A photo of a side triangle folded and stitched into an inner pocket.

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   Cassian [main] (cassolotl@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 23:27:51 JST Cassian [main]

   Today I made a shopping bag out of half of a dead umbrella! I think it's pretty cool but I haven't managed to test it yet. (This is the second half of the umbrella. The first attempt came out a bit weeeeird.)

   The bees are hand-printed onto the umbrella by the former owner, so that's why it's off-centre. The seams are symmetrical, and some triangular bits got folded inside without being cut to make inside pockets.

   I found the umbrella abandoned on the side of the road and I love bees so my inner hoarder took over. It was years ago! I'm so glad it's done, and I'm very curious to know if it'll be strong enough. If it is, that means I have a potential way to recycle something that gets thrown out a lot, which I am very into.

   #upcycling #sewing