Upcycled Textiles

Weaving denim in process; Radha Weaver left the apparel industry and started her first quilt with fabric from her stash. Inspired by transformation, she creates art with upcycled textiles.

Ben Brown & Ciara Doyle | Sustainability on Instagram: "Follow @goinggreenmedia for more green projects 💚 BRICKS FROM TEXTILE WASTE 👕🧱 Share this video if you want to see less textile waste going to landfill! @fab.brick upcycles textile waste into bricks of different shapes and colours. Clothes that can’t be donated, repaired, reworked, or recycled usually end up in landfill, with over 92 million tonnes of textile waste being discarded every year 😧 We watched FabBrick’s full process…

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.

Denim upcycling installation Installation / #procreateillustration #stickers #printable #clipart #poster #illustration #printableart, #diyartprints, #freeprintables #sublimation #artquotes

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As I scrolled through Instagram on my phone while I had breakfast (we all do that, right?) I saw that @berry_birdy had put out a fun new challenge. Each May, Lesley hosts the Micro Mini Stitch Along #microminisal where we get to play and create little quilts, no bigger than 8" square. The challenge set yesterday was called "Treasure from Trash". We were to use only scraps that were in our bin. Fun! As my sewing room bin was emptied the day before for bin night, I had quite limited scraps…

The FLOW Collection brings together design techniques from haute couture + upcycled textiles from the design industry to make something new.

Free motion embroidery creates a lot of scrap threads. I don’t throw them out and incorporate them in my art work. Here are a few tips on how to reuse them.

Denim feathers! Aren't these fantastic? They're really fun to make, can be used in a zillion different ways, and are a great way upcycle old denim jeans or jackets. Let's get making!