Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably

#79: Cultivating a Responsible Sewing Business with Sarai Mitnick


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This is the second episode with Seamwork owner, Sarai Mitnick. In this one Sarai shares the fascinating story of how Seamwork became B-corp certified, and her motivations for going through that challenging process. And Sarai offers up insights and ideas for making your sewing process more intentional that you can apply today.

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Sarai is the founder and owner of the Seamwork community and pattern company

You can download the Seamwork Wardrobe Planner for free. 

Learn more about the B-corp certification process for businesses. 

Sarai was inspired, in different ways, by the following books:

  • ‘Growing a Business’ by Paul Hawken
  • ‘The Great Game of Business: Unlocking the Power and Profitability of Open-Book Management’ by Jack Stack 
  • ‘Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business’ by John Mackey 
  • The Seamwork team is making a quilt from scraps for Project Linus

    Sarai uses Milanote to create digital vision boards. 

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