shiv textiles
Shiv Textiles is an independent, Brighton-based studio closing the loop on the
fast-fashion industry. We rescue deadstock yarn destined for landfill and
handcraft it into fine homewares, lifestyle accessories and sustainable weaving
kits for you to give a new life at home. Meet the maker: Siobhan Martin Let me
spin you a yarn… My studio is about weaving sustainability into the textiles
industry. By putting a modern spin on a traditional craft, I want to show that
it’s possible for us to enjoy quality products – pieces you really cherish –
while minimising the impact we have on the planet too. Shiv Textiles was born in
my bedroom in 2017. As an intern for big-name brands in the textiles and fashion
industry, I’d been shocked by the amount of perfectly good materials going to
waste. And I knew there had to be a better way. Fast fashion needs to take its
foot off the pedal. So I began contacting mills and factories, buying their
yarns, zips, threads, buttons – all destined for landfill – by the kilogram. And
it’s from this that all those cushions, scarves and weaving kits are created.
This process never gets beige-and-boring. You have to think on your feet. Design
with what you have. Every box of upcycled materials that lands in my studio
feels like a small victory. Buying with thought and care has never felt so
important, and as I hope you’ll join me in honouring the lifecycle of our
precious materials. And enjoy my textiles too.
