Textiles UnTangled

Textiles UnTangled

Discover the life cycle of fabrics, the social and environmental impacts of the textile industry, and alternatives for sustainable textiles. Join the movement!

In person or online, the Textiles UnTangled is a collaborative workshop for everyone: individuals, companies, schools, or volunteer organisations. It is available in both English, French, Croatian, Spanish (soon), and as a quiz.

The Workshop

Learn

Understand all the impacts of textiles on our societies and the environment

Share

Share knowledge in a collaborative setting

Explore

Learn about different themes in a fun and interactive way

Act

Use your newfound knowledge to make both big and small changes in the world


 

Textiles Untangled at a glance. For one group of 4 to 8 people, you will need: 3 hours and 1 facilitator. For an in-person workshop, you wll need 1 set of cards, paper, and pens. Online, you will need a computer and a microphone for each participant. The steps of the workshop. First, the Materials quiz, where we discuss the positives and negatives of different types of materials. Second, we recreate the life cycle of a textile, from the raw materials to the end of life. Third, we Identify and discuss the socian and environmental impacts at each stage. Fourth, we share our emotions about this complex subject and think about wy we use and love textiles. Finally, we brainstorm actions that we can take, both big and small, to reduce the harm of the impacts and change the system.

After a year of testing, this workshop opened to the public in May 2021. Thank you to the 2,110 participants during 203+ events, as of January 2023! Public workshop participant satisfaction rating: 4.6 out of 5

Testimonials :

« A great workshop to better understand the impacts of the textile industry with lots of mini games. Fun and interesting, for everyone, I love it! » – Sylviane

« Thank you for this great workshop! We didn’t see the time pass. This tool is a powerful support for raising awareness and training for internal changes. The team is very motivated and we are ready to go to step 2! This overall vision is a good preamble to eco-design. » – Maxime Lerbut, Sustainability & CSR Manager, Promod

« This game is a playful, civic-minded and inclusive way to think about our relationship to clothing. I highly recommend it! » – anonymous

« I learned valuable elements about the choices we can make to minimize our greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants when we have to consume textiles, be it clothing, furniture and other textile products. » – Alex

« The workshop is very rich and full of information, both for neophytes and professionals in the sector. I have worked for 10 years in the field of textiles and materials and I have learned some interesting things. » – Chloé

Public Workshop

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Training to facilitate Textiles UnTangled is now possible! : Sign up on the waitinglist inorder to be notified about the next training dates.

Questions about the facilitater’s learning journey? Training via the General Public | Accelerated via a Company

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Nos clients: Givenchy, L'Union des Industries Textiles, Balzac, Aster Mod, Vestiaire Collective, etc...