I sort through my attic and find a great way to use up some forgotten fleece. Also, I share my roundabout route to discovering the joys of serger-hood.

'Sweater Chop Shop' author Crispina ffrench shares tips and ideas for creating great things out of recycled sweaters. Plus, some other fun stuff (ever recycled a bird seed bag?)

I explore various failures -- and ultimately, some success -- with felting and recycling old wool sweaters.

I visit with the delightful Charity Beasley, pattern designer and creator of the Indie Tutes blog. Charity has terrific observations on sustainable sewing and how find creative inspiration in unexpected places.

A scarf is a winter-wear staple, whether you're inside or out. Here are some ways to use things in the back of your closet or thrift-store finds to make a whole winter's worth of cozy, fun scarves.

Reusable gift wraps and shopping bags are simple to sew -- plan ahead and cut down significantly on holiday-related trash. 

Recycled materials don't have to be mundane! Add some pizazz with machine couching and buttons. 

A look at some very practical, super-fast projects that can easily solve some of life's little problems.

Learn all about how to use natural materials to make amazing fiber dyes. Guest is fiber artist Kim Hall. (Note: I'm using some new recording software to avoid skips, but I haven't quite figured out the settings to eliminate the slight echo. Thanks for your patience - I'm working on it!) :-)

My sister Karen joins me for a fun look back at some of the green practices in our family as we grew up - even though we had no idea they were green at the time!