Recycled fabric art

Huge list of sew and no sew projects for fabric scraps. Make gifts, jewelery or home decor items out of the trimmings, crumbs and other items you would normally toss in the scrap bin.

If you haven't tried making fabric scrap twine before, and if you have an abundant stash of fabric remnants, then there's no time like the present.

Now to see what happened to those glued pieces. After giving it a good shaking so that the unglued pieces would fall off, this is the result. There are a few gaps where the glue didn't catch the piece so I gently laid down a few loose pieces and then laid a layer of black tulle over everything.The glued piecesI pinned the tulle every 7 or so cm all around the edges, took the piece to the machine and stitched all around the outer edges- a frame.I then removed all the pins. Black tulleAnd…

Over the course of a year or so, and working piece by piece, I tried to capture simple, every day, moments in time, through writing, layering, drawing, and s...

What to do with tiny fabric scraps aside from bottom of the basket or bin. Do join me on the blog today for my crafty answer...

Looking for a way to get rid of all those little fabric scraps? Make fabric scrap foundations to create some real cool fabric art. Simple instructions.

I'm Frankie, Frenchie based in London and passionate about Vintage clothing and upcycling. I launched my brand in 2015, repurposing French vintage tapestries and giving them a second life through a reworked collection of unique fashion and accessories creations. I create one-of-a-kind pieces from these beautiful treasures from the past and it's also for me a way to celebrate the women who used to sew for months these incredible pieces of art.

26th March 2019 I keep this bowl beside my machine when I am sewing and put all cut off threads into it.... ....placed threads on dissolvable fabric... ....made a 'sandwich'... ....and used free machining to secure in a variety of metallic threads.... ....front... ...back... ....rinsed in water... ....front... ...back... ..I prefer the front! >>>>>> On Saturday I went with a friend to see a textile exhibition, it was brilliant and I wished I had money to spare as I could easily have bought…

Elise McMahon and Francesca Capone have developed an approachable, at-home method of recycling tees.