Description: Hello, we are Louise and Sarah Silk, mother and daughter, creators of SilkDenim. Inspired by the beauty of worn fabric, we started SilkDenim to make Art-You-Can-Use. We re-make 100% recycled materials into individually crafted objects as a response to unsustainable 'fast fashion'. Discarded clothes become one-of-a-kind garments, bags, quilts, and home goods. Made to order by hand by us in Pittsburgh, PA studio.
We use worn fabrics by deconstructing clothing by hand. We make our work as a response to unsustainable 'fast fashion' and one-time use products.
We use already loved fabrics to save the environment of excess materials, but also because we think they're beautiful. We're deeply inspired by Japanese wabi-sab i and African American Gees Bend aesthetics . We're particularly attracted to denim because of its rugged practicality and its unique ability to improve with age.
Using recycled materials requires us to work with authentic details & create every piece anew, providing you with a unique one-of-a-kind object that emphasizes the craft & beauty of re-using over discarding.