Recycling at school
Posted by Melissa on | June 12, 2007
I haven’t blogged about it this year, but I am back at TAFE studying textiles.
I am doing a weaving subject and recently put out a call for old bicycle inner tubes to use in my final project (thanks Ben for the nice Continentals that added some yellow writing to the mix - see below).
I have been getting really interested in textiles and a subversive move to ‘refashion’ instead of obediently buying what fashion dictates, so decided to try to reuse/recycle/renew some textiles in my weaving project.
I decided to use leather thong (not recycled) as my warp (the long threads that run along the fabric parallel with the selvedge or edge) and recycled inner tubes and stockings as well as rag for my weft (the threads that run from selvedge to selvedge). Anyway, I took some shots today of the work on the loom so you can see what I am doing.
Stay tuned for the finished products - I am planning to make wristbands, bags and accessories from this lot!
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June 13th, 2007 @ 11:20 am
They look great. I am looking forward to seeing the finished products.
When you say “leather thong” you might want to clarify if you are using US English or Australian English.
June 14th, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
Looks fantastic. I’d like to order a wrist-band or two.