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MATERIALS planned for landfill aren\u2019t always destined to end up in the ground.<\/p>\n

This is something maker and re-user, Deb Weston has come to learn and celebrate, weaving her own creative recycling movement in Ballarat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an ethos that if it\u2019s already existing, why go out and purchase brand new?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The #IWasLandfill<\/strong><\/a> Instagram tag showcases Weston\u2019s handmade textile work, and those locally following in her footsteps.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a visual, textural storyteller, weaving blankets, hall runners, rugs, baskets, bags and clothing, including jumpers, out of materials that have had a previous life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing I made on a big loom was a recycled cotton jumper piece. I undid about 20 jumpers from op shops, friends and family. They were the ugliest jumpers. No one would buy them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI re-spun them so they were a mix of colours, and also got sewing cotton from op shops, and wove a giant rug out of that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A couple of years ago, a local company put an anonymous call-out online, to rehome their leftover carpet yarn, both pure wool and acrylic, and reduce waste going into landfill.<\/p>\n

Weston jumped at the opportunity figuring if she could re-spin wasted clothing, she could work with wasted yarn. Ever since, she\u2019s had free 100-kilogram bales of material to use.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe yarn is a waste product because it\u2019s either at the end of order, or it is at the end of cones. Sometimes I get really nice wool, but a lot of the time it\u2019s acrylic which is really good to make bags,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m now on my seventh carpet yarn bale. I\u2019ve also used denim jeans and haybale twine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love saying, this is what it was and now we\u2019ve changed it to give it a new life. That new life is exciting really, and every piece has a story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next project Weston is planning will utilise a cone of grey yarn, embracing a classic phrase heard around family dinner tables for generations, \u201cyou get what you\u2019re given.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m dyeing that yarn the colours that I want, and using that as one single piece. I\u2019m not going to go out and buy anything else; it\u2019s what I\u2019ve got and what I have to use,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Not only sourcing bales for her own use, Weston redistributes yarn to other makers, encouraging Ballarat people to weave their own blankets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve got this product that is from landfill, you can make a blanket, turn your heater off or down low, and then you\u2019re not using as much electricity. They\u2019re so warm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Textiles may be the current focus, but her waste reduction began when she was on a budget while studying product design at TAFE.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just reused things. At that stage it was jewellery, reusing silverware. I liked the textures and the patterns, so I would cut that up and remake that into things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was taking something so unwanted and remaking it so that someone else wanted it again, and I\u2019ve just never stopped,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Weston is open to commissions, recently recovering some old ottomans. Visit debwestonmaker.com.au<\/strong><\/a> or instagram.com\/deb.weston.maker<\/strong><\/a> to find out more or get in touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MATERIALS planned for landfill aren\u2019t always destined to end up in the ground. This is something maker and re-user, Deb Weston has come to learn and celebrate, weaving her own creative recycling movement in Ballarat. \u201cI have an ethos that if it\u2019s already existing, why go out and purchase brand new?\u201d she said. The #IWasLandfill […]<\/p>\n

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