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

Tombolo creates using materials that have already had a life, with one goal: to reduce the waste it generates as much as possible. These remnants are cut and meticulously assembled to create new patchworks that serve as the foundation for baby clothes and objects.

This working method involves longer preparation and assembly times, as designs must be adapted to pre-existing elements that are always different.

By doing so, Tombolo strives to be part of a more virtuous fashion by giving a new lease on life to forgotten and discarded pieces.

For Tombolo, quality comes before quantity. By crafting clothes this way, I hope they will find a special place with you, being worn and worn again for years, or even a lifetime.

Garments made via pre-order are crafted from natural textiles in bio-sourced wool, linen, or cotton fibers, certified by Oeko Tex.

The scraps resulting from cutting adult jackets are systematically kept, to be used for items and designs intended for babies.

Create connections between old and renewal.

Natural materials

Patchwork

I have been orbiting the textile world for years, connecting expertise and moving from the industrial realm to that of craftsmanship.

Based in the Breton countryside, I have been developing lines of clothing and objects since the autumn of 2025 under the name Tombolo.

I chose this name specifically for the concept of transition it evokes and for its joyful musicality. The term refers to a sandbar connecting an island to the coast, a choice that aligns with the links between the old, the new, and the fragmented elements present in all my designs.

Recycled materials

Upstream, Tombolo collects second-hand fabrics and clothing to give them a new lease on life.

The pieces created from these materials are unique or produced in limited editions. They are always made of natural textiles, primarily wool and cotton: fabric scraps, recycled shirts and denim, patiently unstitched before being reassembled.

Each garment is harmonized in soft color palettes featuring fragmented sections. These patchworks, localized on the sleeves and linings, are Tombolo's signature.

Justine

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