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A New Life For Old T-Shirts
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Nov 06 2011 12:00 AM | mariaandrea in Green Living
Most T-shirts do not have a long lifespan. The ends become frayed, they develop stains, they stretch out and no longer fit. If your old T-shirts are in no condition to donate to a thrift shop or charity, you can still extend their lives without throwing them away.
Long ago, people used cloth until only small scraps were left, and even the scraps generally found their way into something. It was more than just economic necessity -- the culture emphasized not wasting anything. This is a lesson from the past we would do well to heed today as natural resources dwindle and the population of the planet increases.
The following are just a few ways to re-use T-shirts.
Make a fashionable fringe scarf using just a pair of scissors.
And here's another T-Shirt Scarf
Use strips of old T-shirts to make a soft, braided rag rug
If you crochet, here's a project with detailed instructions for a crocheted rag rug from T-shirts
This is a great project for making a T-shirt pillow for kids or a funky, conversation starter on your sofa
If you don't know how to sew, don't fret, you can make a no-sew removable pillow coverwith scissors, hemming tape and an iron
If you're really ambitious, make a quilt out of T-shirts
Finally, if your T-shirts are clean but stained beyond use, cut them into squares and use them as dust rags or rags for washing the car. The stains don't matter and you can use them until they disintegrate.
Long ago, people used cloth until only small scraps were left, and even the scraps generally found their way into something. It was more than just economic necessity -- the culture emphasized not wasting anything. This is a lesson from the past we would do well to heed today as natural resources dwindle and the population of the planet increases.
The following are just a few ways to re-use T-shirts.
Make a fashionable fringe scarf using just a pair of scissors.
And here's another T-Shirt Scarf
Use strips of old T-shirts to make a soft, braided rag rug
If you crochet, here's a project with detailed instructions for a crocheted rag rug from T-shirts
This is a great project for making a T-shirt pillow for kids or a funky, conversation starter on your sofa
If you don't know how to sew, don't fret, you can make a no-sew removable pillow coverwith scissors, hemming tape and an iron
If you're really ambitious, make a quilt out of T-shirts
Finally, if your T-shirts are clean but stained beyond use, cut them into squares and use them as dust rags or rags for washing the car. The stains don't matter and you can use them until they disintegrate.
