The story is told of a dedicated crafter whose workroom was filled floor to ceiling with leftovers from her past projects. She couldn't bear to throw any of them away. Among the cartons, there was ...

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Creating Zulu dolls from recycled fabric is an innovative way to preserve cultural heritage while promoting sustainability ...

Jeri Fry didn't know that I'm a fabric junkie, so she had no reason to think that I'd call her immediately after opening her letter and having a quilt block fall out onto my desk. But that's exactly ...

Dryer sheets make for fresh, fluffy loads of laundry. And it's easy enough to make your own. All you need are a couple of ingredients and some scrap fabric you probably already have lying around. The ...

Making a festive wreath saves a pool noodle that has seen its last summer from the trash. Bonus: This idea uses just one ...

Start by cutting your scrap fabric. Wandy cuts his pieces into a variety of sizes for a more “irregular look.” Step 2: Arrange your fabric pieces Next, arrange your pieces of cut scraps onto a 24-inch ...

Food waste is a major dilemma in today’s world, and throwing out even vegetable scraps contributes to the problem. Not to mention that throwing out unwanted food is also a huge waste of money. Here’s ...

Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps. I offered details on a small organization in Texas that turns new fabric scraps ...

Reducing waste has always been a top priority for more efficient business but the pressure is piling on fashion brands to reduce the amount of textile sent to landfill to protect the environment too.

The light blue color in a new hoodie didn’t come from conventional dye: Instead, the sustainability-focused clothing brand Pangaia worked with a partner to create dye from scraps of blue fabric ...