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Sustainable Threads: Empowering Adults Through Fashion
About the project
The project aims to empower marginalized adults in Estonia’s Ida-Viru region and Sweden’s Skåne region—particularly stay-at-home mothers and economically disadvantaged individuals—by providing accessible, non-formal learning opportunities through the theme of sustainable fashion. It promotes lifelong learning, social inclusion, and employability by combining creativity, practical skills, and environmental awareness.
Through workshops, community activities, and the co-creation of educational materials, participants will gain hands-on experience in upcycling, ethical fashion, and sustainability practices. Educators will benefit from practical materials based on real experiences and best practices, ensuring long-term use and impact.
By linking sustainability with adult education, the project strengthens cross-regional cooperation, fosters civic engagement, and promotes common values of inclusion, responsibility, and participation.
Through workshops, community activities, and the co-creation of educational materials, participants will gain hands-on experience in upcycling, ethical fashion, and sustainability practices. Educators will benefit from practical materials based on real experiences and best practices, ensuring long-term use and impact.
By linking sustainability with adult education, the project strengthens cross-regional cooperation, fosters civic engagement, and promotes common values of inclusion, responsibility, and participation.
Activities:
Sustainable Fashion Threads: Master Classes in Sweden and Estonia
Sessions include:
Sustainable Fashion Basics: Defining sustainable fashion, discussing its environmental and social impacts, and conducting a clothing audit.
Upcycling: Learning garment repair and creative upcycling techniques.
Wardrobe Management: Exploring textile waste issues and creating a capsule wardrobe.
Natural Dyeing: Experimenting with natural dyes and traditional sustainable methods.
Sustainable Materials: Comparing eco-friendly fabrics and researching ethical fashion brands.
Recycled Accessories: Crafting accessories from recycled materials.
Zero-Waste Design: Designing garments using zero-waste techniques and reviewing sustainable business models. Fashion Activism: Developing sustainability pledges and designing an awareness campaign.
Each session is designed to be interactive and practical, encouraging group discussions and individual projects that stimulate creative problem-solving and innovative thinking. In addition, sessions will incorporate hands-on demonstrations, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and reflective exercises that allow participants to immediately apply and consolidate new skills.
Sustainable Fashion Basics: Defining sustainable fashion, discussing its environmental and social impacts, and conducting a clothing audit.
Upcycling: Learning garment repair and creative upcycling techniques.
Wardrobe Management: Exploring textile waste issues and creating a capsule wardrobe.
Natural Dyeing: Experimenting with natural dyes and traditional sustainable methods.
Sustainable Materials: Comparing eco-friendly fabrics and researching ethical fashion brands.
Recycled Accessories: Crafting accessories from recycled materials.
Zero-Waste Design: Designing garments using zero-waste techniques and reviewing sustainable business models. Fashion Activism: Developing sustainability pledges and designing an awareness campaign.
Each session is designed to be interactive and practical, encouraging group discussions and individual projects that stimulate creative problem-solving and innovative thinking. In addition, sessions will incorporate hands-on demonstrations, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, and reflective exercises that allow participants to immediately apply and consolidate new skills.
Sustainable Threads: Learning Material
This activity focuses on creating comprehensive educational materials based on the experiences, tools, and insights gained during the master classes. Both Swedish and Estonian partner organizations will actively document and collect key learnings, practical exercises, and participant feedback throughout the implementation of the master classes.
Sustainable Fashion Fair: Showcasing and Celebrating Sustainable Fashion
The Sust Fashion Fair will serve as the culmination of the project, where participants from both Sweden and Estonia will gather to showcase their work, reflect on their learning, and engage with local community members.
Contact Person:
Nina Kapanadze
- Nina Kapanadze
- +37258124709
- nina@vitatiim.ee
- Project Coordinator
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