How to Make T-Shirt Yarn
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Old T-shirts can be turned into yarn for making knit or crochet rugs. A great zero-waste project!
Cut off bottom band
Cut under the armhole or sleeve
Fold the shirt about 1" shy of in half
Cut 1" strips. Cut through the first fold, and end your cut about 3/4" from the top fold.
Cut on an angle
At the top of the fabric, start cutting each strip on an angle.
Stretch the strip and it will curl up!
Before rolling into a ball, gently stretch the entire length of the T-shirt strip. Most fabrics will curl up on themselves. If they don't, the yarn is still perfectly usable for rug making - but you may need to cut narrower strips.
Roll the yarn into a ball
Roll the resulting yarn into a ball, and you are ready to knit or crochet a rug! I find US size 15 needles work the best for this yarn weight.
The full tutorial (with a bajillion step-by-step photos) is posted here: http://donnaberlanda.com/make-t-shirt-yarn/
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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I can hardly wait to try this!
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I love your t-shirt-to-yarn project the best because you show how to do that cut to make one LONG, knot-less strand from each shirt! Next time I see a 2 for $1 shirt sale, I'm going for it!
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