Apart from the obvious fondling and recycling of natural fibres that quilters/sewers are known for - is there anything else that we do to invest in the future of the earth for the next generation?
I was reading of a technique to whip up those too tiny snippets of fabric scraps in the blender with hot water until they are 'mush'. This is then laid out to dry and felt - the resulting new fabric is ready to use in other projects as wool-type filling or felting embellishment. I haven't tried it yet but I did go so far as to borrow back the ancient blender from my DS - I'm waiting for the day when I have sufficient scrap snips to make it worthwhile. I now have my scrap bins, my thread snips tin (for machine lace and felting) and another batting bucket - not much in the garbage can anymore!
I also helped my lqs recycle fabric from their shelves this week when I brought home more than I had intended - it makes good insulation when stacked neatly on my own shelves in my sewing room and it is pretty to look at!
jennellh (change the mail to news)