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Thread Spun founder's son cleans up trash at the beach and is a future, green surfer.

Go Green: How to Be a More Eco-Friendly Surfer

Our son, Arlo, has a limited vocabulary, but he's picked up new word lately and that word is "trash". While I'm happy he's communicating it makes me sad to realize...

Go Green: How to Be a More Eco-Friendly Surfer

Our son, Arlo, has a limited vocabulary, but he's picked up new word lately and that word is "trash". While I'm happy he's communicating it makes me sad to realize...

Swami's beach and surf break

Where to Surf Like a Local in North County San ...

If you're headed to North County, San Diego, from out of town you may be wondering which of the many breaks are worth your while. We've got you covered with...

Where to Surf Like a Local in North County San ...

If you're headed to North County, San Diego, from out of town you may be wondering which of the many breaks are worth your while. We've got you covered with...

Weaving Stories: Highlight of the Simple Backstrap Loom

Weaving Stories: Highlight of the Simple Backst...

Utilizing simple backstrap looms in the weaving of textiles is a staple of cultures throughout the world, from Guatemala to Burma. This type of loom is so ancient that some...

Weaving Stories: Highlight of the Simple Backst...

Utilizing simple backstrap looms in the weaving of textiles is a staple of cultures throughout the world, from Guatemala to Burma. This type of loom is so ancient that some...

Artisan made and fair trade textiles used by Thread Spun to make handmade surfboard bags.

To Be or Not to Be (Purposeful AND Beautiful): ...

Before I started Thread Spun, I heard the word "artisan" thrown around all the time. Whether it was "artisan cheese" or "artisan bagels" or "artisan furniture", it seemed to me...

To Be or Not to Be (Purposeful AND Beautiful): ...

Before I started Thread Spun, I heard the word "artisan" thrown around all the time. Whether it was "artisan cheese" or "artisan bagels" or "artisan furniture", it seemed to me...

Thread Spun founders take a break from surfing to hike Southern California.

Poppy Power: Searching for the California Super...

"People say we are trying to stop time and hold on to flower power." - Camilla Roslind Today marked the first day of Spring, but the poppies didn't need a...

Poppy Power: Searching for the California Super...

"People say we are trying to stop time and hold on to flower power." - Camilla Roslind Today marked the first day of Spring, but the poppies didn't need a...

Thread Spun honors women and refugees with this Shepard Fairey poster of a Muslim American woman.

On Being a Woman and Rising Above

When I am questioning my own courage, I think of Pleh's. Over the course of her life she has been challenged in innumerable ways. Her safety, well-being, happiness, even her...

On Being a Woman and Rising Above

When I am questioning my own courage, I think of Pleh's. Over the course of her life she has been challenged in innumerable ways. Her safety, well-being, happiness, even her...