Five DIY projects for a cozy autumn: lamps made from pumpkins, slippers made from old fabrics, soap with pumpkin spice and more. Two days a week, around 30 women from the "Streffer Club" in Au am Rhein meet in their workshop and sew "Streffer" - homemade slippers. Only discarded wool coats and wool blankets are used for this, no synthetic material. Warm and sustainable - no wonder the Streffer are now so popular that the women from the Streffer Club can hardly keep up with making them. The slippers are sold at the Christmas market in Au. The proceeds go to social causes in the region. At the Backnang Wool Festival, wool fans can devote themselves to the topic of wool in a relaxed atmosphere. Carding, spinning, knitting, crocheting, felting and weaving are all part of the activity. More than 85 exhibitors offer the latest wool trends and everything you need for knitting, crocheting and working with wool: from beautiful buttons to the right storage for needles and accessories. You can also learn new techniques in many workshops and be inspired to create new projects at a fashion show. Yesim Erdem from Esslingen creates a special type of art from pumpkins. In her studio, Turkish bottle gourds, known as calabashes, are turned into lamps with unique motifs and light projections. The pumpkin artist also sees herself as a cultural mediator, as she also passes on her knowledge of handcrafting with the natural product in courses. Patchwork is the world of Astrid Reck. In Patchworkhimmel in Grünstadt, she shows how many small pieces of fabric are made into a large fabric. This is quilted and made into warm blankets, pretty pillows, jackets and more. Olive green and crumbly? Natural cosmetics don't have to be boring. Jasmin Jonietz makes magical natural soaps in her "Seifenmagie" factory in Pfinztal - with lots of glitter! Whether plum kernel oil, rose wax or green tea: she chooses regional and seasonal raw materials. That's why pumpkin is a must-have ingredient in autumn. She doesn't sell pumpkin spice latte to drink, but as soap from the shelf. If you want to choose the color of your autumn soap yourself, you can take a course with her. Participants will learn, among other things, that pumpkin seed oil not only tastes good, it's also good for the skin. And with cinnamon and other ingredients in the soap, it smells like autumn every time you wash your hands! Chapter markers 00:00:00 Intro: At the Backnang Wool Festival 00:02:19 Visiting the “Streffer-Club”: Homemade slippers made from old wool fabrics 00:06:59 Knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving: Everything made from wool at the Backnang Wool Festival 00:09:51 Pumpkins as lamps by Yesim Erdem in Esslingen 00:14:10 Knitting coach and influencer Thorsten Duit shows Ramon how to knit 00:17:17 Quilting and sewing in patchwork heaven in Grünstadt 00:23:59 Making pumpkin spice soap in the “Seifenmagie” factory in Pfinztal 00:29:16 Outro ???????????? Welcome to Südwestrundfunk ???????????? New videos await you here every day, from the southwest and around the world. Whether personal stories from people from Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, information on politics and society, cuisine or culture - high-quality information and the best entertainment are guaranteed. We look forward to exchanging ideas with you and to a factual discussion. This works best when we treat each other with respect. ❤️ Subscribe to this channel: https://1.ard.de/swrytabo ???? Our netiquette: https://www.swr.de/netiquette ???? More in the media library: https://ardmediathek.de ???? Imprint: https://www.swr.de/impressum/ ???? Data protection declaration: https://www.swr.de/datenschutz ✅ SWR - With our independent offerings, we offer all people in the southwest orientation, home and security ✅ -