PEA-Badge-Textiles

what if... instead of twine, they make  yarn?  easier to source materials in town.

or harvest yarn from an old sweater?

some pretty nifty baskets woven from paper grocery bags or newspaper.

I totally agree with R.

And in my opinion even in town it's possible to find materials 'in the wild' for making cordage and weaving a basket. There can be parks, empty places where weeds grow, or trees alongside the street and there you can find bark, nettles, etc.

I can't remember if PEA includes foraging for materials in parks and stuff.  There are some pretty hefty fines where I live if you take the wrong bit of plant matter from the wrong park.  

Sorry, I read now in another thread that PEA doesn't include any search for materials outdoors. I did not yet know that.

That will make it much more difficult! Both for you who are making the BBs for PEA, as well as for the people who want to do the PEA-path. As far as I saw it now it's easier for me to do the PEP BBs than the PEA BBs! I have a garden (not a large one, but it's a garden) and I can forage in town parks, it's allowed here, if you only pick ripe fruits and take dead branches.

I think having it be spinning yarn or twine would be good. Most craft stores now have roving for sale (it's often cheep and not well-cleaned, but it can be bought.).

Another idea would be to make thicker twine/yarn from store-bought yarn or twine.

Maybe the yarn section could be:

--make thicker twine or yarn (rope?) from existing twine or yarn (apparently when you take yarn and twine it like that, it's rope making!)

--unravel a sweater to harvest yarn

--spin roving to make yarn

Any place I could use a pin loom?  Mine are wood with nails and are about 4 by 4 inches square...

For spinning I would simply say make thread, yarn, or twine from any fiber.  Different places will have different fibers available and there are folks who have allergies to wool even well cleaned and prepped wool for spinning....  or it may be totally unavailable in their are.  Wry grin sorry but wool for me means something from a sheep.  

I don't know much about pin looms, but the weaving BBs in the Straw level don't require you to use a specific type of loom. Ingenity in looms is encouraged!

And, you don't have to do BBs in any sort of order. If you find yourself weaving a belt, you can submit pictures to the weave a belt BB.

.....Waaaait, I just realized this is the PEA (Permaculture Experience for Apartments) Textile badge, and not the PEP (Permaculture Experience According to Paul) Textile Badge. From what I understand, though, the PEA textile badges will look a lot like the PEP textile badges. Most of the Sand and Straw PEP textile stuff can be easily done from an apartment, and so I think a lot of the BBs will overlap. I think if you complete a PEP textile badge, you can apply it to PEA, though I'm not 100% sure how that all works out.

for sand badge, can you add make a spindle bb as manditory?
https://permies.com/wiki/152205/pep-textiles/Simple-Drop-Spindle-textile-straw#1191138

The different lists we have on the PEP textile page https://permies.com/wiki/101129/pep-textiles/PEP-Badge-Textiles

PEP textile STRAW

required list (complete all 7 BBs)

for the rest of this badge, you need 31 points

repairs list (minimum of 3 points required)
upholstery list (minimum of 2 points required)
bedding list (minimum of 2 points required)
weaving list (minimum of 3 points required)
spinning list (minimum of 4 points required)
stickwork list (minimum of 3 points required)
sewing list (minimum of 3 points required)
wax or oil cloth list (zero points required)
dye list (zero points required)
felt list (zero points required)
leatherwork and fur list (zero points required)

required list (complete all 7 BBs)
start a button jar (harvest buttons from old shirts) - yes
harvest fabric scraps for future sewing projects - yes
sew on a button - yes
create a textile toolbox or hussif (sewing kit) - yes
mend a hole - invisible mending (pick one) - yes
 - re-create knit fabric (possibly a sock) with knit-stitch darn
 - reenforce woven fabric where it is thinning or starting to make a hole
 - invisible mending a small hole or tear in the fabric
 - add a patch to torn fabric so that it is invisible from the outside (kaketsugi)
sewing machine maintenance - maybe???
make a small loom capable of weaving a belt - yes

It looks like almost everything on this list is easy to do without buying special materials or equipment.

