Meet the founder

Keep Collective is run by me, Georgie Carter. I make every single garment from my home studio on the Isle of Wight.

What started off as a hobby soon became a passion. Shunning fast fashion and plastic ridden high street garbs, I started making my own clothes from natural textiles found in charity shops and second hand outlets. I soon amassed quite the collection of vintage textiles and deadstock fabrics so decided to start making for others too.

Every piece is made from textiles saved from landfill. These garments are all one offs or small batch collections which honour the beautiful craftmanship of the original textile through a contemporary lens.

I also run sewing workshops locally on the Isle of Wight and Hampshire and will be returning to Goodwood Revival 2026 to run a hand sewing workshop.

Mixed race black woman with curly hair holding vintage embroidered linens outdoors by the sea in an oversized dress handmade in the UK from upcycled textiles

Sustainability

Keep Collective is about cherishing the textiles we already have in circulation. By taking post-consumer textiles, which would otherwise go to landfill, Keep Collective is helping to reduce the waste created by the fashion industry. Making something unique and beautiful out of pre-loved and vintage, natural textiles is key to creating a sustainable wardrobe which is good for us and our planet.

Mixed race black woman in a handmade quilted jacket standing on a grassy, pebble-covered beach overlooking calm water under an overcast sky

What a fab pop up shopping event! Thank you to @royal_victoria_arcade & @craftiow for letting us do a pop up shopping event at your awesome space. 🤩

@ro.slowandflow @hannah.rochell & I, @georgie.keep.sewing put together this event last wee

Well I have finally got my website up and running properly 🎉🎉 hurrah!

I am working on some commissions at the moment then after that I will make some more snuggly Appley Jackets and Bembridge Barrel leg trousers in squishy patchwork quilts which

I lovemaking clothes out of textiles that already exist. I don’t buy new fabrics, I only use deadstock or pre-loved. These trousers were made from a cotton tablecloth. And the vest was an embroidered linen tablecloth. Both bought second hand an

Let me help you create a SUSTAINABLE SUMMER wardrobe. ☀️♻️

My Seagrove vests, made from vintage embroidered tablecloths work beautifully with my Bembridge barrel leg trousers.

The Bembridge trousers pictured here are made from deadstock linen in a

Introducing the A P P L E Y jacket. This snuggly jacket is made out of vintage patchwork quilts.

I adore this jacket. It has huge, deep pockets, an oversized dolman sleeve and a cosy collar to keep your neck warm.

I have sourced lots of different

♻️ THIS USED TO BE A TABLECLOTH ♻️

one of the things i love about upcycling is using design and pattern placement to maximise what is already there. I really enjoyed taking the time to restore the beautiful hand embroidery on this piece and using t

3 dresses coming to tonight’s drop!
The Ducie dress 😍

1) a lightweight pink, yellow and white striped cotton with full button placket so the dress can be worn open as a robe or closed as a dress. It has a gathered skirt and 2 in seam pockets

Hello! Thank you so much for coming along with me on this exciting new journey. Here is a little bit about me…

~ I live on a small island in the south of England.
~ I am half British, half Trinidadian.
~ I live with my partner of 19 years,

Behind the scenes: Making the Appley Jacket

Thank you to Sarah Harris Films for taking this snapshot of my creative process, filmed at my home studio and on Appley Beach.

Contact me

If you have any questions about Keep Collective or want to work with me, please fill out your details and I will be in touch soon.