tag: recycling
Hill Tribe Skirt
5 commentsRecently I went to a sale of free trade Hill Tribe (Laos and Cambodia) textiles, art, and silver. I bought a recycled wrap skirt made of two pieces of cloth sewn together, more or less in the...
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Day of the Dead Costume
Here I am at a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration at an art gallery in 2009. My costume started with an old long black dress and a commercially made witch hat. The hat has a...
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How I Became "Copperwoman"
1 commentWhy am I called Copperwoman? I have always really loved the color of copper. In 1996, I was in recovery from a full year of treatment for breast cancer, and was very interested in doing as many of...
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Remembering Their Dad
2 commentsDo you ever receive a request that you know you just can't turn down - even if you have never tackled a project like this before? Happened to me (for the umpteenth time) this past...
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Glenda the Good Witch
3 commentsMy sister phoned and asked me to cut off her 1990's wedding gown and cover it with pink tulle to make her costume. I refused to cut her gown and drove the 60 miles to her home...
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What to do with an old maternity tunic ?
2 commentsThis is a maternity tunic that I wore very little during my pregnancy, she was almost new and I was pained to throw it so I decided to turn it into a t-shirt for my daughter, and here is the result...
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quilting
1 commentQuilt made from recycled jeans interspersed with music themed fabrics. Used as leg warmer at recent Seattle SeaHawks game. Had forgotten I'd made it for a birthday gift for my grandson at...
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