Project Holy Jeans
1993-94 my favorite pair of jeans and I hiked about Australia for 6 month. On return to Germany it was in a (w)holy state. This pair of leg coverings symbolized my first claiming of living my life, rather than life living me. I declared my guts and pluck. I overcame the fear of attempting such a trip all by myself. Even though after the train trip from Hamburg to Frankfurt and half way to Singapore, my first stop, I sat in my seat crying in panic overcome by uncertainty but that is another story.
This was a trip of a lifetime, a coming of age so my jeans were worthy of lovingly being patched up and being turned into a work of art. I created an Aboriginal “Dreaming” from buckskin incorporating local wildlife and the echidna of the ozzy 5 cent piece. Thus living on until the seat of my pants gave out in repairable. By now a piece of art of cause further transformation was required. So I turned the legs into a purse and 2 pillowcases.
96ft2 will only accommodate so many pillows however…
1993-94 my favorite pair of jeans and I hiked about Australia for 6 month. On return to Germany it was in a (w)holy state. This pair of leg coverings symbolized my first claiming of living my life, rather than life living me. I declared my guts and pluck. I overcame the fear of attempting such a trip all by myself. Even though after the train trip from Hamburg to Frankfurt and half way to Singapore, my first stop, I sat in my seat crying in panic overcome by uncertainty but that is another story.
This was a trip of a lifetime, a coming of age so my jeans were worthy of lovingly being patched up and being turned into a work of art. I created an Aboriginal “Dreaming” from buckskin incorporating local wildlife and the echidna of the ozzy 5 cent piece. Thus living on until the seat of my pants gave out in repairable. By now a piece of art of cause further transformation was required. So I turned the legs into a purse and 2 pillowcases.
96ft2 will only accommodate so many pillows however…
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Grab for Good Luck
Earlier this year my friend Jan forwarded a used-add to me. A local soft furnishing business advertising the giving away of the ‘ends of roll’ that were still left over from a sale the previous week. They didn’t want to see all that fabric wasted, bless them. I arrived a little before opening time and entered a scene of frenzy.
A swarm of local stitchers was having a field day and we walked out of the store with as much as we could carry. In such a situation all that was to be done is cast your eye within arm’s reach and grab for good luck. Once I got home with my bounty I surveyed what would work for Kalina’s furnishings. Truth to be told I was much happier with what I had grabbed for my friend’s Yurt at first. My favorite piece of fabric was only one yard. I combined with the cream lining my friend Phyllis gave me and made a pair of Roman shades. 2 larger pieces worked together for the mattress/seat and back of the sofa. I made two large pillow cases of the offcuts to hold my duvet and pillows.
Earlier this year my friend Jan forwarded a used-add to me. A local soft furnishing business advertising the giving away of the ‘ends of roll’ that were still left over from a sale the previous week. They didn’t want to see all that fabric wasted, bless them. I arrived a little before opening time and entered a scene of frenzy.
A swarm of local stitchers was having a field day and we walked out of the store with as much as we could carry. In such a situation all that was to be done is cast your eye within arm’s reach and grab for good luck. Once I got home with my bounty I surveyed what would work for Kalina’s furnishings. Truth to be told I was much happier with what I had grabbed for my friend’s Yurt at first. My favorite piece of fabric was only one yard. I combined with the cream lining my friend Phyllis gave me and made a pair of Roman shades. 2 larger pieces worked together for the mattress/seat and back of the sofa. I made two large pillow cases of the offcuts to hold my duvet and pillows.
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And here is where my jeans turn up again. Once again transformed and incorporated into the 2nd pillowcase which is now holding my bed pillows during the day.
The bed/sofa frame idea I found on Pinterest. Unfortunately its tutorial was no longer available. ‘Shoot’! Now I had to make it up as I went along. Nothing new there, it would have been nice though to follow instructions. Anyway I did it and it does a good job. One fine day when everything is finished I’d like to revisit the bed solution and have something with draws underneath for ease of access, just a personal preference.
The bed/sofa frame idea I found on Pinterest. Unfortunately its tutorial was no longer available. ‘Shoot’! Now I had to make it up as I went along. Nothing new there, it would have been nice though to follow instructions. Anyway I did it and it does a good job. One fine day when everything is finished I’d like to revisit the bed solution and have something with draws underneath for ease of access, just a personal preference.
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