Chop Shop Designs

17/05/2026

It’s fun to make something you can finish in a weekend! I liked the red and yellow colour threads in this warm woollen blend from The Sewing Lair. I made red piping using bias and string and now have a winter work skirt. This will be the only time I’ll ever wear it with heals though!

21/04/2026

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17/04/2026

Another 30 seconds of work in progress

24/03/2026

23/03/2026

How did we end up here?

Australians are now among the largest consumers of fast fashion in the world — even surpassing the United States.

Every year, around 200,000 tonnes of textiles go to landfill in Australia, much of it clothing that is still perfectly usable.

When clothes are treated as disposable, they quickly become waste.

At The Nest, we believe the solution starts earlier — by learning how to repair, reuse, and rethink the way we consume clothing.

Because reducing textile waste doesn’t begin in landfill.

It begins with keeping clothing in use for longer.

22/03/2026

Spend a minute with me to understand today’s creative process Australian Wearable Art Festival

25/02/2026

By popular request, we’ve extended the offer for a limited time only. Secure your seats now and save before this final Earlybird release ends.
Offer applies to Gallery Seating only.
Enter EARLYBIRD at checkout to unlock the offer. Ticket link in comments below. 👇


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Image: Wild at Heart by Kelcie Bryant-Duguid / Visual Artist
Model
Photographer .mclellan_

25/02/2026

This traditional technique is time consuming but completely beautiful, using natural dyes from onion, turmeric and mango leaves with the sun setting the dye.

09/02/2026

So if you can get an injury while doing it, perhaps sewing is a sport!

09/02/2026

Exciting things coming

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We are delighted to welcome the Australian Wearable Art Festival 2026 Finalists 🤩

Deborah Carter (USA)
Freddy Vale (QLD)
Jasmine Ella (QLD) Village Obsessions
Kayla Trisakti (NSW)
Ririn Yaxley (Indonesia)
Suzy Syme & Andrew Costa (QLD) Suzy Syme Art Couture
Alle-Jane Sellens (QLD)
Amy Aldridge (QLD
Antoaneta Tica (Romania) Antoaneta Tica
Ariya McDonald (QLD)
Elżbieta Cios-Jonas (Poland)
Jacqueline Rheinberger (NSW)
Kelcie Bryant-Duguid (NSW) Kelcie Bryant-Duguid / Visual Artist
Kym Cunningham (QLD) Kym Cunningham Artist
Laras Andriyani (QLD)
Lisa Von Muller (Victoria) Lisa von Muller
Madelyn Jane Sumner (WA)
Rae Saheli (QLD) @
Rosamund Torr (Victoria)
Amanda May (Victoria) .may.lee
Britt Timmins (NSW)
Fiona Pierce (New Zealand)
Jessica Rankine (QLD)
Mica Pontoriero (QLD)
Natalie Hamblin (QLD)
Robyn Valentine (New Zealand) .designs
Sally Stevens (NSW)
Sally-Ann Porter (Victoria)
Errick Kim (Victoria)
Leah Fitzgerald-Quinn (Victoria)
Oana Rosca (Romania)
Robyn Hills & Donna Waterford (QLD) ROBYNgraphs
Shumbi Love (Tasmania) Shumbi Arka
Sophy Blake (QLD)

Image: Fractillians II by Derby Cross
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Photo by .mclellan_