A tote bag made with seatbelts? Montreal area thrift shop gets creative for its community – Montreal | 24CA News
Lyne Boutin and Mary Coatsworth can fairly actually make one thing out of nothing.
That’s really one in all their roles as volunteers at la Source d’Entraide‘s sewing room in Saint-Lazare, Que., where the motto is to re-use as much as you can, wherever you can.
“We are a thrift store, so that’s the entire goal of the donations we get right here,” stated Andrée-Anne Lavigne, La Source d’Entraide common director. “We really want to reduce the waste we, as an organization produce but also for everyone else. So the idea here is to give a second life to most things as we can.”
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Volunteers can sew, lower and make absolutely anything.
One of their most up-to-date creations is their tackle a tote bag — with the assistance of some outdated automobile components.
“We’re working with a junkyard that allows us to go there, grab some seatbelts, and we clean them, wash them and then we can use them to make bags,” stated Lavigne.
The belts are used as a strap for the bag, which Lavigne says helps make it fairly sturdy.
The bag is then offered within the retailer downstairs for $6.
The cash from the proceeds of the baggage, in addition to the whole lot else within the store, goes again to the shop, to assist fund its meals financial institution and different group providers.
“We’re raising money by producing these products and selling them, and that money is useful for the food bank, etc., but also, we’re providing a service to people in the community who require these items,” stated Coatsworth.
Every yr, volunteers and Lavigne attempt to provide you with new, unique concepts for merchandise — like turning fur coats into pillows or hats, and even taking some outdated fleece and making a Swiffer duster refill, which the shop says is one in all its bestsellers.
“I’m always impressed with what we can do with recycling,” stated Boutin. “The sky is the limit.”
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