I desperately needed a new shelf for our bathroom a few weeks ago: I had a piece of wood, but nothing to hang it on. I went up to my studio and grabbed some left over fabric, sewed together a double layer and added a button hole in the centre of each end. I hung the fabric bands on two screws in the awl and balanced the wood shelf/ plank in between. Easy peasy and endless design choices: old clothes, old curtains, leather, fabric scraps …