Learn How to Make Yarn From Old T-Shirts

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If you’re anything like me, I need to get rid of a few t-shirts…no, actually a lot of t-shirts! I have so many t-shirts I could open a t-shirt shop! It’s ridiculous, yet I kept hanging onto them. I’m glad I did because now I have the perfect way to recycle them!

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After learning that I could make yarn out of t-shirts and actually make some great things out of it, I jumped all in and started cutting t-shirts the way Laura, in the tutorial attached below, does it. She makes everything look so easy. You would think that cutting up t-shirts wouldn’t need instructions, but, believe me, there’s actually an art to it!

I have loved learning to crochet with t-shirt yarn. The best thing about t-shirt yarn is that you can make it yourself really easily out of t-shirts. You can also cut up t-shirt sheets if you find that you don’t have enough t-shirts!

 There are loads of tutorials available online. Look on Pinterest, there’s tons of great information regarding how to crochet with t-shirt yarn and making rugs out of this is so cool looking! The sky’s the limit on what you can make out of your t-shirt yarn that you make.
Look on Pinterest at all of the great things you can make with this. You can even crochet t-shirt yarn baskets and they are wonderful! I saw the coolest looking purse, wreaths, necklaces, pillows and the list goes on.
First, make sure to watch this step by step tutorial by Laura Coia, with Sew Very Easy so you can get started cutting up those t-shirts! Learn how to make your own super-soft yarn from t-shirts.

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