USE ME WORKS

Meenakshi Sharma is the founder of Use Me Works, a women-led social enterprise that creates bags, accessories, and zero-waste decor using upcycled textile waste. She has been working with textile-based craft for nearly 15 years and leads a growing community of women artisans who hand-make every piece. The brand focuses on transforming discarded fabric into functional, reusable products through thoughtful design and skilled handwork. Meenakshi’s journey began with working closely with fabric scraps and exploring how waste could be turned into something useful and well-made. Her medium is textile waste, sorted by colour, size, and texture, then stitched, layered, and assembled by hand. Design decisions are often shaped by the materials available, allowing each piece to remain unique. From everyday products to event decor like buntings and backdrops, the process is slow and hands-on, ensuring nothing goes to waste. Through Use Me Works, she continues to build sustainable livelihoods for women while offering alternatives to single-use, mass-produced decor.