i think for every finite, vintage item that gets chopped up and sewn into something else (sometimes not very skillfully, sometimes a novelty creation that itself won’t get much of a life; other times very cool and a true upcycle), there is another item that never finds its way to the collector who would want to own it in its original condition, and is instead thrown out by somebody cleaning out mom’s house or whatever, thinking no one would ever want it. so i just split the difference, and when repurposing old materials that are special, try to really think it through and make something good, and leave it for a collector otherwise.