Old Stockings to Rubber Bands

Inetia
by Inetia
$000
15 Minutes
Easy
You know those embolism stockings that we get from the hospital that just lay around the house and never get used again. Well dig 'em out and you can turn them into something useful.

With a sharp scissors cut one inch strips across the width of the legs and down the entire length.
When all the cutting is done give each of the rounds a good stretch as this will curl the cut edges and give them a more neat and finished look.
Stretching the rounds will cause a little unravelling but is not a serious issue. Just pull or cut the ravels off. You can do the same thing with old pantyhose or stockings.
You can use them to bind things together as you would rubber bands. I also cut them and use them to tie flowers and raspberries to stakes. I make twig wreaths and garden arches and use the ties to shape and secure them till they are dried to shape.
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