Some of our most memory-filled possessions sit in the attic, boxed up with mothballs. It is the flannel shirt of a woodsman father, it is the juice-stained skirt of a mother who made the best blueberry jam and, for many, it is the military uniform of a relative who served in World War II, Vietnam or Iraq.

But why should those precious garments, so meaningful that one would never consider throwing them away, remain hidden in a dusty storage space? What memories, then, could they possibly evoke? These questions led Johanna "Jodi" Ferro of Belfast to recently start a small clothing company she has appropriately named Walked in Fabrics.

Ferro reuses people's old clothing to make new, custom designs. She calls it, "wearing a memory, and wearing it proud."

It works like this: You ship her any clothing that holds meaning to you. Then, with some direction, she combines old fabric with new to create a custom dress, skirt, vest or handbag — whatever you like.