D.I.Y: Recycled T-Shirt Scarf
1} Gather a few old t-shirts you don't wear anymore; thrift
them or buy new -- but choose thin, soft (preferably worn out) t-shirts. Find two t-shirts of different colors that go
well together.
2} Lay the shirt flat on the table or floor.
3} Cut 1 1/2 inch strips, remove the hemmed edges. Cut them as long as possible; I went from the
bottom of the front of the shirt all the way to the end of the back on some
pieces. Obviously you won’t be able to
do that for all of them, but the varied lengths are okay. Use fabric scissors if you have them!
4} Cut off the sleeves of the shirt and save them for the
end. I used them for the final wrapping!
5} Organize the strips by length and gently pull on
them. When you do this they naturally
curl in on themselves.
6} NOW GET CREATIVE!
Start piecing the strips together the way you want your scarf to
look. Twist them, Braid them and mix the
colors. You could even add beads or old
jewelry to dress it up even more. Lay
your design on the table and secure it with small ribbons of t-shirt scraps (don’t
worry that showing; you’ll cover it up with the final wrapping).
7} Tie together, trim ends, and wrap with the excess sleeve
fabric you saved. Use a needle and thread
to secure the end wrap on; covering all of the tying and knotting to keep the
scarf together. This also creates a
smooth back for your neck. And
Ta-Dah! You’re done!
love . lo ve .
Very cute!
I'm doing this!!!!
Just made one with my roomie! These are awesome!!
were the strips long enough for one loop? i just tried it and had to tie two strips together to make it long it. it was a sad first attempt.
This would make great Christmas gifts for those on a budget :)
i want that!!! what a great idea! totally gonna make one of them!
xo~jane
LOvely!!
I'm going to make one like this!!!
I make these all the time but LOVEEEEEEE your combination of the braid and the loops -- and the colors you chose... SO. FREAKING. FANTASTIC!!!!
I'm making one of these tonight for my sisters birthday. THank you so much for the idea
xo
jin
I love your stripes/solids scarf! I linked up to you in my blog; thanks for sharing! http://apartmentthriftychic.blogspot.com/2011/12/scarf-obsession.html
Megan
love this!
this is so cute! and you are very pretty! :]
Thanks everyone! I'm glad you like it :-)
-Katelyn, Ninth & Bird
Hi, your scarf is really gorgeous! I also had a go at making it and I linked you on my blog. http://tinyurl.com/7chfhoc
Love this idea, I have some old t shirts I don't wear anymore but just can't bear to throw away that are perfect for this project. Thanks so much for sharing your idea!!
It looks awesome! SO cute, but i'm apparently directionally challenged or something because I was completely lost after the braid. I'm really upset with the outcome :'( It was a fail, and i'm really upset about it.
This scarf caught my attention and I was super excited about making it.
It did not turn out the way yours did. It looks pretty bad! :/
Pretty frustrated- spent 3 hours making it. I'm glad everyone else's turned out good though!
Oh no! I used two shirts to have extra fabric, arranged them by size, and just played with it until I had the look I was going for. You can literally make it look however you want. Sorry yours didn't turn out the way you wanted! Try, try again! <3
Katelyn, Ninth & Bird
Thank you! Was looking for a fabulous tutorial, and found it here! Thanks again great work!
color combination makes a huge differnce,great work