Green Crafter Profile: Betz White
Sewing Green (STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books) will be released March, 2009.
Here’s a sneak preview and a little bit more about the author.
White is not new to the craft scene. Her first book, Warm Fuzzies — 30 Sweet Felted Projects was published in 2007. Betz has a passion for wool felting and walks us step-by-step (patterns included in the back of book) on how to transform second-hand sweaters into some unique craft items. Projects include a bonbon journal, messenger bag, scarves, a hand-puppet, and some delicious felted cupcake pin cushions.
White’s newest book, Sewing Green — 25 Projects Made With Repurposed & Organic Materials , is all about taking an existing item (think cashmere sweater found in a thrift-shop, or a dress shirt that’s been hanging in the back of a closet forever) and turning it into something ‘new’ and functional. White will show us twenty-five projects that all start with re-purposed materials. Cashmere sweaters are deconstructed, then re-constructed to become a warm and cozy blanket. Men’s dress shirts are transformed into an apron AND a wallet.
