Comments on: Build a Greener Craft Fabric Stash

By: Jennie C.

Jennie C. — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:52:02 +0000

Thrift stores are a great place to start when building a stash. They often have a fabric section with small remnants and big pieces, too. But you can also check out the linens, curtains, bedspreads, and clothes!

By: Elizabeth B

Elizabeth B — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:55:56 +0000

Eee, i just discovered Alabama Chanin’s 100 percent organic cottons! Many colors, including some cotton patterns that are woven only of naturally colored cotton fiber (i.e. no dyes), 60″ wide, and only $15 per yard! Made all in the US, too. Such a deal. *drools*

By: Mara

Mara — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:41:08 +0000

Thanks for including Maramiki! I love putting together each remnant stash, imagining what projects the prints and fabrics might inspire. And small pieces are so much less intimidating to work with. Thanks again!

By: Elizabeth B

Elizabeth B — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:02:47 +0000

There’s nothing like buying fabric fresh off the bolt (she said, looking a bit guiltily at the ginormous stash), but for the very greenest option, I wait for the Goodwill $2 clothing sale and then find piles of clothes made from pretty fabrics which I then cut up and use to make things.

By: mayaluna

mayaluna — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:30:18 +0000

I loved this round-up of fabric remnants! I love all of the textile designers above… I also enjoy small green projects that take just a tiny bit of a special fabric. Thanks so much!

By: Willo

Willo — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:46:08 +0000

THANK YOU! I have recently decided I want to start sewing/quilting and am at the very beginning stages and was wondering about “green” fabric. This is wonderfully helpful!