ReWorked and ReVampt
Unique new reclaimed patchwork collection shows a 21st century eco approach
Dec 16th, 2009
Cushion and rug by ReVampt
February 2010 sees the launch of a stunning new collection of accessories and furnishings made entirely from reclaimed and vintage textiles.
The ‘Revampt Patchwork Collection’ launch will coincide with the Victoria & Albert museum’s ‘Quilts 1700-2010′ exhibition in London. The exhibition opens on 20 March and Sarah Baulch, owner and designer of ReVampt, will be running a two day patchwork quilt workshop and re-working textile workshop.
ReVampt started in 2007. Everything they make is handmade in the UK, combining a 21st century eco approach with traditional skills and crafts. Bespoke items are a speciality of the business, which creates new items to order from fabrics reclaimed by Sarah, or clients can choose to provide their own vintage textiles.
The Collection includes a selection of items made from contemporary and vintage reclaimed fabrics. Mainly denim, they are sustainable off-cuts previously destined for landfill. They are sourced personally by Sarah from the fashion and textile industry and from high street brands to retired dress makers.
Each item in the collection is unique. They can be personal, including an antique tablecloth hand embroidered by the seamstress’s own grandmother, and an antique christening gown.
The collection contains a range of patchwork items such as throws, cushions, cot quilts, doorstops, bags, recovered chairs and stools, footstools, table runners and matching mats and even a peg bag. Sarah says,
‘Denim is such a great fabric to recycle, it is so hard-wearing with jeans and jackets normally only going at knees and elbows, leaving the rest of the item in great condition to turn into anything from a throw to a bag.
‘People get so attached to their denim wear and often hate throwing it away; this is a great way of keeping hold of that beloved pair of jeans.’
‘Some of the items in this collection are actually made from denim stretching back thirty years, and with denim coming in such a wide range of colours, shades and weaves, every item in the collection is truly unique.’
Sarah will be working at the ‘Patchwork Social’ quilt making Workshop at the V & A museum on 1 and 2 May 2010 as well as running the Re-Working Textile Worksop there on 3 May. ReVampt can be visited at the Tearooms Market off Brick Lane, every Saturday and Sunday 10-6.
