How long have you been Upcycling/Refashioning/Recreating Clothing from thrifted textiles?

2 years

 

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How long have you been sewing?

3 years.
 

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How did you get started in Upcycling/Refashioning?

I got into upcycling when I didn’t want to buy unsustainable fabric anymore, I started off with a few old clothes from my wardrobe and reworked them and from then it’s all’s I use, old curtains, bed sheets and clothes. It also makes my ideas flow when I can think of the possibilities for something which you wouldn’t have thought could be a new design.

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Why do you Upcycle/Refashion/Recreate clothing from thrifted textiles?

It’s a sustainable way of making Clothes. I like the way we can make something new and loved from something old and unloved. I get a lot of curtains or old clothes from family and friends and love to show them how I have changed what they gave me.

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What type of clothing do you like to create and why?

I like to create casual clothing but costumes and gowns are more interesting and fun to make because there’s so much different work that goes into them.

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What is your favorite textile to Upcycle/Refashion/Recreate from? and why?

Curtains or bed sheets are always great because it’s just like a big piece of fabric which can be made into anything however using other clothing can be more inspiring because they can already have sewing manipulations on already.

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What was your favorite project?

I made a silver gown out of a curtain my nan had given me. It was my favourite because I stepped out my comfort zone to do it and it made me think of more creative ideas for future projects. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAIeiUpQIr/?igshid=mwsfix5wf04g

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THANK YOU

Faye Elaine 

FOR SHARING YOUR STORY

& UPCYCLES WITH US!

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