PRELOVED fashion and vintage fabrics are being given a new lease of life thanks to the efforts of a Shaftesbury-based artist and grandmother.

Hazel Keating, who is in her 60s, has spent decades sewing, designing, and collecting unique fabrics, from old dresses and household textiles to donated offcuts and vintage finds.

She has now used this experience to create a slow fashion brand, Hazy Made, that reworks preloved jackets using vintage textiles from her personal collection.

Each piece is individually designed and stitched by Hazel in her home studio in Shaftesbury – and no two are the same.

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She said her experience as a trained fashion designer and exhibiting textile artist with the local collective The Textile Set brings an artistic flair to every jacket.

“Starting this business later in life has been such an exciting adventure, one that combines my lifelong love of art and design with my commitment to sustainability,” she said.

Picture: Hazel Keating

“As a mother and grandmother, I’ve spent decades creating and curating, and now I’m thrilled to share my passion through these unique jackets.

“I studied fashion design at art college, and sewing and designing have been constants in my life ever since.

Picture: Hazel Keating

“Over the years, I’ve gathered an incredible collection of fabrics, each with its own story, everything from my children’s bedroom curtains to dresses I made in my twenties.

“Now, I use these cherished materials to transform pre-loved jackets into something new and extraordinary.”

For more information, visit Hazel’s website at www.hazymade.co.uk