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Sustainable Fashion Business Incubator (2015 registration closes June 28, 2015) – Madesmith Academy. Learn everything you need to know to start your own profitable fashion or home goods business. 

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From high-end fashion designers like Stella McCartney and Vera Wang to independent clothing and home textiles makers, indigo patterned textiles are making a splashy come back. These dresses, pillow cases, and cloth tableware have all been dyed using a set of traditional Japanese resist-dyeing techniques called shibori, which has hit the market full swing as one of the trendiest fabrics in fashion today.

Well over a 1000 years old, the modern shibori methods we use today stay close to their traditional roots when the technique first entered Japan from China during the 8th century. The term shibori derives from word shiboru meaning “to wring, squeeze, and press.” It is a range of techniques that involve manipulating, folding, stitching, binding the cloth before dyeing in order to create distinctive geometric and floral textures. Some basic shibori techniques include... continue

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Goodbye 2014. We're grateful for the amazing people we met and opportunities that you brought. Ready for 2015. Happy New Year! #lastsunrise2014 #happynewyear #2015 (at madesmith.com)

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On Huffington Post... Part 2 of my series on How to Start a Creative Business: A 1-page Business Plan that helps you launch. Whether you're new to business or already in business, it's never to late to plan the key building blocks of your business. Would love to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to share with anyone who might benefit from this. Link: ow.ly/DvPp4 #smallbiz #startup #academy

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Introducing Madesmith Academy online! Take a course today to get a head start this holiday season and on take your business to the next level with our business courses. As a BONUS you get monthly office hours w/ instructors, worksheets for your business and access to our Designer Community when you take a course. For next 30 days, we're offering a special introductory 10% discount for our Instagram community: insta10 #smallbusiness #makers #designers

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Here's a beauty that @shelterprotectsyou created for Madesmith. The textures and the leather that ages beautifully with time. (at madesmith.com)

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Repost from brilliant ShannonWhitehead of @factory45co. We love what she's created and are honored to have her as one of our teachers at Madesmith Academy. #learning #fashion #sustainable --- Behind the scenes in Brooklyn, filming a collaboration with @madesmithco. More details coming soon at http://madesmithacademy.com

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Sending off the last of our exclusive series of gorgeous tapestries by @rachelduvall #handmade #textiles #home

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That's our little friend Luca... Exciting launch of Karina's story and one of a kind pieces from Kallio. Watch the video on how Karina created her sustainable brand at http://madesmith.com. #kidsclothing #upcycled #textiles (at madesmith.com)

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We're super excited to share the upcoming launch of Madesmith Academy: first of it's kind destination for premium business and craft courses online. We'll also be hosting panels and an online designer community. We're bringing in top experts who've created successful brands to teach these courses. You can sign up to be notified as soon as we go live at madesmithacademy.com. Leave a comment to let us know what you think? #mysuccessstory #bizlearning #madesmith

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A new collaboration with the amazing @katrinreifeiss now on Madesmith.com. Love this portfolio clutch with starbursts of shibori. #textiles

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Another beautiful shibori collaboration with @katrinreifeiss. Her story and pieces on madesmith.com. #textiles #shibori (at madesmith.com)

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Another beautiful shibori collaboration with @katrinreifeiss. Her story and pieces on madesmith.com. #textiles #shibori (at madesmith.com)

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Gorgeous fiber statement jewelry hand-dyed and hand-crafted in Brooklyn by Lily Piyathaisere of Gamma Folk. 

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New exclusive on Madesmith! This gorgeous summer tee is made from handwoven linen made on a loom by @shuttershuttles. Designed and constructed by @elizabeth_suzann. Perfect use of the fabric. Photo by @travelkit #fashion #textiles (at madesmith.com)

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Today's new story on madesmith.com isn't our usual. It's a video story on @willlisak and his process. Will creates everything without the use of any electric tools or modern machines. The results last a lifetime and get better with wear. The video was created by amazing (beyond words) @jennerbrown_ ... One of the most talented and a true professional video storyteller guru. Watch the video on our website and let us know what you think. #story #makers #brooklyn

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Today's new story isn't our usual. It's a video story on @willlisak and his amazing process. Created by amazing (beyond words) @jennerbrown_ for Madesmith. Watch it on madesmith.com. Let us know what you think. #makers #brooklyn #bags (at madesmith.com)