Reduce waste by giving your used materials new life. If you trip on the pavement and rip a hole in your jeans, there’s no need to throw them out. Clothes patches can save the day by covering up the ...

Make one of these fun and exciting quilting cotton sewing projects! Some of these are small and some of these are large, and most can be used as a handmade gift! Quilting cotton is one of the best ...

Take a step back into the old days and try quilting with scraps of fabric. Quilts made of clothing scraps are a great way to reduce landfill overload, revive an old-fashioned skill and save money. My ...

Here's something simple yet really special you can make for all your friends, whether it's for the holidays or just because. It's a scrap-busting tutorial from Sewing Therapy's Sara SJ Kim that's ...

You want to know the best thing about a nice, thick cloth headband? You can throw one on when you are having the worst of hair days, and you’ll still look effortlessly chic. The best part is that if ...

Ann Jefferson, coordinator of the Sustainable Fabric Workshop, does not really need any more fabric donations. Jefferson has plenty of fabric scraps waiting to be upcycled or repurposed. The ...

As upcycling — turning old, discarded materials into something usable — has gained popularity, a local woman has turned her hobby of reusing fabric samples into a thriving side gig. When a friend ...

When Christina Kim started her label Dosa in the mid-’80s, words like upcycling, artisanal, and sustainable weren’t part of the fashion vernacular. Now, designers (and start-ups, beauty brands, etc.) ...

Zero Waste Daniel never saw a fabric scrap he didn’t like. He’s seen a lot of pieces of woven fabric that ended on the cutting room floor of many a designer’s studio. He’s been collecting bits of silk ...

Photograph of an arpillera made by Zuni Alfaro. Comunidad de Arpilleristas de la Región Metropolitana An Arpillerista is a woman who creates embroidered textile pieces from fabric scraps and various ...