Fibre Lab

Fibre Lab Sustainable, local, and accessible solutions to textile waste through shredding and recycling

02/09/2026

FibreLab teamed up with Charlie from studio to bring our an interactive workshop exploring circular fashion.

Charlie shared her experience with the group and introduced them to working with unconventional materials, using discarded bicycle inner tubes as the starting point for a new product.

For the workshop, our young makers transformed the inner tubes into portable sewing repair kits, complete with needles, thread and a seam ripper for mending on the go. It was everyone’s first time sewing with something other than fabric, challenging the group to adapt their cutting and construction skills to a completely different medium.

Working independently from Charlie’s pattern and tutorial also gave each maker space to experiment and develop their own individual design.

The session opened up new ideas for their own projects and showed how even unexpected waste materials can become useful, thoughtful products through design.

Thank you for sharing your expertise and helping our makers see waste differently 🪡

The first task for our Sustainable Young Makers involved looking into examples of garments and materials to understand t...
27/08/2026

The first task for our Sustainable Young Makers involved looking into examples of garments and materials to understand the recycling process. 
 
Our Makers began this activity by exploring the different fabrics and garments which needed to be sorted by composition and analysed the different components in the materials, they then disassembled the materials to prepare it for shredding. 
 
Finally, they experienced a demonstration of fabric scraps from Making for Change being shredded and recycled into a new raw material, opening the possibilities of how waste can take on a new life.

26/08/2026

Monday was an exciting start to our Sustainable Young Maker’s programme; we were joined by 6 new faces who were introduced to the studio and began their sustainability journey.  
 
They sat together and introduced themselves, sharing their experience and current paths. They set specific, individual goals across the upcoming 3 months and 12 months to achieve through the programme, this was discussed as a group to identify areas they could collaborate with, helping each other.  
 
Together they explored a variety of materials, getting all hands-on disassembling and grouping them, ready to be shredded. After a live demo of how the shredding process works, we opened the question of the possibilities of how these materials could be recycled in different ways, our young attendees shared their brilliant ideas! 
 
A huge thank you to the and for their ongoing support and for making this programme possible.

20/07/2026

A closer look at the process behind creating a bespoke print colour, matched to the exact Pantone 🎨

For this project with we mixed a bespoke colour by carefully blending pigments to match the brand’s Pantone palette before applying it to our Calico PaperTex.

Using a traditional letterpress process, each sheet was printed to create custom packaging that celebrates both craftsmanship and circular design. A small detail, that elevates the branding.

Can’t wait to share the final products! 🕯️

Bespoke packaging made for .wama stainless steel chopsticks. 🥢 This design features;• Charcoal PaperTex with digital whi...
08/06/2026

Bespoke packaging made for .wama stainless steel chopsticks. 🥢 This design features;

• Charcoal PaperTex with digital white ink print
• Machine-stitched with cotton thread for a glue-free design
• Tuck-tab enclosure for reuse purposes

At FibreLab, we are constantly exploring ways to make packaging more circular. ♻️💡

04/06/2026

Highlights from our past upcycling workshop hosted here at the FibreLab studio, crafting handmade laptop cases from locally sourced denim waste. ♻️

It was so wonderful to be joined by such a lovely group of students from , and to watch them collaborate, pick up new skills (including operating a sewing machine for the first time 🪡), and learn more about upcycling. ✨

Their creations will now be going to Screen Share, a leading charity in digital inclusion for refugees. They will be entered in a raffle to raise funds for the organisation. 🙌

A huge thank you to for all of her hard work in coming up with the design templates for the cases. 🙏

03/06/2026

📷 Take a look behind the scenes of our letterpress printing process for our bespoke packaging made for .forms ♻️

With each box carefully created and assembled by hand, our process offers a natural, appreciated uniqueness, while our close attention to detail allows us to ensure a high-quality finish ✍️

As part of our sorting process, we carefully go through each textile waste stream to assess whether the condition of the...
29/05/2026

As part of our sorting process, we carefully go through each textile waste stream to assess whether the condition of the fabrics could be reused in other innovative ways.💡♻️ Our rescued fabrics have been transformed into some amazing upcycling projects, featured here by some incredibly inspiring and talented sustainable artisans and entrepreneurs. 🙌

Slide 1: Features one of the pieces from ’s White Rêverie collection, made from hotel white linen sheets.

Slide 2: A beautiful slouch tote bag with blue thread detail made by .co, using our white cotton canvas to model her zero-waste tote bag pattern.

Slide 3: created these beautiful shibori patterns on white linen sheets, using natural dyes from coffee, tea and cutch extract for an upcycling project.

We have a large amount of 100% cotton fabrics available for reuse within your own project. DM us to schedule a time to drop by the FibreLab studio to collect fabrics from £5 per kilo. ✅

📍 FibreLab, Studio 1, 121 Monier Road, E3 2PS

Accepting responsibility for both our purchasing habits and post-purchase decisions plays an important role in creating ...
27/05/2026

Accepting responsibility for both our purchasing habits and post-purchase decisions plays an important role in creating a more sustainable fashion industry. ✅

Here at FibreLab, we acknowledge that circular fashion needs to be both practical and accessible to have a wider impact. Through our workshops, alongside sharing insights into the textile recycling process, we encourage people to explore creative ways to keep unwanted textiles in use for longer. ♻️💡

Join our upcoming evening workshop

📅 24th June, 6 pm – 8 pm
📍 121 Monier Road, E3 2PL

Sign up through our website - link in bio 🔗

Slides 1-3: WRAP, 2022
Slide 4: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2022

Accepting responsibility for both our purchasing habits and post-purchase decisions plays an important role in creating ...
27/05/2026

Accepting responsibility for both our purchasing habits and post-purchase decisions plays an important role in creating a more sustainable fashion industry. ✅

Here at FibreLab, we acknowledge that circular fashion needs to be both practical and accessible to have a wider impact. Through our workshops, alongside sharing insights into the textile recycling process, we encourage people to explore creative ways to keep unwanted textiles in use for longer. ♻️💡

Join our upcoming evening workshop

📅 24th June, 6 pm – 8 pm
📍 121 Monier Road, E3 2PL

Sign up through our website - link in bio 🔗

Slides 1-3: WRAP, 2022
Slide 4: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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