Use your itty bitty fabric scraps and a sewing machine to create new panels of fun, decorative fabric that you can use to make bags, trivets, and more. Some basic experience with a sewing machine is helpful, but sewing beginners are welcome. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own scraps!
Dumpsters overflow and discarded furniture piles up at curbs on July 31 each year in Austin, Texas, when rental leases end and students move out of their off-campus apartments. If you live in a university town you may have noticed a similar problem this time of year as the academic year ends.
But across the country universities are stepping up to address the challenge. Read more in this month’s Reuse News.