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Repairing & Upcycling

Hey DIYers! At thegreenlist.nl, a whole DIY team is on hand to give you ideas to repair and upcycle more. Pimping up old furniture, repairing clothes, cool crafting tips with waste, these make us very happy! Do you?

Fashion hack: adjusting trousers that are too wide without a sewing machine

  • 11 April 2025

You can very easily make trousers that are too big smaller without the intervention of a sewing machine. In fact, you don't even need a needle and thread....

DIY: making egg dye mill from cardboard

  • 7 April 2025

Happy Easter! Paint toys appear on many breakfast tables again, as painting eggs at Easter is a tradition. Only... it's often a mess too. Fortunately...

Natural dyeing: dyeing clothes with natural textile dyes from plants

  • 4 February 2025

Say you have an item of clothing that is not quite your cup of tea. Maybe the colour is not ‘your colour’ or it has a stain on it. It's...

Making your own flag garland from scrap paper

  • 29 January 2025

Yellowed sheet music or an old atlas from the thrift store, all those drawings the kids came home with, a pile of old magazines in the...

Do: sustainable textile dyeing workshop!

  • 20 January 2025

Are you looking for an original and sustainable idea for a children's party, baby shower or outing with colleagues? Then we have a great idea...

Fitting oversized trousers with darts

  • 27 December 2024

Bingo! You have a great pair of trousers or skirt, but the garment turns out to be too big. Ai, what a shame, because it really is a gem. Now what to do....

DIY: make your own cards from scrap paper

  • 29 November 2024

‘Say it with a homemade card from an old magazine!’ The doormat used to be full of handwritten cards around your birthday and holidays. Nostalgia!...

DIY: make your own envelopes from scrap paper

  • 27 November 2024

A homemade card for the holidays or with a birthday is a super sweet idea. It doesn't get more original or personal than this. With this, you really show...

Fix open seam, shop hook or tear in clothes with a ladder stitch

  • 2 September 2024

A seam that comes loose, a tear caused by a clumsy move or a shop hook because you bumped into something sharp with your clothes: it can...

Button sewing by hand

  • 29 July 2024

When you sew a button on a pair of trousers or vest, do you know what you are doing? Honestly: at thegreenlist.nl, we are not all equally skilled...

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