Reader Nancy Currey doesn’t start off with a particular plan for her thrums. She knots them together and uses them to weave warp leftovers, and then finds ways to sew with the engaging fabrics.
I tie my thrums together to make balls of yarn. I’ve been saving them with no real plan in mind—but I’m also trying to combine weaving with garment sewing.
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Recently, I used some of those thrums to finish off a leftover warp and then I added the fabric to my denim jacket. I can’t remember how I came up with the idea to put it there, and it’s not covering up anything like a rip or a stain. I do always feel like denim jackets (like denim overalls) are aching for some sort of embellishment.
I also used thrums to weave the fabric for the yoke of the blouse shown here.
I’ve made another thrum scrap at the end of a striped dish towel warp (photo at top). How will I use it? I’m waiting for inspiration to hit.
—Nancy Currey
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