I made this Shirret beanie from my husband's 'outgrown' Surfer Jams® swim trunks.

Wool fabric scraps made this  24 inch, 1 inch thick and soft Shirret. I plan to add to it to make it bigger.

I made four squares from wool fabric scraps, and went around the corners on two sides to make a patchwork table mat.

I made Shirrét™ squares and laced/patched them together and thought carefully about the black and white lines in the design.

I made this Solar Ray Shirrét™ bedside rug from wool fabric scraps.

Basic Shirret hot mat pattern from cotton sewing scraps.

Another 70 year-old Shirret™ Target chair pad, washed many time, in great shape!

Shirrét™ crochet chair pad made from 70's polyester double-knit Jump-Suit sewing scraps!

Shirrét™ crochet made from worn out Blue Jeans.

65 year-old Shirrét™ chair pad set by Louise, made with cotton dress sewing scraps

Shirret™ table mat from cotton fabric scraps. Patterns are diagramed in The Art of Shirret' book.

'The Art of Shirret' book by Louise McCrady

Book 'The Art of Shirret' by Louise McCrady.