Reduce waste by giving your used materials new life. If you trip on the pavement and rip a hole in your jeans, there’s no need to throw them out. Clothes patches can save the day by covering up the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes the best DIY projects come from materials you would least expect—namely, the pile of leftover fabric from your other crafts. While the scraps from other sewing or quilting projects may not ...

Upcycling projects are a great way to reduce waste while adding awesome, handmade items to your life. In a Reddit post on the subreddit r/SewingForBeginners, a user shared an incredible video of their ...

When Christina Kim started her label Dosa in the mid-’80s, words like upcycling, artisanal, and sustainable weren’t part of the fashion vernacular. Now, designers (and start-ups, beauty brands, etc.) ...

The light blue color in a new hoodie didn’t come from conventional dye: Instead, the sustainability-focused clothing brand Pangaia worked with a partner to create dye from scraps of blue fabric ...

Zero Waste Daniel never saw a fabric scrap he didn’t like. He’s seen a lot of pieces of woven fabric that ended on the cutting room floor of many a designer’s studio. He’s been collecting bits of silk ...