I make bowl/baskets out of fabric scraps, old stained/holey/outgrown clothes, ribbons, and embroidery floss.
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Brr, it’s chilly outside! Sweater hats and sweater gloves and sweater scarfs to the rescue! Why sweaters? Anyone who has seen my sweater coats (autumn sweater coat, winter sweater coat, and spring sweater coat) knows how much I love to play with old sweaters. I’ve been collecting sweaters for a while now and I have quite...
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Learn how to make a Potholder Rug! Hand-drawn illustrations in this 7-page DIY tutorial show the exact steps for upcycling old clothing and material to create a beautiful, durable potholder rugs. Please note: This tutorial does not include directions on how to make a loom. Looms are available for purchase in my Etsy shop. Potholder Rugs use a lot of material with very little waste. The average 2.5x3.5ft rug made on our standard-sized Potholder Rug loom, weighs 7lbs. Figure there is a 30% waste factor so you will need about 10 lbs of raw material garments to make your first rug. Keep in mind that different kinds of fiber weigh substantially differing amounts — an XXL Fleece weighs a lot less than an XXL Cotton Sweatshirt. I encourage you to use my technique as much as you desire. Kindly credit me when using this technique that I have devised and developed since 1990. See below for the story of how Potholder Rugs came to be! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thanks for looking! Check out my upcoming events and workshops, read my blog, and see my latest work at www.crispina.com. My work is listed here on Etsy, and it is also sold in artists' markets and on my website. We make every effort to consistently update our online inventory for accuracy. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CRISPINA — INVENTOR OF POTHOLDER RUGS While a college student at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, I began using wool sweaters from the thrift shop to make Ragamuffin dolls that I developed as schoolwork and sold at The Cambridge Artist Cooperative. The raw material was completely awesome to me. I loved the colors, textures, sourcing, and price; and felt as though a magical mine of possibility had been discovered. Soon, mittens, then blankets and reconstructed sweaters were being compiled by a bevvy of amazing hand sewers under my employ. My penchant for material was married to the calling I still feel — to creatively inspire an alternative to excessive consumption. My work was in high demand and finding enough material was becoming difficult. Paul Petrescu, and old and dear friend of my father, had recently defected from Romania, and was living with my parents in Stockbridge, MA. He was an Eastern European Folk Art Scholar and was intrigued by my work. When he learned of my material conundrum, Paul told me of a wholesale used clothing place called The Garment District in Cambridge, MA (with his perfect, albeit accented, English). I never learned how he, having been in the country for only a matter of months at the time, knew this key to launching my creative and environmental process to the next realm. He was one of the angels along the way. So off I went with a beat up old van to check The Garment District out. I came home with the van stuffed full of garbage bags brimming with the most amazing wool sweaters and a head whirring with ideas and inspiration. Within a few weeks my treasure trove of material had turned into a pile of sweaters, mittens, and Ragamuffins, which were turning into a pocketful of money. Back I went to my new-found fellow recyclers at The Garment District, this time returning with a 1000 lb. bale of sweaters. Bruce Cohen, proprietor of the place let me and my sidekick, Charlie sort through eight or ten 1000lb bales of ‘wool knits’ to gather the most suitable material for my production needs. AMAZING. As I was rummaging through the mountains of material in the 100-year-old family business housed in an awesomely dingy warehouse, I thought a lot about all the material there. What was the process? Where did it all come from? Who else used this sort of raw material, and, for what purpose? An education ensued, far beyond the formal BFA I had recently fixed under my belt. A full bale of unsorted wool knits was purchased as an experiment to see what could be designed with all the materials we had previously sorted. Lo and behold, Potholder Rugs came to be. They can be made from sweaters with holes and stains, ones that were not really wool at all, bottom-of-the-barrel materials work just fine.
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Sometimes old clothing isn't fit for donation to a thrift store. But there are other ways to donate & lots of upcycling & reuse ideas too!
DIY T-shirt ideas are super easy ways to recycle old t-shirts. It's time to clean out your closet and grab some old clothes and fabric scissors and cut away for an entirely new look and fun upcycle t-shirt project to create. The great news with t-shirt knit is that you don’t have to do any hemming. A brilliant list of upcycled T-shirt tutorials you can use to recycle and reuse your old clothes especially if they have memories or of sentimental value. With unique t-shirt cutting ideas and different purposes each t-shirt can be transformed into something completely new! Check
Create upcycled bags out of old clothes and other quirky items. Repurpose and reuse unwanted fabrics and items around your home! Full Tutorials!
Turning old, unwanted things into something unique and exciting is so much fun! I especially love when I can reuse an object that is already in my possession to create something new. I’ve always been a fan of the upcycling process because it's such a creative way to give unloved objects new life. That being
Over 25 creative upcycled garden ideas. Repurposing thrift store and discarded items is a great inexpensive way to create unique garden art and decor.
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We love using thrift store finds to create beautiful art for our garden. It's so therapeutic seeing something that was discarded given a new lease on life. Like…
You can easily create more cool crafts with upcycled materials when you make any of these creative upcycling ideas diy. You will love getting crafty and creating these practical and sustainable DIY projects. Upcycled crafts will save you a bunch of $$, which is just one of the benefits.
Upcycling Old Clothes - some great ideas for how to upcycle your old clothing. Recycle & reuse fabric, be more zero waste to save the planet.
Forgive me for not having the before I cut it up picture. I finished this up and thought it would be a good blog post for all you refashione...
Bumper list of upcycled jewellery ideas. Use your old broken jewellery to make 'new' jewellery, home decor items and other accessories.
TONS of great upcycle ideas for turning your thrift store treasures into fun and trendy home decor.
You may not live a zero-waste lifestyle. Yet, you can become one of the millions that are reducing their waste and learning to reuse before you recycle!
This is how I made a DIY Footstool from an upcycled plastic tub! I used William Morris Strawberry Thief fabric & leftover quilt batting too.
Thinking about hitting a few thrift stores? These upcycles and thrift store crafts will give you all sorts of inspiration before you go!
These 20 trash to treasure projects are full of creative ideas for using old junk in a completely new way. Get inspired with these unique upcycled projects
Turn a plastic coffee can or coffee canister into a stylish boho planter with this fantastic recycled craft idea!
Upcycling Old Clothes - some great ideas for how to upcycle your old clothing. Recycle & reuse fabric, be more zero waste to save the planet.
Repurpose and Reuse Broken Household Items with this list of 100 incredible ideas! There are tons of great ways to make junk into treasure here!
DIY upcycled trash projects could save you a lot of money. Think again before dumping any old utensils, furniture or storage boxes. These ideas are easy and simple to do.
