Bolton charity turns unwanted fabrics into new items

Visitorstoacharity’supcyclingworkshopinBoltonhavetransformedtextilesintohouseholditems. EmmausBolton’s“ScrapStore” in FletcherStreetoffersarangeofrecycledfabricandotherartandcraftsupplies. TocelebratereuseduringnationalRepairWeek,everyoneattendingtheworkshopwasinvitedtochoosetheirownfabricforfree. SarahPlatt,aworkshopparticipant fromBolton,said:“It’sbeenagreat,lovelyintroductorycourseformakingmyowndraughtexcluder. “Atthemomentmyheater’snotworking,soitwillbeagodsend. “I’vereallyenjoyedit. ADVERTISEMENT”Justaquickone-hourworkshopandI’vemanagedtomakeafullitem. “There’sagreatteamhere. “They’relovelypeopletomeetaswell.” EmmausBoltonreuses“end-of-line”,donated,andsurplusitemstoreducelandfillandbenefitthecommunity. Allmoneyraisedfromthesaleofuseditemsatthestorehelpsraisethecharityprovideahome,workexperience,andopportunitiesfor