When you think of upcycling, what springs to mind? Images of elderly ladies darning socks, teenagers tie-dying T-shirts during the pandemic or punks adorning their wardrobes with safety pins and slashes. Upcycling has been a key pillar of craftsmanship for decades, but only now is it entering the mainstream fashion sphere.
Upcycling is sustainable to its very core. The act of taking old items of clothing and breathing new life into them via stitching, crocheting and patchworking not only saves garments from clogging up landfills but also reduces vast amounts of waste created in the workshops.
