Mending the handles of a tote bag with fabric harvested from a skirt
Before
The handles of my client's tote bag were fraying. She had a skirt, in a similarly colored floral print, that she had inherited from a family member.
After
I harvested fabric from the skirt, wrapped it around the frayed parts of the handles, and sewed it down. The two fabrics are almost the same shade of pink and look great together! (Click on any image to see a larger version and enter slideshow view.)