Tote bags, corner bookmarks and everyday goods sewn from rescued textiles. Washed, redesigned and sewn with care at the edge of the Kootenay woods.
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Every piece starts as something else: a tablecloth, a worn pair of jeans, a set of curtains. Because the fabric is rescued, no two pieces are the same.
Just right for a library run, a lunch, or a slow morning at the market. Fully lined, with sturdy cotton webbing handles and a full-width interior pocket.
Roomy enough for groceries, books or a day at the lake. Finished with a strong denim base, contrast lining and a full-width interior pocket.
Little fabric pockets that slip over the corner of a page. Made from the smallest offcuts, so nothing goes to waste. Lovely as a gift.
Textiles are one of the biggest things we throw away. Every piece here is cloth that got a second chance instead.
Textiles are rescued from thrift bins, estate sales, closets and neighbours' cupboards.
Every piece is washed, pressed and checked over, ready for a fresh start.
The fabric leads. Prints are paired with denim and other heavy materials until the colours feel right.
Cut and sewn with care in the ranch studio, then sent off to be carried and loved again.
I'm Marie. I sew on a ranch in the Creston Valley, where mornings start with chores and afternoons end at the sewing table. Out here you learn that nothing should go to waste. Fences get mended, tools get fixed, and good fabric gets a second life.
Full Circle Fiber Art grew out of that habit. I couldn't watch perfectly good textiles head to the landfill, so I started washing them, cutting them and sewing them into things people reach for every day.
Every tote I sew is one less piece of cloth in the landfill, and one more beautiful thing in someone's hands.
Choosing upcycled goods is one of the simplest ways to live a little lighter on the land.
Every piece starts from cloth that already exists. If it can be washed and saved, it gets used.
Rescued fabric comes in small amounts, so every run is limited and every bag has its own story.
Designed and sewn on the ranch in Creston, by one person who cares about every seam.
Ask about pieces in stock, custom orders, or turning a family tablecloth, a favourite old shirt or a stack of linens into something you'll use every day.