Syrians turn old blankets into winter coats to survive

Syrians in rebel-held towns are struggling to survive, with many of them surrounded by government forces.

At a make-shift tailor shop in the besieged city of al-Houla, in Syria’s northern Homs province, blankets and old clothes are given new life.

Supplies are running short and – with little access to international aid – residence are learning to improvise with what little they have.

Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan reports.