How to Upcycle Clothing Rather Than Dumping Them

When a shirt is stained beyond saving or those threadbare jeans can’t make one more trip to the donation bin, don’t toss them just yet. With a little creativity, you can turn worn textiles into ...

Turn clutter into keepsakes: How and where Kolkatans are upcycling, donating, and repurposing old clothes

From freecycling groups to upcycling brands, these initiatives are helping discarded clothes and textiles find a meaningful second life ...
Refinery29

These Upcycling Creators Will Make Your Old Clothes New Again

A vintage jumper riddled with moth-holes might be considered 'old' because its physical appearance couldn’t convince you otherwise. A sparkly, now miraculously shrunken dress that you bought for a ...
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DIYer shares photos of incredible creation made from old clothes: 'This is inspiring me'

One crafty Reddit user is turning clutter into home décor, inspiring others to rethink what they toss. In a post shared to r/Upcycling, the DIYer showed off a creative project that transforms old ...
Los Angeles Times

Sage Hill students host ‘upcycled’ fashion show, a look at styles through the decades

When it comes to sustainable fashion, the students in Sage Hill School’s Reimagined Fashion Upcycling Club have a real passion for it. So much so that the club held its second annual fashion show — ...
WBUR

Resell, recycle, remake: Fighting the flood of ultra-fast fashion

Fashion trends die quickly, but old clothes can live for years. After it’s left your wardrobe, nearly every garment eventually winds up burned for fuel or tossed in a dump, oozing planet-warming ...
Inhabitat

Upcycled clothes collection inspires to break the pattern

Electrolux and Rave Review teamed up to help with the throwaway fashion waste crisis by inspiring people to keep their clothes longer. Electrolux is a Swedish home appliance brand who hope to inspire ...
The New York Times

Your Challenge? Turn an Old Rug Into a New Fall Jacket.

In “Upcycle Nation,” a fashion competition premiering this week on Fuse TV, contestants reimagine previously used items as wearable designs. By Ruth La Ferla This article is part of a series examining ...
Newsday

Upcycled clothing shop Doodles Closet opens in Lindenhurst

Nikki Bamundo was cleaning out her daughter’s closet with her best friend, Jessica Basile, when an idea sparked: Instead of throwing away clothes that no longer fit her, they could turn them into ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Solana Center to host natural indigo tie-dye workshop in Encinitas

ENCINITAS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Looking for a creative, eco-friendly way to upcycle old clothes and learn about sustainable fashion? This week, the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation ...
NBC New York

Tinder ExCycle program: Swiping right on sustainable fashion, emotional renewal

Tinder is giving singles a new way to deal with post-breakup baggage — literally. The dating app has launched the ExCycle program, an initiative that turns emotionally charged clothing from past ...