAD RAISES $3.5 MILLION TO TRANSFORM TRASH FROM THE WORLD’S POOREST COUNTRIES INTO DIGNIFIED JOBS AND USEFUL STUFF PEOPLE LOVE. Series A round led by Draper...
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5 Fashion Resolutions for 2016
Last night, I stumbled across an article from Real Simple on twitter with the headline “5 Fashion Resolutions to make in 2016.” In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a fan of the publication. It’s...
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Haiti. Then and Now.
In a life prior to Thread, I spent three years working and living in Haiti’s Artibonite Department (an administrative division, like a province or state). It’s been a short three months since my return...
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2050: Our Oceans Will Hold More Plastic Than Fish
Our inboxes, timelines, and feeds are flooded with the news of two reports: The World Economic Forum concluded that by 2050, there will be more plastic (by weight) in the ocean than fish Nature...
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Where our clothes come from is as important as where we take them.
Adapted from the Letter from the CEO section of our 2015 Impact Report. The things we buy have life. They were made by the hands of people we won’t ever meet, but who are affected more than we know in...
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Start Now: The Benefits of Annual Impact Reporting from the Beginning
The following post, outlining the ‘Why’ behind our Annual Impact Report was featured on the Sustainable Brands Blog Wednesday, February 10th. There aren’t many businesses who dedicate a fifth of their...
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2015 Impact Report – A Quick Look
For 3 years, Thread has released an Impact Report. A comprehensive, transparent look at our operations, goals, and effect on people, planet, and profit at each level of our supply chain over a 12 month...
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Introducing: Reclaimed Jersey
Let’s be clear: I used to think textiles were terrible. As a kid my mom, a world class seamstress and lover of all things crafts, would drag me into fabric stores to look around. “Looking around the...
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Zero-Waste Drama: Return of the Worms
“We are a waste innovation company, not a recycling company!” That was a mantra repeated by our founder in the early days of Thread. Some people might argue the difference is merely semantics. But...
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