Green Options » fabrics http://greenoptions.com/tag/fabrics Posts tagged 'fabrics' Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:20:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Handmade Holidays: Stockings Made from Scrap Fabric http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/06/handmade-holidays-stockings-made-from-scrap-fabric/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/06/handmade-holidays-stockings-made-from-scrap-fabric/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:20:11 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/06/handmade-holidays-stockings-made-from-scrap-fabric/ Holiday stockings don’t need to be made from plush furry fabric or rich red velvet. They can be made from any fabric you like that reflects your style, eclectic tastes, or interior decor.

A long time ago I worked for a furniture store. One day they were clearing out all the sample fabric swatches and books that had been discontinued. And what were they going to do with it all?

Toss it in the dumpster. Stacks and stacks of rich, fancy, and fabulous pieces of fabric. All to the trash. I just couldn’t let it happen.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/06/handmade-holidays-stockings-made-from-scrap-fabric/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Recycled Wool Felt from Feltwerker http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/03/fab-fabrics-recycled-wool-felt-from-feltwerker/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/03/fab-fabrics-recycled-wool-felt-from-feltwerker/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:45 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/03/fab-fabrics-recycled-wool-felt-from-feltwerker/

Fall is officially here! It’s cool and blustery, and we’ve got cozy fabrics on our minds. What better way to welcome in the lovely changing leaves and chilly weather than with some beautiful recycled felt? Feltwerker, a Chicago fiber artist, offers beautiful recycled wool felt scraps that you can incorporate into your Fall and winter projects!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/11/03/fab-fabrics-recycled-wool-felt-from-feltwerker/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Coconut Fiber http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/27/fab-fabrics-coconut-fiber/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/27/fab-fabrics-coconut-fiber/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:30:57 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/27/fab-fabrics-coconut-fiber/ We are obsessed with food-based fibers around here! From banana yarn to pineapple cloth, I’m starting to wonder if we’re feeling more hungry than crafty.

Of course, when Kelly hipped me to coir, a natural fiber made from coconut, I couldn’t pass it up!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/27/fab-fabrics-coconut-fiber/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Scrap Ecochic http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/20/fab-fabrics-scrap-ecochic/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/20/fab-fabrics-scrap-ecochic/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:50 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/20/fab-fabrics-scrap-ecochic/

We’ve talked about the awesomeness of crafting with fabric scraps before, but not everyone has a shamefully stuffed scrap bin like the one in my craft room. If you’re not a hoarder of fabric scraps but still want to get your craft on, don’t fret! Etsy seller Scrap Ecochic has you covered!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/20/fab-fabrics-scrap-ecochic/feed/ Helping You Craft Green: Translation of Sheet Sizes to Fabric Yardage http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/14/helping-you-craft-green-translation-of-sheet-sizes-to-fabric-yardage/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/14/helping-you-craft-green-translation-of-sheet-sizes-to-fabric-yardage/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:29:16 +0000 Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/14/helping-you-craft-green-translation-of-sheet-sizes-to-fabric-yardage/ Sew with Thrifted SheetsI thrift a lot, and I sew a lot. When I sew, I try to use primarily thrifted or recycled or otherwise unwanted materials, and when I thrift, a large part of what I’m searching for is material to sew with–T-shirts, button-down shirts, pants, sweaters, pillowcases, curtains, sheets, etc. If I find any of these items in good shape and at a good price, and if they sport an especially appealing pattern or image, then I add them to my fabric stash for later crafting.

One of the trickier components of sewing using these thrifted items, however, is knowing how much fabric there actually is there, and therefore what you can sew with it. I know from experience that I can sew one skirt and and one pair of matching leggings for my three-year-old from one adult-sized stretchy cotton or acrylic sweater, but is the queen-sized sheet that I picked up at a yard sale last summer enough to make matching pajama pants for me, my husband, and both our girls?

Questions like that are much easier to answer when you know the standard yardages for standard-sized sheets.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/14/helping-you-craft-green-translation-of-sheet-sizes-to-fabric-yardage/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Vintage Finds from Rope http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/13/fab-fabrics-vintage-finds-from-rope/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/13/fab-fabrics-vintage-finds-from-rope/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:30:20 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/13/fab-fabrics-vintage-finds-from-rope/

How sweet are these fresh, vintage fabrics from Rope?

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/13/fab-fabrics-vintage-finds-from-rope/feed/ A Blank Canvas Book Awaiting Your Creativity http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/10/a-blank-canvas-book-awaiting-your-creativity/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/10/a-blank-canvas-book-awaiting-your-creativity/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:53:58 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/10/a-blank-canvas-book-awaiting-your-creativity/

The Ready To Go Blank Canvas Book is a great craft project that can be used to create memories, gifts and more.

