Recyling artist Emily Kircher of ekra creates and array of beautiful rugs that display more than just a shade of Green. Try every color in the rainbow.
Since dyes are not used, Emily of ekra says that one of her biggest obsticals can be finding certain colors.
I think that one thing that makes these upcycling projects so challenging is the fact that you are at the mercy of what you have. Without a doubt Emily has a strong-hold on how to make her rugs stand out with the colors available to her.
I love making rugs. I love just about everything about it, shopping for fabric, designing, combining fabrics to create effects. - ekra
My motivation for making rugs from recycled fabrics is two-fold. First, to take a tiny bit of fabric waste out of the waste stream and remake it into something useful. Second, to educate people that unwanted fabrics can have a second life as something else and that if they don't want them, to please donate them to a thrift store so they can be used again. -ekra
Emily began selling her rugs in 2004 after years of perfecting her technique.
These are available for purchase in her etsy shop, and consignsment shops which she has listed on her blog.
