So, What Do You Think?

I've finally got a workspace set up - and room to stretch out in it.

Yesterday I decided to play with some of those strips of denim I'd cut from old pairs of jeans a while back.

And I made this:

It's a potholder!  7.5" x 7.5" of hand-woven, hand-stitched border, recycled (or "repurposed" if you prefer) denim.  From jeans we wore on our very own legs.

Thick AND flexible...and durable.  Machine washable and dryable.  With a handy little loop thing so you can hang it on a hook if you want to.

I'm going to put it in my Etsy store once I figure out what to charge for one.  Or two, I guess - since it's normal to sell these in pairs, isn't it?  Since, you know, if you're taking a big pan of lasagne out of the oven, you'd want to use two potholders to do it.

But anyway, I just wanted to let you see it and hear your feedback, if you've got any. 

Thanks!

Update:  And here's the tutorial:  Woven Potholder Tutorial

Comments

[Maggie May]

CUTE! I'd buy them.

[arkonitebabe]

Neat idea! The term I picked up for making something new from something old is "upcycling"
Perhaps you could use that in the blurb on etsy?

[Tonya]

Very kewl.
I will place my order for one dozen pairs by Christmas.
It will save me the hassle of making my usual Chex mix and fudge for everyone @ work.
Lets see how fun they are to make after that! LOL

[Jayne]

Bring it on! :)

[abetterjulie]

Love it! I have lots of jeans sitting in my workspace waiting for me to do something as awesome as that.

[Jill D]

I LOVE these! Just found them on Pinterest and came here hoping to find directions to make them... I have loads of denim and would love to make these! Do you have instructions for these anywhere? Thank you!

[danielle]

Stunning and different, ecologically friendly, creative and yes...I'd buy a pair. "Far out" as the 'man' used to say...

Let me know where they are available.

Danielle

[Mary E]

Would love to have instructions on how to make these! They're great!

[michelle]

http://www.barefootkitchenwitch.com/the_barefoot_kitchen_witc/2013/02/woven-denim-potholder-tutorial.html

[Kristina Beyer]

Dear Jayne
I am an editor at Danish magazines BoligLiv and Hendes Verden and I am doing a small article about craft blogs, that have done projects with old jeans. We would love to show your denim potholder along with a link to your blog, if we may?
If so can you email a high res version of potholder image #2 in this post?
Best regards
Kristina Beyer