Green Options » garment http://greenoptions.com/tag/garment Posts tagged 'garment' Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:59:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Winter Woollies http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/04/winter-woollies/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/04/winter-woollies/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:59:29 +0000 Emma Henderson http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/04/04/winter-woollies/ asapDaffodils in the garden, people eating their lunch in the park and the odd overly optimistic choice of clothing can only mean one thing. Spring has sprung! So when I saw this image I thought it could be a great way for our old winter woollies to spend the rest of their days.

If your jumper drawer is anything like mine it will be crammed full of unwearable sweaters, some have shrunk in the wash others are a bit baggy and many just don’t go with anything else. So perhaps making your own version of this luxurious ’sweater blanket’ could be the answer.

This isn’t just a great way to recycling old jumpers, Opos who designed and manufacture this blanket are also making a statement about waste in the garment industry.

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