Craft, stitchin' and sustainable living

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Gardening gloves

My dear old gardening gloves had finally done their dash, opening up with holes and cracks in the well-worn fabric.


Before throwing them out, I cut them up to make a pattern out of the pieces.  I then traced the pattern onto some scraps of sturdy fabric and stitched them together.  And here you have it... brand new gardening gloves!


The stitching is a bit rough on the inside, but for their purpose, they are totally fine.


And here's the action shot.  I thought I would attempt growing rosemary from cuttings - I read that if you cut them, take off the bottom third of leaves, dip the stem in honey and poke it in the ground they will develop roots and grow.  I actually planted these little ones two weeks ago - two are a bit bendy looking but two seem to be doing fine.  If I get two rosemary plants out of it, I'll be happy!

5 comments:

  1. nice work! pasta looks delish too

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  2. very fancy gardening gloves, nice one!

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  3. Good Luck with the rosemary! Great gloves too...

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  4. How is the rosemary going Britt? Oh, and did you add a super-tough patch on the palm like gloves that you buy? (you did an amazing job...)

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  5. You must be good in sewing! After all, it does take quite a bit of creativity to come up with this. Anyway, what type of cloth did you use? If you want a highly resistant material, you can use vinyl. Vinyl is more tear and puncture resistant. Plus, it is also comfortable on the skin.

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