New life

A small portion of what I've been making involves using old clothes or scraps of fabric. Oddly it has nothing to do with my interest in preserving our resources or attempting to reduce waste which I try to do as much as possible in the other areas of my life, but more to do with not spending money for virgin fabric. Not to mention I get the biggest thrill out of trying to figure out what to do with an odd piece, and moreover the person on the receiving end gets a one-of-a-kind item. Win-win, really.

 A couple months ago I received this awesome pink with sequins wool tank from a friend. She had it for years, and it was going to the fiber recycler. Unfortunately it had a few moth holes, rendering it unwearable so I decided to take it and turn it into... something. Except I couldn't quite get inspired. Recently - 6 months after receiving the tank - I had a chance to use it! Stay tuned to find out for what...