Today's bags have actually been two days in the making. I made the most of some lovely Kenyan fabrics, brought back from Mombasa for me by Debbie. These fabrics are a wonderful linen weight, just right for linings. The weave is quite coarse and I had some problems with fraying as I turned the bows - I had to unturn them and restitch - but I like the results. The main bag bodies are made of strips of denim from different pairs of jeans. Pleased with how these turned out.
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I have design plans buzzing round my head for a new bag; I'm hoping to get started on it tomorrow. I'm planning to put up a tutorial for it as well.
This blog shows my recycled denim creations, along with tutorials for items I have designed myself. I collect old jeans (a strange collection, I know!) and cut them up to make bags, purses, animals and other items of varying sizes and shapes. I then sell these to raise money for weomen and children in the town of Utange, near Mombasa, in Kenya. I help women to set up their own businesses and am supporting the building of a new school for disabled children.
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
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What a great way to use old jeans!! Great idea. Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
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