Hi all, it's nice to meet all the other PDX craft ho's! I have a small business making intimate apparel, and I generate a huge amount of fabric and trim scraps. Oddly enough, SCRAP does not take scraps. I've been hoarding them because I don't want them to end up in a landfill. Every once in a while I meet someone who can use them for something, but really not often enough.
What do you all do with your scraps? Does anyone have any ideas for recycling or re-using these scraps? I thought about trying to make paper with the cotton scraps, has anyone ever tried this? If anyone needs any little bits of ruffled lace, silk, nylon, or cotton, I have whole boatload!
What do you all do with your scraps? Does anyone have any ideas for recycling or re-using these scraps? I thought about trying to make paper with the cotton scraps, has anyone ever tried this? If anyone needs any little bits of ruffled lace, silk, nylon, or cotton, I have whole boatload!
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Thu, October 19, 2006 - 8:58 PMI teach recycled art and science workshops to kids and we are always looking for beautiful scraps. -
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Thu, October 19, 2006 - 10:30 PMwow, that's cool liesha-
do you still have scraps? i know of a few people who take them and recycle them into art and whatnot.
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Wed, May 2, 2007 - 3:40 PMI have a tone of leather scrap, to small for me to work with, would you want it all for your workshops
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Fri, October 20, 2006 - 9:12 AMI'm in need of white or pale pink scraps of fuzzy, furry, or feathery stuff to make a Playboy bunny costume
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Fri, November 10, 2006 - 3:07 PMI use scraps of all kind for latch hook rug type of technique...they often fall apart to form a beautiful string rug...I seel of give them away as fast as I can make them.
just cut em into strips 1-4 inches wide and however lone up to12 inches and hook em on like yarn.
the long fiber ones hang on a wall beautifully and help collect dust in the air.
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Fri, November 10, 2006 - 4:33 PMI forgot to say that the fabric scraps have to be both tied and when finished sealed with any number of rug sealing substances
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Re: Uses for fabric and trim scraps?
Mon, March 26, 2007 - 4:35 AMPillow stuffing if all else fails.
