Sewing Green: Projects and Ideas for Stitching with Organic, Repurposed, and Recycled Fabrics

Good introduction to ideas about repurposing materials and using economical and environmental ideas for simple projects Some interesting stories about individuals working in green textiles, although I would prefer to see projects and fewer and shorter stories.However, if you re not into felt or plastic, this book is less useful, as that rules out over half of the projects I also have concerns about the environmental and health effects of using Polyurethane laminated fabric for food holding serv [...]

Love this book and will probably actually buy it I know, right It has so many great projects made from vintage cloth, felted sweaters, recycled fabrics, etc She also has great resources in the back and blogs of current artists There is a clever picnic blanket made from vinyl tablecloth heavier duty with old towels sewn on the opposite side that I really like.

Everyone wants to be green and here are some great ways to get on the bandwagon From sandwich wraps to bags and wallets, home dec and clothing, there are many cute projects here using recycled materials or new materials that will replace expendables The photos are great and while the upbeat descriptions make it sound easy to walk into a thrift store and find 4 coordinating cashmere sweaters to de construct and sew to create a beautiful throw, that hasn t been my experience But you will be fille [...]

There are a few cute project ideas in here the aprons and the reusable sandwich wrap jumped out at me, though I haven t packed a sandwich for lunch in ages But at the same time, many parts of this book make me want to go run over an endangered animal with an SUV while wearing non organic cotton clothing I have a hard time believing that a fiber made of corn polymers is that much natural and earth friendly than polyester, and I really don t see why anyone would want to make pajamas out of thrift [...]

A lovely book Projects have clean lines and bright colours, reminiscient of Ikea funishings Best part, the book includes a number of projects that use materials beyond clothing that were destined for the landfill Instructions are detailed, and projects are at a medium level of sewing Each project is also followed by a profile of a green resource While this information may be helpful and inspiring to some, I found that they read like adverts and was slightly annoying since I m project orientated. [...]

A good introduction and some great green projects that I d like to try, including a tote bag and reversible skirt Most of the projects, though, involve using fabrics I might not want to use for clothes, like pillow cases, table clothes and bed sheets I think I ll reuse some of my old clothes in their place.

What it says lots of fun projects to do with organic and or up cycled fabrics and other materials I enjoyed planning and making the slippers out of my worn out boiled wool jacket pre felted my father loves them Great not only for projects but to give creative crafters ideas for new projects I got an idea for a holly leaf collar from the leaf scarf project.

A really neat book on how to repurpose fabrics Some fantastic patterns and instructions in here I really like the pajama pants, the recycled cashmere sweater throw, recycled sweater slippers, baby quilt and hat and toy, little girl pillowcase dress My FAVORITE is the reversible wrap skirt pattern Definitely check this out again.Also check out alabamachanin

This book not only has projects but company s that support reusing clothing, green ideas, swaps and even Japanese gift wrap Sewing Green

646.4 Whpg 34 Cashmere lap throw Nice rectangular patterned blockspg 22 Great small flower leaf patterns They use for coasters 14 Cute aprons made from men s striped shirtspg 48 recycled sweater slipperspg 52 felted leaf scartpg 74 really cute baby hatpg 90 reusable sandwich bags

There are a few good projects in this book I wouldn t buy it, but I d definitely check it out from the library again But it s not really cutting edge with the repurposing or recycling in my opinion.

it has some great projects and not all your usual same old same old projects Also some great info on repurposing fabric, the patterns could be better designed explained I m excited to try a couple once I find the time

I love the layout of this book and the concept of repurposing There were lots of great tips for environmentally friendly approaches to sewing and crafting I have not made any projects yet, but am super excited about the lunch bag, sandwich wrap, and produce bags, to name a few.

This has some original and some not so original ideas and patterns for repurposing other items into sewn garments and home decorations She explains everything well Good for beginners to advanced sewers.

There are a lot of projects in here that are creative and useful I made the bottle carrier and it turned out great I am still working on the wrap around skirt I can t find a reverse fabric I like enough I recommend this book It will inspire.

Sorry Betz, but this one was snores ville I like the leafy scarf on the front cover but fear that upon wearing it I might be mistaken for the Jolly Green Giant The projects while cute were nothing new or groundbreaking considering the cool, innovative stuff I see on blogs every day.

I really am enjoying sewing again and this book is a great guide with good ideas Although, as a visual learner I have to read the directions about 8 times before I understand what is going on More diagrams would be useful.

If you do not read any craft blogs and have absolutely no ideas for making things out of thrifted repurposed fabrics, you might find some good stuff here For me avid reader of craft blogs most of it was stuff I d seen before.

A few projects I liked Some were a little silly to me Great tips on bargain hunting for re purposing, although some repetition I did make the basic napkin ring without embellishments The instructions for the embellishments did not really make sense to me and there were no photos to help.

I might try the door draft that looks like a tree branch Cute and warm My favorite.

LOVe the slipper pattern and the pillows haha

Lovely ideas for re purposing items From kitchen items to baby clothes, this book is an easy reference for sewing small items Cute ideas for everyone and everything.

23 out of 25 projects are MUSTS, asap 3 this book Checked it out from the library and intend to own it, for sure.

Very sweet book well designed, well researched and full of useful information I haven t tried to actually make anything from it yet, but I ve my eye on a project or two.

denim shopper bag from a skirt, water bottle sling, reversible wrap skirt,darling aprons from a man s button up shirt.

The slipper sweaters were interesting, but looked to clunky and warm for where I live The other designs didn t really appeal to me.

3.5 I had higher hopes for this book than what it actually delivered Didn t feel there was anything new.

love the ideas

I liked her suggesting on how to sew new items from thrift store materials I m looking forward to trying the water bottle carrier pattern.

I liked that this book is about being green I liked the pillows in this book.