Choose the pattern according to the desired size
Select the matching fabrics
Iron
Place the pieces on the fabrics, pin
Cut
Assemble the sleeve pieces
Assemble the back pieces
Assemble the front pieces
Quilt the sleeves, front, and back
Assemble the fronts on the back
Close the sleeves then assemble to the armholes
Stitch the collar to the neckline
Assemble the neck facings back, shoulder, and front
Sew the label onto the back facing
Cut and then assemble the pieces for the lining patchwork.
Assemble the neckline facing with the lining
Assemble the lining to the jacket leaving an opening
Turn, iron, close by hand stitching
Attach the snap buttons
Iron
Assembly of a jacket
Tombolo
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Tombolo is made with materials that have already been used and has one objective: to minimize the scraps it generates. These scraps are used in models for babies. The pieces are cut and then carefully assembled to create new patchworks that will serve as bases for the smallest jackets and vests.
This working method involves longer preparation and assembly times, adapting the models to pre-existing and always different elements.
In doing so, Tombolo aims to be part of a more virtuous fashion by giving new life to forgotten pieces.
For Tombolo, quality comes before quantity. By making clothes this way, I hope they will find a special place for you, being worn and re-worn for years, even a lifetime.
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Clothing made on pre-orders is made from natural textiles in fibers of wool, linen or bio-based cotton, certified Oeko Tex and produced in Europe.
Cuttings from the cutting of adult jackets are systematically preserved to be used for small models intended for babies.
Create connections between old and renewal.
Natural materials
Patchwork, the art of rebuilding
It's autumn 2025 and the workshop has been taking shape for some time now.
The first models will soon be ready and it is a pleasure to turn the fabric remnants and scraps collected over the last few years into volume. This source of materials is the starting point for Tombolo.
From sewing to embroidery, I grew up in textiles, cultivating various skills. Today, it is in the Breton countryside that I have chosen to settle and develop clothing for children and adults.
Tombolo is a term designating a sand spit connecting an island to the coast. A name not only symbolic, since the notions of passage and connection remain in the background for each piece created, as does the sea.
Recycled materials
Upstream, Tombolo produces unique pieces and limited editions, made from collected textiles. These are always natural materials, mainly wool and cotton. Jackets are made from scraps set aside, shirts and second-hand denim, patiently unraveled before being reassembled.
Each garment coordinates in soft ranges and is made up of fragmented areas. These localized patchworks on the sleeves and linings are Tombolo's signature.
Justine
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