About Us

Slow Stitch is a small, upcycling clothing business rooted in the belief that slow, mindful making can lead to meaningful change. Working with primarily secondhand textiles, the label focuses on designing and creating one-of-a-kind garments. A standout piece is  the Boxy Top, crafted from a distinctive tea towel and complemented by carefully selected surplus material.

Helene Power, the founder and maker behind Slow Stitch, works intuitively with secondhand textiles, allowing each piece of fabric to guide the direction of the design. Through simple lines, thoughtful construction, she creates garments that balance structure with a sense of ease.  

Helene works out of her studio on the Mid-North Coast of NSW, Gumbaynggirr Country. She is currently designing for the up coming Macleay Valley Fashion Show in June 2026. You can follow her work and process on this link.

As a sustainable fashion designer, Helene has established the following guidelines to inform her work.

Guiding principles 

When she set out to build her creative practice, Helene mapped out eight guiding principles that inform both her design process and the creation of her pieces.

Design philosophy | shaped by Helene’s roots both in Australia and Denmark. She draws on principles of everyday design - the ‘uncomplicated but never boring’; valuing clean lines and timeless silhouettes.

Sustainability | forms the base for the design process and how the pieces are made. All fabric used in the designs are sourced from local op-shops or organisational supplies of dead-stock fabric. From tablecloths to fabric from other peoples unfinished craft projects.

Intentional design and techniques | the design process is guided by the found fabric, its colour, texture and suitability of the fabric. With careful craftsmanship it is transformed into a wearable garment.

No waste | Creativity and modular thinking is applied to her work and to make the most of the fabric available. Care is taken when cutting the designs to minimise fabric waste and any remnants are kept to be designed into smaller projects.

Adaptable sizing | the garments are created to suit a variety of sizes and continuous improvements are made to create design that are more flexible in size.

Presentation of garments | In a world of AI and endless possibilities of manipulating product imagery, we have decide not to use such tools ensuring the garment is presented in a true and authentic style. 

Wear the story | As a designer of sustainable clothing, I wear what I make and have made the commitment to purchase only essential items such as underwear and socks.

Allowing space for drawbacks | sometimes designs made are unsuccessful, when this happens moments are taken to reflect, evaluate and redesign ensuring nothing goes to waste.