A simple purse that is simple to make. You can experiment with decorating them and use different styles stitching to practice your sewing skills. This purse is a great way to use up scraps of heavy fabrics like upholstery or denim from jeans. It has so many uses, for example a coin or credit cardContinue reading “DIY Simple Purse: Easy Sewing Project”
Tag Archives: Upcycling
World Kindness Day Upcycling workshop
Join Ealing Repair cafe for World Kindness day on Wednesday 13 November to help make drawstring bags from old t-shirts and denim upcycled draft excluders from jeans. No sewing experience required. We will donate items to Age UK Ealing, Ealing Soup Kitchen and South Ealing Food cupboard. This free event is funded by Ealing Council.Continue reading “World Kindness Day Upcycling workshop”
Upcycle t-shirt in draw string bag
Make this handy drawstring bag easily from an old t-shirt in just a few minutes. There’s minimal stitching and from one t-shirt you can get up to 4 bags.
Upcycling t-shirts into yarn
Did you know that in the UK around 336,000 tonnes of our unwanted clothing gets thrown away every year? The good news is we have come up with simple upcycling projects to keep clothing in use, and out of the bin. In a few simple steps t-shirts can be made into t-shirt yarn. You can also useContinue reading “Upcycling t-shirts into yarn”
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