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Reusing Fabric, Yarn, Textiles, and more!
Free downloadable print tutorials and video resources for using Fiber Arts skills to reuse, prevent pollution, and create art!
Tutorial: Natural Dyes from Food Waste
Learn two methods for creating natural dyes from food waste!
Tutorial: Branch Weaving
Learn how to use a tree branch as a loom for weaving with yarn!
Tutorial: T-Shirt Yarn Potholder
Learn how to turn an old t-shirt into project yarn, and create a potholder!
Tutorial: Plastic Bag Coil Basket
Upcycle plastic bags and yarn scraps into baskets, mats, bags, and more using the coil basketry technique. In this tutorial we will teach you the basics to get started. See our print tutorial for more resources to expand your basketry practice!
Tutorial: Cereal Box Heart Basket
Upcycle a cereal box and create a woven, heart-shaped basket using scraps of yarn!
Tutorial: Fabric Decoupage a “Nice Box”
Sometimes a box is just too nice to recycle. Learn how to divert your nice cardboard box from the waste stream by decorating it with scraps from your favorite fabrics, so that nothing goes to waste. This is a great way to repurpose boxes, and can keep the tiniest scrabs of fabric from ending up in a landfill. Use your decoupaged boxes as organizers and keepsake boxes, or put a gift inside and give them away!
Download our free print tutorial to get three different decoupage methods with patterns and instructions, and watch our video tutorial on YouTube.
Tutorial: Scrappy Ornaments
Create holiday ornaments using scraps of yarn, thread, fabric, felt, or other fibers!
Tutorial: How to patch a hole in your clothes
Make your mending stand out with visible mending techniques like sashiko! Download a free copy of our visible mending tutorial, or watch the video on our YouTube channel.
Tutorial: Linen Darning / Mend a hole in your sock
Help prevent pollution by reducing textile waste: learn how to mend holes in your socks and other fabrics! Download a free copy of our linen darning tutorial, or watch the video on our YouTube channel.
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