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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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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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Melissa Maddonni Haims a fiber artist based in Philadelphia. She uses alternative — mostly recycled, reclaimed + rescued — materials, specifically vintage fabrics and yarn, to create large scale crochet + knit installations. While the majority of her work shows … 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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We’re looking forward to joining The Philadelphia Artist Collective [PAC] for their production of Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens. Knowing the PAC, it will be a great show. It’s especially nice to have a chance to see one of Shakespeare’s … Continue reading
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We spent a few hours last week sorting fabric, trying to get some of the smaller bits into packages that show off how awesome — and worth reusing — they are. As part of this, Ali [one of two new … Continue reading
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Sarah Schimeneck, modeling her bow, made by The Resource Exchange out of vintage puce silk, $0.50. Legitimately excited (as clearly documented in photograph..!)
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Rachel Schaffran used salvaged materials from The Resource Exchange for this installation piece in the show, Recipro-city, at The Painted Bride.
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re•created by Laura Semmelroth, this beautiful wall hanging was made from silkscreened fabric remnants The Resource Exchange salvaged from the deinstallation of the recent Miss Rockaway Armada exhibit.
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These pillows were made to go with their kotatsu, a Japanese heated table, also made with reclaimed materials from The Resource Exchange! (re•created by Vinni Cheng and Aaron Fleury)