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GREEN SEWING

🌿 What is Green Sewing?

Green Sewing is a new, sustainable way of thinking about sewing — one that blends creativity, environmental responsibility, and practical everyday living.

 

At its core, Green Sewing is about transforming textile waste into something meaningful. Whether it’s an old shirt, worn-out jeans, or unused fabric scraps, Green Sewing empowers people to repurpose, upcycle, and re-style materials that would otherwise end up in landfills.

 

It’s sewing with a purpose — a way to express your individuality while reducing environmental impact.

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✨ Why Green Sewing Matters

Every year, thousands of tonnes of textile waste are discarded in Malaysia alone. Most of it ends up in landfills, contributing to pollution, carbon emissions, and a cycle of unsustainable consumption.

 

Green Sewing is our solution.

 

By teaching and promoting sustainable sewing practices, we empower individuals and communities to:

 

🌏 Reduce textile waste

💡 Rediscover creativity through DIY projects

💚 Live more sustainably

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Strengthen family and community bonds

💪 Support income-generation through craft

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🧵 What We Do at EPAL Through Green Sewing

At EPAL, we believe sewing is more than a hobby — it’s a life skill with real-world impact. Our Green Sewing ecosystem includes:

✅ Sew & Save Workshops

Beginner-friendly sessions to learn how to upcycle old clothes into trendy, useful items.

✅ Green Sewing Tool Set

Specially curated tools and machines designed to make upcycling easy, even for beginners.

✅ DIY Kits & Patterns

Ready-made kits for bags, clothing, home décor, and more — all using upcycled or eco-friendly materials.

✅ Eco-Classes for All Ages

Hands-on training and certification programs to nurture a new generations of conscious creators.

✅ Community & Corporate Engagements

Sew & Save campaigns with schools, corporates, and government bodies to promote large-scale impact.

♻️ The Green Sewing Lifestyle

Green Sewing is not just about what you create — it’s about how you choose to live.

It’s about saying:

“No” to waste.

“Yes” to creativity and sustainability.

“Yes” to a future where every stitch tells a story of care — for the earth, for the people, and for the generations to come.

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🔗 Join the Green Sewing movement today with EPAL — where sewing meets sustainability, and every creation makes a difference.

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