Rachel founded The Sustainable Sequin Company in 2018 to supply the fashion industry with sustainable embellishments, provide design and sampling services, and offer sustainable textile consultancy. Since then, she has created sequins for a large variety of global brands, independent designers, students and artists.

Rachel has always loved textiles; studying for a degree in embroidery before working as a print and embroidery swatch designer, embroidery technician and sustainable fashion tutor. Her interest in sequins blossomed whilst studying for an MA in Fashion and the Environment at London College of Fashion in 2012.

More recently, Rachel has worked with University partners to pioneer the development of biodegradable, commercially viable, washable sequins made from natural materials. Having successfully produced biobased, biodegradable sequins at a laboratory scale, The Sustainable Sequin Company is now embarking on the scaling-up process. This breakthrough in creating sequin film from renewable, biodegradable resources signifies a significant reduction in fossil fuel consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, helping to achieve maximum sparkle with minimal environmental impact.