Surprise prize

A book called "More rag rugs & recycled textile products" came in the post. I couldn't remember ordering it, and thought, I am getting far too many books if I can't remember what I've ordered. Then I found a compliments slip inside - it was from Makeitandmendit - a website http://www.makeitandmendit.com/

I had entered a competition. I had to suggest something they could cover on their website and I suggested how to make patterns for 3D objects, being particularly intrested in making cloth masks.

There are some lovely rugs pictured in it and I am trying to find something I could have a go at.

rag rugs rather ragged

On Sunday I had a rag rug session for Transition Leytonstone. Only four of us,as that is all I can fit round my dining room table. (The table is second hand, if slimmer and longer it would fit much better in my dining room and fit 6 crafters around it, but that is the problem of second hand, what you find is often not ideal, especially if you don't have a car so everything large has to be sourced locally.)

One person didn't turn up, and one came, but, as she hadn't sourced any material to mend the rug she wanted to mend, didn't stay for long. So that left RoseMarie and me.

Here's how far I have got!

And RoseMarie was making a toothbrush rug (named after the hook used).

Though both us found it useful to have an "appointment" to start our rugs, we won't be having other rag rug sessions together.

Destroying t-shirts ready for ragrug making

I have arranged the rag rug session with 3 other members of Transition Leytonstone for the end of October. Time will fly by, so I have started to cut strips of old t-shirts and sew them together into lengths about 1m long.

I have a dressing gown which won't stay done up. I have recently realised it is t-shirt type material, so have added that to the stash ready for the scissors.

As I am also refilling old lavender bags with fresh lavender for my clothes drawers, I need lots of TV/radio, as that's is when I like to do these sorts of tasks.

Transition Leytonstone Recycled Craft Group

The second meeting of the Transition Leytonstone Recycled Craft Group at my house this afternoon, with 5 of us.

Roger is going to organise the Make Do and Mend event in September. Hurrah!

Four of us will meet at my place for a rag rug session.

I have volunteered to circulate information around my email contact list, but we will not be setting up a committee to run the group unless someone else volunteers for this task!

We will concentrate on the Make Do and Mend event and see what develops!