Discover how to transform old clothing and textiles into a one-of-a-kind scrap rug using cotton yarn and a crochet hook. In this two-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to make fabric yarn from secondhand materials and how to crochet around the fabric to bind it into a sturdy, finished rug. Bring your own textiles or select from our provided materials. Beginner crochet experience is helpful, but not required.
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.