Skills-to-Empowerment Pipeline

Organizes the annual Flagstaff Wool and Fiber Festival each spring, a large-scale event celebrating wool and textile arts that attracts over 3,000 attendees from across the Southwest and United States, including organizational support for setup and teardown.

Offers group classes, workshops, and private lessons in sewing and textile arts for kids, teens, and adults, utilizing a "pay what you can" sliding scale pricing model. This includes instructor-led workshops in a community classroom and a free after-school Sewing Squad program at schools and community centers.

Organizes the annual Flagstaff Wool and Fiber Festival, a large event celebrating wool and textile arts that attracts over 3,000 attendees from across the Southwest and United States.

Delivers a free after-school sewing program for children and teens at schools and community centers, teaching hand and machine sewing basics with an emphasis on resourcefulness, repurposing, and peer facilitation.

Operates a full-service sewing workroom in Flagstaff, AZ that provides custom and production sewing services including alterations, mending, leather and zipper repair, tailoring, custom garment creation, uniform patch application, small business sample production, and upcycled product creation such as vinyl banner tote bags, while generating employment opportunities for artists.

Offers inclusive sewing and textile arts classes through a sliding-scale, pay-what-you-can pricing model for kids, teens, and adults, including instructor-led workshops in quilting, crocheting, and other textile projects.

Provides a range of sewing services including alterations, mending, upcycling, custom garment creation, and small business sample production through a full-service sewing workroom in Flagstaff, AZ, creating employment opportunities for artists.

Operates a weekly "pay what you will" open studio program, called Create + Connect, where participants can use sewing machines, materials, and studio space to work on textile projects under the guidance of Threaded Together Sewists, fostering community connection and skill-building.

Runs a weekly pay-what-you-will creative program where participants access sewing machines, materials, and studio space to work on textile projects with one-on-one guidance from staff and Sewists, fostering skill-building and community connection.

Provides kits, events, classes, tours, and resources for fashion classes and clubs, and waives fees for ASU classes and students to support academic integration and accessibility.

Provides access to state-of-the-art equipment and creative workspace in Arizona for entrepreneurs, students, and industry users.

Offers certificate programs for apparel entrepreneurs, including an "Apparel Entrepreneur Crash Course," an "Apparel Production Management Certificate" bootcamp covering the entire development and manufacturing process for sewn products, and a "Fashion Design Fundamentals Certificate" bootcamp introducing essential fashion design skills.

Offers certificate programs for apparel entrepreneurs, including an "Apparel Entrepreneur Crash Course," an "Apparel Production Management Certificate" bootcamp covering the entire development and manufacturing process for sewn products, and a "Fashion Design Fundamentals Certificate" bootcamp introducing essential fashion design skills.

Provides access to state-of-the-art equipment and creative workspace for apparel development and manufacturing. This includes helping hundreds of apparel entrepreneurs bring ideas to life using the ROADMAP platform, developing patterns, tech packs, and sewn prototypes for various products, and manufacturing items like medical gowns.

Helps apparel entrepreneurs develop and bring their ideas to life using the ROADMAP platform, provides access to state-of-the-art equipment and creative workspace, and has manufactured products such as 800,000 medical gowns during the pandemic, a mask prototype for the X Prize, and the cover for the NeoLight medical device.

Supports apparel entrepreneurs in bringing their ideas to market using the ROADMAP platform, having helped hundreds of entrepreneurs develop and launch products.

Provides services during weekday business hours by appointment, enabling structured access to facilities and expert support for entrepreneurs and learners.

Trains apprentices in operating automated sewing equipment (e.g., lock stitch, sergers, coverstitch), using digital tech packs for accuracy, understanding material properties, and completing over 50 skill-building practices and six portfolio projects.