Recycling T Shirts Into Rugs
Starting at the bottom hem cut t shirts across into 2 inch strips image 2.
Recycling t shirts into rugs. Recycle an old t shirt and turn it into a creative shag rug. One method is to cut the t shirt into strips and tie them to a longer strip that has been made into a base cord. Frame favorite or sentimental used t shirts this is the way to go if your tees have a sentimental value but you never wear them anymore. Frame them and hang them on the wall.
The cord is then coiled around to form a circle rug. Join our email list to stay up to date on all things sewing. Recycling tshirts into rugs my wonderful fiance ben is a clothes horse. At this point we really could deck out our whole wardrobe with t shirt themed stuff.
Here is a video on how to turn some old t shirts into a rug. Repeat for all of your t shirts until you have enough yarn. Approximately five to six skeins will give you a 2 x 3 rug and 10 to 12 skeins a 4 x 6 etc. Another tutorial to help in saving our mother earth by turning unwanted items into something useful.
It is packed full of tshirts many of which i ve never seen him actually wear. Thats very cute christi. Maybe it doesn t fit anymore maybe you don t want to still wear a concert tee from the 90s maybe you think the design is truly a work of art. How to make rugs from old clothes homemade rugs ideas make rug from old t shirts you can follow us on social media facebook.
We have t shirts made several different ways t shirt shoelaces t shirt rings t shirt headbands t shirt bracelets and necklaces. This is the t shirt yarn ball i made out of an old t shirt which i have been wearing for 10 years day in day out wash in wash out. His closet puts my own to shame. In the past i have made bermudas out of them made tote bags many.
T shirts make for the perfect rag rugs as the material is easy to work with and easy to wash. We can also deck out our house with t shirt pom poms and t shirt rugs among other things. An old t shirt makes for the perfect baby swaddler and won t cost you an arm and a leg to make it.