Recycled yarn

Unraveling / Pulling Congratulations! It’s time to start building a big fat yarn ball, for a teeny tiny fraction of what it would cost at a yarn boutique. You may be tempted to just pull and …

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Recycle T-Shirts into Seamless Yarn (by WUVIE)

Here are twenty things to make with scrap yarn, fabric, and floss. These projects are great for anytime of the year, and for all skill levels!

DO NOT miss the awesome opportunities in sweater unraveling this garage sale season! Get a unique yarn with which you can knit or crochet, weave, spin into a new yarn, etc… as well as gaining…

Lady discovered leftover yarn. Instead of letting it go to waste, she came up with these 10 fantastic ideas.

How to make Plarn What is plarn you may ask? It's short for plastic yarn. How cool! It's a unique way to recycle your plastic shopping bags. Yes, that's right ladies, go round up all your plastic bags shoved in your pantry to make your next crochet or knit project. It's super simple to whip

truly giant knitting ~ wow!

One of the best ways to be kind to the environment is to repurpose the materials we already have instead of purchasing new ones. As crocheters, we are able to do this in many ways: frogging old projects and using the yarn in a new project, using up yarn scraps, creating our own “yarn” out of things that would end up in a landfill such as fabric scraps, old T-shirts, or plarn (“yarn” made from plastic bags).

crochet basket with plastic bag yarn

Recycled Sari Silk combined is combined with wool in this handspun yarn project from Banana Moon Studio! Watch the video to see how it's made! #recycledsarisilkyarn #handspunyarnprojects #handspinningrecycledsarisilk

Learn how to straighten used yarn that's been ripped out, frogged, or recycled from a thrift store find. I'll show you how with this photo tutorial!

"The new NATECRU SUSTAINABLE collection marks the starting point of a more considered and considerate approach by Pierre Frey. Organic cotton, locally produced wools and linens, recycled polyester or cashmere, the entire collection is woven in France in the Pierre Frey manufacture."

Do you have an over abundance of fabric scraps that you are holding on to, “just in case”? Cintia from My Poppet was doing just that, and then she came up with the clever idea of turning her scraps into pretty twine. You can find the simple tutorial below. Scrap fabric strips in assorted lengths (max 1″ wide) Something to wind your twine on to Scissors For more pictures and the full tutorial, head over to My Poppet.

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Ruth || Creative Teacher on Instagram: "It's all about colour when using textiles. As you know I'm a sucker for all tones of green. So when I'm collecting my recycled fabrics I have to sort them into colours which is a lot of fun. ⁠ ⁠ #textilebaskets #upcyclefabrics #upcycleclothing #coiledbaskets #australianbasketry #recycleclothing #opshopfinds #opshopping #diycraft #sustainablecraft⁠ #madefromwaste #waronwaste #waronwasteaustralia #upcyclingfashion #upcyclejeans #opshoping #charityshops…

About ten or so years ago I knit a chunky afghan using four strands of yarn to match our couch. I was happy with the results and it was a present for my husband's birthday, the only problem was that...