The Warmer
Though the season is over, these were part of my winter transformations. I had been volunteering at the Free Store, there I would come across scraps of wool sweaters, and they would definitely call me! Slowly I began collecting a box full of them, alpaca, wool of all kinds, angora, you name it, fine, fine, fine sweaters. Inspired by a local friend and sister of the crafts, who a couple of winters ago was walking around the island looking good on a woolen skirt of some sort. Came to find out, she had turned a wool vest into a wrap around “Kidney Warmer.” In her own words “A woman has to keep her kidneys warm.”
Her wisdom let to inspiration, and being a cold winter, i got to work, turning sweaters into kidney warmers for those awesome mothers whose kidneys need the lovin’. Our 4 year old Ceiba had to have one of course!
Here are a couple.
Girl skirts are made from the sleeves of adult sweaters, which are just the perfect size. I love the pockets!
My first venture into free form desing here. Wool lent it self quite easy to the cut and sew of these wavy designs. Here i have pieces of two lefter over swaters (black and off white). They are perfect on top of jeans, or any pair of comfortable pants.
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