Kate has a fun Scrap Happy Day that I am participating in this month. Most people I know, are aware that I love to use up my scraps and recycle as much as possible. Well…

T-shirts galore!
I have lots and lots of t-shirts that my kids (all 5!) have grown out of. The t-shirts that were suitable to donating we donated; however, many of them had stains or rips or were just too worn out to donate to anyone. I knew I wanted to use them so I started making t-shirt yarn with them.

1″ strips
I use the rotary cutter to cut one inch strips.

Lots of shirts!
I usually cut many over the course of a day or two and then…

t-shirt yarn!
Turn them into t-shirt yarn. It does make a bit of a mess!! But these are ready to use. Sometimes I crochet hats, bags, bowls etc with them. This time I am making some more rag rugs.

Rag Rug
I’ve been trying out a bit of clasped weft for this one. In the winter we use lots of rugs what with the dog, students and my own kids traipsing in from the rain. I love these because they have a nice feel to them, are very sturdy, hold up to tons of washing and drying AND it’s a repurposed craft! Now, back to weaving! I’ve got some t-shirt yarn to use up.