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!
