So I'm recently coming across some clothes that are beyond repair and am looking for some ways to recycle them. I was thinking about making a quilt out of them, but I don't currently have a sewing maching and hand sewing would take forever. And I'm not quite sure I have enough to do an entire blanket. And just cutting my precious clothes into rags is a little boring and I want to be able to cherish them. I was thinking about sending a pair of jeans I have to one of the companies that recycles denim into insulation, but I don't want to transport all my clothes that need recycled. Any ideas??
-Make pillows, and stuff them with scraps. -Cut them into strips and make a rag rug. -Make wall art, like a picture made from pieces of fabric. (use glue and it's even easier) -Make patches to sew onto other clothes or bags A quilt is a huge undertaking, I would start with smaller items. But I always like to have some hand-work on the go, to take with me places where I would be bored otherwise.
I think I like the wall art idea. I think I like it a lot. Maybe cut them into tiny (maybe 2"x2") squares and hand sew those together. I might need to get better at my hand sewing skills though. Lol. I have a hard time sewing in a straight line. Maybe I'll get lucky and someone will buy me a sewing machine for my bridal shower. Its on my gift registry.
Isnt the grunge torn up cloths look back in style? or is that just here in michigan, I saw a guy at the mall last weekend in jeans that were so ripped up I had an 80's music video flash lol. I felt the need to tell him he looked like an enourmous tool, manly becasue tehy were so bad you could see more of his leg than what was covered. It looks alright to an extent though. I know I have some pairs of jeans that I had designated as "work jeans" that I now will wear out becasue they are just that right amount of grunge to look "in style" and not be overboard. The worst pair I have, someone wanted to know where I got them, years of manual labor. Anyways, given its the style, why not save some money, and keep wearing at least some of it. I love it when grunge comes back, its a season I dont have to buy new stuff. The old tatered stuff I already have still looks better htan whats on the rack, NEW, for 100 bucks. That and your pretty hot, so even if it wasnt in style, NO ONE WOULD CARE.
I do wear some of my clothes that are torn up, because I am one of those that likes it. Haha. But I'm more concerned about the clothes that cannot be worn. Like, my fiance decided to tear the sleeves off of an old tshirt and wasn't paying attention and followed the wrong seam. And I have a shirt that's just so old and its too small now and its stained and torn that I don't want to give it to anyone. Stuff like that!
Well if its stained than its no good to wear, even if grunge is in, dirty will never be. But, if its stained why would you want to make anything out of it in the first place, than youve got a stained pillow, or whatever you end up doing, Id want to lay on that... Cloths that have become to small, I keep just in case. I actually bought a shirt that I REALLY liked a size to small to try to motivate me to loose the last 10 pounds I need to get off me, and so far Im on track. You never know when it might fit again, or, it could be motivation to make it fit again.
No... If they're still in good condition I'm probably going to try to sell them at a garage sale this summer and if I can't, I'll donate them. I mean, stuff that can't be worn anymore. There isn't much motivation in losing weight to wear a shirt that is ripped up and has a stain and overall, it just worn out. But I can make something with it. I can just cut around the rips and the stains and use the fabric that is still in good condition. Or I can just do the boring cut everything up into rags (But thats no fun, and I already have too many washcloths).
