Recycled T-Shirt Crafts
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DIY Loom Potholder Using T-Shirt Yarn And DIY Potholder Loops
After cutting up a bunch of my boy’s old striped polo style shirts to make t-shirt yarn, I just couldn’t bear to toss the remnants, namely the section above the armpits, so rather than clean for Pesach I embarked on a small research project regarding using a pot holder loom to make potholders from t-shirt…
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DIY T-Shirt Yarn From Boy’s Striped Shirts
Passover is in exactly three weeks, and at this point we should be in the middle of turning the house inside out……and so of course at this point the procrastination monster takes charge and says why not make some t-shirt yarn? After all lovely balls of homemade t-shirt yarn just waiting to be used is…
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DIY T-Shirt And Sheet Yarn Is A Spring Cleaning Tradition!
Yes, dear readers, when you see photos of DIY sheet and t-shirt yarn, you can surely guess that the Pesach house cleaning and organizing has begun! And of course, since I’d rather craft than clean, one of the first things I always do is look for old sheets that are no longer presentable, and clothing…
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Crocheted Rustic Fruit Basket To Make From Old T-Shirts
What can I tell you? I just adore this little crocheted basket that I made using yarn from some of my boy’s old t-shirts and striped polo style shirts. And in my humble opiinion one can never really have too many baskets, and fun rustic ones like this add a really nice seasonal touch, especially…
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DIY T-Shirt Yarn Is The Perfect Way To Do Spring Cleaning!
While you are cleaning out those closets, do put aside some of your kids old t-shirts, as well as anything made from jersey fabric, like undershirts, and collared polo shirts, to make your own t-shirt yarn! If you stumble across a sheet made from jersey fabric while you’re cleaning out the linen closet, you’ve struck…
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Make T-Shirt Yarn From Your Kid’s Old T-Shirts!
What does any obsessed crafter do in the middle of her intense top to bottom house cleaning in preparation for the holiday of Passover? Why of course, she gathers up all those old shirts that she wouldn’t want her kids to be caught wearing out of the house, and she uses them to make t-shirt…
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Potholders From Recycled Long Sleeved T-shirts
You can make some great woven potholders from up-cycled clothing! The potholders I just made from t-shirts, well I should specify and say actually from the sleeves of my daughter’s old t-shirts, are so great I just had to share this idea with you. Plus I do believe that I sort of promised I’d try…
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Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Rug
You can crochet with yarn made from old t-shirts, and making a little rug from t-shirt yarn is a great way to start! Okay, I have to admit, this rug is so little that I had wanted to add to it before sharing it with you, but there’s no time like the present. So grab…
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Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Basket For Holiday Giving
Crocheting with t-shirt yarn is so much fun, and lucky for me I happened to have a few balls of t-shirt yarn on hand. I whipped up this basket quite quickly, which qualifies it as a great green gift for those on your list who’d appreciate such a rustic vessel. I think it would…
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Weave Fun Summer Placemats With T-Shirt Yarn!
Isn’t this just the cutest? This is the weaving my daughter has been working on using the scraps left over after I used a bunch of t-shirts to make some yarn. Now I’m no weaving expert, but this little project has definitely sparked an interest in weaving, so I have a feeling there’s more in…
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Make Balls Of Yarn From T-Shirts & Save The Scraps For Weaving!
I can’t tell you how happy I feel looking at these little balls of t-shirt yarn! Though I save just about everything, colorful t-shirts were not in my stash, (I know, hard to believe) so a few weeks ago I actually went and bought some from a local thrift store. And I’m so happy to…