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threadyarnpaper.bsky.social
52 tiny offerings, my weekly project from
2024

#52tinyofferings #tinyquilts #52weekproject #usewhatyouhave #sustainablequilting
January 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
sewbeyondlimits.bsky.social
I keep thinking I should buy pattern weights… but these cans of tuna work well enough. #sewing #sewsky #usewhatyouhave
February 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
julia-laing.bsky.social
Excellent visible mending! #betterthanbefore #creative #sustainablestyle #usewhatyouhave #embroidery #wool #crafts
biohawkorourke.bsky.social Colleen O'Rourke @biohawkorourke.bsky.social · Feb 2
Super proud of this #VisibleMending #Upcycle!

Got this oversized mens merino wool sweater at a thrift store, but it was a terrible “wet sand” color and had a big hole on the shoulder. I washed/dried to shrink it, then I dyed it with organic indigo and used freehand embroidery over the hole
February 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
thereprintery.bsky.social
Setting the seam before ironing open…
#thereprontery #quiltingprocess #sustainablequilting #usewhatyouhave #quiltsky #modernquilting
March 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
radareyda.bsky.social
#ExtraXmas #decoration #holidaycheer #tinsel #mantel #sparkly #santa #deckthehalls #home #design #usewhatyouhave #style #deer #oldornaments
December 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
dowphumiruk.bsky.social
I drew a #mermaid on the first leg of my flight on my iPad (in honor of the upcoming Mermaid Day March 29). I added O’Hare Airport carpet and tile as texture overlays. :D #usewhatyouhave #kidlit #kidlitart #sketch
March 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
lyndashoup.bsky.social
Back and inside of yesterday’s crossbody bag. The tabs were leftover from a project 10 years ago. I added them to hang things from. #upcycle #handstitched #slowfashion #usewhatyouhave #handmade #memade
June 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
sharonprigan.bsky.social
My idea of a sunrise - with the fabrics I have in my stash

#quiltsky #sewsky #upcycledart #usewhatyouhave
sunrise fabrics laid out on a table with spools of thread on the fabrics
August 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
phoneswithchords.bsky.social
My new EP is out! Here is track 5….my heartfelt letter to the DIY community. #DIYSKY #usewhatyouhave

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December 6, 2024 at 12:43 PM
thegreenpoppy.bsky.social
In the spirit of use what you have, I’m making frankenbatting for a gift project. Four different batting scraps from past quilts. #quiltbatting #battingscraps #usewhatyouhave #quilting
January 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
jonibloni.bsky.social
🖌🎨One of the first watercolor paintings I did a few years ago, on junk paper. I really like it though. 😊 I think I used a Kuretake Granulating set. #Watercolor #JunkPaper #Art #UseWhatYouHave #Painting #ArtSky #HumanArt #NOAI
April 1, 2026 at 1:39 AM
flotsamsews.bsky.social
Start of a new quilt. Upcycling this lot into a child’s quilt.
#usewhatyouhave
February 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
thoughtfulbear.bsky.social
Leather Journal dupe using scrap IKEA plastic drawer liner. Loving the retro vibes. #retrovibes #diy #leatherjournal #recycle #usewhatyouhave #journaling
September 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
majecot.bsky.social
Using up “found in my stash sock yarn” #stashbusting #handknitsocks #selfishknitting #usewhatyouhave #DIYyourlife #zombieapocalypseprep #sockknitting
March 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
inkydisco.bsky.social
My sketch from the last #BerlinUsk Urban Sketchers meeting at #Holzmarkt.

Heavily inspired by @meartwerks.bsky.social, I found an old neon orange spray can in my stach. Combined with my Pentel brush pen it’s a nice combo.

#usewhatyouhave #urbansketching #berlin #neon #mixedmedia #brushpen
An open sketchbook with a sketch laying on a concrete floor. It’s a black brush drawing on a pre-colored page with an orange spraycan.
July 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
thereprintery.bsky.social
The drying rack with Thread Through quilt parts ❤️
#thereprintery #thrifted #secondhand #usewhatyouhave #printmaking #quiltsky #sewing
A wire clothes drying rack on an angle from above. On each line hangs a reprinted vintage fan block as well as some blue shirt pieces printed with 1” polka dots.
March 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
spin2knit.bsky.social
3 kitchen towels finished. 13x21 inches. Recycled cotton 🧡🧡🧡
#usewhatyouhave 🧶🧶🧶
July 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
spin2knit.bsky.social
Neon hexagons from leftover sock yarns are finished. 🧶🧶🧶
10.8.25
#usewhatyouhave
#sockyarn
#neon
#wool🐑🐑🐑
#hexagons
#crochet
#grannysquares
October 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
lovefiber.bsky.social
When you have a few minutes and want to hand-wind yarn. The rearview mirror makes a convenient swift! Handspun, 3-ply bulky. Polworth & Silk.

#handspunyarn #spinningyarn #usewhatyouhave #makeitwork
Bright green, medium blue, and dark blue bulky yarn hanging from the rearview mirror. Handspun.
March 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
thereprintery.bsky.social
We went shirt shopping to help quell our tariff anxiety. Getting ready to start a new series!
#newbeginnings #makinglemonade #usewhatyouhave #bemindful #thereprintery #sustainablefashion
A wicker laundry basket sits on the wood floor overflowing with laundered thrifted plaid shirts in a variety of colors, mostly blues-ish
April 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
jeffmeyers.bsky.social
Baby Birds

#photo #photooftheday #photographer #photography #birds #nest #nature #babybirds #usewhatyouhave #thejeffworks
Baby birds in a nest
February 20, 2024 at 1:26 PM
cjart24.bsky.social
“Inébranlable” : A French word that translates to “unshakeable” in English. Graphite, ink, acrylic paint, and paper collage on discarded cardboard.
#mothernature #resist #unbreakable #unshakeable #artistsoninstagram #artist #contemporaryart #mixedmediaart #recycledartist #usewhatyouhave
January 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
thereprintery.bsky.social
Lucky Black Cat Friday to you! Buddy was persistent in being present while we laid out these Sonne quilt blocks on the floor, determining the best layout. These are old batik strike-off samples
#sonnequilt #thereprintery #usewhatyouhave #sustainability #blackcats #catsofbsky #quiltsky #catsandquilts
Buddy, a fluffy 3legged black cat sits on the brightly colored Sonne quilt blocks being organized on the floor. He stares into the camera with this big green eyes.
April 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
thereprintery.bsky.social
Working out an idea with a partial batiks collection Charlotte designed years ago and now making a quilt from the strike off pieces she kept. She keeps or donates all the strikes of all the collections to keep them out of the garbage.

#usewhatyouhave #reuse #thereprintery #quilting #batik
A wood table with colorful batik swatches grouped in pairs. Reds, yellows, greens, pinks, oranges, teals, purple and some with white.
April 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
lizheyno.bsky.social
Today’s #folkwitch hot take: that fancy chip and dip board you got when you married your shitty Christian ex makes a fantastic altar post divorce/deconstructing 🕯️🔮

Follow for more unhinged advice 🙃 #witchsky #ecclectic #usewhatyouhave
Close up image of a wooden chip and dip/veggie board being used as a pagan altar with various crystals, candles, and other assorted items arranged on a crochet cloth
January 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM