Fashion Scraps Turning scrap fabric into sustainable clothing BY CRISTINA DEPTULA
M
i mi, founder of Australian sustainable fair-trade clothing line KHANUN, finds inspiration for patterns from a variety of materials. She collects pieces such as tablecloths, bedspreads, linen from the 60s and 70s, as well as vintage caravan curtains and repurposes them into new, one-of-a-kind clothes. ‘Bringing fabric back to life’ is how she describes that process. Now 26, Mimi began gathering interesting items in her early twenties: flower power fabrics, terry cloth towels, handcrocheted bedspreads. She taught herself increasingly complex sewing skills, feeling inside that somehow sewing came naturally to her. Recycling fabric scraps reflects Mimi’s other passion besides sewing—environmental sustainability.
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