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 ...

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 ...

Use your fabric scraps to create a colorful and lightweight bowl. To start, cover the outside of a bowl with aluminum foil or plastic wrap so that the fabric will release from the bowl when dry. This ...

These beginner-friendly projects will turn your fabric leftovers into functional and decorative treasures. If you sew, quilt, or craft, chances are you have a growing pile of fabric scraps that are ...

You want to know the best thing about a nice, thick cloth headband? You can throw one on when you are having the worst of hair days, and you’ll still look effortlessly chic. The best part is that if ...

Take a step back into the old days and try quilting with scraps of fabric. Quilts made of clothing scraps are a great way to reduce landfill overload, revive an old-fashioned skill and save money. My ...

Do you save every little bit of beautiful fabric and yarn but need more ways to use it? This process is an easy way to use any size of textile scrap. Start with a larger scrap for the base cut to ...

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.

Put your fabric scraps to use with a basket project that’s useful and satisfying to sew.

On him: Pidayit blazer with Mao collar made of “retazo”; on her: diaphanous blouse, Japanese-inspired belt and skirt made of doilies When Philip Torres started designing clothes and accessories using ...

When you first walk through the doors of Scrap Creative Reuse’s new location in Southeast Portland’s Buckman neighborhood, the volume of creative possibility might overwhelm you. Bins of bottle caps, ...