Comments on: Betz White blog tour: applique tips

By: kath_red

kath_red — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:04:00 +0000

thanks everyone – comments are now closed

By: Gayle

Gayle — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:25:37 +0000

I love wool of all kinds because I’m a rug hooker. It’s fun to use strips of wool sweaters in my rugs!

By: debbie l

debbie l — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:37:44 +0000

I love to use wool sweaters and buttons. I love Betz White’s ideas. My best to you all.

By: Carolyn Long

Carolyn Long — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:20:01 +0000

I love the idea of making toy animals from old sweaters. In addition, I enjoy making altered books. I am making one from an old Alice in Wonderland book. I would really like to have the book…Betz White is very talented.

By: ellen

ellen — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:51:34 +0000

Old garments are a great source of buttons, too. You can never have enough basic shirt buttons around. If I’m about to toss a garment (stains, wear) I’ll cut it up into “big enough for projects” pieces, and put the stained or worn parts into the rag bag. Really terrible parts go to the bicycle maintenance box.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:15:22 +0000

I buy sweaters at thrift stores to full/felt. they make toasty warm scarves.
Maggie

By: trixi

trixi — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:41:18 +0000

I love using empty matchboxes to make treasure chests,little bugs,houses,dolls beds…the list goes on.

By: Carrie of Rhubarb Sky

Carrie of Rhubarb Sky — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:47:22 +0000

I love a good old fashioned felted-by-accident sweater. I don’t like cutting up something that could still be worn or used by someone. So, scraps from a worn through quilt, a super stained sweater that can be cut into usable pieces, discarded bottle tops. . . whatever I can get my hands on!

By: Jennifer A

Jennifer A — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:43:59 +0000

It’s hard to pick a favorite material. I would have to say either wool sweaters or old jeans. But I also love old t-shirts and dress shirts, sheets, towels… LOL!!

By: Andrea (noricum)

Andrea (noricum) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:58:19 +0000

My favourite “repurposing crafty material” is old jeans… they accumulate, have lots of still-useable fabric, and are great for all sorts of projects, especially ones where a durable material is needed. :)