Beyond Recycling: UPCYCLING

We love our organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, merino wool and tencel garments. They are sustainably made, ethically manufactured, natural, soft and beautiful. But our recycled items hold the added charm of using existing materials, thus saving them from taking up space in a landfill. So, when we found some on-trend clothing and some funky accessory pieces that were made from UPCYCLED materials we had to learn more.
Upcycling turns unwanted fabric materials into new items for you to wear and love. It moves the conversation one more step in the right direction.
Upcycling takes an industrial material (cloth) and creates something of greater value. Here are two examples of upcycling.
XOB reworks used garments into new, modern and unique pieces. It re-uses garment materials (gently used wool sweaters) creating no production waste. The result is colorful, fun outerwear that our customers can’t get enough of.


Looptworks takes a different approach to upcycling. They use excess material from the garment industry to make their clothing pieces. Here’s a fact that is sure to shock: The average textile manufacturer discards 60,000 tons of excess textile and trim waste per week. Looptworks takes some of this pre-consumer excess and creates something of greater value. If you don’t believe me, check out this great fall piece.