For this badge you will create fiber projects that use ONLY recycled fabric goods—with the exception of sewing machine or embroidery thread. Anything knitted or crocheted must be made from sweaters that have been unraveled, etc. Think “next life” in all that is fiber. Projects must be completed and photographed.
Beginner (25 hours): 4 hours
"Fallon-Ties-Day" roses (12) @ 10 mins/rose = 2 hours.
These were Grand-Dad's old ties he shared with us since he reTired. Fallon used a seam ripper to take out the back tab that secures the tail, measured 10" from the skinny end, and marked it with a pin. I timed myself on the dangerous part at 10 mins each rolling them up and fixing the rolls in place with hot glue. Hopefully hot glue falls in the exception category of embroidery thread? We did not purchase new/extra, but tried to use up some of what we already had on hand. Note to self: keep burn cream with the extra glue cartridges. Then we passed these out to the 11 girls in Fallon's scout troop and one for her to keep.
Replacement pillow case = 1 hour (plus weeks of procrastination!)
I must have been engaging in some full-contact bedtime reading-- the center of the king sized back rest pillow had sprung a hole. I used an old linen duvet cover that was also holey in places to make a replacement using this instructable. The project itself didn't take much time but first there was the hauling irons and fabric out of storage crates buried at the bottom. Then there was finding enough clear counter space to work. Then there was the sheer terror of my measurement and lines looking so cattywampus over such a large expanse of fabric and the blatant disregard for seam thickness that ensued. Also, I used a contrasting thread color because that is what was loaded. That said, I feel like I would be OK tackling the silk pillow case project based on what I learned here. Make do!
Paracord shorts hanger = 1 hour
I hope this counts as a fiber craft! The plastic hooks were popping out of my husband's shorts organizer when they were fully loaded and hanging flat from one hook. I'm reluctant to completely junk this contraption because it has such great potential as a line dryer for small things like socks and undies. I had a bunch of left over clothes pins and paracord I had been trying to weave into a cool survivalist watchband, but had abandoned long ago. Maybe that doesn't count as purely recycled? Either way, I am thrilled it is no longer gathering dust in the back of a storage box. I rigged two 7 clothespin clip "sabiki" to catch all the laundered shorts that were starting to pile up in a chair. This allowed me to deploy a figure 8 and stopper knot in an unorthodox configuration as well. I still haven't found a way to thread the paracord through the metal spring itself, it is a little too wide, so I settled for threading it through one of the arms to avoid having to repeatedly clip and unclip it and all the lost clothes pins that would come with that. Maybe some day I'll more elegantly solve that puzzle. I do love that these loops can be hung on a back wall hook or slung over a sturdy wooden clothes hanger, giving us multiple configurations when space is tight.
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