tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post4634938775364428901..comments2024-02-13T03:20:43.087+00:00Comments on Autonomous Artisans... handmade finds: Don't throw it out! Fix it!Captain Skulduggery Dughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006783819138495126noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-25774245814816309372009-03-24T23:33:00.000+00:002009-03-24T23:33:00.000+00:00Great post, Kaboogie has some a great ideas and al...Great post, Kaboogie has some a great ideas and already has a link on my website, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08232113225500197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-69821915042691821582009-03-22T14:57:00.000+00:002009-03-22T14:57:00.000+00:00Thanks for all the lovely comments.Remember that s...Thanks for all the lovely comments.<BR/><BR/>Remember that sometimes reclaiming materials such as woollen yarn from sweaters takes skill and time. You need to look for sweaters that have either been hand knitted originally, as they will have continuous strands of yarn, or machine knitted garments that don't have serge seamed/over locked seams. Seams that have over locked/serge seams often suggestCaptain Skulduggery Dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006783819138495126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-39472902322743927132009-03-22T14:46:00.000+00:002009-03-22T14:46:00.000+00:00oh my gosh. I can't believe that yarn was reclaime...oh my gosh. I can't believe that yarn was reclaimed! I'm shamed! I would have forked out at least $20 for it! I gots to get me some dye!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431280537918425816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-39068764831611529842009-03-21T21:15:00.000+00:002009-03-21T21:15:00.000+00:00Great article! I am experimenting with making bead...Great article! I am experimenting with making beads from recycled bits at the moment & have jewellery made from recycled jeans.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672998060300067726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-26230586333600519372009-03-21T15:58:00.000+00:002009-03-21T15:58:00.000+00:00Thanks so much for sharing. It's really got me th...Thanks so much for sharing. It's really got me thinking about what I have in my closet that I can recycle!Marion's Dream Workshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885372370368980091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-48735462702943129992009-03-21T15:34:00.000+00:002009-03-21T15:34:00.000+00:00very cool! I have some old dresses that I am gonna...very cool! I have some old dresses that I am gonna make into pillow covers. Beautiful fabric but the dresses do not fit me anymore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067408985907071265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-28051049789446172092009-03-21T15:09:00.000+00:002009-03-21T15:09:00.000+00:00Wow! Thanks so much! I am in tremendous company!...Wow! Thanks so much! I am in tremendous company! I love recycling. Mom did it. Today making pillows from an ultrasuede skirt. It's like Christmas, seeing what will evolve from something old!kaboogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898036121870029973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-44422483129849795862009-03-21T13:35:00.000+00:002009-03-21T13:35:00.000+00:00Good post. Everyone needs to recycle and spend les...Good post. Everyone needs to recycle and spend less.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-41135894202961025252009-03-21T13:02:00.000+00:002009-03-21T13:02:00.000+00:00I love wardrobe refashion, I check it out every da...I love wardrobe refashion, I check it out every day. People make some brilliant things. I also use pre-loved fabrics to make everything that I sell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-57109532629590994832009-03-21T11:54:00.000+00:002009-03-21T11:54:00.000+00:00I think wardrobe refashion is an ace idea. I did i...I think wardrobe refashion is an ace idea. I did it the first year they started it, two years ago now and it really made me look at the things I had in my wardrobe and make them into something that I wanted to wear again. <BR/>More importantly though, it helps to remind you that we need to stop throwing perfectly good clothes away and to make good use of them.<BR/>I use recycled fabrics for some Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405342234396098692noreply@blogger.com