04.01.2019 0600 Materials: 2 Bath Towels4 Hand TowelsSewing KitWhite Fabric Pencil Tools: Sewing KitSewing Machine It's interesting how we pick up habits from our parents or other figures in our lives. When the rain season comes, my mother has always wrapped an old towel across her car mats to absorb the extra water that would … Continue reading Car Floor Mat Towel Sleeves
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The Problem With Disposable Chopsticks
11.17.2016 0800 The world's fast growing appetite for Asian food has a lot to do with both population growth and economic development on the continent. Demand has soared in China, where GDP per capita has increased more than ten fold since 2000, and also in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. The long-standing myth that disposable chopsticks … Continue reading The Problem With Disposable Chopsticks
Upcycling Sleeves Into Reusable Gift Bags
09.19.2016 0800 Materials: Leftover t-shirt sleeves from the shirts you planned to make into a t-shirt quilt Sewing kit Tools: Sewing machine So I started making a T-shirt quilt for my brother and one for my mother. For my brother, I used his old t-shirts and for my mother, I took a few of my childhood t-shirts as … Continue reading Upcycling Sleeves Into Reusable Gift Bags
Hand Sewn Repairs
04.20.2016 0845 Although I do enjoy using a sewing machine to stitch together projects, I initially learned how to hand sew as a child. Hand sewing isn't as daunting as it sounds, although it takes a little bit of practice, anyone can learn how to sew by hand. I hand sew items when I … Continue reading Hand Sewn Repairs
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