Don’t you just love burlap? It’s eco-friendly, cheap (sometimes even free!), and gives any project a bit of Earthy, shabby chic appeal. There are lots of fun ways that you can incorporate burlap into your crafty endeavors! Here are some tips on finding burlap and a list of burlap craft projects to help kickstart your crafting.
10 Burlap Craft Projects Read More 👉
As a children’s toy, a holiday decoration, or a wonderful present (a child’s name? A couple’s first monogram? How fun!), stuffed fabric letters are a way to show your personality and use up just about any kind of fabric in your stash. Neatly sewing up those letters with holes in them can be very tricky, however, but let me show you how, and you’ll be off and running.
How-to: Sew a Stuffed Fabric Alphabet from Upcycled, Recycled, or Natural Fabrics Read More 👉
We are huge Betz White fans around here, so when she announced her partnership with Robert Kaufman to produce a line of eco-friendly fabrics, we were downright thrilled!
Fab Fabrics: Stitch Collection from Betz White Read More 👉
Felting wool can alter its color. If you’re unhappy with the color of the wool sweater that you just felted, or even with an entire finished upcycled wool piece, you can easily overdye it to a new color.
How-to: Overdye Upcycled Felted Wool to Create Custom Colors Read More 👉
Food safe fabric for reusable lunch bags and mats can be harder to find than you think. What are the alternatives?
Are PEVA and PUL Safe for Making Reusable Lunch Bags and Wraps? Read More 👉
We’ve covered the beautiful, bold prints from ten14 organic textiles before, and I’m drooling over Josi’s new line of fabrics just for fall and winter!
Fab Fabrics: Fall/Winter Line from ten14 organic textiles Read More 👉
Is it better than my homemade Kool-aid dye? I’ll find out!
Review: Dharma Acid Dyes for Silk and Wool Read More 👉
You’ve used up old t-shirts to make various projects. Now you have a pile of cut up sleeves. What do you do with them all? Find out how you can…
5 Awesome T-Shirt Sleeve Crafts Read More 👉
Get re-introduced to silk as a natural material that’s easy to craft with!
You’d be amazed at the ways that a child can find to play with such a simple toy, and with this method, you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to cheaply dye your play silks to make a rainbow of vibrant colors.
How-to: Dye Silk with Kool-aid to Make Washable Play Silks and Wearable Fabric Read More 👉
We got a note from a reader recently who is looking to switch to an eco-friendly option for her hand-dyed and printed fabrics. The trouble is, she couldn’t track down a source for undyed eco-fabrics.
Fab Fabrics: Undyed Hemp Fabric Read More 👉
Admit it. You have fabric scraps in every drawer or shelf in your sewing room. You meant well. You wanted to be green and not throw them away. You knew you can use them up in making ‘something’. But now you are wondering, “What do I do with them all?” Don’t worry. Fabric flowers to the rescue!
Recycle Fabric Scraps to Fabulous Fabric Flowers Read More 👉
Green crafty superstar Betz White is teaming up with Robert Kaufman to release a line of GOTS certified organic cotton fabric!
Betz White + Robert Kaufman = Inspiration Read More 👉
In this TED Talk, Suzanne Lee talks about an exciting new technology that would allow designers to grow clothing in a process similar to making kombucha at home.
Fab Fabrics: Suzanne Lee on Growing Your Own Clothes Read More 👉
These super-sized, bold prints from Betz White are perfect for those spring sewing projects!
Fab Fabrics: New Organic Cotton Prints from Betz White Read More 👉
Kelly talked last week about the April Stash Bust, and we’re pretty excited about busting our stashes around here! That “use what you have” mentality is part of the heart of green crafting, and there are so many fun, creative ways to take supplies you have on hand and turn them into something wonderful. Here are a few stash busting projects for those fabric scraps!
April Stash Bust: Five Projects to Bust That Fabric Stash Read More 👉
Ten14 Testiles prints bold, geometric designs on a variety of different organic fabrics and even offers custom design for a fabric that’s 100% unique!
Fab Fabrics: Geometric Prints from Ten14 Textiles Read More 👉
Did you know there was a National Quilting Day? It’s just around the corner, on March 19th. Let’s celebrate eco-friendly quilting this year with some green quilting supplies!
