"If it's not been recycled then it absolutely can't be used in making my products! Otherwise for me it defeats the object in the first place."
Many of us have started to recycle, usually newspapers, cans and wine bottles, and usually because we've been told that we have to by the council. But there is a rare breed out there that manage to take this one step further. We spoke to Christine Swailes of Papershed to find out more.
"All Papershed items are unique and made from scratch in the workshop so they can make to the customers requirements.A large part of my work involves textiles and free machinery embroidery which is used to decorate and embellish items. But I've recently taken this one step further and now only use supplies which have been recycled. This is great because it cuts right down on waste and also gives customers the option to purchase something that has been 100% recycled. This is increasingly in demand these days."
This must make the creation of work a little challenging to say the least? We asked Christine how difficult it was to source recycled supplies for her work.
"It's a mixed bag really, on the one hand simply sweeping up the studio floor can be a great source for materials, papers and threads. Buying papers from a supplier is more difficult though, as most papers although grown from renewable sources are unusable by me as they contain bleaches and other chemicals. So I made the decision quite early on that if it's not been recycled then it absolutely can't be used in making my products! Otherwise for me it defeats the object in the first place".
Visit the Papershed site by clicking here.
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