One Thread At A Time

We upcycle secondhand clothes, giving them new life by embroidering and painting unique designs. We love taking commissions and hearing new ideas so don’t hesitate to pop us a message! A bit about us: we’re Meg and Stevie, a couple of gals who met through uni, started dating then went into business together (the natural progression). This little shop is our way of combatting fast fashion, every piece is like nothing you’d find on the high-street and is sustainably sourced.

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Some pretty patterns on a pretty boy

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Some bird boy doodles I did on my break the other day

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First comitioned mask! Embroidered Welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

If you’d like a personalised mask drop me a message ;)

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Hylas and the Nymphs denim jacket is now up on the shop!✨🧜‍♀️ (modelled by some very pretty nymphs;))

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Today's artistic output xxx (at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUaRU7Hyub/?igshid=1wnvw0zjawipk

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Super sweet lightweight cap, hand embroidered with little flowers absolutely perfect for the hot hot days we've been having, check it out on the shop, link in bio xxx (at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDR4VIhnqCp/?igshid=19rdsd0lbfxrx

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A collaboration project with @jacob.beeson_ screen print and embroidery, on an XL Calvin Klein shirt. Done while binging @normalpeoplebbc by @sally_rooney_author at the start of lockdown. Her writing is beautiful and a bit close to the bone at points, and the TV show I thought did it justice! (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMWgZUHb8Y/?igshid=1dsa9507nmix6

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A little painting and a little writing before I get back on the making grind💪😅 . . . #impressionistart #cityscape #overground #acrylicpainting (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKSWTmnE5g/?igshid=1n6y3z7ve57md

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First panel, completed 😅 I'm so pleased with how this has turned out!! And now for round 2💪 (at Southampton General Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEpI1jngoC/?igshid=d92c93k3g4zs

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Sewing experiment! This was so much fun, I had to laid to rest a beloved pair of jeans that had one too many holes and decided to have a go at making a bralette. It was a super quick and a little bit fudged project but is definitely something I’ll give another go. All fabric was from the one pair of jeans - I bleached sections for a little extra funk.

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The devil in the details (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_puIMnZ7j/?igshid=1jdmi0epzn92e

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Hello lovely people, there's a whole lot of new faces following us these days so I thought we should take a moment to introduce ourselves! We are a couple of queers that have lived together at University for the past two years and are next year as well who have fallen for one another. I work in the hospital, on Covid wards at the begining and now in the emergency department now that things have settled, Stevie works in a swabbing centre testing people for covid. We've done this since the Universities closed and we had a bit of free time, and with our other free time we've been doing this. We like the environment, don't like slavery and do like looking not exactly the same as the rest of the crowd. So why not put those things together. Everything we upcycle is donated or bought at charity shops, and we post using second hand packages (using a cheeky bit of tape to keep your products safe). We would love to be creating more custom pieces that make you guys feel great that lasts forever, rather than bits and bobs that come and go with trends and end up in landfill. Do send us a DM with any ideas that you might have and we can talk then through with a budget in mind and we'll do you some sketches, no commitment!! Lots of love!! (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwREPfnank/?igshid=1myzod4vca3fv

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Mushroom jeans are still available on the shop, these are top shop originally gray quality and beautifully designed by Stevie (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvdoYHHLvt/?igshid=1l5zunx6l14fj

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Some work in progress starsign designs ✨ ♊️ ♋️

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Pigeon with his icecream😊 (no longer available) (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtjwLXnylq/?igshid=nf3acmf0ug89

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The Jags are still up on the shop!! DM me for any questions you may have or check them out (link in bio) (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrJEkQnJqi/?igshid=81hic7dllj62

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SOLD! These ones got snapped up so quick!! Lovely when that happens😊 (at One Thread At A Time) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCqhmnOnOVN/?igshid=wd5qbmyr2fyj