Taking on Textile Waste

Please note – this event is open to the public and registration is not required. Please click the “RSVP” button only if you’d like a reminder email before the event.

Join us at Solana Center for “Taking on Textile Waste” – an event to educate our community about the impact of clothing and textile waste, and the urgent need to move towards more sustainable models in fashion. We’re delighted to have local professionals in the textile and clothing design industry provide demonstrations and insight. A Solana Center volunteer, local student and Girl Scout, Isla Rindt sparked the idea for this event and will be present educating the community with the goal of spreading information about the harmful effects of textile waste and how it can be diverted.

This family-friendly event features:

·       Interactive displays and activities that will teach you how you can be part of the solution!

·       San Diego Fix-It Clinic, with expert sewers to show you how to repair your damaged clothing and textiles.

·       Clothing Swap: bring your clean, new or used items to swap (limit 2 grocery bags’ worth)

·       Crafting for kids and adults with Be Creative.Zone

·       Creative upcycling ideas from local fashion designers including: Erin Seelert of House of Hair and Glitter and Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski, Chicana Fashion Designer and Owner of Sew Loka.

·       A “sewing circle” where you can help us make cloth napkins for our Green Convene program

·       A close up look at an innovative textile recycling process that doesn’t use water, dyes or chemicals by Lynn Wagner of luna reFab, LLC.

·       A chance to check out the world’s first biodegradable shoes by Blueview Footware.