My problem is that I have a blank canvas in front of me and I can’t decide what to do with it.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/10/a-blank-canvas-book-awaiting-your-creativity/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Banana Cloth http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/06/fab-fabrics-banana-cloth/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/06/fab-fabrics-banana-cloth/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:30:02 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/06/fab-fabrics-banana-cloth/

We’re on a funky fibers kick around here, it seems! From pineapple yarn to spider silk, we’ve been exploring some unusual natural fabric options. I sent my post about pineapple fabric to a friend a couple of weeks ago, and she pointed me to yet another interesting natural fabric: banana fibers.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/10/06/fab-fabrics-banana-cloth/feed/ Eco-Friendly Reusable Gift Bags by Gift Bags Gone Green http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/30/eco-friendly-reusable-gift-bags-by-gift-bags-gone-green/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/30/eco-friendly-reusable-gift-bags-by-gift-bags-gone-green/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:07:40 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/30/eco-friendly-reusable-gift-bags-by-gift-bags-gone-green/ According to Gift Bags Gone Green every year Americans spend more than $5 billion dollars on gift wrap, bags, and tissue paper of which the majority ends up in landfills.

To offer a unique and green approach to the gift wrap industry Gift Bags Gone Green have created fun and funky fabric gift bags that are washable and reusable. The bags are not only green because they are reusable but they are made from upcycled, reused, and vintage fabrics.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/30/eco-friendly-reusable-gift-bags-by-gift-bags-gone-green/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Spider Silk http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/29/fab-fabrics-spider-silk/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/29/fab-fabrics-spider-silk/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:15:53 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/29/fab-fabrics-spider-silk/
[Female Golden Orb Spider. Creative Commons photo via quintanaroo]

It is in the name of Fab Fabrics and Halloween that I’m trying to put my fear of spiders on the back burner so I can tell you about the spookiest natural fiber I’ve ever heard of: spider silk.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/29/fab-fabrics-spider-silk/feed/ Fab Fabrics: …Pineapple? http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/22/fab-fabrics-pineapple/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/22/fab-fabrics-pineapple/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:59 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/22/fab-fabrics-pineapple/

Kelly pointed me to these awesome wedding dresses made from pineapple cloth, and my interest was piqued!

It turns out that pineapple fabric, or Piña cloth, is a traditional fiber from the Phillipines dating back from the 1800’s! So here’s the skinny on Piña.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/22/fab-fabrics-pineapple/feed/ Fab Fabrics at Modern Organic http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/15/fab-fabrics-at-modern-organic/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/15/fab-fabrics-at-modern-organic/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:30:51 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/15/fab-fabrics-at-modern-organic/

Melanie O’Brien loves fabric, and I’m already loving her new Etsy shop: Modern Organic Fabrics. Let’s take a peek inside!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/15/fab-fabrics-at-modern-organic/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Repeat’s Hand Printed Textiles http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/08/fab-fabrics-repeats-hand-printed-textiles/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/08/fab-fabrics-repeats-hand-printed-textiles/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:30:40 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/08/fab-fabrics-repeats-hand-printed-textiles/

I’m pretty much in love with these hand-printed fabrics from Canadian crafty duo Repeat!

Roisin Fagan lives in London and her partner Arounna Khounnoraj is from Toronto. The pair met when they were neighbors at a craft show in Toronto almost three years ago, and they hit it off immediately. After running into each other at several other Toronto shows over the years, where folks kept asking them if they sold their fabrics, they decided to do just that and to do it together!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/08/fab-fabrics-repeats-hand-printed-textiles/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Betz White’s Family Cottage Collection http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/01/fab-fabrics-betz-whites-family-cottage-collection/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/01/fab-fabrics-betz-whites-family-cottage-collection/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:30:19 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/01/fab-fabrics-betz-whites-family-cottage-collection/

Betz White, author of Sewing Green, launched her premiere fabric line this summer: the Family Cottage collection!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/09/01/fab-fabrics-betz-whites-family-cottage-collection/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Greenyarn’s Bamboo Ecofabric http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/25/fab-fabrics-greenyarns-bamboo-ecofabric/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/25/fab-fabrics-greenyarns-bamboo-ecofabric/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:25 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/25/fab-fabrics-greenyarns-bamboo-ecofabric/ We talked last year about the pros and cons of bamboo. Like hemp, growing bamboo is easier on the environment than conventional fibers such as cotton. Bamboo is technically a weed, which means it grows fast and requires no pesticides and very little water.

