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Thread Up Oxford In The News

  • Uptown Boutique

    Uptown Threads and Thread Up expand product selection

    Uptown Threads announces the addition of a boutique in addition to their regular store.

    Oxford Observer - March 6, 2025

  • Students visit thread up oxford

    New thrift store hopes to draw attention to sustainability project

    A new up and coming thrift store will soon be added to Oxford’s must-shop list. Uptown Threads is a local thrift store which hopes to make a large impact within the community.

    The Miami Student - October 14, 2024

  • Donation Sorting

    Thread Up: Reduce, reuse, recruit

    For nonprofit organizations, running a business is only half the battle. Getting enough hands on deck is an equally important obstacle.

    Oxford Observer - October 10, 2024

  • Clothes on Rack

    Second-Hand clothing in Oxford: Exploring Oxford’s thrift stores

    Thread Up Oxford and Uptown Threads support local, second-hand sales with good prices for distinctive finds. Although all of these stores fall within a one-mile radius of each other, many students aren’t aware of the options.

    The Miami Student - April 7, 2024

  • Inside Uptown Threads

    Local voices spread secondhand love

    The saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” holds true for thrifters and environmentalists alike.

    The Miami Student - November 20, 2023

  • Shana sorts items

    Thread Up Oxford expands to new uptown storefront

    The local non-profit dedicated to upcycling textile waste opened the new location, called Uptown Threads, in hopes of luring in more of the student population.

    Oxford Observer - September 21, 2023

  • clothes line

    Thread Up Oxford

    Your favorite weekend activity is just five minutes away. Thrifting; the thrill of the hunt.

    UP Magazine - February 12, 2023

  • Citizens of the year

    Oxford Citizen of Year recipients include clothes recycler and nutritionist

    Two long-time residents devoted a lot of hours and days this past year to projects within their own divergent areas of interest aimed at making this a better community.

    Journal-News - January 1, 2023

  • Rack of colorful plaid shirts hanging on hangers.

    Thread Up Oxford

    In October, the store hit a one-ton week. In seven days, the store received 2,000 pounds of donated textiles. Thread Up Oxford upcycles these donations and sells the items at reasonable prices.

    Up Magazine - Miami University November 6, 2022

  • Princess Pop Up Giveaway

    Prom Dress Pop Up Shop available to local students

    Thread Up Oxford will team up with Be Kind Harrison to bring the Princess Project Pop Up Shop Prom Dress Giveaway to Oxford.

    Oxford Observer - April 8, 2022

  • People at an outdoor clothing sale with items hanging on racks and folded in baskets.

    Organizations work toward recycling clothing

    The next time you’re looking for a nice outfit, turn to your closet before heading to your favorite retail store, says Rebecca Robinson, Miami University visiting assistant professor in the Fashion Department.

    Oxford Observer - November 24, 2021

  • Taking on fast fashion: Butler County woman finds new ways to reuse, reduce and recycle textile waste

    OXFORD, Ohio — As crate after crate stacks up at her small stand, Shana Rosenberg sorts through sweaters, coats, jeans and T-shirts of all sizes. It’s always a wide selection because she never knows what her visitors may need.

    Spectrum News One - October 20, 2021

  • Thread Up Oxford graphic

    Trick-or-treat bag-making booth

    Thread Up Oxford is running a do-it-yourself trick-or-treat bag-making booth from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Oxford Farmer’s Market.

    Oxford Observer - October 15, 2021

  • A group of people standing under a white canopy tent outdoors, with clothing racks and laundry baskets filled with clothes. They are participating in a clothing donation or distribution event, surrounded by greenery and parked cars.

    Nonprofit uses love of fabric to give back to community

    Thread Up Oxford wants the clothes off your back – after you’re done with them.

    The nonprofit’s mission is to reduce textile waste while providing residents with a variety of recycled clothing.

    Oxford Observer - October 1, 2021

  • Thread Up Oxford promotes clothing upcycling initiative

    A new action group in the Oxford area, Thread Up Oxford, is helping the community rethink their use of textiles and to keep textile waste out of landfills.

    Oxford Observer - April 2, 2021