Fiber & Textile Challenge - Spring Greening **CLOSED**

[MistressJennie (Moderator - Jennie - she/her)]

Reminder! There’s just under a week left for this challenge. Let’s see what you got friends!

[Wulf]

Here’s my vintage linen bread bag:

Vintage linen bread bag (F&T 2020 Q1 Contest Entry)

I wanted to enter Mistress Jennie’s contest as soon as I saw it, but I didn’t have any good ideas about what to sew to replace something wasteful or ecologically unsound in our house. We already use cloth shopping bags, beeswax wraps, etc. But then a Pinterest came to the rescue, by offering an article about how much better linen sacks were for keeping bread fresh than plastic bags. That’s certainly a some plastic I’ve been wanting to get rid of, so it was a perfect project. Linen isn’t someth…

[Cindy]

Here’s my entry …

Boxy Grocery Bag - F&T 2020 Q1 Contest Entry

I’ve had fabric for awhile to make reusable grocery bags and just never got around to it until I saw this challenge and it spurred me to make my first one. … I’m hoping it fits the guidelines (fibre or textile) but if it doesn’t then I’ll withdraw the entry … [image] [image] [image] I don’t think I’ll use this pattern again as I think the sides are too floppy. I own one I think I’ll copy instead.

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

I have had a project that fits this challenge on my to-make list for a few months and thought “Ah ha! This will get me to do it!” Well, I finally started yesterday. Let’s see if I can get it done today and beat the deadline. [cue cliffhanger music]

[Annchen (Ann)]

You can do it! My thing is half made, so we’ll see how much knitting I’ll get done.

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

I did it! I think this is the first Craft Challenge I’ve ever participated in totally deliberately. YEY!

Take-along Flatware Wrap - F&T 2020 Q1 Contest Entry

I’ve had something like this on my to-make list since last year and the Spring Greening Challenge motivated me to do it. [FlatwareWrap03] Not only were all the materials for the wrap from stash, they were all scraps left from former projects! Even the fusible interfacing which I ended up doing a little piecing to get to cover. That feels so good to use! [FlatwareWrap01] I’ll keep this in my vehicle for when I grab lunch while I am out on errands “in town” 25 miles from the house. I avoid f…

[MistressJennie (Moderator - Jennie - she/her)]

Remember, all entries must be posted tonight, by midnight!

[MistressJennie (Moderator - Jennie - she/her)]

Here’s my submission!

Recycled Silk Tuck-Away-Tote F&T 2020 Q1 Contest Entry

[IMG_1800] For this challenge I wanted to not only make a reusable item, but also to use a recycled yarn to do it. I dug through my stash and picked out a few cakes of Darn Good Yarn’s of Silk Blend Sport Weight yarn. It’s made from reclaimed sari silk and viscose. The colorway is Burgundy Blossom. [IMG_8111] I searched Ravelry for a grocery tote pattern, and found this super cute Tuck-Away Tote pattern, that contains a pocket, that the tote can be folded up into! You can easily tuck it …

[Lynx (In a world where you can be anything, be kind.)]

It’s so beautiful!

[photojenn (Jenn)]

Here’s my submission! Some bright and cheery towels, perfect for spring

Parrot dishtowels - F&T 2020 Q1 Contest Entry

I wove these towels last year and this challenge gave me the kick i needed to finally get them wet finished and hemmed. They’re bright and sunny towels which are perfect for spring! I love how much variation I was able to get with a single warp! [IMG_7043] [IMG_7042] [IMG_7038] [IMG_7039]

[Edel]

ack. I completely missed this one.

[MistressJennie (Moderator - Jennie - she/her)]

I started to wonder today, because I hadn’t seen you on this thread at all, and it seemed like a challenge right up your alley!

[Edel]

I havn’t been on a computer for ages, just my phone. It is great that the site is easy to navigate on the phone, but I do miss stuff.

I need to buy myself a decent laptop, the old one is painfully, painfully slow.

[Mountains_and_Clouds (talent is fiction)]

I had something else in mind for this challenge, but I only had time for this project before the deadline. At least it’s timely.

“Timely TP” (green reusable bathroom tissue” F&T - 2020 Q1 Contest Entry

This “project” was actually on my to-do list for spring break, which started yesterday, but it suddenly seems like something that means a lot more. I find myself getting frustrated with shoppers hoarding things that are disposable, instead of trying to find an alternative that isn’t going to “run out.” I present, re-usable toilet “paper.” [image] Simple 6”x6” squares cut out of soft cotton flannel… [image] Edges folded and ironed (they don’t need to be pretty - they’re for wiping your tus…

[appledainty (Angel)]

All done.

Floral Embroidered Napkin Set - F & T 2020 Q1 Contest Entry

I’ve been wanting some nice reusable linen napkins for our home, and knew I wanted to embroider a set. My Mom gifted by a set of napkins, so I finally got the chance to do so. The embroidery floss was left to me by my grandmother - I believe she bought an entire store’s stock when they went out of business because I have thousands of skeins and I’ve been trying to find ways to use all of it. [floralnapkins1] I’ve only done four so far; I have 16 total but I want to do alternate designs on the…

[LemonHillKnitting (Dana Hine)]

Good luck everyone. All the entries have inspired me to learn and create more. I call that a win!

[alteredmommy]

This was a hard voting choice, so many wonderful projects!!

[Mountains_and_Clouds (talent is fiction)]

I’m so glad to see so many awesome, thrifty, and green ideas here!!

[MistressJennie (Moderator - Jennie - she/her)]

**Hey Friends! There’s just a few more hours left to vote in this challenge. If you haven’t already, please be sure to do so. The poll is located at the bottom of the first post in this thread. Good luck!

[AIMR (Linda -2024 Choose Projects that You Want to Do :us:)]

Voted.

So many good projects to work on this year to reduce waste!

I am still looking for where I packed my big hunk of beeswax, because even though the contest is over, I still want to make things to re-use instead of re-cycle!