CIMG7875 A dress with a ruffle made of ties and other recycled fabrics at the Maker Faire 2007

A dress with a ruffle made of ties and other recycled fabrics from Swap-o-Rama-Rama fashion show from Maker Faire 2007

CIMG7875 A dress with a ruffle made of men’s ties and other recycled fabrics from Swap-o-Rama-Rama fashion show

CIMG7875 A dress with a ruffle made of men’s ties and other recycled fabrics at the Maker Faire 2007 event Swap-o-Rama-Rama, where people could make their own clothes out of used clothes dropped off by other participants.

Here are pictures of another dress made with ties — side and front. Ties were incorporated full-length into that dress.

Here is another pictureof this dress — she is at the center of the group.

Maker Faire was a two-day event that celebrated arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It took place in Austin, Texas in October 2007.