FIBRELAB | Textile Recycling

Looking back at the impact we made in 2025 ✨ From recycling waste materials to community workshops, education and creative exchange, this year saw a real step-change in our social, cultural, and educational impact, made possible through our partnership with @thetrampery and the @wickcdt Dive into the full impact report via the link in our bio 💚 #ImpactReport #CommunityLed #WasteReimagined #HackneyWick #CircularEconomy

We’re so excited to be launching the FibreLab X The Revival Collaboration this weekend at our Artisanal Wonders pop-up The Revival is a community-led organisation, founded by Yayra Agbofah, creating awareness, art, and jobs with upcycled global textile waste that arrives in Ghana. During FibreLab’s recent trip to Accra and following a visit to The Revival’s studio we instantly began exploring ways to collaborate, after being inspired by the incredible ingenuity and dedication to tackling textile waste. This limited edition collection of upcycled kimonos was collaboratively designed and made from discarded second-hand clothes from Kantamanto Market that have been diverted from landfill. These discarded textiles have been reimagined by The Revival’s tailors through patchwork to retain their value and bring new life to used clothing. Made in The Revival’s studio in Kantamanto Market, each kimono is one-of-a-kind and carries a story of innovation and circularity.  Join us at our Artisanal Wonders pop-up this weekend to be the first to shop The Revival X FibreLab collection. We can’t wait for you to see it. #upcycling #reimaginedmaterials #circularfashion #consciousgifting

Growing up in post-Soviet Ukraine, there was never really enough of anything, including clothes. Wearing hand-me-downs from an older sister or brother was just normal life. When I started earning my own money, something shifted. Fast fashion brands were opening everywhere in Ukraine, and I went a little overboard 😅 After a while, I had this thought: what’s the point of buying another «plastic» t-shirt that falls apart after three washes? Turns out: around 92 million tonnes of textile waste are created every year globally. That’s roughly one truckload of clothes dumped or burned every single second. And in Europe, up to 9% of textiles are destroyed before anyone even wears them. That’s the starting point of this episode of #TheChangesWeMake My guest is Kaela Katz, founder of @fibrelab in London. @kaekatz studied fashion design, worked in fast fashion in New York, and was the person approving or rejecting fabric orders. She was part of a system creating waste at scale, and nobody really had an answer for what happened to all the rejected materials afterwards. That question eventually led her to London, to studying Fashion Futures, and later to building FibreLab - a studio transforming textile waste into new materials. We talked about: • what it feels like to watch waste get made from inside the industry • burning out a couple of years in, and how she rebuilt • why being a little bit delusional is probably necessary if you want to build anything meaningful • and why becoming “10% better” imperfectly and together - matters much more than waiting for perfect solutions 🎧 Link in bio #sustainability #circularfashion #textilerecycling #slowfashion

ONE WEEK KILO SALE 📢♻️ We’re holding a £1 kilo sale for our excess fabrics for one week only, ending 20th May. We’ve got a range of fabric types available ✅, including our: • 100% cotton hotel towels (various sizes) • Heavyweight cotton canvas • Black Cotton Bolton • 100% cotton hotel linens (various sizes) • Medium-weight cotton mattress covers with extra-long zips & fire-resistant coatings Email or DM us to book an appointment. 📅 Monday–Friday (10 am – 6 pm), Saturday (12 - 4 pm) 📍 121 Monier Road, E3 2PL #hackneywick #textilerecycling #sustainablepractices #kilosale

If you’ve been to our studio recently you might have met our two interns, Ella and Alicia who are currently doing work placements here at FibreLab. Both Ella and Alicia are students at @unioftheartslondon . Ella is currently studying Strategic Fashion Management at @lcflondon_ and is supporting our business development. Alicia is a master’s student at @lcclondon studying Media, Communications and Critical Practice and is supporting our digital marketing strategy. 💡 At FibreLab we’re proud to offer internships for students looking for credited work placements as part of their coursework ✅ #creativeopportunities #fibrelab #internship

