Ideas for using recyled fabric. No. 1

Books covered with vintage fabric
Originally uploaded by Feltissimo

I thought I'd use some scraps of fabric to cover some books. A vintage button holds the ribbon which can be used to tie the book securely or used as a book mark.
Now on sale in my etsy shop

Original French 1950's gold lame

French 1950's gold lame
Originally uploaded by Feltissimo

I bought this wonderful 1950's gold lame from a dealer friend who lives in France. He has the most amazing stall absolutely full of of French haberdashery, trims and fabric. He had bought out an old haberdashery shop somewhere in the South of France and had boxes of this gold lame and also gold metal thread. His stall is like an Aladins cave, fabric everywhere, boxes and boxes of trims piled on top of each other. this is normally where I salvage my French fabrics from. Long may it continue.

DISASTER IS AROUND THE CORNER WAITING TO HAPPEN.

Bags of texiles at a landfill taken by TRAID

I went to the TRAID website today. If you are concerned about saving the planet then it is worth a look.
I love textiles as you probably know and am trying to do my bit by recycling as many textiles as I can. I buy as many clothes as I can for myself at charity shops and those that I decide aren't me, I cut up for crafting ideas or supplies. I started my website RAG RESCUE in order to give people the opportunity to recycle old fabrics and many of you have discovered that you can re-use these fabrics and trims to make delightful items.

Today I'd like you to stop and think when you go out shopping to buy a new dress or bag. Look at the points below that I have found on TRAID, perhaps after reading you will think twice about buying new and go to such places as ETSY and INDEPUBLIC where you will find superb individual designs that have been created out of recycled fabrics.

For those of you that already dress themselves in these wonderful recycled products or indeed make them , please send me photo's or links and I will show them on my website.

Just take a minute of your time to read these HORRORS:

The fashion industry is producing new styles at a frantic rate
2.15 million tonnes of new clothing are purchased in the UK each year.
Virgin resources are being used faster than they can be produced.

This creates the following serious problems:

900,000 million items of clothing are thrown away to landfill in this country as new one are replaced
*The Man-made fibres do not decompose.
*The Woollens compose but produce methane.
*Toxic pesticides and other chemicals are being used to grow cotton
*Energy is being used to transport products around the globe.
*The grasslands of the Alashan Plateau in China have been turned into a dustbowl due to over grazing of goats for cashmere.
*In Uzbekistan, 85% of the Aral Sea has disappeared as a result of drainage for cotton production.

All this contributes to global warming and climate change and changes our planet forever.

BUY RECYCLED ITEMS PLEASE

Lots of squares just listed

I've just listed a large number of Vintage English and French fabric squares. Amongst them are a large quantity of Vintage Laura Ashley fabrics which have never been used before.

Take a look at Rag Rescue Website in the 'New Products' section so see all the new sqaures.

4inch square only 40p
5" inch squares only 50p and
6" inch squares only 60p.

Please read the previous post if you wish to contact me about anything.

CONTACT FOR RAG RESCUE & ODDITIES ANTIQUES WEBSITES

COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS

Due to my computer breaking down and a new one being installed I haven't yet been able to set up my email link on the

Rag Rescue website
or my
Oddities Antiques website

So please, don't send a comment to me on these sites BUT
CLICK ON MY PROFILE TO GET MY EMAIL

Hopefully I will get the website emails sorted in a couple of weeks when my administrater can sort it out for me.

NEW LISTING TODAY ON RAG RESCUE WEBSITE

I am able, however to take orders.

Thank you for your patience.