Island Infusion

by | Feb 24, 2024

Meet the Maker

Island Infusion

Sointula,  BC  

Island Infusion grew out of my love of old books, old quilts, nature, and thrift stores. Eco dyeing is the process that connects those passions. Island Infusion is the result of my exploration of sustainable fashion, up-cycling, eco-dyeing, felting, and bookbinding. Instead of fast fashion we encourage slow fashion that changes as we change and can hold our memories & dreams. The more we wear these clothes, the more they fray & fade & become part of our history. Mend them, add new embellishments, & the fabric begins a new story again. The very essence of my location has been dyed into these clothes, using our local berries, plants, and trees.. I love the smell of old, old, paper & will add some old book pages into a journal just for the beautiful smell. Ideally, these clothes & journals are collaborative processes between me and the person who takes them home. My journals have pockets where you can add your own memories & treasures as you write your own stories. Clothes all have a previous story of where they came from. You can add to that story, perhaps adding some of your own experiences through embroidery & mark making.