WEARABLE ART
Crochet with pop tops is a very popular craft in my home country, Brazil. I think that most pull tab crochet products you may see online are "pasteurized" and mass-produced. They strive for perfection, while I do it for the pure enjoyment of creating something with my own two hands (wish I had a third one...). I think of it as wearable art and minor imperfections are part of the charm.
Upcycled crochet items using aluminum pull tabs from soda and beer cans
See what it's all about
All the items I make are crocheted or knit using recycled, post-consumer, clean, aluminum soda can pull tabs, or pop tops. Check what pull tab crochet is all about.I have started using "plarn", a "yarn" made from recycled plastic bags cut into strips. The results are very interesting
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Pull Tab Crochet Pics
You can see them all in my Etsy shop......if I have not sold them yet!
My OOAK creations:
Pull Tab crochet on the web
Let's praise all the beautiful work out there
Pop Top Purse with Tutorial
Novica with pull tab handbags and accessories made by Neide Ambrosio, from Brazil, for purchase
Escama Studios
Pull Tab Bracelet tutorial
Craft Magazine Pull Tab Crochet
Flower Pot Holder Tutorial from Angela Cassilha's Blog (in Portuguese but the pictures are good enough to figure it out)
Creations on Video
Novica Artisan Neide Ambrosio at Brazilian TV Show
Novica artisan Neide Ambrosio interviewed by Hebe Camargo and the top model Luiza Brunet at a popular TV talk show. Neide talks about her bags made with soda pop-tops. Her work called the attention of Californian kids that wrote her many letters appraizing Neide's nice eco-friendly products. (English Subtitles)
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"Desfile de roupas recicladas, feitas de Sucata"
Fashion Show - Clothes made from trash
Escama Studio
Promotional Video
Escama Studio
Escama Studio combines sustainable design with fair trade principles to create a new breed of alluring fashion accessories. Based in San Francisco, Escama Studio works directly with two Brazilian craft cooperatives—Cia do Lacre and As Panteras do Lacre—to design and produce these sleek, modern pieces using traditional crochet techniques and recycled aluminum pull-tabs.
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Crochet Blog Posts from Google
- Seventies Sunshine Crochet Rug on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
- I crocheted this rug with yarn I hand-cut from two thrift store bed sheets.
- Craftzine.com blog : Mystery Christmas Crochet Project From Sarah ...
- Sarah London has just announced her mystery Christmas crochet project, which runs through the end of...
- PlanetJune by June Gilbank » Christmas Trees crochet pattern
- The design includes a lip inside the base, so the tree will stand stably without the need for stuffi...
- Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » Crochet Pattern: Easiest Coaster ...
- After all they're just circles you put your drinks on so that you don't mess up your table. In this...
Other Interesting Things Using Beer and Soda Cans
There's more to them than the pull tabs...
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts in Houston is finally done renovating the beer can houseVisit the Red Bull Art of Can page. It's in Houston this year and I have been to it. AWESOME! It may not give you wings, but it sure gives your imagination some!!!!
Visit my friend Urbanwoodswalker on Flickr. She has picture sets of awesome stuff she makes with the cans.
Tell me what you think...
spunkycourtney wrote
wow! Your work is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Posted November 09, 2009
margot Cardarelli wrote
in reply to PopTopLady Thank you!!!!!
Posted October 25, 2009
Marissa wrote
I love your stuff!! I know you probably get that a lot! I looked at your stuff on Etsy, and the price is VERY reasonable! Actually I would say its unbelievable! You're so blessed to have such a wonderful, creative talent!
Posted October 23, 2009
PopTopLady wrote...
in reply to margot cardarelli I get mine at Ebay; my favorite seller is Coindude1 and his boy scouts.
Posted October 19, 2009
by PopTopLady
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