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Clothes earmarked for landfill upcycled into fashion by seamstress Wendy Mylrea

With a measuring tape draped around her neck, Wendy Mylrea moves between the many racks of frocks she has saved from the landfill.

The central Queensland seamstress has rescued hundreds of items of clothing by upcycling – taking a tired or dated piece and whipping it into something new.

"I like things a bit uneven and a bit different," Ms Mylrea said.

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