Quilting Day 2011: Eco-Friendly Quilting Supplies Read More 👉
If you like the feel of spray starch, you’ll love being able to make this quick, easy, and eco-friendly version. Here’s how to make spray starch at home!
How to Make Spray Starch Read More 👉
Use up those felt scraps and pieces of junk mail to sew a unique garland.
Last year, a group of farmers and producers got together with a goal in mind: to produce cotton t-shirts using sources within 750 miles.
Dirt to Shirt Project: Local Cotton, Local T-Shirts Read More 👉
By now I’m sure you guys are pretty much on board the eco-friendly fabric train, but what about the thread we use to sew up all of that gorgeous hemp, vintage, and organic fabric? Sure, thread is just a small part of your craft project, but if you think about all of the sewing you do each year, those spools start to really add up!
The Hunt for Organic Thread Read More 👉
Your first mental image when I mention doilies is probably of a stuffy old home, where those lacy mats adorn the table tops, but doilies definitely have a place in modern crafting, too.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Doilies and Projects to Get You Started Read More 👉
Melissa Lovell started The Organic Mamas back in 2004 when she had her first baby and realized that she didn’t want her child exposed to the chemicals associated with conventional fabrics.
Fab Fabrics: The Organic Mamas Read More 👉
Stay at home mom Nikki Shipard creates beautiful, food-inspired block prints on organic fabrics.
Fab Fabrics: Organic Block Prints from BIRCHseed Read More 👉
Whether we’re talking felted wool from reclaimed sweaters or Kunin’s Eco-fi made from recycled plastic bottles, crafting with recycled felt is a great way to lighten your DIY footprint.
Fab Fabrics: Recycled Felt + 4 Felt Projects Read More 👉
Lithuanian designer Inga’s beautiful linen fabrics are inspired by traditional methods from her home country.
Fab Fabrics: LinenMe Read More 👉
Can you believe it’s 2011 already? Just last week, January seemed so far away. One of the things I love about the first of the year is that you get a chance to look back on a year’s worth of work and accomplishments. So, why not take a peek at the fabulous fabrics we rounded up in 2010?
You might not think of a bike inner tube as a fabric, but you can use the rubber as a great, durable textile! Most bike shops just toss blown out tubes once they’ve finished the repair, so there’s a good chance you can score some inner tubes for free if you hit up your local bike shop and ask them to save some for you.
Free and totally recycled? Sounds fab to me!
Have you guys heard of Modal fabric? It’s made using pulp from beechwood, and a lot of folks are touting it right now as an eco-friendly alternative to more conventional rayons.
Fab Fabrics: Modal Made From Beechwood Read More 👉
We love vintage fabrics around here. Not only does crafting with vintage materials divert waste from the landfill, your materials basically have zero impact remaining at this point, since they were produced and discarded so long ago. I love the way the right piece of vintage cotton or bark cloth can add a touch of personality to a sewing project.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Lovelies from RetroLabs Read More 👉
You know we love vintage fabrics around here. Second hand supplies make it easy as pie to be eco-friendly. Sure, they may have had a sizable footprint when they were created, but by crafting with gently used vintage fabrics, you’re giving that fabric a new life and diverting the waste from the landfill.
Fab Fabrics: Vintage Finds from JoonE Read More 👉
Check out these gorgeous hand-dyed, organic fabrics from Noonday Textiles.
Fab Fabrics: Organic Offerings from Noonday Textiles Read More 👉
Fabric retailer J&O Fabrics recently added some eco options to their line, and they’re offering a 15% discount code good through the end of November if you want to try them out.
Fab Fabrics: Eco-Friendly Options from J&O Fabrics Read More 👉
We’ve talked before about the high impact from denim production. While there are more sustainable denim options out there, the most eco-friendly option is probably second hand denim. Here are some tips for how to find and repurpose gently-used denim.
The U.S. generates an average of five million tons more waste during the holiday season, and the bulk of that is all of that beautiful, paper giftwrap that goes straight to the bin after we open our gifts.
Luckily, we don’t have to resort to disposables when it comes to wrapping gifts. There are a few more eco-friendly options out there. Here are some of my favorites.
Beat Holiday Waste with Reusable Gift Wrap Read More 👉
