First attempt at using material to make things was 
rag rugging.
 
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| Rag rug made for mum using blue, green brown rags | 
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| Rag rug base ('hessian'), tool and bag of rags | 
Rag rugging tool and hessian from a  bead shop in Kentish Town and the rags from charity shops, my old clothes and some bits and bobs begged from work colleagues.
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| Rag rug for Alex, I tried to make it look like a branch, but it doesn't work and looks more like a dinosaurs foot. | 
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| Looks a bit better from the back tho.  I just used duct tape to seal this one, if I had more time I would have hemmed it properly. |