upcycling Archives - Lynda Heines Fabric Design

Fabric Book Update

By: Lynda December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

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For those of you following my fabric book journey, I wanted you to see my progress. Now it was time to start working on the spreads.

Repurposing Mom’s Fabric

By: Lynda August 13, 2023August 13, 2023

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I’ve been watching several videos on YouTube about Swedish Death Cleaning. I guess with the passing of my sis I’ve been thinking a lot about all of the stuff I have that I never use. I feel it’s time to either use it or let someone else enjoy it. So I was looking at fabric…

Getting Started With Hearts

By: Lynda February 5, 2022

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Last December I read a post on Mel Beach’s blog about the I found a Quilted Heart Project and her November heART challenge. Check out her post here. In that post she has links to her set up and the four weeks. First of all, this was all about using stuff she already have in…

Postcard Fabric Art

By: Lynda January 13, 2020January 22, 2020

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For the new year I’ve been looking to do something with all of those fabric scraps. I found the Postcard Fabric Art group on Facebook. They are a great group who love to encourage.

Using Thrifted Fabric

By: Lynda November 17, 2019November 29, 2019

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I love thrift shopping. A week or so ago, Tena and I went shopping. It’s been so long since I thrift shopped with anyone, and it was so much fun. Here is what I purchased.

Raven cloth dolls

By: Lynda August 16, 2019August 26, 2019

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I was cleaning my computer desktop the other day and ran across a pdf from Interweave about making art dolls. It’s a compilation of past articles in Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. Here is a link to the download.

Soy Wax Batik and Fashion Spray

By: Lynda February 10, 2019October 27, 2021

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Today I wanted to show your my results with soy wax and Marabu Fashion Spray. In the past I’ve used Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow and fiber reactive dyes with this technique (and they work great!), but I wanted to see how well these sprays would hold up. If you’d like to see how I used these sprays…

Review: Cut-Up Couture

By: Lynda May 3, 2012

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I was so excited to review this new Interweave publication. According to Interweave, Cut-up Couture: Edgy Upcycled Garments to Sew by Koko Yamase is “a cutting-edge design book that teaches how to use the copious fabric in men’s clothing to make 34 innovative garments and accessories. The simple sewing techniques showcase how to turn men’s…

Resale Shop Finds

By: Lynda May 10, 2010

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I love to go junking either at the local St. Vincent’s or Goodwill stores. But I also like to visit resale shops. However, I don’t seem to do this much anymore. Usually when I pass by one of these places, I think about all of the gardening and house stuff I need to do and…