Just in time for the holidays, Thread will be having a two-day shopping extravaganza this weekend at Fort Mason Center, featuring wares from the top 100 hand-picked independent fashion and art designers.

Attendees can expect to find clothing, denim, sneakers, jewelry, street wear, accessories, bags, "cut n sew," new contemporary, and vintage, and many limited edition and one of a kind items. There will be live music performances, drink specials, door prizes, discounts, custom orders, and free style tips offered by the designers.

At 1 and 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, there will be a Fashion Fusion runway show, presenting some of the organizers' favorite clothing and accessory designers. There will also be a Style Lounge and a Big Photo Booth, as well as four Art Lounges and Galleries: 1. Artsprojekt.com's Live Art Lounge, 2. Tribe 13 Live Painting and New Work, 3. Design Your Own Tee with Sezio, and 4. Live Art Show and Sale presented by Art Now SF.

Guests can also recycle their clothes at Thread. Get $2 off the cover charge by bringing one bag of clean clothes to donate to charity. Or bring 10 items to the Clothing Swap, which happens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, and go home with 5 items from someone else's stash. (The rest of your items will go to charity.) Check out the list of acceptable clothing for the swap at the bottom of this page.

Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St.
$8-10, RSVP online before Noon Friday (get $2 off with bag of donated clean clothes)