About Us
Welcome to Slow Stitch — a small, thoughtful upcycling clothing business rooted in the belief that slow, mindful making can lead to meaningful change.
Helene Power, the founder, maker, and creative hand behind Slow Stitch. She works with pre-loved textiles and garments, sourced from local op-shops and end-of-line materials from sustainable textile suppliers.
Helene is based on the Mid-North Coast of NSW, on Gumbaynggirr Country, and works out of her home studio. 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.
Guiding principles
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.