Many thanks to my friends Bryan and Andrea of Amuck Designs http://www.amuckdesign.com/ for the lesson on rivets. Made hollow copper rivets and silver solid rivets to connect bicycle chain links.

Bike chain link with silver rivet

Bike chain links with copper rivets

This idea has been percolating for a while. Purchased 3 nearly identical large, XL, XXL men’s sweaters, 100% wool (with holes, I don’t want to cut up something wearable). Deconstruct,  re-assemble–*poof*–new skirt.

100% merino wool

Moth holes

Skirt made from sweater sleeves