T-shirts multiply like rabbits in our house. We've collected freebies from lots of events and they just really seem to add up quickly. So t-shirts were at the top of our hit list on a recent clean-out of our dresser drawers. But what to do with them all? A few ideas:
• 1 Make t-shirt yarn, then knit it into what you may. Find out more from Glampyre Knits
• 2 This is a ruffled pillow made from an XL t-shirt. Via Floral Showers Crafts
• 3 Make a laptop sleeve, like this iShirt in Make Magazine
• 4 Cut them up into dusting cloths, like these from the frugal girl
• 5 Transform all of that fabric in a frumpy, baggy T into something you would wear outside of the house, via Dornob
Posted originally from: AT:New York
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Rags. Although I've been thinking that the larger tees would make good pillow slips for pillows that travel or go outdoors/camping.
One of my favorite stories when I was young, was about a little girl whose teacher was getting married. The little girl came from a poor family, so buying her teacher a wedding present was out of the question. But she concluded that her teacher would get everything new, and not have anything old to clean house with. So the child cut and hemmed dozens of rags, so the bride would have what she really needed for housekeeping.
Needless to say, I've hemmed many a rag, teaching myself to sew.
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What a cute story, SunnyBlue! Thanks for sharing :-)
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http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple.blogspot.com/2008/03/tutorial-t-shirt-yarn.html
found a great tutorial for making the yarn
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A kid who volunteers at our local Humane Society takes old t-shirts and cuts them into strips, then tightly braids them and knots them off on the ends. The HS sells them as a fundraiser at events and they make awesome "rope" toys for dogs. My mutt has two and she loves them both.
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The last picture is so freaking cute! I must make that asap!
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