Taoyuan group remakes old Monkeys jerseys for charity
Taoyuan group remakes old Monkeys jerseys for charity
2025-12-17
Even old clothes that can’t be worn anymore still have life of their own! The Taoyuan Environmental Protection Department collected 500 old jerseys from the Rakuten Monkeys baseball team to donate to a charity organization. The ones that couldn’t be worn were given to tailors who transformed them into handmade bags. Each one has its unique embroidery and designs, becoming a veritable work of art.
Tailors sit attentively at sewing machines, their feet working the pedals. Some are busy ironing, while others carefully piecing together bits of fabric. In this small room, everyone has a role to play to magically transform these discarded clothes into something else entirely.
Hsieh I-chin
Xuan Yi association director
Why make them into bags? Because it seems people will always buy bags. After we get the jerseys, the first hope is that they can be worn again, because wearing them is best.
The Taoyuan Department of Environmental Protection collected 500 old jerseys and merch from the Rakuten Monkeys baseball team to donate to the Xuan Yi association. Those that couldn’t be worn again were made into other products. Since each has a different design, it tests the tailors’ craftsmanship and aesthetic sense.
Hsieh I-chin
Xuan Yi association director
It’s a huge challenge to make them into something else. Because, as everyone knows, sometimes it’s made of stretchy cotton and it’s very soft. They also have buttons and buttonholes. So how to change them? To make them into bags? Because bags always have a certain structure. So this is where our tailors’ skills and expertise are really put to the test.
Under their skilled hands, every piece is a one-of-a-kind creation. For the jerseys that are in good condition, the association auctions them off to be worn again.
Chang Li-hsin
Taoyuan climate change division chief
There are currently 330 jerseys that are in good condition that we donated to the Xuan Yi association. Next year, we’ll continue working with the Rakuten baseball team to host sustainability programs. Keep these programs going. And also craft them into small items for fans, allowing the fans to try for themselves.
This association adds new value to ordinary secondhand clothing. They stress that maintaining an environmental philosophy while doing charity work can hopefully result in even more creative products going forward.
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舊衣變身！ 桃園環保局攜手樂天職棒 募集球衣送愛心
2025-12-17
穿不下的二手衣，竟然還能這樣做!桃園市環保局攜手職棒樂天桃猿球團，募集500件球迷的愛心球衣，捐贈給關懷協會，其中無法再穿的球衣，經過縫紉師的巧手，製作成手作材料包，加上花紋、花色大不同，每一件都是獨一無二的作品。
有人腳踩縫紉機，專注車縫，有人忙著熨燙，有人用心拼接布料，小小空間大家各司其職，這是讓舊衣變身的魔法工作坊。
[[桃園市萱藝新知關懷協會總幹事 謝沂瑾]]
“為什麼會想來做成包包，就是我覺得包包好像是一定會買的，球衣到我們這邊之後，最首先的一個大原則是希望它可以再穿，再穿是最好的”
桃園市環保局攜手職棒樂天桃猿球團，募集500件球迷愛心球衣，捐贈給桃園市萱藝新知關懷協會，其中部分無法再穿的球衣，製作成其他單品，由於每件衣服的花紋、細節不同，不僅考驗做工也挑戰美感。
[[桃園市萱藝新知關懷協會總幹事 謝沂瑾]]
“改造這件事情其實真的是還蠻大的挑戰，因為大家知道，它本身可能有時候是棉質有彈性的，然後再加上它很軟，還有它有些扣子，一些開岔，那我們要怎麼讓它去改變，然後讓它變成是包包，因為包包基本上都有一個挺度，所以這個就是考驗，我們縫紉師的一些技巧，跟一些功力了”
在縫紉師的巧手下，每一件都是獨一無二的作品，其餘狀況良好的球衣，協會也透過公益義賣讓資源再利用。
[[桃園市環保局氣候變遷科長 張儷馨]]
“目前有330件狀況良好的球衣，我們是捐贈給桃園市萱藝的新知關懷協會，那我們明年還會跟樂天球團，持續辦理永續趴的活動，把這個活動繼續延續下去，然後製成小物送給球迷，讓球迷可以親身來體驗”
平平無奇的二手衣，重新發揮價值，協會也說，秉持這樣的環保理念，同時也能做愛心，希望未來能創造出更多文創商品。
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