If you are an avid coffee drinker like myself, then sewing your own reusable coffee filter may be a good way to save some money and the environment. After posting about how to make the perfect cup of coffee, some people voiced concerns about french press coffee raising cholesterol.

Using a filter like this, will filter out what causes that raise in cholesterol. If you are handy at all with a sewing machine, then check out this post on how to sew your own reusable coffee filter.

Photo courtesy of ECAB.

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