African fabric scraps are not just remnants of larger projects; they are vibrant pieces of culture and history ...

Use your fabric scraps to create a colorful and lightweight bowl. To start, cover the outside of a bowl with aluminum foil or plastic wrap so that the fabric will release from the bowl when dry. This ...

Silk fabric scraps, seemingly of no use, are put together to create vibrant artworks imbued with Vietnamese culture through the skilful hands and creativity of people with disabilities. Silk fabric ...

Dong Ho and Hang Trong's folk paintings, collaged from silk fabric scraps, bring a new unique beauty. Even more surprising is that these pieces are created by people with disabilities. Dong Ho and ...

Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps. I offered details on a small organization in Texas that turns new fabric scraps ...

Artists and craftsmen look at fabric scraps in a different way than others might. They don’t see waste; they see the makings of a crazy quilt, a wall hanging, a collage, an interesting pillow or ...

In Nigeria, a young woman is using fabric remnants to create art. Besides making something beautiful, by recycling unneeded cloth she rescues it from the incinerators or landfills surrounding Lagos.

Bertha Shum thought she had struck “waste gold” when she stumbled upon Sewing Paradise, a fabric studio in the Kowloon district of Sham Shui Po. The studio catered to the Hong Kong market, supplying ...