Rowzat's Upcycled Creations

Blog about upcycling and sustainability, with a practical bent

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Sunday, February 28, 2021

Mending a towel

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Sewing is an imminently practical art form. It allows you to fix what you have and make what you want to your specifications. This is the fi...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Sourcing fabric for upcycling - or how I ended up with a 38-pound box of it

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In order to upcycle fabric, you have to have fabric to work with. What I have discovered over the last year is that there is more than enoug...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Upcycling the upcycling

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Working on sewing projects inevitably results in fabric scraps. Upcycling often results in more scraps than virgin fabric because pre-made c...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Why upcycling is my art form

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I have always had a need to physically create things. Over the years I have cycled through different arts and crafts. I landed on cooking as...
Saturday, February 13, 2021

Fixing my socks

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During the pandemic I came to face my large pile of mismatched, random and holey socks.  I decided to refrain from buying new socks for a wh...
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Darning and my darning egg

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When I started my quest to save fabric I started with darning. And it's a good place for you to start if you are looking to mend clothin...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Visible mending - Or how do I take care of that ink stain?

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I own a mustard yellow and green dress made of linen. It's a unique design and I like to wear it in the spring and summer. Of course, a ...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

First post

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A picture from about 1977 that includes my mother, my brother and me wearing a dress my mother made I am the daughter of immigrants from Ind...
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Rowzat Shipchandler thinks too much, reads too much and really wants to change the world. She lives in St. Paul Minnesota with her family.
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