How to Recycle Your Old T-Shirts Into 4 New Gifts
Every one loves their
T-shirts
and you usually wear them until they are showing how old they are. People have all those vintage T-shirts, their favorite music bands T-shirts and then just the classic logo T-shirts stuffed in the drawer. Just gather them, because we are going to bring new life to those old T-shirts and add 4 gifts that will be made from love.
Things You'll Need:
Old T-shirts
Glass Bowl
Sewing Machine and tools
Step
1
The first gift is a traditional one, but one that you can help push the idea of recycling helps the world. Make a shopping bag from and old T-shirt. Take a solid color T-shirt and cut out the arms. Sew the edges of the arms in a decorative color thread in the zigzag stitch. Turn the shirt inside out and sew the bottom closed. Turn and you have a blank canvas to add a message to the front or leave blank.
Step
2
Recycled T-shirt to a summer tank. Take a favorite T-shirt and lay it out flat. Find a glass bowl and turn upside down. You will use the bowl as a template to shape the neck line. Position the bowl half way down the neck of the T-shirt and cut out. Cut out the sleeves. Zigzag both the arms and neck lines. Now, to add a flare to your tank you can sew on decorative buttons in a random pattern around the neckline. This is a basic tank so be creative by changing it up to your style.
Step
3
Take a toddler's T-shirt and make a
baby
one piece. Take the toddler's T-shirt and cut out the arms. Take a bright color thread and zigzag around the arm openings. Now, take the glass bowl and position it at an angle on the bottom edge of the T-shirt, trace that leg line, making sure that you will have an inch between this leg opening and the opposite leg. Do the same for the other leg. Zigzag the leg openings. Now, cut the space between the legs and add two snaps.
Step
4
The last piece is a vintage motif T-shirt scarf. Gather all those vintage and band T-shirts and cut out the logos in a square format. Make sure that all squares are the same size. Find some metallic thread in silver, gold, or black and zigzag all pieces together and then zigzag completely around the finished scarf. Everyone will be begging for this piece!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2136738_recycle-old-tshirts-new-gifts.html
Every one loves their
T-shirts
and you usually wear them until they are showing how old they are. People have all those vintage T-shirts, their favorite music bands T-shirts and then just the classic logo T-shirts stuffed in the drawer. Just gather them, because we are going to bring new life to those old T-shirts and add 4 gifts that will be made from love.
Things You'll Need:
Old T-shirts
Glass Bowl
Sewing Machine and tools
Step
1
The first gift is a traditional one, but one that you can help push the idea of recycling helps the world. Make a shopping bag from and old T-shirt. Take a solid color T-shirt and cut out the arms. Sew the edges of the arms in a decorative color thread in the zigzag stitch. Turn the shirt inside out and sew the bottom closed. Turn and you have a blank canvas to add a message to the front or leave blank.
Step
2
Recycled T-shirt to a summer tank. Take a favorite T-shirt and lay it out flat. Find a glass bowl and turn upside down. You will use the bowl as a template to shape the neck line. Position the bowl half way down the neck of the T-shirt and cut out. Cut out the sleeves. Zigzag both the arms and neck lines. Now, to add a flare to your tank you can sew on decorative buttons in a random pattern around the neckline. This is a basic tank so be creative by changing it up to your style.
Step
3
Take a toddler's T-shirt and make a
baby
one piece. Take the toddler's T-shirt and cut out the arms. Take a bright color thread and zigzag around the arm openings. Now, take the glass bowl and position it at an angle on the bottom edge of the T-shirt, trace that leg line, making sure that you will have an inch between this leg opening and the opposite leg. Do the same for the other leg. Zigzag the leg openings. Now, cut the space between the legs and add two snaps.
Step
4
The last piece is a vintage motif T-shirt scarf. Gather all those vintage and band T-shirts and cut out the logos in a square format. Make sure that all squares are the same size. Find some metallic thread in silver, gold, or black and zigzag all pieces together and then zigzag completely around the finished scarf. Everyone will be begging for this piece!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2136738_recycle-old-tshirts-new-gifts.html
