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The Textile Trail is back for 2025!

Join us on the trail to find out how you can repair, share, reuse and relove your clothes while supporting local businesses. Register your interest in the Trail here and download your Trail Map, then pick up a physical copy at your first stop to start collecting stamps!
Read below to learn more about how you can get involved with our series of events and workshops.
Trail Stops

The following businesses are stops on the Textile Trail, running from Monday 6th to Sunday 12th October. Pick up a Trail Map at your first stop and get it stamped at six of these locations over the week for your chance to win great prizes!

Please note that opening hours, discounts, and special offers apply from 6-12 October 2025 only.

 

Events

Visible Mending Workshop with Hoop Hoop Hooray

Friday 19th September: 10am – 1pm

Elise from Hoop Hoop Hooray will show you how to extend the life of your clothing so you can keep items out of landfill and wear what you love for longer. This workshop is perfect for beginners or those wanting to rediscover and build on forgotten skills to transform worn or damaged garments. Along with gaining practical sewing techniques, you’ll be inspired to add personality and meaning to your clothes in creative ways while embracing a more sustainable approach to fashion.

Sewing Workshop Series with Studio Thimbles

Three part series: Friday 26th Sept (6pm – 8.30pm), Friday 3rd Oct (6pm – 8.30pm), Saturday 11th Oct (9.30am – 11:30am)

Join Olga and the team from Studio Thimbles to learn how to use visible mending to repair and revive your clothes! Over this three-part workshop series, you’ll learn practical mending skills and discover how to get creative and personalise your clothing. Please note you must be available to attend all three sessions.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/sewing-workshop-series-with-studio-thimbles

Open Clothing Swap (Adults)

Saturday 4th October: 10:30am – 12:30pm

Could your wardrobe use a sustainable refresh? Join the open clothing swap session to browse through quality garments at your leisure. Bring along any clothes and jewellery that need mending – Repair Lab will fix them on the spot!

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/wmrc-clothing-swap-mosman-park

The Great Global Mend

Saturday 11th October: 10:45am – 12:30pm

We’re taking part in a world record attempt! Grab something to mend and your sewing kit (if you have one) and get ready to join 16 councils across Perth in a massive community mend. Let’s repair, reconnect, and celebrate sustainable living – all while making history!

This event is in partnership with FabPatch, who are kindly donating repair patches for the event, and in collaboration with the Circular Fashion Festival.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/the-great-global-mend-with-wmrc

 

Circular Fashion Festival

The Textile Trail is part of Perth’s first ever Circular Fashion Festival.

Running from 10-11 October, the Circular Fashion Festival is a free, two-day celebration at Yagan Square showcasing WA’s circular fashion pioneers. Featuring immersive runway shows, preloved markets, exhibitions and industry panels, the event champions style, sustainability and community. It’s “not a runway—it’s a revolution” – inviting all to embrace creativity, climate action, and meaningful fashion.

The Festival aims to:

  • Showcase trailblazing circular designers and slow fashion innovators
  • Shift consumer behaviour through joy, not guilt
  • Spark curiosity, creativity and connection
  • Make circular fashion mainstream, not niche

The Textile Trail is one week, but you can relove your stuff all year round – find out how.