Beginner
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22 min 1 sec
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00:43
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01:09
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15:22
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04:47
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Taught by Faith Hale
Chunky, cotton, upcycled yarn is simple to make when you have access to just two things: an old T-shirt and a pair of scissors. This yarn can be used for macrame, crafting string bags à la Cobrina's knotted pantry bag class, making rag rugs - Cal Patch teaches you how to do that here - as well as a multitude of other craft projects. If you're looking to speed up the process even further, using a rotary cutter, a cutting mat and a ruler will give you yards of yarn in just minutes. The leftover fabric can be used in small sewing projects or cut into squares to make handy shop rags - all eco-friendly options.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- A cotton or cotton-blend T-shirt, preferably without side seams such as Gilden brand
- Scissors
- Measuring tape.
- Self-healing cutting mat, a rotary cutter, and quilting ruler (optional)
Downloads:
- Use scissors to make T-shirt yarn
- Use a rotary cutter to make T-shirt yarn
- How to attach strands of T-shirt yarn
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Make Upcycled T-Shirt Yarn Reviews
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Zelie Massery
i needed to go to the store and get yarn now thanks to faith i have 31 yards of yarn from one shirt!
November 5, 2024
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Charlene Peloquin
Very good instructions but how do you join the yarn?
October 30, 2024
Creativebug Staff
Hi Charlene, you can join t-shirt yarn many of the same ways you'd join regular yarn, such as the magic knot but you can also sew them together or cut a slit in both the joining ends and loop the other end through both slits and pull tight. Hope that helps!
October 30, 2024
Michelle Love
Easy to understand and learn but agree with other reviewers that it would be nice to know how to join ends together to make bigger balls of t-shirt yarn for bigger projects
October 10, 2024
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