Rowzat's Upcycled Creations

One of the best books I have read recently is Robin Wall Kimmerer's  Braiding Sweetgrass . Kimmerer is a biologist by training and a mem...

This is post three in series of blog posts about a glider I save from the trash.  Read Part 1 and  Part 2 .  T his is what the glider looke...

This is the second post in a series about salvaging a glider we owned. Read the first one here.   I knew this project would take a couple we...

A friend gifted us a hand-me down glider when I was pregnant. At that point the gilder was a decade or two old. We used it a lot  It was a g...

I took a break from sewing this week to sow - that is winter sowing seeds in my garden. This is the first time I am attempting winter sowing...

I love to wear comfortable knit dresses, but I have trouble finding ones that fit, are flattering and have pockets. Since the pandemic began...

My spouse likes to compare me to someone who grew up in the Depression. I think he once purposefully put some aluminum foil from a takeout o...

This is the second of two blog posts about what you can do with a towel that is showing wear. In addition to sewing, I also like to bake.  A...

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...

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...