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Imagine a tiny home in gorgeous natural surrounds, totally off-the-grid, but equipped with all kinds of trendy, boutique supplies (we re talking Single O coffee, Archie Rose cocktails, terracotta-hued In Bed linen). Sounds like the perfect environment to get that creative flow going, right? Unyoked certainly thinks so.
The tiny home company, with cabins and hideaways scattered all around Australia, is offering a chance for four writers to let their imaginations run wild with regular, no-strings access to one of their tiny homes. To go in the running to take part in the residency, you can submit nature writing, poems and short essays. Those submissions will also be considered for publication in an anthology, which will feature the work of nearly two dozen finalists, personally selected by the judges: poet
You could Konmarie your closet. Strip it back to bare basics and sell, scrap or donate them. Or you could perform CPR.
Garment upcycling requires a little time, a little faith and sometimes high-level sewing skills. But a lot can be accomplished with a trip to the tailor, too. Here seven upcyclers of varying skills share how they transformed unloved items into pieces they actually wanted to wear.
From a McDonald’s uniform to festival flares
The McDonald’s uniform pants before Wilson’s transformation. Photograph: Cheianna Wilson/Shy Denim
I have been sewing my own outfits, together with my mum, since I was young. So, after studying fashion communications at university, I started my own brand. It’s a one-woman show that I work on here in my little Sydney apartment. All of my pieces that I make are from recycled, secondhand denim.