Rowzat's Upcycled Creations

Blog about upcycling and sustainability, with a practical bent

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Garden Apron from Old Jeans

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I belong to a few international Facebook groups for sewists who make upcycled creations. A few weeks ago, a fellow sewist posted a picture o...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Can we behave as if the living world were a gift?

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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...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Glider Makeover - Part 3

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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...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Glider Makeover - Part 2

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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...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Glider makeover - Part 1

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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...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Taking a break from sewing to sow

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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...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Adventures in fabric scavenging

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I love to wear comfortable knit dresses, but I have trouble finding ones that fit, are flattering and have pockets. Since the pandemic began...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Transforming raw material

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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...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Towel to cake strip upcycle

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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...
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...
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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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