Wyatt Miller, 21, started sewing when he was 18 in his high school home economics class in La Ronge.
Now, he is the owner and founder of Sparked Apparel, an upcycled clothing brand that focuses on “sustainability and consistency.”
“I wanted to give (clothes) a second life, bring them back to life and turn them into a masterpiece. Something that, every time you look at it, you get that spark in your eye and you want to continue wearing that piece,” Miller said.
He started upcycling flannels, buying them at thrift stores and stitching them together to make unique pieces.
“I try to make everything one of one just so that you don’t see it again out in the world and you kind of have that feeling of being the only one that owns this,” Miller said.
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He said that 90 per cent of Sparked Apparel clothing is upcycled, but he is working on some original designs as well …