Shabby-Chic Eco Fashion
Story and Photos by Michelle Kolobutin
After becoming familiar with sewing in high school home economics class, Line (pronounced Lynn) Roy spent a
Revived and Recycled brings together two things that Roy is passionate about: recycling and creating. She dismantles clothes and rebuilds them with fabric or pieces from other clothing to create new pieces. Preferring not to use patterns, Roy says she gets inspired as she’s working on each piece, and doesn’t know when she starts sewing just how it’s going to look when she’s all finished. Her pieces are shabby-chic eco-friendly frocks and tunics for the most part. “When people wear them they are happy,” she says. “They are comfortable happy clothes.” This may be because they
are flattering, comfortable, and made without zippers or fasteners, and Roy typically uses soft knits to create them. “I’ve met the best people through my creative process. They give me all types of clothing. I take them apart and try to incorporate everything I can. I made a dress for a friend’s daughter and incorporated a t-shirt she loved that had become too small.”
Roy works full time as a school secretary but is leaving that role this spring to devote more time and energy to sewing and selling clothing. If unique, comfortable, and eco-friendly are important boxes to tick when you are buying clothes, you can find what you are looking for in Revived and Recycled. Her items can be found on Etsy or Facebook, and Roy will be at various artisan sales this spring. Check her Facebook page for dates.