Students at @lcclondon used our PaperTex to create bespoke packaging for their research project, developing reusable pads, incorporating sustainability through all stages of the project. The packaging features our Terracotta and Cotton PaperTex material, used by the students who added printed labelling and illustrative work 🖌️ Available in a range of colours, PaperTex can be tailored to meet a range of packaging requirements ✅ Find out more on our website - link in bio 🔗 📸 Margaux Alexander #sustainablepackaging #circulardesign #textilerecycling

Last Wednesday, we hosted our Textile Recycling Workshop at the FibreLab Studio ♻️ A fantastic hands-on session with an amazing group of attendees. We even had someone travel all the way from Dublin to join us for the evening. 🙏 We had professionals from fashion companies like @insidejigsaw and @changeclothesdublin , a tutor from @goldsmithsuol , students from the @universitycollegedublin and @ucl , as well as other inspiring, independent creatives learning and sharing resources about recycling. Together, we explored the textile recycling process, from disassembling fabrics to analysing their fibre composition through flame testing. After a live demo of our shredding process, we opened up the conversation around how these materials could be recycled in different ways to transform textile waste, hearing more about our attendees’ own inspiring ideas.💡 Thank you to Sean, Jessica, Smilika, Varsha, Harriet and Tanya, who joined us and brought such energy, curiosity and creativity to the FibreLab studio! 💚 Join us for our next workshop on the 27th May! Sign up through our website - link in bio 🔗 #recyclingworkshop #eastlondon #textilerecycling #hackneywick #circulardesign

Bespoke packaging made for @atelier.wama , WA=MA napkin rings. This packaging features our Charcoal PaperTex material and white ink digital print, laser cut to size. Made for @donjuliotequila PaperTex is a circular option for packaging, which we can tailor to any project 💡 #sustainablepackaging #circulardesign #textilerecycling

While we feel sad to see the Loop’s warehouse close, its impact has gone far beyond its walls. The Loop has been such an instrumental part of FibreLab’s journey, and over the years, it has become more than just a venue. It’s been a space for shared purpose and collaboration, and has held immense value in allowing us to connect with the local community and learn from other sustainable practices. It was wonderful to see both familiar and new faces as we gathered to say a final farewell to the Loop. We were also delighted to be part of the closing exhibition, sharing some of our sustainable materials and products 🌱. We are excited to continue working with @wickcdt and the wider community in the future 🌟🤝 #hackneywick #circulardesign #textilerecycling

It was great to see so many faces at the Common Threads x UAL Earth Week: Accelerating Circularity in Fashion panel talk @lcflondon_ 🌍🌱. A huge thanks to our panellists for taking the time to talk to us and share their unique perspectives on such an important topic 🙏. It was wonderful to touch upon the advancements in the circular fashion space, as well as to hear more about their inspiring work that is pushing for real change in how we think about and engage with fashion. Panellists: ‧ Sophie Barr, Course Leader of Critical Practice in Fashion Media at LCF ‧ Rosette Ale, Fashion Re-Designer & Founder of Revival London ‧ Jessica Saunders, Programme Director for the Fashion Programme in the School of Design and Technology, LCF ‧ Piarvé Wetshi, Co-Founder of Last Yarn and consultant at The Materialist 📸 @blumenkron #circularfashion #sustainablefashion #earthweek2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last Friday for our Sustainable Young Makers Showcase 🌱 and to our six incredible young makers 👏. Your innovative work is truly inspiring, pushing sustainable design forward in new and exciting ways. We’re also incredibly grateful to @thetrampery and @wickcdt for their continued support in making this showcase possible 🙏 Last Thursday, we also hosted an industry preview where we shared a bit about what we have planned for the coming year. Stay tuned for more info coming 🔜 #earthweek2026 #fashionrevolutionweek #hackneywick

Meet the makers whom we’ve spent the last twelve months working with, supporting them through access to space, mentorship and community 👥🙌. A huge thanks to the @thetrampery and @wickcdt for their ongoing support and for making this showcase possible 🙏 We hope to see you there! 📅 24 April | 10 am-7 pm 📍 The Trampery Gallery Space, 35 Rookwood Way, E3 2XT More info and link to RSVP in bio 🔗 #earthweek2026 #fashionrevolutionweek #hackneywick