Thread Talks

Blog Menu

A History of Print Design

Posted by Mallory Ottariano · November 01, 2021

I made my first ever textile print in 2017 because I was looking for fabrics I wasn’t finding. I thought it would be super cool to have fabrics designed just for my brand, but when I priced out commissioning artists to make them I realized I didn’t have the budget. But I did have the desire to teach myself design software on Youtube!

1 comment

"When are you going to make men's clothes?"

Posted by Mallory Ottariano · October 25, 2021

This is our most-asked question (tied with “when are Treasure Dresses getting restocked?”). The playful, easy answer? - “depending on your style, we already might!”. The longer complicated answer that’s too long to explain in a DM? - “probably never”

2 comments

100% Plastic-Free Packaging

Posted by Mallory Ottariano · October 04, 2021

Our packaging is sexy, isn’t it? ⁠Plastic-free sustainable packaging is pretty darn cool. Our ‘poly’ bags are not made from poly at all (poly is plastic fyi)– they’re made from veggie starch! Tubers and corn so they’ll decompose in your home compost!

0 comments

We're launching a CSA next week!

Posted by Mallory Ottariano · September 20, 2021

Wanna know how you can get in on the season’s first opportunity to buy a Treasure Dress? Next week, on September 28th, we kick off Youer’s largest project ever - a 30 day fundraising event to Build the Youniverse. AKA our own whimsical clothing factory outside Missoula Montana) for more control over how when and where our products are made. Community is the most important piece of this brand, so we’ll be doing it together. AND a huge portion of it will be funded through the sale of Treasure Dresses.

1 comment

Growing Synthetic Fabric (you read that right!)

Posted by Mallory Ottariano · September 13, 2021

Nylon, but make it cool: Bio Nylon! A renewable sustainable fabric that has some extreme advantages to its predecessor. Traditionally, nylon is made from plastic created from petroleum. It’s often chosen for high-end athletic wear because of its strength and elasticity (debuting in tights during the 1940s). Enter bio-nylon. A fabric created in a lab from biomass.

2 comments