Helping families one stitch at a time

By Shane Desiatnik
September 17 2014 - 12:00am
Springwood Yarn Group members and their children at Springwood Uniting Church last Thursday with some colourful items they made from donated rags and used clothing scraps. Back row (from left) Vicky Clarke with sons Mitchell and Ryan, Roanne Jack with Oliver, Diva Perez, Erin, Heather Selwyn, Kim McGoogan, Emmett and (front) Amara.
Springwood Yarn Group members and their children at Springwood Uniting Church last Thursday with some colourful items they made from donated rags and used clothing scraps. Back row (from left) Vicky Clarke with sons Mitchell and Ryan, Roanne Jack with Oliver, Diva Perez, Erin, Heather Selwyn, Kim McGoogan, Emmett and (front) Amara.

A group of Lower Mountains mums practise a creative form of clothing recycling in Springwood every Thursday morning, transforming worn out clothing scraps into colourful rugs and fashion accessories to benefit bushfire-affected families.

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