Tuesday 16 September 2008

Industrial Knitted Postcards with Environmental Message

My quest to use up every single piece of material that I would otherwise throw away has really forced me to use and stretch my brain in ways I had not imagined. And I hope this is just the beginning.

Below are various knitted postcards that I have produced. They are made from wool leftovers that are too small to make gloves or scarves from.... or are made from other items that have outlived their usefulness for whatever reason. These may include but are not limited to the kitchen curtains and last years Christmas table cloth that Uncle Louis permanently stained. I am also looking forward to making more of these from my store as well.


The above is made from kitchen curtains from our cabin that no longer could be used, but which had some really cool colors. I have also made a hat from this material and gave it to a little girl down the street.



The above is part of that Christmas tablecloth mentioned above - it is mixed with green yarn. I did this on a whim and felt like the result looked wet, slimy and murky. Hense the old 50's movie title popped into my head.

And here's something to do with all my left over green bits that actually looks cool.


And finally one of my favorites. I plan to make lots of these appliques to help get the message across!

3 comments:

marin said...

yay for knitting with left overs!! I told my self no more yarn buying til i sell what i have...so it's forcing me to get creative with what i have :)

Beth said...

Those are interesting and very cute. Good for you!

Rosebud Collection said...

You did a great job..It makes you feel good, when you start using up everything..