Industrial Sewing Training for a Stronger Workforce
Excited and eager, Loop’s first group of participants began their industrial sewing training in February and have continued to develop their skills and confidence through March. Loop has always provided in-house sewing training on domestic machines, equipping participants with essential skills and experience. This group, however, marks a significant milestone as the first that Loop […]
Loop Hosts First Circular Economy Meet-Up with Donut Waste
Individuals shared, initiatives were connected, ideas were created and a new community of like-minded individuals with shared goals to drive real, positive change was formed. This month, we hosted the first Circular Economy Meet-Up for the Perth community at our new warehouse in partnership with Sharka Hornakova from Donut Waste. The event provided the opportunity […]
Loop Hits the Runway at Eco Fashion Week 2024
The Loop participants had the opportunity to collaborate with local sustainable fashion brand, Melaleuca Rise, led by fashion designer and all-round creative, Leuca Jane Ziemons, on creating a collection for Eco Fashion Week 2024. Following Leuca’s direction, the participants were able to use the sewing skills they had learnt from the Loop training program to […]
Cwtch Patterns – The Warm Story Behind Loop’s Teddy Bears
Rachel, from Cwtch Patterns has been supporting Loop since July 2022, allowing us to use her Betsy Bear sewing pattern to create teddy bears for our clients. We wanted to share more of an insight into how our teddy bears came about, so we asked Rachel some questions about her business, what inspires her and what […]
Loop x GHD Partnering for Circularity
Loop joined GHD at the Waste and Resource Recovery Conference at Crown Perth 4-5 September 2024, partnering with a shared mission to work towards creating positive solutions to corporate textile waste.
7 NEWS: The Perth Company Breathing New Life Into Old Work Gear
A new Perth Initiative is taking the concept of donating your old clothes to charity and introducing it to the corporate world. Every year big companies and government throw out tonnes of old uniforms, now they’re being reborn. https://youtu.be/xk9WEFIdVZw