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How to Patch Sad Ripped Pant Legs

Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025by Anne-Marie Bonneau
The right pant leg of a beige pair of pants mended with a white patch in the interior. Dark blue thread has been stitched back and forth across the leg around the knee.

Spring has sprung and so have holes in my gardening pants. So I patched them, well, quite visibly. My family asked me if I would wear them in public. I said, why not? Regardless of how they look, my mended pants will last for at least one more season in the yard, I kept stuff […]

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How to Organize a Sewing Bee to Reduce Plastic Produce Bags

Posted on August 6, 2024August 6, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Would you like to reduce plastic pollution in your community? Are you crafty? Consider organizing a sewing bee to sew cloth produce bags.

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How FabMo Keeps 70 Tons of Designer Materials Out of Landfill Every Year

Posted on May 10, 2023May 11, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Bolts of various kinds of fabric in colorful patterns

Located in Silicon Valley, FabMo rescues designer materials headed for landfills and makes them available to the public for creative reuse.

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How to Create a Secondhand Store in Your School

Posted on May 12, 2019June 11, 2019by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Teachers and parents! Want to help the planet and save money? Organize a clothing exchange at school to keep secondhand clothes out of landfill.

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