Upcycling: T-Shirt 2 Yarn

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Upcycling: T-Shirt 2 Yarn

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Do you have old t-shirts? Than you can upcylce them to yarn, that you can use to knit a carpet, a bag or a drip mat...

Step 1: Take Old T-shirts

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Choose old t-shirts, that match. T-shirts with no joints are nicer than those with ones.

Step 2: Cut the T-shirts

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Take scissors and cut the t-shirts into 1-3 cm broad stripes. Start at the bottom and than work yourself up until you reach the sleeves. Work in circles so that you get one long stripe of cloth.

Step 3: Stretch the Strips

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To get real yarn, that you can easily work with, stretch the strip before you coil it into a ball. As the image shows, the cloth will roll up a little bit and form a nice round strip of yarn.