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Art of upcycling is not only how to create textile art pieces. It is also how to creatively upcycle textiles.

This week in T Shirt Workshop 2 I decided to teach them how to make t shirt tube necklaces. I brought a bottle of upcycled wooden beads which were a hit

My contribution is to teach of course. They don't know how to sew yet, not even sewing by hand. I had to be creative when thinking of how to keep them occupied and interested for 2 hours. I am going to do a series of workshops teaching them how to create interesting items with t shirts. This is the first T shirt workshop.

But lately I have been having many different clothing ideas. I love jewel colors so when I saw that I had lots of black, purple, pink, turquoise and green t shirt scraps, I decided to make a t shirt which I could use as an over shirt in autumn and winter.

I have MANY t shirt strips so I decided to make a shirt, which I originally thought of as having a cowl neck and 3/4 length sleeves, a more wintry piece. But I ended up making a shirt without a collar at all, and elbow length sleeves, some progress. It is too hot to wear in our Israeli summer but it will be perfect as a layering piece over a solid colored longer sleeved t shirt or even a t shirt with a collar.

Whenever I sort through my fabrics I come up with many different creative ideas. I find that I need a break from creating art techniques and wanted to create some practical pieces that still have that special touch. I looked at this pile of fabrics, lots of jewel tones in there. I added blacks and an interesting idea germinated. Something practical from scraps that I will get a lot of use out of.

Every time I work on a project and as it progresses I have smaller and smaller remnants. Each stage in the project creates remnants of a certain size which then call for the next project and even more smaller remnants for the next until all I have left are really tiny scraps which I will have to find a technique for. These are not the tiniest pieces yet and the tie dyed fabrics are so beautiful that I have to find a use for all of the pieces so I will create some t shirt

I had collected quite a large amount of t shirt strips from all the shirts that I had resized and have been itching to create with them.

So I thought a bit, how does one wear a blanket and still be able to move around, be warm, and work at the same time? I try not to turn the heating on, it dries the air and cost of heating is soaring as well. Its called a poncho. So I started researching making a poncho. Believe it or not I don't even own one. I found all kinds of ponchos on the internet, made from all sorts of fabrics and in all sizes. Of course I wasn't going to purchase any fabrics for a poncho.

Its October already, skies are beginning to get cloudy and the evenings a bit cooler. Its time to make some t shirt tunics from that pile of t shirts which need to be upcycled. A pile of purples for the first t shirt tunic. Some stained, some small school shirts. I have been collecting purples for a while.

I needed something in pink shades to complete an outfit. Some sort of accessory. I already have a button necklace but wanted something a bit more boho and casual. A t shirt necklace is what I wanted, so I went to the remnant pile to see what size of t shirt remnants I had in pinks.

I woke up this morning and decided that I want my navy tunic to be ready by this afternoon. I raided someone's closet and took a too small (for him) shirt and a remnant of fabric and cut and placed the puzzle pieces together on the table. The shirt was too short so I had to be creative.

condition but it had a number of oil stains on it. I was loathe to cut it up for patchwork so after thinking about it for a bit and remembering that I had a few camo colored t shirts I decided to create another crop top or 2.

Those tie dyed remnants. I keep all of them. Circles to make yoyos Squares, rectangles and oblongs to make new fabric which creates new...

שבוע שעבר יצאנו ללמד. הפעם בלי מכונות תפירה והדגש על תפירת יד ומחזור ושידרוג של חולצות טריקו קטנות ובלויות של בתי הספר. הורים פנו אלי...

When opening the boxes this morning I found some t shirts that I had put aside to use for teaching. I decided many years ago to never buy...

Ever since showing them my black infinity dress they have been asking that I teach them how to make a dress and a shirt. Some of them...

Yesterday I showed you how to cut a t shirt apart. Now I what can I make with t shirt sleeves.

I am going to show you how to cut a tshirt into different parts for maximum usage and minimum waste. I cut the t shirt into 3 sections .A tube underneath the armholes, the top part of the t shirt with the sleeves attached and the bottom hem of the t shirt

All the parents of small children and also not so small are in a dillema about how to keep the children entertained and happy while in quarantine. There are books and screen time but they can't do that 24 hours a day. With schools closed how does one occupy high energy children at home? I have come up with a number of tutorials where the supplies don't cost any money and children can be at home and - learn something new and have hours of fun at the same time.