greenolive: suit sleeve + recycling = new scarf

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Hello, thanks for stopping by. I'm a graphic designer by trade and am trying to build a creative life that will financially support me. My passions include fabrics, paper and print - and I design and hand make a range of accessories, fabrics and paper products. I live on the coast south of Melbourne, Australia with my husband. Almost daily walks on the beach keep me inspired to create.

suit sleeve + recycling = new scarf

I've always loved menswear. The colours, the fabrics, the cut, the design details, the tradition. Even the whole idea of Savile Row intrigues me.

In the past, this love has inspired the wool suiting scarves and the new-ish Harris Tweed Handbags. The scarves made from menswear fabrics, the handbags made from real menswear such as wool tweed jackets.

Recently, the inspiration and design process has evolved further into a new scarf design, the Suit Sleeve Scarf.

Made from the recycled sleeves and button cuffs of the lighter-weight wool jackets I've been collecting, and paired with soft wool fabrics that have been lurking in my stash for just such inspiration, the scarves are classic and timeless.

They are simpler, softer and more drapey than the original wool suiting scarves. And quicker and easier to make, which translates into cheaper to buy.

I'll be selling them at the Daylesford Maker's Market this Saturday, and also at the Healsville craft market on Sunday. Hope they do well.

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