In human hands, these modest ingredients can repair and reinvent our wardrobes.

A stitch can fix what’s broken and enrich the boring.

Dutch textile artist Meta Struycken aims to reclaim the lost art of domestic textile

crafts.

She believes handcrafted garments can embody a beautiful rebellion against the

devastating ecological impact of the global fashion industry. “Today, more than ever,

it’s crucial to challenge the system,” Struycken argues. “It begins by valuing our

clothes, by building a more meaningful relationship with them. With sustainability at

the heart of our lifestyle choices, we should start living with clothes instead of treating

them as disposable passers-by. Repairing and reinventing our wardrobes is a

conscious - and trendsetting - way to say: I care!”

Her miniature garments (approx. 35 cm) are adorned with contemporary

interpretations of simple handicraft techniques (like stitching, embroidery, apllique

and patchwork) that, for centuries, were used in most households to repair or

repurpose clothing.

Her ambition is to restore appreciation for the beauty of domestic textile crafts and to

inspire others to pick up a needle and thread themselves.