fabric – Page 2 – Trashmagination

Maker Faire 2016 in Reston, Virginia

Inspiring Trashmagination artists made items from recycled glass, fiber and playing cards.

My daughter designs a version of paper dolls with fabric scraps.

I love that my family was doing creative recycling in all our various corners of the globe – from recycling yarn, to wood to upholstery samples.

I salvaged a bench that had mold on its upholstery by making a new cover from interior design sample fabrics.

Quilted from Japanese fabrics for two fellow Taiko players who are leaving our performance group

Our family loves to make creative video projects and built a temporary green screen.

A baby quilt sewn from upholstery samples welcomes my new nephew, Tyler.

When I visited this studio in July 2009, it became a symbol in my life of following my dreams.

I made a custom ordered bolster cover for my friend’s yoga studio.

I made a kit that teachers would use to get their class to adopt a tree for the school year.

Check out the first TrashAnatomy model – an anatomy teaching model made entirely from trash.

My latest weaving project for my Weaving a Life course is a mask.

Our old jeans make a sturdy cushion for our kids’ hanging tent, the HugglePod.

A new creative reuse center in Alexandria inspires me!!

Keen & kind Makers at the Columbus Maker Faire inspired me and my family.

3 of my favorite Trashmagination-inspired artists from Art on the Avenue in Alexandria

My top 5 favorites at the World Maker Faire 2013 in New York

The back pockets of my husband’s old jeans become a new home for my daughter’s stuffed toys

Where did I get my early recycling mentality? A textile recycling center where I worked for a summer in 1994.

Storytelling quilts, a tree made from mirrors and a fart machine combine to make a new family favorite museum.

A life-changing experience meeting Susan Barrett Merrill from Weaving a Life and weaving for the first time on a StoryLoom

Plastic applesauce snack containers and old kids socks make a fun recycled craft for summer camp.

Jen Athanas, from Jen-A-Fusion, recycles textiles into amazing purses and other fun accessories! She gave me lots of Trashmagination advice.

Our friend Juliene taught us how to crochet baskets from strips of old bed sheets.