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We have more fabric remnants than we know what to do with, but customers Mary and Jamie sure know how to use them. They bought these old french chairs from us that used to look like this… But with some … Continue reading
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I am always amazed every time I come into work at The Resource Exchange. It’s like Christmas walking through and seeing what’s new! Not only is this place visually pleasing with all the fabulous materials, it’s making a huge difference … Continue reading
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Local artist Kathryn Sclavi came into the shop this week to pick up some fabric for her free pop up coffee shop. The coffee shop will be popping up in a vacant lot in Philadelphia this summer. Rather than allow … Continue reading
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Bethany Rusen draws on a wide variety of interests, materials, theories, and personal histories to construct her mixed media site-responsive sculptural objects. Her work seeks to explore the visceral and emotional aspects of body experience. Rusen graduated with a BFA … Continue reading
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Each year, the Annenberg Center for the Arts hosts the Philadelphia International Children’s Festival: five days of family-friendly music, theatre performances and interactive activities. Our friend Simone helps to coordinate the festival’s FUN ZONE through her organization, The Craft Kitchen. … Continue reading
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Rabid Hands Art Collective recently visited our shop, looking for materials [lumber, felt, paper rolls, foam tubes, and more] for their project in the 2013 Hidden City Festival. Hidden City invites artists to animate Philadelphia’s most unusual and remarkable spaces, … Continue reading
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There’s more than one way to ride a bike in style. A few weeks back, our friends Samantha and James [of Mr. and Mrs. Magoo's Traveling Trash Puppet Circus] created this gorgeous mascot-style Grumpy Cat with reclaimed faux fur from … Continue reading
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Paper: flat, white, mundane. Right? Hold on just a minute, there, partner. Remember the excellent horse sculpture that we featured last week in our fabric post? How great would it be if that sculpture…. moved? Okay, okay, I know: every … Continue reading
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Dalyn Montgomery took the reclaimed canvas pictured above — originally from a film set — and reused it as a painting surface. This endeavor involved extra reuse skills because the canvas had a hole in one corner. Dalyn was up … Continue reading
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[Suggested soundtrack for this post: SAIL by AWOLNATION] This is the first thing I think of when I think fabric + bicycle. And amazingly cool though a sailbike might be, it isn’t the only way to use fabric in your … Continue reading
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Left to Your One Device: The “Tool at Hand” Challenge Reception: THURSDAY, APRIL 25 // 6:00-8:00PM The Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 South 18th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 It’s too late to participate in the challenge, but you can check out … Continue reading
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First up on our list of must-haves for the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby: cardboard tubes. These babies came from Arden Theatre Company. We think they’d make a great addition to your derby steed because they are visually striking, lightweight, and … Continue reading