Ideas for old tights

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Couldn't find anything in memories...

I have lots of pairs of old tights with holes - some are thick wool/cotton ones and others are those sheer beige nylon ones. I did a quick search online for things I could do with them but very few of the suggestions were about things I could make. Any ideas?

My First Tote Bag - Verbosity Filter DISENGAGED

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First: the teaser. :-)  Also, a warning to put your sunglasses on.  I nearly went blind sewing this thing.

Second, the question: has anyone used Thermoweb fusible vinyl coating on their projects before?  As you can see, it's a clear coat of vinyl to waterproof your totally cool fabric so you don't have to settle for Grandma's florals or 80's style abstract in the ready-made outdoor waterproof prints.  This is a test scrap.  The vinyl has coated the fabric very nicely, and I even got the flash at a non-glaring angle (woo-hoo, Elfie! for taking a decent picture!). I can still prise up the corner of the patch, pretty easily, though. Has anyone else used this kind of thing, and if so, have you found it to scratch up easily, look worn out quickly, and otherwise looked great for two weeks before compulsively getting your fingernails under every last scrap?  I wanted to use this to waterproof the bottom of my tote, but I forgot to bring it with me to my sewing club meet when I was cutting the fabric, and once the seams were sewn, I wasn't going to try to put it on after the fact -- too many angles, too many air bubbles, and I finally got my mojo going, so I didn't want to wreck my first inspired piece in ages.  I may do a few more for my market table, though, hence the question.

OK. On to tote goodness under the cut.  (That would be lots of words, and 8 more pics, all under 600 pixels in size. This may not be dial-up friendly.)

Cross-posted to a few places.
( Last chance: put your sunglasses on! )

Cross Stitch pattern site.

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There is a cross stitch link that I'm looking for. It was one that you could import a photo (or down load a program), select how many colors you wanted to use and it would map out the pattern and give you a shopping list for what colors you needed and how much of each color. Do any of you know what site I'm taking about.

x-posted

Things I'm finally getting around to posting

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These things are mostly all made from recycled fabric and vintage buttons...



 

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