The sewing machine badge is a bit more difficult as most apartment dwellers I know "don't have room for a sewing machine"

I still think this is an important skill.  So what to replace it with that is equally as awesome?

repairs list (minimum of 3 points required)

patch or darn a blanket (prettily) - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a coat - 1 point - yes
mend a hole in a shirt/sleeve - 1/2 point - yes
mend hole in pants or skirt - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a pocket - 1/2 point - yes
mend pinhole tears in fabric - 1/2 point - yes
mend damaged lining fabric in a garment - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a quilt - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a blanket - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a sweater - 1/2 point - yes
mend/darn a hole in a sock - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a shoe or slipper - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a hat - 1/2 point - yes
mend a hole in a mitten/glove - 1/2 point - yes
fix a worn buttonhole - 1/2 point - yes
remove lint or pills from clothes - 1/2 point - yes
hem trousers or skirt - 1 point - yes
turn trousers into shorts (with hem) - 1 point - yes
add pockets to skirt or pants - 1/2 point - yes
replace the elastic or drawstring/repair or replace a damaged waistband on pants/skirt - 1 point - yes
alter the waist on skirt or pants to fit - 1 point - yes
replace or repair the crotch in a pair of pants - 1.5 points - yes
cover a stain with a pretty patch to make the garment look nice again - 1/2 point - yes
add a gusset to a garment (eg underarms or in the crotch) to make it fit better - 1 point - yes
let out a shirt to make it bigger (possibly adding a panel) - 1 point - yes
let out trousers or a skirt to make it bigger (possibly adding a panel) - 1 point - yes
take in a shirt to make it smaller - 1 point - yes
take in trousers or a skirt to make it smaller - 1 point - yes
add belt loops or suspender buttons to a pair of pants/trousers - 1/2 point - yes
remove damaged or unwanted embroidery from a garment without damaging the garment - 1/2 point - yes
Unravel old sweater into yarn for other projects - 1 point - yes
hem drapes/curtains (so that both curtains are the same length)  - 1 point - yes
sew the handles back onto a cloth bag, reinforcing as necessary - 1/2 point - yes
fix hole or stitching in leather gloves / mittens - 1 point - yes
fix hole or stitching on leather shoes / sandals - 1 point - yes
fix hole or stitching on a leather bag / briefcase / suitcase / laptop bag - 1 point - yes
fix hole or stitching on a leather coat - 1 point - yes
repair stitching on a leather belt - 1 point - yes
full leather maintenance on shoes, boots, or sandals - 2 points - yes
 - the kind of leather and the technique used for maintenance
 - inspect areas that need pre-repair to prevent needing full repair
 - describe and repair the  issue
 - clean leather
 - waterproof or condition technique  
 - see https://permies.com/t/149367/ungarbage/shoe-lost-soul-fix-glue
full leather maintenance for leather gloves / mittens - 1/2 point - yes
 - the kind of leather and the technique used for maintenance
 - inspect areas that need pre-repair to prevent needing full repair
 - describe and repair the  issue
 - clean leather
 - waterproof or condition technique
full leather maintenance for leather bag / briefcase / suitcase / laptop bag - 1/2 point - yes
 - the kind of leather and the technique used for maintenance
 - inspect areas that need pre-repair to prevent needing full repair
 - describe and repair the  issue
 - clean leather
 - waterproof or condition technique
full leather maintenance for leather coat - 1/2 point - yes
 - the kind of leather and the technique used for maintenance
 - inspect areas that need pre-repair to prevent needing full repair
 - describe and repair the  issue
 - clean leather
 - waterproof or condition technique

everything on this list got a yes.

I'd like to apply for the PEA Textile Sand Badge

Complete the PEP Sand badge
Complete the following 4 PEP Straw BBs:

Here are the requirements linking to the completed PEP Straw Badges

 - Start a button jar  
 - Harvest fabric scraps for future sewing projects
 - Sew on a button
 - Create a textile toolbox or hussif (sewing kit)

It doesn't appear that you have the PEP Sand badge completed yet.  That's one of the prerequisites for the PEA badge...

Mike Haasl wrote:It doesn't appear that you have the PEP Sand badge completed yet.  That's one of the prerequisites for the PEA badge...

Thanks Mike - I’m starting to question my own sanity - I even wrote down the requirement.