I was wondering if you felted them, which seems to be the technique du
jour for cutting up sweaters to use as fabric.
Fran
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On 4/22/2010 4:55 AM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
I use a ziz-zag (two rows) and cut the line between for sweaters or other
knitted items. I have become somewhat adept in unpicking high neck/cowls from
necklines or other areas where the seam is sewn or applied.? Tedious to be
sure, but doable,
Kathleen
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Arty recycling of garmentsInteresting, but I was thinking of
something more along the "wearable"
than the "conceptual art" line.
Rebecca: How do you keep the sweaters from just unraveling?
Fran
Lavolta Press
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On 4/21/2010 4:42 PM, K?the Barrows wrote:
I'm wondering: How many adults are doing arty recycling
of garments and linens? By arty I mean more than just buying something
second hand and altering it to size.
Google on "Discarded To Divine". It's an example of "Altered
Couture", another thing to Google on. Discarded to Divine is a yearly
fashion show sponsored by the St. Vincent de Paul in San Francisco,
for recycling fabric things too trashed for them to be willing to
sell. They turn this stuff over to designers who do altered couture,
then hold a fashion show, the profits going to some charity they are
into. There should be photos from former shows on their site. I am
informed this year's show is coming up soon.
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