Welcome to Ramble Folk Ramble Folk

Upcycled Bags

Sustainably made from Upcycled & Vintage materials.

Reusable Produce Bags

Made from upcycled lace curtains.

Protecting our Wild Places

A fundraising project for our Forests!

About Us

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Upcycled Cutlery Set

Sustainably sourced from local op-shops.

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* NEXT DROP ~ Sunday 27th July! *

My upcycled designs are OOAK and usually sell out quite quickly so this is the best way to get first access! ~ 'Pre-sale link' is available exclusively for my 'Ramble Folk Community' in our monthly newsletter, on the last Sunday of each month!

The Mindful Isle: Podcast

What a pleasure it was to chat to Daisy Baker from The Mindful Isle, her podcast is amazing!

'When was the last time you set foot in an op-shop? Today's guest Bel Dowde has a knack for finding pre-loved goods and transforming them into beautiful and funky upcycled items. She started her sustainable business Ramble Folk in 2020 and was recognised as a finalist in the 2021 Tasmanian Sustainable Business of the Year Awards. Ramble Folk now sells a range of reusable, and slowly crafted upcycled products.

In this conversation Bel shares how Ramble Folk came to be, we chat about upcycled gifting, imperfect sustainability and so much more.'

Listen to podcast

A little bit about us...

Ramble Folk is an Australian made, sustainable clothing, accessories, and homewares brand.

Our one of a kind pieces, have been slowly handcrafted in our island home of lutruwita/Tasmania from upcycled, vintage, and second hand materials. These treasures have been lovingly and painstakingly thrifted and foraged from op-shops, second hand stores, vintage fabric groups, and the very back corners of your Grandma's linen cupboard, then re-imagined into 'new' upcycled designs, saying YES to the joy of re-using and upcycling, and NO to the millions of tons of textile waste and 'fast fashion' that are headed for landfill right now!!

We are proud allies of Reforest Now, Bob Brown Foundation, and The Great Forest National Park, in the fight to save Australia's Native Forests! These organisations are on the front line every day, creating massive impact, from large scale tree plantings and rainforest regeneration, to standing in the way of needless destruction in takayna, the Tarkine wilderness in Tasmania, they are taking direct action to restore and protect our wild places! 

We are committed to making, packing and shipping all of our products sustainably, and plastic free! We also recognise that we are very much imperfect in our mission to reduce waste, and we are all too well aware of the many contradictions in our life. But, like you, we're here and we're trying, and we’re always learning and we care, and we teach our kids to care, and we want to show the world that there is SO much beauty left in the things that already exist in this world!

THANKS! It's pretty awesome that you're here!

Bel xx