Gaye Abandon and Body Parts Winter Accessories are two small-scale, craft based labels producing one-of-a-kind and limited edition accessories and other goodies. Handmade in Melbourne, both ranges re-purpose second-hand and remnant materials wherever possible and are committed to sustainable, ethical and local production.

Vintage postcards, op shop haberdashery, domestic sewing patterns pre-1980, felted jumpers and natural fibres provide the inspiration for Gaye Naismith’s Gaye Abandon range designed and made in Melbourne since 2005. Her accessories and homewares are inspired by domestic crafts turned out by generations of resourceful women. Gaye’s small runs of skirts, tops and dresses feature vintage details and styling.

Body Parts Winter Accessories is a collaboration between Gaye Naismith and fellow crafter and hand-stitcher extraordinaire Melanie Hill (who, under her own Textile Allsorts label makes printed tights, re-purposed knitwear and an ever evolving range of desirable things from recycled materials). Together, they have been transforming recycled, felted wool jumpers into snug, useful handmade accessories since 2006.