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  • Piles of recycled sweater scrap

    1. In 1998, seams from recycled sweaters →

    For the first ten years, all fabric used for potholders, trivets and holiday ornaments came from recycled, post consumer, no longer “fashionable”, sweaters.

  • Colorful loops on wool sweater potholders

    → became loops on potholders!

    Wrist and waistband ribbing, and other colorful scrap also make fun garlands sometimes found today in a Studio Drop.

  • colorful holiday ornaments with wool threads

    2. Leftover wool sewing threads →

    from hand sewing embroidered balls, angels & pincushions create lots of colorful, short lengths of woolly threads.

  • hangtags sewn with colorful threads

    → are used to sew on hangtags!

    Colorful short threads extend the message of quality on our products. No plastic T-guns for our multiples!

  • leather scrap in brown and black

    3. Leather coaster scrap →

    We source recycled, remnant and closeout hides. The scrap from cutting circles is carefully sorted by size, length, and hue.

  • narrow strips of leather in brown and black for potholder loops

    → becomes loops for western potholders!

    Bits too small for our reuse are set aside and when we have several pounds, are sold to jewelers or doll makers for $1 + cost of shipping.

  • wool-studio-scrap

    4. Wool scrap created from all of it →

    includes any form of wool waste, from jacquard double weave fabrics, woolen flannel, recycled sweaters, yarns, threads, fibers, and sheep fleece.

  • scrap wool and felted wool balls ready for embroidery

    → forms the core of balls, stones, etc.

    Reclaiming the waste produced in our studio is Craft in service to Art. Hands, heart, mind, and machine engage a multi-step dance for Beauty!