A Year Of Thrift & reusing, recycling & remaking with fabric.

So it's that time of year again where I'll begin to think of what I'm working towards for the Festival of Thrift, to be held again at Lingfield Point, Darlington in September. 

As you will have gathered, I love remaking something with fabrics with a remake, reuse, recycle attitude and firmly believe that one persons junk is another persons treasure! 

I decided to go through only some of my vintage duvet covers that will potentially be turned into Aprons for the Festival of Thrift. 

I was recently given a wonderful vintage 1950's tabard style apron that would have been worn for the most practical of tasks. 

I'll be cutting a new pattern off the vintage apron to create an apron that has a throw back to the overall aprons originally worn by the workers at the Patons and Baldwins site that was based at lingfield Point from 1940's-1980's. 

As a textiles artist I not Only find the garments fascinating but as my studio, Bobbin Shed 21 is on the Lingfield Point site, I'm passionate to make a sympathetic replica...watch this space!