Emery Smith Studio

Trying recycled t-shirt yarn in a larger weaving.

Some textile art I made today – experimenting weaving with some recycled jersey yarn I cut from old tshirts. Appliquéd over the top with fabric scraps.

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Recycled art yarn from scraps!

One of the reasons I have been learning to weave and spin is so I can turn my fabric and yarn scraps back into a useful resource. Something I can use again in my next craft project. So it keeps my textile waste out of landfill, and allows me to continue crafting without having to always buy new materials.

I had to invest in a pair of hand carders and a drop spindle. The yarn scraps are untwisted, blended together, then spun into new yarn.

It’s time consuming doing it all by hand, but I’m not doing it for a profit so it’s a good thing it takes a while. I find it quite a relaxing, meditative and grounding process.

And the resulting yarn is imperfect and textured, but appeals to me much more than the original yarn!

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