One downside to bamboo comes during the production process. Since the plant itself isn’t fibrous, it’s mashed down into sort of a chemical slurry and then pressed into fabric. The process is similar to making rayon. It’s toxic for workers, and it strips the bamboo of its beneficial antimicrobial properties.

There’s also the trouble that comes with anything that gets popular. Despite its speedy growth, there is still a threat of overharvesting bamboo. According to the U.N., around 600 varieties of bamboo are extinct or threatened.

Wait…that doesn’t sound fab at all! Well, Greenyarn, a new Boston-based company, has a new approach to producing bamboo fabric that’s worth a look!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/25/fab-fabrics-greenyarns-bamboo-ecofabric/feed/ Yurt Living - Colors http://feelgoodstyle.com/2009/08/23/yurt-living-colors/ http://feelgoodstyle.com/2009/08/23/yurt-living-colors/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:45:28 +0000 Delia Montgomery http://feelgoodstyle.com/2009/08/23/yurt-living-colors/

Designing a yurt entails color decisions. Of course material swatches are always best, but playing with an interactive tool is a great start.

The Colorado Yurt Company has the greatest exterior color tool available. You can play with the roof and valance choices in addition to the bottom band.

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]]> http://feelgoodstyle.com/2009/08/23/yurt-living-colors/feed/ A Review of The Wrapping Scarf Revolution by Patricia Lee http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/22/a-review-of-the-wrapping-scarf-revolution-by-patricia-lee/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/22/a-review-of-the-wrapping-scarf-revolution-by-patricia-lee/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:16:52 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/22/a-review-of-the-wrapping-scarf-revolution-by-patricia-lee/ From the creator of the BOBO wrapping scarf comes the new book The Wrapping Scarf Revolution (Leisure Arts #4833).

If you have ever checked out BOBO wraps but were too intimidated to buy one because of the complex wrapping then this book is for you- filled with step by step detailed instructions to help you wrap these beautiful scarves.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/22/a-review-of-the-wrapping-scarf-revolution-by-patricia-lee/feed/ Happy Free Swatch Day at Spoonflower! http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/20/happy-free-swatch-day-at-spoonflower/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/20/happy-free-swatch-day-at-spoonflower/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:21:05 +0000 Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/20/happy-free-swatch-day-at-spoonflower/ FabricIt’s a brilliant marketing idea.

Although I have long been stalking Spoonflower (a fabric-on-demand printing service), checking out their Fabric of the Week, even subscribing to their promotional emails, I have never bought their services.

I have ideas, of course–fabric printed with the comic strip that my husband and I write, fabric printed with the rainbow patchwork pattern that I painstakingly piece together from a number of fabrics to make my crayon rolls, fabric printed with my pattern design for my dinosaur stuffies, etc. But these ideas have, so far, all remained in my head.

Until today, at least. Today I’m making at two of my design dreams reality. For free.

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/20/happy-free-swatch-day-at-spoonflower/feed/ Fab Fabrics: Betz White, Spoonflower, and a Contest http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/18/fab-fabrics-betz-white-spoonflower-and-a-contest/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/18/fab-fabrics-betz-white-spoonflower-and-a-contest/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:30:32 +0000 Becky Striepe http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/18/fab-fabrics-betz-white-spoonflower-and-a-contest/

Betz White and Spoonflower are teaming up, and they want to see how you Sew Green!

To celebrate the release of her book Sewing Green, Betz white designed a special Sewing Green print on organic cotton just for Spoonflower. Not only are they running a deal on the fabric itself, they’re holding a contest where you can win your choice of book from STC Craft, the company that publishes Sewing Green. Here are the deets!

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]]> http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/08/18/fab-fabrics-betz-white-spoonflower-and-a-contest/feed/ Stuff It with Nature-Fil Bamboo and Corn Batting and Fiberfills http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/07/31/stuff-it-with-nature-fil-bamboo-and-corn-batting-and-fiberfills/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/07/31/stuff-it-with-nature-fil-bamboo-and-corn-batting-and-fiberfills/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:10:17 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/07/31/stuff-it-with-nature-fil-bamboo-and-corn-batting-and-fiberfills/ Fairfield, the makes of Poly-fil have gone green adding a whole new line of eco-friendly products to help green your fiber arts and crafts.

You can now quilt green, stuffyour little critters in an eco-friendly way and have bamboo pillows.

Nature-Fil batting, fiberfill and pillow forms now come in bamboo options and natural fiberfill is made out of both bamboo and PLA corn materials.

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