Sweaters that shrink in the dryer. That tiny ball of yarn at the end of a knitting project. That wool suit you are never going to wear again. Let’s talk about creative reuse of sweaters, wool and yarn!
What to Make with Felted Sweaters
Trashmagination’s Pinterest Board of Creative Reuse Projects with Sweaters
Trashmagination’s Hooked Rugs
Will my sweater felt? Tips from Resweater’s Wool Blend Sweater Challenge
Mittens from Felted Sweaters
Pillows
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Small 14” snowflake pillows
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Companies Who Deconstruct Sweaters or Other Materials to Make Yarn
Reunion Yarn in Virginia USA – sells yarn on Etsy and also hosts a membership site for people who deconstruct sweaters
Adelaide Hills Yarn Company in Australia – t-shirt yarn
Darn Good Yarn in New York
Martine Makes in the Channel Islands
Recovertex in Spain
String Harvest in Australia
Twice Sheared Sheep in Colorado
Woolagain in Rhode Island
How Twice Sheared Sheep Unravels and Spins Sweaters at the Same Time
Community Supported Agriculture Model for Yarn Production
Using Up Yarn Remnants
Socks my sister knit with my grandmother’s yarn leftovers, modeled by my mom
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sunday vibes I am slowly building stock for my #punchneedle update in the new year – I really enjoy making #tufting pillows, it’s like painting and it’s random and I love the challenge of combining the colours and the huge plus is that it uses up remnant #fiberart
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11 of these little beauties will be listed hopefully very soon as magic yarn balls with a surprise ceramic peg doll by @pretzelpretzelshop in the middle. The are all approx. 25 yards of two-ply handspun yarns using scraps from @allyrous … by the way @allyrous DM me which skein you’d like me to send you! and as always if you seen one that calls to you before I start listing them DM me! $36 includes free US shipping. Did I mention this would make a great stocking stuffer for a fiber lover? #fiberart #yarnstagram #handspun #handspunyarn #nowaste #reuse #handmadehome #handmadechristmas #stockingstuffers #weaving #knitting #crochet #punchneedle #yarnaddict
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Creative Reuse Artists Who Use Sweaters, Wool or Yarn
Northern Smittens
Moreno de Turco
London Kaye
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Another #petridish by #elinthomas . . . See prio post for more detail. Thanks #thisiscolossal
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International Back-to-Back Wool Challenge
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Knitter's Pride & KnitPro International would like to congratulate the members of Team Groenewoud, who has won the International Back to Back Wool Challenge for the third year in a row! For 2014, they have improved their time by 6 minutes, with a final time of 5 hours, 26 minutes and 31 seconds. Great job, Team Groenewoud! #knitterspride #backtobackwoolchallenge
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Show Details
Script for this podcast episode about creative reuse of sweaters, wool and yarn (not a transcript but gives the main ideas)
The Trashmagination podcast theme music is Kitchen from the Marian Circle Drum Brigade.
